SAN JOSE, Calif., May 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EnterConnect Inc. (OTCBB:ECNI) today announced the appointment of Kevin Hayden, as its new Chief Marketing Officer.
Mr. Hayden will be responsible for all aspects of EnterConnect's corporate marketing strategies globally, including corporate communications, brand marketing, and media relations.
"We could not be happier to have someone of Kevin's stature lead our corporate marketing operations," said Sam Jankovich, CEO of EnterConnect. "As we implement our growth strategies worldwide, Kevin's professional experience and expertise, including his strong background in advancing high tech companies, are invaluable to us. We are very pleased to have such a proven, talented, enthusiastic and creative individual on board."
Mr. Hayden brings to EnterConnect over 20 years of executive marketing management accomplishments for leading, high-tech companies in enterprise software, Internet infrastructure, database and computer systems markets. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Corporate Communications for BEA Systems. In this role, he was responsible for all corporate communications strategies worldwide, including media relations, analyst relations, executive and employee communications, global events, and global branding.
Prior to BEA, Mr. Hayden held several executive marketing positions at Interwoven, Inc. where he implemented international public relations programs and oversaw corporate positioning, advertising, branding and identity. During his tenure as Vice President of Global Marketing at Interwoven, he repositioned the company, helping it grow from 80 to 800 people and from annual revenues of $3 million to $170 million. Also at Interwoven, Mr. Hayden planned and implemented sponsorships for the San Jose Sharks, USPS Pro Cycling Team and Lance Armstrong driving market awareness. He collaborated on a book entitled, How Lance Does It, by Brad Kearns.
Prior to Interwoven, Mr. Hayden held several executive positions in marketing and finance at high tech companies including SQRIBE Technologies, Informix Software, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master in Finance from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. He is also a member of the CMO Council and the Commonwealth Club.
About EnterConnect Inc.
EnterConnect Inc. delivers online business portal solutions that help companies increase productivity, efficiency and revenue to accelerate business on demand. The EnterConnect Business OnDemand(tm) Portals enable employees, partners and customers to connect, communicate and collaborate online -- at anytime, from anywhere -- and solve business objectives on-demand.
EnterConnect launched SOAapps.com, powered by enterconnect(tm), with market leader BEA Systems (BEAS) to provide business and technical executives with a marketplace to "Find, Try & Subscribe" to best-of-breed, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. In 2008, SOAapps will be offering business applications for Human Capital Management (HCM); Financial Management (FM); Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Supply Chain Management (SCM); Content, Communication & Collaboration (CCC); Business Intelligence (BI); Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); and Vertical Applications (VA) and technical applications in key categories for infrastructure software and technology. SOAapps.com and partner solutions drive business on demand with economical and scalable, pay-as-you-go subscription access to service-oriented applications.
To find enterprise-class SaaS solutions, visit http://www.SOAapps.com. To learn more about the SOAapps ISV Program or to submit an application for review, visit http://SOAapps.com/partners. To find, try and subscribe to EnterConnect(tm) employee portals, partner portals, customer portals, team portals, and website development and management portals for business users, visit the EnterConnect storefront on SOAapps http://enterconnect.SOAapps.com. For more information about EnterConnect, Inc, visit http://www.enterconnect.com or call (800) 658-2670.
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