ASTEA International appoints Michael Vail as vice president of sales, North America.CHALFONT, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 1995--Astea International (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ATEA), a leading supplier of customer interaction software, today announced that Michael Vail Vail (vāl), town (1990 pop. 3,569), Eagle co., W central Colo., on Gore Creek, in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mts.; founded as a ski resort 1962, inc. as a town 1966. has been promoted to vice president of sales, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , effective immediately. Vail, 42, has more than 14 years of sales experience in high technology industries, including the past five years at Astea where he was most recently vice president, Central Region Sales. Vail will oversee Astea's domestic sales initiatives and report directly to Zack B. Bergreen, Astea's president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Harry Rich, who has resigned due to serious health reasons. Rich will continue to work with Astea as a consultant on business development, corporate strategy and strategic sales initiatives. Commenting on the appointment, Bergreen stated, "Mike Vail's in-depth understanding of Astea's business and the needs of its customers will ensure continuity of Astea's successful sales strategy. This promotion recognizes the substantial contributions that Mike has made to accelerate Astea's growth, build strong customer relationships and establish its world-class reputation. It is reassuring re·as·sure tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures 1. To restore confidence to. 2. To assure again. 3. To reinsure. to know that Astea has a reserve of talented, capable professionals that can be called upon to assume greater responsibility as we expand Astea's business on a global scale." Bergreen concluded, "I would like to personally thank Harry Rich for his contributions and tireless dedication to Astea's success over the past three years. He has been a valued member of Astea's executive management team. We are fortunate that we will be able to continue to draw on Harry's advice and counsel as we look to the future." Astea International develops, markets and supports client/server-based customer interaction software. Its products enable organizations of all sizes across a range of industries to automate and streamline their customer support, field services and sales. Astea's customers include such leading companies as Allen-Bradley; AT&T Global Information Solutions; E.I. du Pont de Nemours Du Pont de Ne·mours , Pierre Samuel 1739-1817. French-born economist and politician who took part in negotiations after the American Revolution (1783) and in the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory (1803). & Co.; Johnson Controls Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) is a United States company, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and installation of automotive systems, automotive batteries (Optima[1] based in Denver, Colorado) and climate control systems. Inc; Northern Telecom Inc.; Ricoh Corp.; and Savin savin a neurotoxic war gas similar to organophosphorus insecticides but considerably more toxic, as demonstrated in the Tokyo subway massacre in 1995. Corp. CONTACT: Astea International Keith Larson, 617/275-5440 |
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