Ex-Skype CSO Christopher Dean joins the Salesforce and Verizon-backed marketing software company as its chief revenue officer.

Corporate-backed mobile marketing platform Urban Airship appointed Christopher Dean as chief revenue officer (CRO) on Friday. Dean’s role will largely consist of directing Urban Airship’s sales and business development from its San Francisco office.

Dean previously held several positions at online communication software developer Skype, including chief strategy officer (CSO), and was in charge of the company’s global development.

In November Urban Airship secured $15.1m in series C funding on Sunday from telecommunications conglomerate Verizon, enterprise cloud computing company…