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Communications Industry Veteran Joins Pandora Networks Management Team
Rob Mainor Brings Over 20 Years of Senior Level Experience as New Executive Vice President of Business Development
| Source: Pandora Networks, Inc.
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - August 22, 2007) - Pandora Networks (www.pandoranetworks.com), a
leading provider of on-demand IP communications services for the small and
mid-sized businesses, today announced the appointment of Robert Mainor as
Executive Vice President of Business Development. Mainor will report
directly to the CEO, Arthur Chang.
In his new role, Mainor will be responsible for overseeing Pandora's growth
mission and strategic partnership. Mainor will work closely with the
executive management team at Pandora to drive development of new business
opportunities.
"We are extremely excited to have Rob join our team. His deep understanding
of the communications industry, both from a marketing and operations point
of view, makes him uniquely qualified to help Pandora develop and acquire
new business opportunities," said Arthur Chang. "With Rob's experience and
our unique technology and strategic partners, we foresee incredible growth
opportunity in the near future."
Mainor brings strong business acumen to his new role at Pandora, with over
20 years of experience helping guide companies through rapid growth. Mainor
was formerly co-founder and COO of SunRocket. Prior to SunRocket, Mainor
was the President of Xpedite Systems, a $200M multi-modal communications
services company. Prior to Xpedite, Mainor held senior executive positions
with COLT Telecom Plc, Bell Atlantic and Compuserve. Mainor holds a
bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in economics and
statistics from Auburn University.
"I looked at a number of interesting opportunities in the communications
sector and really felt that Pandora has the most compelling and unique
technology and business model for going after strategic partners and
delivering the most complete solution to the SMB marketplace. That was
exciting to me," said Robert Mainor.
About Pandora Networks
Pandora Networks is a leading provider of on-demand IP communications
services for the small and mid-sized businesses. The Company's Worksmart
solution integrates voice and IP calling, switchboard and call-distribution
services, instant messaging and conferencing, with options for advanced
collaboration and call center support. Pandora's service-based, hosted
on-demand delivery keeps capital investment low and aligns operating
expense to business value. Worksmart services are co-branded and re-sold
exclusively through service providers, distributors and resellers. The
Company is privately held with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. For
more information, visit http://www.pandoranetworks.com or call +1
408.702.2200.