Jeff Gower, President of Operator Services for Brightstar Awarded 2011 Provider Pro’s to Know

Recognized for Supply Chain Management Leadership by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine

Miami, Fla., February 22, 2011 − Brightstar, a global leader in services and solutions for the wireless industry, today announced that Jeff Gower, president of operator services for Brightstar, has been named as one of the industry’s “Pros to Know” in 2011 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine. Gower has been recognized as a “Provider Pro to Know” for his dedication to driving innovation throughout the supply chain.

The Provider Pros to Know is a listing of exceptional corporate executives offering solutions or services for companies enabling their supply chains. Candidates for the Pros to Know award had to demonstrate how they planned to innovatively meet the needs of their customers’ supply chains and explain their philosophy for aligning supply chain with the company’s broader corporate strategy.

Gower was selected based on several factors, among them he has been instrumental in developing Brightstar’s unique supply chain services model that has delivered considerable value to customers facing challenges unique to the device supply chain in telecommunications. This continual innovation has driven and maintained impressive results including, more than 98 percent availability with less than three weeks of cover, obsolescence below 0.5 percent total device spend and significant forecast accuracy improvements. He has also played a key role in developing numerous partnerships with operators and retailers that focus on optimizing the end-to-end device supply chain.

“It is an honor to be recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive,” said Jeff Gower, president of operator services, Brightstar Corp. “Many wireless markets are maturing, and focus for players is shifting from acquisition to maximizing value. Brightstar’s supply chain solutions help customers achieve and sustain a competitive advantage with their device supply chain.”

“Our annual list of Provider Pros to Know highlights the many thought-leaders who are helping to shape the supply chain industry and advance supply chain as a respected discipline in the enterprise,” said Barry Hochfelder, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “Their efforts in developing the tools, processes and knowledge base necessary for supply chain transformation, and in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, have earned them a place on this year’s Provider Pros listing.”

The full listing of the 2011 Pros to Know is available in the February/March 2011 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and at http://sdcexec.com/2011Prostoknow.

About Brightstar Corp.

Brightstar is a multi-billion dollar global services company providing solutions to Manufacturers, Operators, Retailers, and Enterprises serving the telecommunications industry.  With sales and distribution facilities on six continents, Brightstar offers its customers the largest global reach, enabling the right product to be in the right place, at the right time.   For more information on Brightstar, please visit http://www.brightstarcorp.com

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