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Dan Vetras Joins Talisma as President and COOSeasoned executive brings over 21 years of industry experience to TalismaSEATTLE, October 11, 2002 - Talisma announced the appointment of Dan Vetras to its executive team as President and COO. He is a highly experienced sales and channel development executive with more than 21 years of experience in technology, sales management and business development. “I’m glad to have the opportunity to join Talisma at this time,” commented Vetras. “Talisma has a fantastic business model, great products and services and momentum in customer service management. We have a tremendous opportunity to leverage all of these assets and have a major impact in the industry,” commented Vetras.As President and COO, Dan assumes responsibility in running day-to-day operations at Talisma. “He has been on board less than a week and has already made significant impact in his decisiveness with the experience he brings to Talisma,” said Pradeep Singh, CEO and founder of Talisma. Prior to joining Talisma, Vetras was President and CEO at Captura. At Captura, he was responsible for the Total Expense Management software company’s overall strategic direction and operation and led the executive team, consisting of product development, professional services, sales, marketing, finance, operations, and international business. He also held positions at Intranets.com as Vice President of Sales, where his duties included directing worldwide sales initiatives and channel development activities, IBM as Worldwide Consumer Software Sales and Channel Marketing upon its acquisition of Edmark Corporation, and Edmark Corporation as Vice President of Consumer Sales and Channel Marketing. His technical, sales and channel management experience also include more than seven years of various sales and business development positions at Lotus Development Corporation. About Talisma - www.talisma.com Talisma Corporation is a provider of customer service management solutions to companies all over the world. Talisma has a proven philosophy of rapid software deployment and use-based evolution, which has helped hundreds of companies create long-lasting and profitable customer relationships and produce rapid ROI. Whether installed on site or provided in an ASP model, Talisma's products and services are easy to deploy, extend, integrate, and scale. The company also provides extensive training and integration services and outsourced Expert Services. Talisma's Outsourced Services provide skilled and knowledgeable people to support a company's need for 24x7 worldwide support, complimenting its full suite of product offerings. Headquartered in Seattle, Talisma has more than 500 employees with offices in India, Europe, Asia and the U.S. The company has a rapidly growing list of more than 400 customers including Microsoft (MSFT), Dell (DELL), Real Networks (RNWK), Click2Learn (CLKS), Air Products (APD), United Business Media (UNEWY), Business 2.0, TechRepublic/CNET (CNET), Time Life Inc., MSNBC, Cooper Tires (GTB), The Red Cross, EMI, Mexicana Airlines, Tupperware (TUP), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and BlueNile.com. Talisma is privately held with investments from Oak Investment Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Paul Maritz, SeaPoint Ventures, Cedar Grove Investments and The Carlyle Group. Editorial Contact: Jerry Johnson Talisma Corporation 425.897.3281 JerryJ@Talisma.com top of page |
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