BELMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 14, 2011) - Actiance (www.actiance.com), enablers of the safe and compliant use of unified communications, collaboration and Web 2.0, announced today the appointment of Vincent De Gennaro as VP of EMEA.
Responsible for developing and managing Actiance's EMEA operations, De Gennaro will help to maximise the company's potential both in the financial sector and other regulated industries as the demand for control over employee use of social media grows. De Gennaro brings to Actiance over thirty years experience in the IT industry, both in Europe and the US, having held executive management roles with global software organizations including Actuate, Brio Software and Sagent Technology.
With a successful track record of delivering profitable revenue growth through highly effective multi-channel sales organisations, De Gennaro is ideally suited to develop Actiance's business in the EMEA region. Amongst his recent experience, De Gennaro was responsible for developing the strategy for a social media monitoring and analytics software business to successfully enter new markets.
"We're very pleased that Vincent has chosen to head up our EMEA region operations," says Kailash Ambwani, CEO of Actiance. "His past experience, particularly in the social media sector, makes him a welcome addition to our management team and we look forward to expanding our capabilities in the region."
The appointment is with immediate effect. Based out of Actiance's UK offices, De Gennaro speaks English, Italian and French.
About Actiance
Actiance enables the safe and productive use of Unified Communications, collaboration and Web 2.0, including blogs and social networking sites. Formerly FaceTime Communications, Actiance's award-winning platforms are used by 9 of the top 10 US banks and more than 1,600 organizations globally for the security, management and compliance of unified communications, Web 2.0 and social media channels. Actiance supports all leading social networks, unified communications providers and IM platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter AOL, Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Microsoft, IBM and Cisco.
Actiance is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit http://www.actiance.com or call 1-888-349-3223.