August 12
Copper Conferencing Announces New Additions to Leadership Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BROOMFIELD, CO, August 12, 2008 – Copper Conferencing, a leading provider of teleconferencing services, announced today the addition of three new executives to its management team. Joining the Copper Conferencing team are James Flynn as Director of Sales, Christina Wafford as CFO, and Alycia Maier-Turner as Director of Marketing.
James Flynn is a conferencing industry veteran and brings extensive resale experience to Copper. As a founder of Network Plus, Flynn created their channel sales business. Flynn has also served as Director of Western Regional Sales for Spectel, which was later purchased by Avaya. “Conferencing is the way to the future for small businesses. Properly employed, web and audio conferencing can save companies thousands of dollars annually. I look forward to helping our customers discover the benefits of using Copper Conferencing,” said Jim Flynn.
Alycia Maier-Turner, Copper Conferencing’s Director of Marketing, joined the company in May 2008. With over 15 years of experience in marketing, brand and project management, Maier-Turner’s leadership and industry experience spans telecommunications, education and software. Maier-Turner has previously served as Marketing Director for Accruit, LLC, a 1031 Like-Kind Exchange services provider, and led worldwide demand generation for Raindance Communications, now a part of InterCall. “It’s an honor to be in the company of the talented people at Copper Conferencing. The company is well positioned to help small and medium-sized businesses with saving time and money while being environmentally conscientious,” Maier-Turner said.
Christina Wafford joined Copper Conferencing in August 2008 as CFO. Prior to joining Copper Conferencing, Wafford worked as the CFO for Accruit and was responsible for $6 billion a year in client funds, as well as, all finance, accounting and administrative functions. Wafford’s experience spans international and domestic, public and private company acquisitions and integration planning. She has spent many years in the conferencing industry and at start-up companies. “Copper Conferencing is a solid company poised for phenomenal growth. I’m excited to have joined Copper at this stage of its development,” Wafford stated. “As fuel and travel costs continue to eat away at the bottom line, financially savvy businesses will look for a way to decrease those expenditures without losing productivity. Companies that use Copper Conferencing services will see not only increased productivity but also bottom line benefits.”
“The addition of these key management positions will help guide Copper Conferencing into the next phase of its development and growth,” stated Brad Dupee, Chairman and CEO of Copper Conferencing. “The combined years of experience of James Flynn, Christina Wafford and Alycia Maier-Turner will serve Copper well as we pursue our aggressive growth plans to the SMB market segment. I am very pleased to have these exceptional individuals as members of the Copper Conferencing management team.”
About Copper Conferencing
Based in Broomfield, Colorado, Copper Conferencing provides unprecedented access to eco-friendly audio conferencing and web conferencing services. Copper’s Conference Coaches™ provide expert guidance of enhanced conferencing services to small and medium-sized businesses. From on-demand reservationless audio conference calls, to highly-interactive web conferences and special event calls, Copper helps businesses improve the speed and effectiveness of remote business decision making. These services are backed by fully managed, carrier-class platforms to power communication for thousands of customers. Copper’s leadership team brings over 50 years of industry experience and has created a successful channel-centric sales approach which includes wholesale partners and authorized agents and internet sales programs. The company is privately-held. For more information about CoppervConferencing, visit the company’s website at www.copperconferencing.com
Press contact:
PR Manager
Copper Conferencing
303-952-4308
pr@copperconferencing.com
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