Alan Bates Joins Extraprise Board of Directors; Extraprise Recruits European Technology Industry Heavyweight to the Board.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2000 Extraprise(R) today announced the Board appointment of Alan Bates as director. Extraprise is an international e-services firm which provides strategy, creative and technology services across online and offline customer channels. The company launched in Europe in March, following the acquisitions of Pointer Consulting, a customer relationship management consultancy and Bridgewater, a growth management consultancy. Bates' appointment follows several other high profile appointments to the Extraprise board, including Mitch Kurz, former vice chairman of Young & Rubicam, Inc. He will work closely with Ken Marshall, Extraprise 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. , and Jim Beagle, Executive Vice President of International Operations at Extraprise, to help guide the company's international expansion. Ken Marshall comments, "Extraprise's commitment to European expansion demanded a proven advisor who could help us meet the high goals we have for our business. Alan's experience will be a very valuable asset for us." "I am delighted to be joining Extraprise as director. It is a highly professional company with a strong management team. I am looking forward to working with them to help Extraprise take its compelling and exciting proposition overseas," said Bates. Bates, whose career in the European IT, Internet, broadband and cable industries spans more than 35 years, has held a number of directorial, chairman and CEO positions with organizations including the Cable Communications Association, Bell Cablemedia Plc and Corporate Executive Search Ltd. He currently acts as non-executive director for Yes Television Plc and MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) Partners Ltd and as chairman for The Peachell Group Ltd, Orchestream Ltd, Calluana Plc, The Media Centre Ltd and Radiant Networks Ltd. From these positions, as well as others, Bates has built up an excellent record in accelerating business growth, negotiating mergers and acquisitions and financial strategy. Bates has also previously undertaken the role of "company doctor" and consultant for organizations including The Economist magazine and Tektronix Europe Ltd, where he proved his ability to develop business strategies to dramatically improve the performance of companies. In 1988, he used this experience to turn around the fortunes of a troubled cable television company, East London Telecommunications Ltd. This led to the development of Jones Cable Group in the UK where he was managing director and later to the creation of Bell Cablemedia Plc following the merger with Bell Canada's UK interests. As CEO he was responsible for the company during its IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. on 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 . A former chairman of the UK's Cable Communications Association, Bates has represented the cable industry before the Independent Television Commission, Select Committees of both the House of Lords House of Lords: see Parliament. and the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. , the Department of Trade and Industry The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on 28 June 2007[1]. and OFTEL Oftel n (BRIT) (= Office of Telecommunications) → organismo que controla las telecomunicaciones británicas Oftel n abbr (Brit) (= Office of Telecommunications) → , the telecommunications watchdog. He is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society Established in 1957, The British Computer Society (BCS) is a body that represents those working in Information and Communications Technology ICT. It is the largest United Kingdom-based professional body for computing. , a frequent conference speaker and was a finalist in the Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 1999. Bates joins Ken Marshall (Chairman and CEO, Extraprise), John Walecka (Redpoint Ventures), Ravi Mhatre (Weiss, Peck & Greer), Joe McCullen (The McCullen Group), Lynda Applegate (Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ) and Mitch Kurz (formerly of Young & Rubicam, Inc.) on the Extraprise Board. Extraprise is a registered trademark of Extraprise, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective holders. About Extraprise Extraprise is an international e-services firm that empowers its clients with innovative growth strategies that span online and offline channels. Extraprise is headquartered in Boston and has offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Extraprise on the Web: www.extraprise.com |
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