[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Comverse® (Nasdaq:CNSI), the global leader in business enablement through BSS, mobile Internet, value-added and managed services, today announced that Jacques-Herve Maupin will join the company as Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. In this new position, Mr. Maupin will be responsible for driving Comverse's (“CNS”) business and operational activities in the Asia Pacific region. Dr. Weiming Li will continue in his role as Regional Vice President, focusing on key regional customers.

“Jacques-Herve Maupin is a proven executive with more than 15 years of successful leadership experience in the Asia Pacific region, with most of this period focused on the Telecom sector,” said Philippe Tartavull, Comverse, Inc.‘s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Jacques-Herve has a strong track record of driving growth in the Asia Pacific market, and his industry relationships and deep understanding of the telecom arena should open many new doors for CNS in this dynamic market. The appointment of Jacques-Herve and the continued role of Weiming demonstrate CNS’s strong commitment to this high potential region.”

“I am very pleased to join CNS, a company with a significant customer base in the Asia Pacific region, and outstanding opportunities to build upon that presence and grow through its market leadership in the converged BSS, mobile Internet and Value-Added Services arenas,” said Mr. Maupin.