Active Strategy Names Key Executive Talent to Launch Emerging Strategy Software Marketspace; Growing Enterprise Software Firm Hires Accomplished Software Sales Executive.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000 ActiveStrategy, Inc.(TM), the premier provider of information portal applications for Enterprise Strategy Execution, today announced the addition of a key executive within the company. Michael McCann For other people named Michael McCann, see Michael McCann (disambiguation). Michael McCann (born Miami, Florida June 28th, 1956), is a world-renown designer based in Sydney, Australia, best known for work in the hospitality industry, but also for trend-setting retail, office joins the organization as the Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Mr. McCann will oversee the growth of the ActiveStrategy sales division and drive the expansion of alliance partnerships. He will be responsible for managing the ActiveStrategy direct sales force and augmenting the organization's channel partnerships to drive the organization's aggressive growth plans. Michael McCann possesses more than sixteen years experience in information technology sales, sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a , and development. Mr. McCann joins ActiveStrategy from EMAX EMAX Email Address Exchange Service Solutions of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, where he held the position of Vice President of Sales. Mr. McCann was instrumental in the growth of EMAX since 1997, culminating in its acquisition by SciQuest.com (Nasdaq:SQST) in March of 2000 in a deal valued at $150 million. Prior to his career at EMAX, Mr. McCann developed his sales managerial skills as a Divisional Sales Vice President for Computer Associates and, early in his career, held several technical and managerial positions at Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. . Mr. McCann received a BS in Finance and Computer Science from LaSalle University, and holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in International Business from Drexel University Drexel University, at Philadelphia, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, opened 1892, chartered 1894 as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. It was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936 and gained university status in 1970. . "Michael represents a key player to our growth strategy," said Jack Steele, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ActiveStrategy, Inc. "He possesses proven performance in building sales organizations around enterprise software solutions and gaining market traction for early stage organizations." "I believe ActiveStrategy represents a new category of enterprise software with the potential to deliver unmatched corporate business results," said Michael McCann, Vice President of Sales and Business Development, ActiveStrategy, Inc. "My personal choice to join ActiveStrategy lies in the opportunity to drive the fastest growing and most influential software market of the new millennium." About ActiveStrategy, Inc. ActiveStrategy is the premier provider of information portal applications for Enterprise Strategy Execution. The company's core product suite, ActiveStrategy Enterprise(TM), provides an Intranet portal through which organizations can develop, revise, deploy and manage strategies based on the Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing or similar methodologies. The product focuses on ease-of-use, one-click variance reporting, collaborative issue analysis, and online project management. ActiveStrategy is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View a brief product demonstration video online at www.activestrategy.com. |
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