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Former MPG Media Contacts CFO Ben Skuse joins Somo following multi-million pound investment

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

August 21, 2012 | 1 min read

Mobile marketing company Somo has hired the former chief finance officer (CFO) at MPG Media Contact after the agency received multi-million dollar investment to support the development of its new mobile technology platforms.

Ben Skuse has joined the agency’s executive team as CFO following significant investment, understood to be under $10m, through investors on the founding team, including Hynes (CEO) and Carl Uminski (COO), and a number of employees.

Skuse commented, “This investment will enable us to build on the fantastic international growth that Somo has already achieved, and continue our expansion into new mobile product platforms and technologies. Somo is a fast-paced business on the path to global success and I am delighted to be joining this winning team.”

The agency has offices in both New York and Singapore, and its headquarters in London, employing around 90 members of staff.

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