NEW YORK, NY, Feb 14 (MARKET WIRE) --
Send Word Now, the leading provider of on-demand alerting and response
services, today
announced three new members of its management team, as well as two executive
promotions. As Send Word Now's growth continues to accelerate, the company
is expanding and strengthening its management team with support in service
operations, a dedicated resource to support National Accounts, and a new General
Counsel.
The new hires include: Alissa Kaplan, Senior Vice President & General
Counsel;
Philip Palmroth, Vice President, Service Operations; and Danielle Putis,
Director
of National Accounts. Additionally, Dan Napolitano has been promoted to Senior
Vice President of Client Services, and Mark Delaney has been promoted to Vice
President of Business Development. A brief summary of each of the
executives' responsibilities and experience follows:
Alissa Kaplan, Senior Vice President & General Counsel
In her role at Send Word Now, Ms. Kaplan has primary responsibility for
thecompany's legal functions. Previously, Ms. Kaplan served as Vice President
and
Associate General Counsel for 24/7 Real Media, Inc., a digital marketing
company.
Ms. Kaplan was also employed as an Associate at the law firm of Cleary
Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York, where she worked in the corporate
department and specialized in domestic and international capital markets
transactions.
Ms. Kaplan received a BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania,
magna cum laude, and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law, magna cum
laude. She is a member of the New York bar.
Philip Palmroth, Vice President, Service Operations
Mr. Palmroth's experience with high transaction environments will help
SendWord Now continue to grow and evolve its infrastructure ensuring it can stay
ahead of the demands of customers. As a long-time technologist, he brings
over 15 years of IT experience to his role. In his previous position as Director
of Network Engineering and Operations at Barnes&Noble.com he focused on
building infrastructure with a proven track record of high availability.
Danielle Putis, Director of National Accounts
Ms. Putis brings to the company over 10 years' experience in the software
and
web-based services industries, with a strong emphasis in Client Relations and
Sales. Her focus at Send Word Now is to cultivate strategic partnerships and
strengthen loyalty within the customer base to identify demonstrated needs in
the
marketplace and provide the best possible client experience. Prior to joining
Send Word Now, she was the Manager of National Accounts at Sterling Testing
Systems Inc., a pre-employment background screening company. She also spent six
years with MicroEdge, Inc., a division of Advent Software. Ms Putis
received a BA in Communication from Stonehill College.
Dan Napolitano, Senior Vice President, Client Services
Mr. Napolitano oversees all client services for Send Word Now, including
pre- and
post-sales support. Under his leadership, customer loyalty has exceeded 95%.
Prior to Send Word Now, Mr. Napolitano's early accomplishments included
profitably transforming Competitive Computer Systems into a professional
networking solutions firm. He also spent three years as National Manager for
the digital publishing division at PSI, a vertical leader in imaging
solutions. Mr. Napolitano graduated with high honors from Colgate University,
earning a BA and an MA in English Language and Literature.
Mark Delaney, Vice President of Business Development
During his tenure at Send Word Now, Mr. Delaney has led both the Product
Management & Service Operations teams. In this new role, he will be
responsible for developing partnerships with services and solutions providers in
order to generate greater value to the alerting and response marketplace. At the
same time, he will look to increase the opportunities for distribution of SWN's
services. Mr. Delaney has spent his career in the telecommunications industry
at pioneering firms such as Telesciences, Comverse, ITXC and BusinessEdge
Solutions. He
holds a BA in Mathematics from The Pennsylvania State University and has
received his
MBA.
Send Word Now CEO Tony Schmitz stated, "We are excited to round out our
management team with new hires and executive promotions. This is a
talentedgroup of individuals who will help to propel Send Word Now during its
next
phase of its growth."
About Send Word Now
Send Word Now is the leading provider of on-demand alerting and response
services
driving effective communication during time-sensitive situations. Hundreds of
Global
2000 and government agencies use Send Word Now for both emergency applications
as well as everyday, operational applications like dispatch, staffing, field
force mobilization and on-demand conference calls. The company is headquartered
in
New York City. More information about Send Word Now can be found at
www.sendwordnow.com. Send Word Now. Get Word Back. See the Results.
Send Word Now and Send Word Now Smart Notification Services are trademarks
of Send
Word Now Communications Inc.
Contact:
Maria Doyle
Red Javelin Communications
781-964-3536
maria@redjavelin.com
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