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Attention Business/Financial Editors:
Nuvo Appoints US VP Sales and Opens Chicago Office
OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 5 /CNW/ - Nuvo Network Management Inc. (CDNX:NNM), today
announced the appointment of Jon Toops as Vice President, Sales - United
States, to be based in the Company's new US headquarters in Oakbrook,
Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. In his new position, Mr. Toops will be
responsible for spearheading Nuvo's US strategy, including the rapid
recruitment and management of senior regional sales teams, managing key
channel partner relationships and achieving the aggressive US sales targets.
Mr. Toops comes to Nuvo with 22 years of successful senior sales,
operations and management experience in the telecommunications and IT services
industries. In particular, Mr. Toops spent 17 years at Ameritech, a major US
RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company). His responsibilities spanned sales,
operations and marketing, culminating in his overseeing the sales and service
operations of one of Ameritech's largest commercial business units, Enhanced
Business Services with over US$1.7 billion in annual revenues. Mr. Toops also
served as Chief Operating Officer for N2N Solutions, a Chicago-based
internetworking and security services firm and for Spirian Technologies, a
Chicago-based Management Services Provider (MSP).
"Nuvo's US deal flow and key opportunities are ramping up", said Kevin
Vachon, Nuvo Chairman, President and CEO. "With our US headquarters now in
place, anchored by an individual with Jon's track record, I am excited with
our growth prospects in this most strategic market."
"Nuvo's exceptional track record in the delivery of mission critical
network management services along with its international reputation for
operational excellence, represented a huge attraction for me", said Jon Toops.
"I am enthusiastic to execute Nuvo's US business plan while leveraging the
Company's network management expertise to deliver best-of-breed services to
the US market."
About Nuvo
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Nuvo provides remote network management services to enterprises requiring
mission-critical solutions for their complex network infrastructures.
Employing over 100 industry professionals, Nuvo delivers web-enabled, end to
end services for LAN/WAN-based networks and networks of the new Internet
economy. Through channel partners including Cisco Systems, IBM, Sprint Canada
and Netricom, Nuvo delivers services to Fortune 500 corporations and
government departments located in Canada and the United States requiring
global network management solutions.
The Canadian Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the
content of this press release
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For further information: Raymond Kindiak, CFO & EVP, Corporate Development, Tel: (613) 721-6886, Ext. 112, e-mail: rkindiak@nuvo.com, www.nuvo.com
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