“Jan-Joost Kraal joined eBuddy in May 2006 and brings extensive product management experience within the telecommunications industry to his role as VP of Mobile at eBuddy. Kraal is responsible for all strategy, marketing, business development, and product management related to expanding the eBuddy solution and brand within the mobile channel. In this position, he has introduced a new mobile IM client and has improved the existing product, leading to a significant increase in mobile usage of eBuddy.
Prior to joining eBuddy, Kraal spent nearly 6 years as product manager for telecommunications company, Telfort B.V. (formerly O2 Netherlands), where he was responsible for product development, road-mapping and in-life management of several data services. Highlights at Telfort B.V. include the introduction of several data services along with significant international strategic development, marketing and rebranding experience.
eBuddy created the world’s first, independent web browser-based IM service as e-Messenger in 2003. eBuddy’s patent-pending technology enables more than 12 million monthly global visitors with AIM, Google Talk, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo Messenger accounts to chat free of charge in one interface without having to download or install any application on their computer. Additionally, 1.5 million unique monthly mobile users currently access and utilize eBuddy to chat on their mobile phone, independent of carrier or device via WAP or mobile internet browser. (m.ebuddy.com)
Kraal has a Masters degree in Industrial Design Engineering from the Technische Universiteit Delft in the Netherlands, specializing in Innovation Management.”
(Source: Plugg)
