EAGLE, Idaho, June 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Sky Detective, a provider of advanced global intelligence, security and GPS/CDMA assisted asset tracking solutions, today announced the appointment of Todd Kleperis as president of the company. Kleperis, former senior director of sales for Sky Detective, has extensive experience in the field of advanced technology and business management. He has been responsible for driving commercial sales of the company's products and achieving aggressive market penetration and expansion objectives.
"Having Todd onboard as President of Sky Detective is an important step for our company's growth initiatives," said CEO Jerry Thompson. "His depth of experience in the international as well as domestic markets will enable Sky Detective to further penetrate markets in the U.S. and abroad. Todd has proven himself during his tenure as Director of Sales as an effective and dynamic manager who has the ability to negotiate large scale deals. Todd has been responsible for many important recent alignments, including Preco Electronics and PassTime USA partnerships. It is important for me as CEO to have a dynamic President to team with that can keep pace with the enormous growth and opportunities Sky Detective is experiencing."
Prior to joining Sky Detective, Kleperis was the Asia Pacific International Sales Manager at IPAC Corporation, an industry recognized leader in consumer brands such as Igloo. He also served as vice president of sales for a Taiwanese technology firm, where he played a vital role in growing international sales by more than 180%. Kleperis holds B.S. degrees from the Babson College in Entrepreneurial Studies and Marketing.
"I am proud of the extraordinary progress that Sky Detective has made in the LBS industry in such a short period of time," said Kleperis. "Timing is critical in this industry and I believe we are poised for incredible growth. The depth of our management team, the quality of our partners, the superior innovation we bring to our product offering and our manufacturing capacity truly set us a part from the competition. I look forward to taking Sky Detective to a global level and becoming the recognized leader in this fast paced industry."
About Sky Detective:
Headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, Sky Detective provides state-of-the-art global intelligence, security, and GPS/CDMA assisted asset tracking solutions used for prison and jail reduction, offender and gang control, and package and equipment tracking in the United States and around the globe.
Company CEO Jerry Thompson, an entrepreneur, retired deputy sheriff and inventor of Gang Tracker, leads a team with more than 200 combined years of experience in law enforcement, anti-terrorism, SWAT, search and rescue, street patrol, gang and jail operations, executive protection and private investigation. Sky Detective's employees also possess extensive experience in GPS solutions, software development, and supply chain management. The result is the industry's most highly-optimized GPS/CDMA-assisted solutions for tracking people, packages, and equipment of any kind, anywhere. For more information, please visit www.skydetective.com
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