Sphera
Expands Management Team and Moves Corporate Headquarters
to Denver, Colorado
[January 7, 2004]
Doug Bell Joins as Vice President
of Sales, Roy Saar Appointed Vice President of International
Sales
DENVER, Colorado, January 7, 2004 —
Sphera Corporation, the leading global provider of Web
hosting automation and management software, today announced
that it has expanded its management team and moved its
corporate headquarters to Denver, Colorado. In the coming
months, Sphera will continue to leverage recent funding
to support and build its infrastructure in high-potential
markets, strengthen its technology portfolio, increase
sales and marketing initiatives and increase support
for its global customers.
Doug Bell, a 25-year veteran of telecommunications
and technology sales, joins Sphera as Vice President
of Sales in the Americas. Previously, Bell held senior
positions at Teletech Holdings, Qwest Cyber Solutions,
US West !nterprise Networking Services, and Objective
Systems Integrators. At Teletech Holdings Bell was instrumental
in acquiring significant revenues from key players in
the telecom and cable industries. At Qwest Cyber Solutions,
Bell, a founding member of the company, held the position
of Vice President of Sales, growing the company’s
revenue from zero to $140 million dollars before the
company was sold to Corio. Earlier in his career, Bell
honed his technical and sales skills in positions at
companies such as Paradyne Networks, Teledyne Corporation
and Pacific Bell.
Roy Saar, a founding member of Sphera
since 1998, has been appointed Vice President of International
Sales. Saar had held a number of key roles in the company
in marketing, operations, product management and sales
since its inception. Prior to founding Sphera, Saar
oversaw sales and marketing in Israel for R.J. Reynolds,
driving revenue to $25 million dollars. Saar is a graduate
of Tel Aviv University and the Wharton-Recanati International
Marketing Partnership, a unique collaboration between
the Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration,
at Tel Aviv University and the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
“Both Doug and Roy are highly
skilled sales professionals with extensive experience
in the Web hosting and telecommunications space. Their
expertise and management experience are an asset to
the team,” said Michael Gold, CEO of Sphera. “As
we extend our market reach and pursue broad opportunities
with large hosting providers and telecommunications
companies, Doug and Roy will be instrumental in the
growth and continued success of Sphera.”
Both executives will report to CEO Michael
Gold while helping the company grow and expand its client
roster. Doug Bell will join Michael Gold in the company’s
new headquarters in Denver. Roy Saar will be co-located
in Sphera’s offices in Tel Aviv, Israel and London.
About Sphera:
Sphera Corporation is a global leader
in Web hosting automation and management software. Sphera
provides value to over 100 hosting providers and their
resellers through service differentiation, increased
operational efficiencies, enhanced customer satisfaction
and increased profitability. Sphera's HostingBusiness
Suite™, which includes HostingDirector® and
ResellerDirector™, delivers immediate ROI by generating
new revenue opportunities, slashing costs and winning
customer loyalty. Headquartered in Denver, with offices
in Boston, London, Tokyo, and Tel Aviv, Israel, Sphera
is backed by well-established global venture capital
firms including JVP, TLcom Capital Partners, Gemini
Israel Funds, Vision Capital and Bank of America. For
more information, visit www.sphera.com, or call 1-866-SPHERA-1.
Media
Contacts:
Robin Hodus
Sphera Corporation
617-614-1800
rhodus@sphera.com
Sandra Fathi
Affect Strategies for Sphera
212-398-9680 x141
sandra@affectstrategies.com
For
more information: http://www.sphera.com
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