CONNECT, Inc. Names Patrick Quirk Vice President International Sales; New Vice President to Drive Global Sales Force and Establish Value Added Reseller Channel.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 1996--CONNECT, Inc., a leading provider of electronic commerce software and services for interactive electronic commerce, today announced the appointment of Patrick Quirk to Vice President of International Sales. Quirk, with 17 years of sales experience in the Information Technology industry, will drive CONNECT's worldwide sales of OneServer software, maintenance and services, and set up a strong Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). channel. Quirk, 38, was previously vice president, Americas Division, at Tuscon-based Avalon Software. At Avalon he secured a 267% growth in new license sales by closing deals with fortune 500 companies like Motorola, Sony Music, Reynolds & Reynolds, and Allied Signal. Prior to Avalon, Quirk was sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Oracle Corporation, where he enjoyed great success helping the company's sales numbers double under his leadership. He has held similar 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 positions at Control Data Corporation and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. . "Patrick brings a wealth of knowledge and industry savvy that is unequaled in the IT business sector," said Tom Kehler, 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 CONNECT. "His experience and enthusiasm will bolster CONNECT's position as a leader in the interactive commerce arena, and will be a key element in CONNECT's plans for aggressive global expansion." "I see my role at CONNECT as a great opportunity to grow with a company that is surfing with the tides of technological evolution," said Patrick Quirk. "CONNECT is committed to offering superior on-line services to an industry that demands top-notch innovation and support." Quirk holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. About CONNECT, Inc. CONNECT, Inc. is the first company to develop and market flexible and scalable integrated on-line server software solutions. With a decade of on-line experience, the company is at the forefront of providing high-end software and services for Fortune-class enterprises wishing to conduct complex business transactions securely on the Internet or other data networks. CONNECT is a private company, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. For more information, telephone 800/262-2638 or access CONNECT's World Wide Web site at http://www.connectinc.com. -0- Note to Editors: CONNECT is a registered trademark of CONNECT, Inc. OneServer and OneServer DPDS DPDS Defense Property Disposal Service DPDS Dipropyl Disulfide DPDS Doctor of Planning and Development Studies DPDS Data Processing and Display System (aviation) DPDS Deck Port Deck Switch DPDS Dynamic Positioning Drill Ship are trademarks of CONNECT, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. CONTACT: CONNECT, Inc. James Strohecker, 415/254-4016 jamies@connectinc.com connectpr@connectinc.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Peter Ross or Richard Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. , 415/962-9550 pross/rcline@millerwest.com |
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