BroadSoft Welcomes Gary Ford as General Counsel; Former webMethods, Inc. Executive Brings Corporate, Securities and Mergers and Acquisitions Expertise.GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- BroadSoft, Inc., the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced the appointment of Gary M. Ford as vice president and general counsel. Ford joins BroadSoft from webMethods, Inc., a business integration and optimization software Free and Open Source software
The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , corporate affairs and risk management matters. Previously, he served as vice president and general counsel of AXENT Technologies for five years, spanning its initial public offering, acquisitions of public and private companies, a spin-off of legacy operations and a variety of technology partnering and distribution arrangements. Ford will direct BroadSoft's corporate affairs, guiding its implementation of corporate governance policies and best practices to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and supporting BroadSoft's design and implementation of internal controls on financial reporting. He also will be responsible for legal matters as BroadSoft expands its international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , intellectual property portfolio and technology alliances. "Gary brings a depth of legal and corporate governance experience and global software technology expertise to BroadSoft," said Michael Tessler, president 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. of BroadSoft. "With his background in securities, corporate matters, IP protection and risk management, Gary is ideally suited to support BroadSoft's anticipated growth and the further development of our global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. and partner relationships." Ford also brings to BroadSoft over 25 years of experience representing companies in public offerings, public company reporting and compliance, corporate and technology acquisitions, technology distribution and partnering transactions and equity incentive arrangements. His experience also includes developing and implementing intellectual property protection arrangements for worldwide patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection, licensing and enforcement. "BroadSoft is the global leader in VoIP application software and is at the leading edge of VoIP technology and innovation," said Ford. "I am very excited to be joining the momentum of this rapidly growing company and adding my skills to our experienced executive team of telecom and enterprise software veterans. I look forward to developing and supporting BroadSoft's growing global presence, expanding our relationships with industry leaders and being a part of BroadSoft's success." Ford holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. and a Juris Doctor The degree awarded to an individual upon the successful completion of law school. Juris doctor, or doctor of Jurisprudence, commonly abbreviated J.D., is the degree commonly conferred by law schools. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center Also attended
About BroadSoft BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the delivery of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship BroadWorks(R) technology empowers wireless and wireline carriers to deliver next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced features that increase revenue, enhance competitive differentiation and elevate customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class software products delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability that the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to serve mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers. BroadSoft's customer base of 150 network operators, including BellSouth, Korea Telecom KT (formerly, Korea Telecom, Korean: 한국통신, NYSE: KT) is South Korea's top integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has been Korea's leader in the development of the information & communications business for the last 25 years , MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Singtel, Telstra, Verizon and XO Communications leads the industry with more than 1,750,000 lines deployed. BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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