ChannelAdvisor Announces New VP of Engineering; Senior Management Additions and Changes Will Support Company's Rapid Growth.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- ChannelAdvisor, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), today announced that Ralph Kasuba has joined the company as Vice President of Engineering. Additionally, they have announced senior management changes designed to put the management structure and the key managers in place to accelerate its business strategy. Ralph Kasuba, a 15+ year veteran of information technology, joined ChannelAdvisor to guide the company's product development and corporate growth. He will manage and coordinate activities between the various development teams as our platform matures. Prior to joining ChannelAdvisor, Ralph was the Vice President of Operations at CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Marketwatch, a subsidiary of Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance & Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DJ) where he was responsible for all global technology operations including management functions for the technical data centers located throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Prior to joining CBS Marketwatch, Ralph was the Director of Information Technology at Broadcom Corporation. He has also held executive level positions at Rockwell Electronic Commerce and Charles Industries. The following changes are being implemented to align ChannelAdvisor's management team with its 2005 goals and rapid expansion. Jennifer Gibson, formerly Chief Financial Officer, has been named General Manager of International. Gibson will lead the expansion of ChannelAdvisor beyond 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. . ChannelAdvisor's international operations include software and services for domestic and global businesses in online marketplaces throughout Europe and Australia. Replacing Gibson will be Gordon Cervenka. Formerly, Vice President of Services for ChannelAdvisor, Cervenka has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, he will lead worldwide financial operations and corporate planning as well as human resources. Michael Jones, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , currently oversees the daily operations of ChannelAdvisor's US business including product management, customer service, and marketing. Jones will be expanding his role to include sales and services. "ChannelAdvisor is well-positioned to cement our dominance in the channel management solution space," said Scot Wingo, Chief Executive Officer and President of ChannelAdvisor. "These strategic management changes along with Ralph's proven track record allows us to continue building and developing great products and services to make our customers more successful." About ChannelAdvisor Corporation ChannelAdvisor provides technology and services that enable industry-leading companies, small businesses and individuals to use online marketplaces to acquire customers and maximize inventory yield throughout the product lifecycle. Our solutions combine best practices, innovative software applications and integration technology to dramatically accelerate marketplace performance. ChannelAdvisor's clients and strategic alliances include 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) , Best Buy, Sears, Motorola, eBay, Overstock.com, Yahoo! and Amazon.com. ChannelAdvisor Corporation is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. For more information, visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/. |
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