Consulting Team

Ciarán Coburn — Managing Director
Ciarán is the founder of Mobile Market Development and the Maximising Wireless Profit program. He has over 20 years experience gained both advising and working with major players in the mobile industry. He contributes to the the Wireless Profit Program as the lead consultant on Customer Retention. He is also responsible for new business development.
 
Jonathan Newman — Director, Research Programs
Jon is the Program Director for the Maximising Wireless Profit Program and has over 20 years experience in the IT and Telecommunications sector, most of it within the mobile communications space. He has specialised in mobile content over the last few years, authoring some of the key works in the Maximising Wireless Profit program in this area, as well as working on many market evaluation and market entry projects.
 
Patrizia Balia — Principal Consultant
Patrizia is the principal consultant contributing to the Maximising Wireless Profit Program. She has over 15 years Mobile Industry Experience with specialist knowledge of Industry KPIs and Enterprise Mobile Solutions. Over the last couple of years she has developed specialist knowledge of emerging mobile markets. She is multilingual - fluent in English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
 
Ajay Kurien — Consultant
Ajay has over 10 years' experience in the IT and mobile telecoms sectors through retail, software development and analyst roles. He has expertise in mobile data and emerging mobile markets, and has travelled to a range of countries on research assignments and consulting engagements.
 
Liam Mimnagh — Analyst
Liam's research and analysis supports the production of the 'Maximising Wireless Profit' Program. As well as providing on-going client enquiry support, Liam developed and maintains MMD's unique International Database of Innovative Mobile Offers & Promotions
 
Kevin Benedict — Senior Associate
Kevin is a 21 year veteran of the enterprise software applications industry. He has held positions in business development, marketing, product management and in executive leadership. He has international experience as an enterprise mobility consultant, wireless industry analyst and popular lecturer and writer on enterprise mobile strategies. In 2009 he received two awards from SAP for his articles on Mobile Infrastructure and the SAP NetWeaver (EDI) Platform.
 
  Robert Harrison — Senior Associate
Robert has over 30 years management and international consultancy experience in the telecommunications industry and has worked with many of the world's leading operators and other players. He specialises in the identification and evaluation of new business and market opportunities enabled by developments in technology, and the development of appropriate market and business strategies and plans.