BSG Strengthens its Global Organization with Two Senior Appointments; Experienced Industry Hires Support Aggressive Growth in Europe and North America.HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Billing Services Group Limited (BSG BSG Battlestar Galactica BSG Broadband Stakeholder Group (UK) BSG British Society of Gastroenterology (London, UK) BSG Business Systems Group BSG Business Solutions Group BSG Basigin ), a global provider of clearing and settlement, payment services and financial risk management solutions, today announced two key appointments to strengthen its global sales organization in 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. and Europe. Appointments include: --Chris Rees, General Manager of Convergence, Europe --Curtis Bunting, Vice President of Sales, North America Commenting on the appointments, Roland J. Bopp, Chief Executive Officer of BSG, said, "The caliber of the appointments we are announcing today reflects our leading market position and amply positions us for continued future growth. I am delighted to welcome both Chris and Curtis on board and look forward to the impact their presence will have on our business." Chris Rees joins as General Manager of Convergence and will be working from BSG's London office with the responsibility of opening up new market opportunities and building revenues within the convergence markets. Chris brings nearly 20 years of experience in the information and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry sector. His prior experience includes consulting and corporate finance with PWC and serving as Vice President at Convergys EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. , where he was responsible for their major telecommunications clients. Chris started his career at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , where he held various sales, marketing and management roles at IBM UK and IBM Germany over a period of eight years. Curtis Bunting joins as Vice President of Sales and will be working from BSG's San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. office with the responsibility of expanding the company's business in North America. Before joining BSG, Curtis was with XESystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Xerox Corporation, where he accumulated 18 years of managerial experience in numerous sales, marketing and operational positions such as Manager for U.S. East Region Sales and Marketing, as well as Manager for Worldwide Sales Planning and Operations, and Products Manager for North America. About BSG Clearing Solutions (www.bsgclearing.com) BSG Clearing Solutions is a leading global provider of clearing and settlement, payment services, and financial risk management solutions for communications service providers. The company processes over 20 billion transactions annually for 630 of the world's largest communications companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia. With a ubiquitous, scalable platform and an extensive portfolio of clearinghouse services for fixed-line, wireless, Wi-Fi, and broadband networks, BSG monetizes network transactions by facilitating the financial exchange of its customers' services. BSG meets the needs of today's complex network interconnections and anticipates the requirements of converging technologies, allowing for rapid and reliable deployment. BSG Clearing Solutions is an operating subsidiary of Billing Services Group Limited, which is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (AIM) under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors BILL. For more information, visit www.bsgclearing.com. All company or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks. |
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