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Nectar Expands Executive Team With Two Dynamic Hires
Growth Evident With Carl Baptiste, Robert Sbarra Assuming Vice-President Positions
| Source: Nectar Services Corp
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 13, 2009) - Nectar Services Corp., an IP communications
services firm and wholly owned subsidiary of Juma Technology Corp. (OTCBB : JUMT ), today welcomed two veteran professionals to lead its product and
channel divisions.
The new posts were created to support an enormous market demand and rapidly
expanding reseller program.
"We have added two industry superstars to our team of talented
professionals. The caliber of these individuals is a testament to the
quality of our solutions and the commitment we have to attracting the
industry elite," said Anthony M. Servidio, Chief Executive Officer for
parent company Juma.
Carl Baptiste has been named as Nectar's Vice-President of Product
Management. In this capacity, Baptiste assumes responsibility for guiding
the company's product development and driving Nectar's go-to-market
strategy.
"Carl is a remarkable addition to our team. He is an esteemed professional
and we are fortunate to have him," said Edmond Baydian, Chief Services
Officer. "Carl's vast expertise and keen industry perspective have already
been embraced by our entire product division. We are all energized by
having him onboard and we look forward to broadening our solutions with his
experience."
Baptiste joins Nectar from Avaya Inc. where he served as Vice President of
Product Management for the Converged Systems Division. At Avaya, Baptiste
defined the company's global VoIP strategy while leading their Research and
Development architecture team. He maintains an extensive background in
data and voice networks with over 20 years of experience in bringing
complex communications systems to market. Prior to Avaya, Baptiste held
product management leadership positions at Convergent Networks and Nortel
Networks. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
from Northeastern University.
Robert Sbarra has been appointed Vice-President of Channel Sales. In this
capacity, Sbarra will help shape the company's rapidly expanding Channel
Reseller Program and will maintain responsibility for driving channel sales
revenue.
"We are building a world class community of reseller partners," said David
Giangano, President of Global Channels. "We recruited Rob to spearhead
the growth of our program and ensure that we are doing everything possible
to support our partners and give them the resources they need to drive
revenue and be successful. Rob brings with him significant
enterprise-level channel development experience. He is a wealth of
knowledge and an enormous asset."
Sbarra maintains over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing
channel strategies. Prior to joining Nectar, Sbarra was Avaya's Vice
President of Channel Development for North America. In this role, he
advanced business development strategies to drive growth and profitability
within the Avaya Channel. Previously, he led the Channel Team at the
Hewlett Packard Company as Director. Sbarra earned a Bachelor of Arts in
Economics from Columbia University.
About Nectar Services Corp. (www.nectarcorp.com)
Nectar Services Corp is an IP communications firm specializing in managed
services for voice and data networks. Nectar, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Juma Technology Corp. (OTCBB : JUMT ), maintains a suite of service
platforms: Enterprise Session Management (ESM), Hosted Telephony Systems
(HTS) and the Converged Management Platform (CMP). The Nectar offerings
preserve investments in existing telecommunications systems while
transitioning to IP and provide advanced monitoring and management for
complex networks. These innovative solutions deliver significant cost
savings, inherent business continuity, intelligent call routing and the
centralization of both applications and management. Follow us on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/nectarcorp.