Genesys Conferencing Appoints Executive Leadership Team; Company Positions Itself For Future Growth.Business/Technology Editors DENVER & MONTPELLIER, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002 Genesys Conferencing  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (Euronext: 3955) (Nasdaq: GNSY), the world's leading conferencing See teleconferencing. specialist, announced the appointments to its strategic executive leadership team. The team appointments are part of a larger strategy to set the stage for next level growth by increasing overall company performance by maximizing revenue and profitability growth while ensuring the highest quality of service. "Our new organization is aimed at completing and ensuring the success of the initiatives that have already started," said Francois Legros, Chairman 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 Genesys Conferencing. "With the successful integration of the companies and businesses we have acquired over the past fifteen months and the key components of our strategy including Genesys Meeting Center in place, this team will position the company for future growth in revenue and profitability." Genesys has appointed the following to this team: - Jim Huzell, formerly Group Chief Operating Officer was appointed Group President. In his new role, Huzell supervises the "back-office" engine of the Group including the quality and scalability of the company's production and operating systems. - Kailash Ambwani, formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, was appointed Group Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Ambwani oversees the "front-office" engine of the group and will thus be responsible for all revenue generation and P&L activities of the Group. - David Detert, formerly Executive Vice President Network and Infrastructures, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Detert's responsibilities include the definition and execution of Genesys' strategy in regards to the consolidation of the conferencing and collaboration industry. - Andrew Pearce, formerly EVP Regional Manager, Europe was appointed EVP Network, Infrastructure and Global Operations. In this role, Pearce is responsible for the quality of service and the efficiency and future of the production capabilities of the company. - Jim Lysinger, formerly VP Sales North America was appointed EVP-Managing Director Europe. In this new role, he is overseeing the P&L of Genesys Europe, as well as the execution of the company's strategy and plans in that region. "Over the past year we have achieved significant milestones including the successful global launch of Genesys Meeting Center, the world's fastest growing audio, video and web conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. platform, the successful shift to higher margin automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. conferencing services and the consolidation of our North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. call center operations," added Mr. Legros. "This new executive structure went into effect on July 1st, and since then, we have already seen further enhancements in cost savings as well as market execution. We believe our ongoing strategy of launching innovative conferencing services, reducing our cost structure and driving growth from our higher margin automated services positions Genesys for continued profit improvement and improved shareholder value." About Genesys Conferencing Founded in 1986, Genesys Conferencing is a global communications specialist, providing practical and innovative real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. collaborative and managed event services to over 17,000 clients worldwide. Working in a rapidly growing market and enjoying unique worldwide coverage as a result of its geographic expansion policy, Genesys Conferencing has established its advanced technology in 18 countries throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and 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. . Genesys Conferencing's ordinary shares are listed on the Nouveau Marche Nouveau Marche An equity market unit of the Paris Bourse that deals solely in innovative, high-growth companies. in Paris (Euronext: 3955) and its ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq National Stock Market (Nasdaq: GNSY). Euronext: 3955 - Nasdaq: GNSY - Reuters Reuters British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858. : GNSY LP - Bloomberg Bloomberg A major global provider of 24-hour financial news and information including real-time and historic price data, financials data, trading news and analyst coverage, as well as general news and sports. : GENE LP www.genesys.com |
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