NEW YORK, NEW YORK, May 14th, 2007 – Gow & Partners, Chicago have recruited the new Chief Technology/Chief Information Officer and the Vice President of Information Technology Operations for Virgin Mobile USA.  David Messenger, Chief People Officer for Virgin Mobile USA, said “we are delighted to have David Parkhill and Matt Krichbaum joining our leadership team.  Gow & Partners contributed significantly to the success of the search with their incisive understanding of our requirements and deep knowledge of the sector.” 

Virgin Mobile USA is the nation's leading wireless youth network and announced in January 2007 that it now serves more than 4.6 million customers. Virgin Mobile USA provides high quality and innovative wireless services without long-term contracts, and was recognized as America's top prepaid wireless carrier for Customer Satisfaction Excellence by J.D. Power & Associates in 2006.

Gow & Partners, founded in 2002, is a global premier boutique specializing in the recruitment of key senior executives for international clients. Headquartered in New York with a network of offices in London, Chicago, Houston, Washington DC, Brussels, Istanbul, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hong Kong and Johannesburg, the firm offers clients in-depth local market intelligence and provides outstanding advice and world class candidates globally.