BEDFORD, Mass., May 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoundBite Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SDBT) today announced the election of Eileen Rudden as Chair of its Board of Directors. Rudden succeeds Peter Shields, who resigned from the position at the end of April.
"We are extremely pleased that Eileen has accepted this election. Eileen brought a wealth of communications and enterprise software experience when she joined our Board of Directors a year ago, and she has been a valuable and key Board member," said Jim Milton, President and CEO, SoundBite Communications. "Eileen's deep insight into the messaging and contact center industries, combined with her strong marketing and product development background, will be invaluable in this leadership position."
Milton continued, "I look forward to working with Eileen in her new role as Board Chair. She will be a strong and active asset as we focus on achieving our overarching strategic goals of restoring revenue growth and returning to profitability."
Rudden has held several senior level positions in the software industry over the last 25 years. Most recently, Rudden served as vice president and general manager of the Unified Communications Division of Avaya, Inc., a provider of communications systems, where she was responsible for expanding the company's position in Internet Protocol (IP) telephony, contact centers, messaging and unified communications. Prior to Avaya, Rudden was the CEO of FairMarket, Inc., served as senior vice president and general manager of IBM's Lotus Software unit, and held management positions at Wang Laboratories and The Boston Consulting Group.
Rudden currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Pew Center on the Internet and American Life and as a trustee of Brown University, where she chairs the audit committee and is a member of the advisory and executive committee.
Rudden is a graduate of Brown University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
About SoundBite Communications
SoundBite Communications provides on-demand, integrated multi-channel communications solutions that enable clients to achieve superior business results. Building on its foundation as a leading provider of automated voice messaging services, SoundBite offers integrated voice, text and email messaging solutions that help clients deliver the right message, to the right customer, using the right channel, at the right time. Organizations in industries such as collections, financial services, retail, telecom and media, and utilities rely on the SoundBite Intelligent Communications Platform to send over a billion messages annually for collections, customer care, and sales and marketing applications. For more information, visit http://www.SoundBite.com.
SoundBite is a registered service mark of SoundBite Communications, Inc.
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