To: KrisCo who wrote (3782 ) 5/19/1999 12:42:00 PM From: Robert Dydo Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6076
Sideware Systems Inc - Sideware appoints vice-president of channel sales and marketing Sideware Systems Inc SYD Shares issued 26,769,959 1999-05-18 close $2.95 Wednesday May 19 1999 Mr. James Speros reports Marie Russell has been appointed to the position of vice-president of channel sales and marketing. In her new role, Ms. Russell will have complete responsibility for continued development and expansion of Sideware's Partner Program for value added resellers and systems integrators in North America. According to Sideware's president and chief operating officer, James L. Speros, "The e-commerce explosion has created an exciting environment in which to do business and Sideware will continue to leverage more partnerships to be successful. That is why we have asked Ms. Russell to join our team. She has been recognized in the channel development sector as one of the sharpest and most creative minds in the industry. She knows how to get results, which with her experience will translate into the building of a solid and dynamic channel program that will include IBM and Sun Microsystems. We are very pleased to have her on our team - she will make our Partners Program successful." With 15 years of channel experience, Ms. Russell joins Sideware from Newbridge Networks, where she served as assistant vice-president of partner sales and marketing, and most recently as assistant vice-president of channel marketing for the Americas. Ms. Russell was instrumental in the development, execution and expansion of Newbridge's Select Partner Program over the past six years. As part of that process Ms. Russell built a successful sales and marketing team around the Partner Program. Ms. Russell also served for three years at Microdyne Corporation as channel marketing manager, where she developed and implemented marketing programs for Microdyne's distributors and resellers. Before joining Microdyne, Ms. Russell spent several years as marketing manager at MEI, a Wang and IBM value added reseller. Ms. Russell began her career at Wang Laboratories as a sales representative working with value added resellers.