NORWALK, Conn., May 8, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Quelsys, a market leader in B2B e-learning, today announced the appointment of Drew Seath to the position of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Seath joins Quelsys from the Gartner Group, where he was Senior Vice President of Interactive Services.
Drew has more than 20 years experience in sales and marketing. Over an 11-year career with Gartner, the world's premier business technology advisor, he served in a variety of leadership positions. As Senior Vice President, Interactive Services, Drew was responsible for the development and implementation of Gartner's web-based initiatives. Drew grew Interactive Services to serve over 600,000 subscribers, supporting over $250 million in revenues. Prior to this, Drew founded and built Gartner's national account sales organization, a $7 million revenue channel. Prior to joining Gartner, Drew was with Xerox Corporation in a variety of sales positions.
"Having first hand experience with sales force training and the communication of new product information, I am convinced that the SocratEase platform is an invaluable tool for organizations worldwide," said Seath. "As a Quelsys board member, three factors compelled me to join the management team. First, the product is very powerful, yet it is easy to use. Second, the business model creates only an upside for companies with its no risk model. Third, the quality of talent and the experience of the Quelsys team are exceptional. I am very proud to be part of the organization."
"Drew's experience with building successful sales organizations, combined with his extensive background in web-based initiatives, makes him the ideal candidate to lead our expansive growth in sales and marketing," said Peter Cholnoky, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quelsys. "As the web-based corporate training market continues to explode, Drew will play a critical role in positioning our organization as the leader in the e-learning industry. I am confident that he can expand on his successful track record with Quelsys"
About Quelsys
Quelsys is a privately held e-learning company offering SocratEase, a Web-based corporate training platform that allows managers to quickly create programs to share knowledge with employees, vendors, partners and customers. SocratEase includes a customized site, authoring tool, learning management system and an e-commerce feature that is scalable to e-learning projects of all sizes, from project-specific courses to enterprise-wide universities. Companies using SocratEase as their corporate training platform include Graduate School USDA, Critical Path, FedEx, Lucent, Etera, Compaq, OfficeMax, eBay, Mitel, SEI and Volvo. More information about Quelsys can be found at http://www.Quelsys.com or by calling (203) 852-4200.
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