Concord Announces New Managing Director for Rapidly Expanding Global Markets.Business/Technology Editors MARLBORO Marlboro or Marlborough (märl`bərō), city (1990 pop. 31,813), Middlesex co., E Mass.; settled on the site of a Native American village 1657, inc. as a city 1890. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000 Industry Veteran Trevor Nicholls To Head Up European Operations and Spearhead Concord's International Expansion Concord Communications (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 : CCRD CCRD Colorado Civil Rights Division CCRD Clear Certainty Rundown CCRD Center for Community Research and Development CCRD Climate Change Research Division (US DoE) CCRD Certified Chiropractic Rehabilitation Doctor ), the market leader in solutions that maximize the availability and performance of the e-business infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Trevor Nicholls as managing director, 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. (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). Nicholls will lead Concord's aggressive global strategy and build upon the company's established sales locations in the UK, Benelux, Germany and France. Nicholls is an industry veteran with over 20 years experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Concord he worked at Lucent Technologies where he was Director EMEA VitalSoft, (previously owned by International Network Services). He has also worked in a variety of industry leading companies including Network General (acquired by Network Associates), Datentechnik Intercom Ltd., Hewlett Packard and Gandalf Communications. "Trevor brings a wealth of experience to Concord and will be a key part of our senior management team," said Jack Blaeser, 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 Concord. "His proven business development, operational and leadership skills will be a tremendous asset as we continue to build partnerships and secure new customer relationships throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the ." Concord's worldwide presence continues to grow annually, with more than 30% of Concord's business coming from outside the U.S. In addition to securing customer relationships with every major telecommunications company See telecom company. in Europe, including British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. and Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. It was once known as SIP, and it has the largest user base in Italy. Telecom Italia also owns shares in Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal, fixed and cellular networks in Argentina. , Concord's EMEA portfolio also includes major financial and enterprise customers like ABN Amro, Commerz Bank and Peugeot. "Concord has made excellent headway in the corporate and service provider market over the past year, delivering solutions that optimize the performance of their networks, applications and systems," said Nicholls. "My aim is to continue to develop and build on this, establishing a dynamic presence across all vital European markets. In my role, I will work closely with our appointed specialist resellers and distributors to further develop and drive Concord's sales strategy in the region." About Concord Communications Concord Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRD) is the market leader in solutions that maximize the performance and availability of the e-business infrastructure. With its eHealth solution set, Concord offers the only solution to combine real time information with historical context for integrated management across systems, applications and networks. Only by successfully managing performance and availability across all of these key areas can organizations truly ensure effective e-business. This end-to-end view provides the critical insights needed to power day-to-day business and e-commerce operations for some of today's most successful service providers and corporations worldwide. Concord is headquartered in Marlboro, Massachusetts. For more information on Concord, call 1-800-851-8725 or visit Concord's World Wide Web site at http://www.concord.com. Concord Communications, Inc. and Network Health are registered trademarks of Concord Communications, Inc. The Concord logo and eHealth are trademarks of Concord Communications, Inc |
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