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PanTerra Networks Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
| Source: PanTerra Networks
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - PanTerra Networks (www.panterranetworks.com),
the leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) unified communications
(UC) for small and mid-sized enterprises, today announced the appointment
of Kevin O'Donnell as the Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to
the CEO, Arthur Chang.
Mr. O'Donnell is charged with overseeing financial operations and
administration for the company as it scales its network and services to
meet subscriber growth. Mr. O'Donnell brings more than 25 years of
experience in business finance and corporate strategy from companies
delivering SaaS services, applications and infrastructure.
Prior to joining PanTerra Networks, Mr. O'Donnell was the CFO at Cassatt
Corporation, a software and services company providing controls to automate
the management of IT operations. Before Cassatt, Mr. O'Donnell was the CFO
at ViewCentral, now part of Rainmaker Systems, a leading provider of
comprehensive, closed-loop, outsourced sales and marketing services. Before
ViewCentral, Mr. O'Donnell was the VP of Finance at Netigy Corporation, a
consulting firm offering strategy, planning, design, implementation, and
measurement for enterprise clients making the transition to network-based
eBusiness models. Mr O'Donnell was director of finance at Network General
Corporation prior to their acquisition by Network Associates, and started
his career in finance with large corporations offering service and products
such as Apple and Unisys.
"Kevin's relevant SaaS operations experience and financial modelling will
be essential in controlling our cost structure as we scale our business
into new channels, markets and regions," said Mr. Chang. "Kevin also brings
valuable experience to PanTerra having raised capital, oversaw acquisitions
and contributed to rapidly growing service companies."
"Joining PanTerra at this stage of rapid expansion is very exciting and I
look forward to contributing to the company's continued success," said Mr.
O'Donnell.
About PanTerra Networks
PanTerra Networks is a leading provider of on-demand unified communications
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium sized
businesses. The Company's WorldSmart Suites provide a complete set of
communication, collaboration, call center and messaging services including
unlimited voice, web meeting and conference, secure instant messaging,
multimedia conferencing, remote desktop sharing and ACD/call center
services delivered in a single easy to provision and easy to use and
administer interface. WorldSmart Suites have the ability to tightly
integrate with other business applications like Salesforce automation,
which makes it an ideal productivity tool. PanTerra's WorldSmart on-demand
services keep capital investment low and align operating expense to
business value. WorldSmart is co-branded and re-sold exclusively through
service providers, distributors and resellers. The Company is headquartered
in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit
http://www.panterranetworks.com or call +1 408.702.2200.