BEDFORD, Mass., May 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SoundBite Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SDBT) today announced the election of Eileen Rudden to its board of directors. Ms. Rudden was elected to SoundBite Communications' board at the Annual Stockholders Meeting held on May 21, 2008. Her addition brings the SoundBite board membership to eight.
"Ms. Rudden brings a wealth of communications and enterprise software experience to our board of directors," said Peter Shields, 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 as we deliver our multi-channel communications platform to meet the evolving communications needs of Fortune 1000 companies."
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., a developer of e-business selling and marketing solutions which was sold to eBay. Ms. Rudden's earlier career highlights include 14 years with IBM's Lotus Software unit, where she was senior vice president and general manager responsible for Lotus Notes and Domino, the leading email and groupware provider. Before joining Lotus Development, she held management positions at Wang Laboratories and The Boston Consulting Group.
In addition to joining the SoundBite board, Rudden currently serves as a trustee of Brown University where she chairs the audit committee and is a member of the advisory and executive committee. Furthermore, she serves as a director at Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq:AGYS), a provider of IT solutions, and KnowledgeWorks Foundation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on initiatives and advocacy aimed at shaping the future of education.
Eileen 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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