Worldport Announces Top Sales Team
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2000--WorldPort Communications Inc. (OTCBB: WRDP - news) today announced the appointment of Nick Nally as Director of Sales. Nally joins WorldPort from a long career at WorldCom where he was most recently head of the Wholesale & Carrier Services division.
Nally will be supported by Sales Manager Justin McCabe, who also comes from WorldCom. Together they will lead sales of
the company's managed Web hosting product portfolio.
``We are excited that Nick and members of his talented team have joined WorldPort. This shows that WorldPort continues to attract top quality candidates,'' said David P. Hickey, Vice President of Corporate Development for WorldPort. ``Their role, which is crucial to our success, is to demonstrate to customers how the Internet can be used to manage and grow their businesses.''
Nally, who has more than 13 years industry experience in sales, carrier relations, engineering and business development,established WorldCom's Wholesale & Carrier Services division in Ireland. As head of the division, Nally was responsible for driving revenue across a wide range of customers including corporations, ISPs, mobile operators, resellers, aggregators and carriers.
``I was impressed by WorldPort's executive management team and its Pan-European expansion plans. I look forward to
helping WorldPort become a Web hosting service market leader,'' said Nally. ``Joining WorldPort gives me a great opportunity to build a dynamic team that can shape and define what the industry standard will be for managed Web hosting.''
``We've already been able to capitalise on interest in WorldPort's product offering and we look forward to building on this as the team expands,'' added Nally.
With the addition of Nally and McCabe, the WorldPort team has grown to more than 70 employees, easily surpassing their end of summer goal of 50 employees, and positioning them to meet their year-end staffing target of 100.
About WorldPort Communications, Inc.
WorldPort (OTCBB: WRDP - news) recently announced a new business strategy, focused on the delivery of market-defining Internet technologies, products and services for the European marketplace. In addition to web-enabled solutions, WorldPort intends to provide a complete managed Web hosting service portfolio -- including network management, colocation services, internet connectivity, backups and disaster recovery -- providing end-to-end service to those who want to take full advantage of the new economy. WorldPort simplifies technology and enables companies to outsource their mission-critical Internet
operations so they can grow their businesses efficiently and focus on what they do best. For additional information, visit www.wrdp.com.
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