Catherine Michel sees TM Forum's role as vital in the communications industry's continued growth and evolution.
London, UK, June 29, 2009: Catherine Michel, CTO and co-founder of Tribold, the world's leading provider of Enterprise Product Management software for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), has been appointed to the TM Forum Executive Committee. Prior to this appointment, she served on the TM Forum Advisory Board from 2006 through 2009. In her newly elevated role, Catherine helps to define and implement the strategic objectives of the organization.
The TM Forum Executive Committee comprises senior executives from a global cross section of the industry, including leading CSPs, solution suppliers, and systems integrators. The Executive Committee members are responsible for providing selected expertise to the various Committees throughout the year, contributing to the direction of the Forum and working on critical issues with the Board members.
http://www.tmforum.org/BoardofDirectors/736/home.html"I am delighted to accept my role on the TM Forum Executive Committee and look forward to once again working with some of the industry's leading figureheads. The communications industry is undergoing rapid growth and evolution, and the TM Forum is critical in supporting and enabling that growth.“ said Catherine Michel, CTO and co-founder at Tribold. "I am relishing the prospect of helping the Forum provide further clarification to CSPs on one of their biggest operational challenges of the coming year - managing thousands of unique products and services across the service provider portfolio."
Keith Willetts, chairman of the board at the TM Forum commented: "It is great to have Catherine on the Executive Committee, as well as Tribold's continued support having been active members since their early stages. Catherine has been an active Advisor to the Board and has already demonstrated her deep domain expertise in the challenges facing CSP’s today."
Catherine took up the appointment officially in May 2009 and has been actively engaged in a range of key issues including SID certification and the future of Product Service Assembly.
