Webcom, Inc. Appoints Chris Lesar as Executive Vice President
Industry Veteran Fills Marketing/Alliances/Corporate Development Role and Strengthens Management Team
Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) February 22, 2005 -- Webcom, Inc., a leader in
simplified quote-to-order enablement for the selling of complex products and
services, announces the appointment of Chris Lesar as executive vice president.
In this role, Lesar has responsibility for marketing, alliances and corporate
development globally.
“Chris complements the team well, as he brings a
deep understanding of the issues surrounding the selling of complex products and
services,” said Aleks Ivanovic, president and founder of Webcom, Inc. “He is a
tremendous addition to the management team, having already made a significant
impact in our expanding globally, creating market awareness and establishing key
partnerships. His keen understanding of the marketplace will help fashion
product and marketing strategy to continually drive more value to our clients,”
added Ivanovic.
Chris Lesar brings a wealth of experience in software
commercialization. Prior to Webcom, Lesar was vice president of marketing and
business development at Curl Corporation, including responsibility for Asia
Pacific operations. His efforts in that region led to an acquisition by a
subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation. As vice president of operations for Dirig
Software, Lesar drove year-on-year revenue growth of 250%, launched the
industry’s first cross-platform application server management solution, and
brought key partnerships with IBM Global Services, Sun and Aprisma Management
Technologies to revenue production.
Before Dirig, Lesar held a number of
key positions at SSA, an ERP provider, including vice president of solutions
management and marketing, which oversaw product marketing, industry and
solutions marketing, business development and analyst relations, as well as a
two year stint in the UK as director of business consulting in Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA). Lesar holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in
Operations Research and Management from the University of Wisconsin.
“I
am pleased to join the Webcom team at such an exciting time in their history and
help accelerate the marketplace awareness and acceptance of Webcom’s industry
defining products and services,” said Lesar. “Equally impressive, as the team,
is the significant value that our clients derive through the implementation of
our solution, WebSource CPQ.”
About Webcom, Inc.
Webcom, Inc.
provides software solutions that simplify the quote-to-order process for the
selling of complex products and services. Requiring only a browser, WebSource
CPQ allows customers to configure, price, quote and propose their offerings
across multiple sales and distribution channels, anytime, anywhere. WebSource
CPQ not only handles the traditional bill of material, routing and diagram
generation tasks frequently associated with product configurators, but also
addresses the guided selling, proposal generation and multi-level channel
management tasks associated with sales configurators. The solution helps drive
increased revenues and margins, increased customer satisfaction, reduced costs
and improved productivity. Companies utilizing Webcom’s products and services
include Rockwell Automation, Danfoss, Corning Cable Systems, Verity, Grayhill
and GE Industrial Systems. Founded in 1997, Webcom is a privately held
corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with offices in the USA and
Europe. For more information, visit Webcom at http://www.webcominc.com or call 414-273-4442 (toll free
877-508-6323).
Media Contact:
Webcom, Inc.
Nancy Syverson
(414)
273-4442
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