ALCATEL ONETOUCH Hires Mobile Technology Veteran Jon Maron As Vice President Of Marketing And Communications For North America

With more than 20 years of mobile technology marketing and communications experience, Maron joins ALCATEL ONETOUCH having previously worked with HTC, LG and Sony Ericsson

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ALCATEL ONETOUCH, a top five mobile phone manufacturer in North America*, today announced Jon Maron as Vice President of Marketing and Communications to continue the brand's growth in North America. Since the end of 2013, ALCATEL ONETOUCH has been one of the most consistent mobile brands in North America in terms of market share growth, and with the addition of Maron, set its sights on accelerating its fast growth and rising position into 2016 and beyond.

"Our growth as a brand here in North America can directly be attributed to strategic additions we've made across our teams here in the recent years," said Steve Cistulli, Senior Vice President & General Manager of North America for ALCATEL ONETOUCH. "Adding a mobile industry veteran like Jon to our team builds upon this and brings experience and leadership in consumer technology, global communications and mobile strategy that will augment our ability to bring new ideas and products to our customers and consumers, ensuring we are well poised for brand and market share growth."

Maron joins ALCATEL ONETOUCH from W2O Group where he was the Managing Director for the agency's technology practice working with consumer, IoT, enterprise and technology brands in the U.S. Prior to this, Maron was Vice President of Marketing, Americas for HTC where he helped grow the company into one of the most recognizable consumer brands in the world. He has also held senior marketing positions at LG and Sony Ericsson.

In his role as the VP of Marketing and Communications for ALCATEL ONETOUCH in North America, Maron will oversee all efforts for the brand, product marketing and communications, as well as working with the company's international business teams on global initiatives.

To learn more about the ALCATEL ONETOUCH, please visit www.alcatelonetouch.us.

*IDC – WW Mobile Phone Tracker – Q2 2015

ABOUT ALCATEL ONETOUCH

ALCATEL ONETOUCH is a brand within TCL Communication, an international multicultural company which designs, develops, and markets globally a growing range of mobile and Internet devices. TCL Communication is a public company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2618.HK) and part of TCL Corporation one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world.

For more information, please visit www.alcatelonetouch.us

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SOURCE ALCATEL ONETOUCH

ALCATEL ONETOUCH, Jason Gerdon, Sr. Manager of Communications - North America, [email protected], http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/usa