Craig Westerhold Joins Peace Software as Sales Executive.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2002 Peace Software, the world's largest energy Customer Information System (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ) developer, today announced that Craig Westerhold has joined the company as Sales Executive. Westerhold will drive new sales opportunities for Peace Software's Energy(TM) CIS in regulated, transitioning and competitive energy markets throughout 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. . Prior to joining Peace Software, Westerhold worked 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) Corporation for 23 years in a number of senior sales and marketing positions. He was North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market leader for customer service in IBM's Utility and Energy Services sector from 1995-1998. In this role, he was responsible for the strategy, solution and market development of IBM's portfolio of customer service solutions for North American utilities and competitive energy retailers. In addition, Westerhold participated in consulting projects with utilities in Europe, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia-Pacific, and was directly involved in building and implementing a new CIS for a large Midwestern utility. "I joined Peace Software because I see solid opportunity for the company in today's dynamic and challenging energy industry," said Westerhold. "The expectations of regulators, customers and shareholders are changing and improved customer service, operational efficiencies and cost-savings are top of mind for all energy companies. Peace Software's innovative Energy CIS hits the mark for what regulated and competitive energy retailers need to adapt and thrive in these new market conditions." Sebastian Gunningham, Peace Software 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. , said "Craig is a strong addition to our sales force. His wealth of industry experience and his structured background in large-scale energy deals and deployments will be very valuable to us as we continue to grow and expand our market presence in North America." About Peace Software Peace Software is exclusively dedicated to developing open, component-based CIS solutions used by utilities and retailers for business innovation in regulated, transitioning and competitive global energy markets. The company's browser-based Energy(TM) suite has been selected to drive efficient operations and provide excellent customer care for 13 million mass market and commercial and industrial (C&I) customer relationships in 40 markets around the world. The innovative Energy suite can be phased into existing CIS environments and new version upgrades are available every 12-18 months. Founded in 1984, Peace Software has offices in 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. , Canada, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit http://www.peace.com. |
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