Kirusa CFO Honored by EWNJ at The ‘Salute to the Policy Makers’ 2008 Award

New Providence, New Jersey; Thursday, May 15, 2008:  Baldeep Dua, Chief Financial Officer of Kirusa, has been honored by Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) at the ‘Salute to the Policy Makers’ 2008 Dinner recognizing her as one of the distinguished women leaders in New Jersey. EWNJ holds the biennial fund-raising event to recognize women of professional distinction in New Jersey.

“This year, EWNJ has paid tribute to Baldeep Dua as one of 36 ambitious and admirable women for their professional achievements as members of boards of directors or as senior executives at major corporations and organizations based in New Jersey. Over the course of the last two decades, ‘Salute to the Policy Makers’ Awards Dinner has evolved into a ‘Hall of Fame’ of sorts for accomplished women throughout the Garden State and we are pleased to honor Baldeep Dua this year,” noted EWNJ President-Elect and 2008 Salute Dinner Chair Mary S. Hartman, Ph.D., who also serves as director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University.

EWNJ is a forum for senior-level women whose mission is to promote the advancement of women to the highest levels of business, the professions, and government in New Jersey, USA.

On receiving this award, Baldeep said, “I would like to thank EWNJ for this honor. It is a privilege to be recognized by such a distinguished organization. .”

Proceeds from the Salute to the Policy Makers 2008 Awards Dinner will fund EWNJ’s scholarship program, which has provided over $875,000 in scholarships to more than 275 deserving New Jersey women enrolled in advanced degree programs at New Jersey institutions since instituting the program in 1986. Distinguished honorary chairpersons for the 2008 Award Dinner’s included Governor Jon Corzine, The Honorable Richard J. Codey, The Honorable Donald T. DiFrancesco, The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman, The Honorable James J. Florio, The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Sr., and The Honorable Brendan T. Byrne. 

About Executive Women of New Jersey

Founded in 1980 as New Jersey’s premier organization for senior level women, EWNJ promotes the advancement of women to the highest levels of business, the professions and government. EWNJ also assists corporations seeking qualified candidates for board of director positions. EWNJ awards approximately $60,000 annually to 20 New Jersey women pursuing advanced degrees. For more information on corporate sponsorship or tickets to the Salute to the Policy Makers awards dinner, contact EWNJ at 609-249-7982 or visit EWNJ on the web at www.ewnj.org.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is one of the leading global developers of Mobile Social Media and Value Added Services enabling mobile subscribers to reach out to their family and friends. Kirusa’s solutions include the hugely successful Kirusa Voice SMS service, the world’s most advanced Voice SMS solution, used by over 30 carriers around the world. Kirusa has pioneered a suite of social media applications that facilitate mobile subscribers to interact through voice, including the Call-n-Tweet application which helps users update their Twitter status using voice. Kirusa provides an open platform with APIs to enable third parties to offer mobile applications services to mobile subscribers. Used by mobile subscribers millions of times daily, Kirusa solutions are built on its patented and patent pending technology and its highly reliable and scalable open multimodal platform. Kirusa has been recognized as one of top 100 technology companies by Silicon India, and one of top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in three continents. ‘Kirusa Voice SMS,’ is a trademark of Kirusa, Inc.

For more information visit: www.kirusa.com.

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