Netcentrex
Strengthens Executive Team With VP of Marketing and
VP of Operations [May 4, 2005]
PARIS,
May 4, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- - Industry Veterans
Erik Larsson and Jack Cavelier Join the Market Leader
in Class 5 Application Servers
Netcentrex(TM), the leading enabler
of next generation converged voice and video networks
and solutions, today announced the appointments of Erik
Larsson as Vice President of worldwide Marketing and
Jack Cavelier as Vice President of Operations. Erik
will lead the overall marketing activities of the company,
including product management, solutions marketing and
marketing communications. Jack will be responsible for
building, commissioning and supporting the Netcentrex
customer solutions.
"The appointments of Erik and Jack
mark the next step in reinforcing our capability to
deliver carrier-class, next generation solutions for
both incumbent operators and new service providers."
said Theodore Martin Martin, Chief Executive Officer
of Netcentrex. "Erik's expertise in international
high tech marketing will help us secure and grow our
leadership position in softswitched-based residential
and business communications, while Jack's know-how and
industry experience will bring increased efficiency
to our operations."
Prior to joining Netcentrex, Erik Larsson
ran a successful marketing consulting business where
he created and implemented marketing initiatives for
both early-stage and established high-tech companies.
Prior to that, he served as vice president of marketing
at Integra, a Paris-based web hosting and professional
services firm which became part of the Genuity / Level
3 organization in Europe. Erik's experience also includes
eight years at Nortel, with senior positions in international
product marketing, solutions marketing, and marketing
communications, across voice and data product portfolios.
He began his career as a project manager at Telenor
in Sweden and subsequently worked as a marketing consultant
for the Swedish Trade Council. Erik Larsson holds a
MS in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and an MBA from the
Kelley School of business in Bloomington, USA.
Jack Cavelier has over 25 years' experience
in the high-tech industry, both at telecom equipment
manufacturers and IT services companies including Schneider,
CS, and NEC Computers Europe. He has held several executive
positions with P&L responsibility and senior management
positions in marketing, strategy and corporate governance.
In addition, he has been a board member in a successful
international start-up and contributed to mergers and
acquisitions for CS. Before joining Netcentrex, Jack
was a partner at Akuros Consulting and an advisory board
member in an international early stage VC. Jack Cavelier
earned an engineering degree from Telecom Paris (ENST)
and holds an Executive MBA from the CPA/HEC in Paris.
About
Netcentrex(TM)
Netcentrex (www.netcentrex.net)
develops unique next generation network (NGN) voice
and video solutions that optimize network infrastructure
and enable telecom operators and service providers to
deliver voice-video-data and fixed-mobile converged
services for both the consumer and enterprise markets.
Solutions include IP telephony, video
telephony, Triple Play, IP Centrex, voice/video VPN,
contact center and IVR services. All solutions are built
on the same IMS compliant infrastructure that includes
an application softswitch, media services and management.
This core infrastructure provides user services, network
connectivity, single point of provisioning and monitoring.
Founded in 1998, Netcentrex has sales
and partner representatives in over 25 countries and
over 40 operator and service provider customers. Leading
European and US venture capital firms back the privately
held company.
Web site: http://www.netcentrex.net |
