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Leigh said I am excited to join Motricityand its leadership team

"At Motricity, we are committed to working closely with our customers to helpthem develop and grow their mobile initiatives. We continue to attract respectedand proven executives known for success in their industries and dedication tohelping customers achieve their goals," said Ryan Wuerch, chairman and chiefexecutive officer of Motricity. "Jim, Richard, Deepak and Abe are joining us ata time when Motricity is experiencing extraordinary momentum and growth. In a variety of senior leadership positions throughout his career Jimhas successfully built global organizations of scale with consistent executionin areas including strategy, product management, sales, services, R&D, mergersand acquisitions, business planning and operations Mr.

Smithserved as a senior executive at Avaya, the world's leading communicationcompany. As a division General Manager, he was responsible for a $600M dollarapplications business and establishing 1 global market leadership whileimproving profitability Before Avaya, Mr. Smith was Chief Operating Officer andCo-Founder of Vector Development, an e-commerce operating company Earlier inhis career Mr. "Motricity has world class customers, a strong value proposition and exceptionalpeople.

Being part of Motricity's next phase of growth and expanding ourpresence globally is an opportunity I look forward to," said Mr Smith. "I'mexcited to bring my general management and execution experience to theimpressive team already present at Motricity." Mr. Leighs experience in corporate governance and compliance withSarbanes-Oxley, SEC filings and risk management will be instrumental in his newrole as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Motricity. He will haveprimary responsibility for all legal and regulatory matters for theorganization. Previously, Leigh served as Executive Vice President, GeneralCounsel and Corporate Secretary for Cell Therapeutics, Inc., where he advisedthe company and board of directors on all legal matters related to theorganization.

For seven years, Leigh served as Vice President and GeneralCounsel to Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. and its affiliates, where he managed thelegal aspects of Vulcans real estate and construction projects, investmentportfolio management, entertainment, cultural initiatives and non-profitentities Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Leigh said, "I am excited to join Motricityand its leadership team. Given the rapid growth of this company over the lastseveral years and the increased legal and regulatory compliance requirementsassociated with the mobile industry, I expect my experience and strategiccounsel will be put to good use." Mr.