Alorica Taps Gregory Hopkins as Chief Client Officer, Citing His Industry Leadership

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 29, 2016) - Today, Andy Lee, Chairman & CEO of Alorica, announced his appointment of Gregory Hopkins as Chief Client Officer, effective immediately. "For more than three decades, Greg has been demonstrating a passion for building long-term partnerships with the world's largest brands," said Andy Lee, Chairman & CEO of Alorica. "I'm looking forward to his continued leadership in creating those relationships with Alorica's clients as we strive to create hundreds of millions of insanely great customer experiences for their customers, one interaction at a time."

The announcement comes on the heels of Alorica announcing that is has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Expert Global Solutions (EGS) to form a new global customer experience organization. "Alorica is growing and becoming a more valuable partner to our clients. Adding outstanding executive management and continuing to lead the industry with innovative and impactful solutions is key," said Chris Crowley, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Alorica. "Bringing a proven and highly successful client executive to our team is a clear indication that Alorica is committed to taking the client experience to the next level."

Hopkins joins Alorica after serving as Chief Customer Officer at ServiceSource where he led customer success and go-to-market strategies. His extensive executive experience includes leadership roles at customer service and technology companies, including:

• Executive Vice President of Global Sales at Stream Global Services
• Executive Vice President of Global Sales at TeleTech
• Senior Vice President of Sales at Telwares
• Vice President of Sales at IBM Tealeaf
• Vice President and management roles at AT&T for more than two decades

About Alorica

At Alorica, we only do one thing -- we make lives better. How? By creating insanely great experiences for customers -- online, on the phone and through social media. From acquisition and sales to customer care and support, Alorica provides a host of world class services, including customer relationship management and back office support. We're proud to passionately serve clients as diverse as we are -- including communications, financial services, healthcare, retail and tech companies, many in the Fortune 500. We call the OC home, headquartered in Irvine, CA, with more than 53,000 employees in 71 locations across the globe. Intrigued? Learn more at www.alorica.com.