Jennifer Childress
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Press Release
Jacada Appoints Paul O'Callaghan as President
Will Assume Responsibility for Worldwide Sales, Service and Support Operations
ATLANTA - May 1, 2006 - Jacada Ltd. (Nasdaq: JCDA), a leading provider of contact center productivity solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul O'Callaghan as President of Jacada, Ltd., to head its North American, Latin American and European operations.
With more than 20 years of executive experience in the international software, Internet, and network infrastructure industries, O'Callaghan will report directly to Gideon Hollander, CEO for Jacada.
"We are extremely pleased to have Paul O'Callaghan join our senior management team," said Gideon Hollander, CEO for Jacada. "Paul is a solid leader with an incredible acumen for both operations and sales, demonstrated by significant success at his most recent posts and throughout his career. His experience in helping organizations grow through sales execution excellence will help Jacada capitalize on the tremendous opportunity we see in the contact center market."
O'Callaghan brings to Jacada an outstanding reputation for building quality organizations and developing winning go-to-market strategies, as well as a strong track record in sales acceleration in established market-leading companies.
Prior to joining Jacada, O'Callaghan served as Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Services at Optio Software. O'Callaghan has held senior sales and marketing positions in industry leading organizations such as Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for a $250 million operation. He also previously held executive management positions at IMNET Systems, XACCT Technologies, Idapta, and Network Systems Corporation.
"Jacada is well-positioned for success and it's tremendously exciting to play a leadership role in a company that is so innovation driven," stated O'Callaghan. "I am impressed with the traction Jacada has already achieved in the market place, having garnered several industry awards, recognition from top analyst firms, and a noteworthy roster of industry-leading customers. The company's solutions deliver a significant value proposition to organizations today as the need for customer contact centers to deliver steadfast service continues to increase. This provides a significant growth opportunity for Jacada by expanding its global footprint and setting the industry standard for contact center productivity and unified desktop solutions."
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