Delta Partners expands its Partners group in Singapore

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 11th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

Delta Partners, the leading management advisory and investment firm specialized in telecoms, media and technology has promoted Juan Jose Rio to its partnership.

Juan Rio brings over 14 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, having worked for Delta Partners during the last 6 years advising leading telecom operators across the Middle East, Africa CIS and Asia with the main focus on start ups, strategy and corporate finance.

Prior to Delta Partners, Juan worked for other management consulting and corporate finance firms including McKinsey & Company, Bank of America and Oliver Wyman.

Victor Font, Group Managing Director at Delta Partners said, “We are very pleased to strengthen our leadership team in Singapore with Juan's promotion. His in-depth expertise in mobile and fixed telecom operators throughout the world and his visionary perspectives on the industry’s future will undoubtedly help us enhance our position as leading telecom advisors in the Asia-Pacific region.”

Juan is currently based in the Singapore office which acts as a nodal point for the firm’s geographical expansion plan in emerging South East Asia bringing Delta Partners closer to its clients in the region and enabling the company to serve them better.

“The telecommunications industry is currently at a crossroads that will redefine business models for the next decade. In this context the Asia-Pacific region shows specific market characteristics that represent unique opportunities for its players. I am delighted to join Delta Partners’ leadership team in Singapore and feel privileged to become part of these exciting and challenging developments”, said Juan Rio.

Juan is a Spanish national, holds a degree in nuclear engineering from the UPC (Spain) and the KTH (Sweden), and an MBA from IESE and London Business School with concentration in Finance.

For more information about Delta Partners please visit www.deltapartnersgroup.com

About Delta Partners

Delta Partners is the leading TMT advisory and investment firm in emerging markets. With more than 160 professionals the firm operates across 50 markets in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Emerging Asia. Delta Partners provides three synergistic services: management advisory, corporate finance and investments from its offices in the UAE, South Africa, Spain and Singapore. Delta Partners delivers tangible results to its clients and investors through its exclusive sector focus on telecom, media and technology, and a unique approach to services, combining strategic advice and a hands-on pragmatic approach.

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