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IntelePeer Expands Senior Executive Team With Appointment of Industry Veteran to Lead AppworX Business Unit
Margaret Norton Brings More Than 20 Years of Telecommunications and Software Industry Experience to Drive AppworX Revenues and Profitability
| Source: IntelePeer
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - October 1, 2009) - IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand
rich media communications, today announced the appointment of Margaret
Norton as the general manager of the AppworX Business Unit.
As AppworX continues to gain customer traction, Norton will apply her
extensive industry experience to further scale the business unit while also
accelerating revenue growth and profitability. Norton will focus on
building a dedicated channel development organization to leverage the
AppworX Open Communications Platform across new markets.
"Margaret has earned a reputation for strong leadership during periods of
dynamic growth and change, qualities that make her the right choice to lead
the AppworX Business Unit," said Frank Fawzi, IntelePeer chairman and CEO.
"With the addition of Margaret, we have all of the key elements in place to
elevate our growth to an exciting new level."
Before joining IntelePeer, Norton served as the president and CEO of
Mobilitec, a global software and services company offering an integrated
platform to provide content service delivery for mobile operators
worldwide. At Mobilitec, she guided the company's expansion and growth
through the company's purchase by Lucent (Alcatel-Lucent). Norton has also
served as the general manager and senior vice president of Octel
Communications. Under her leadership, the service provider division
increased revenues from $100 million to $350 million in two years.
Additionally, Norton has held positions as a chief marketing officer and
executive roles in product management, business development and sales.
About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media
communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily
deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected
device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Through our innovative,
communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppworX™, our
SuperRegistry™ and our extensive Voice Peering Network, we provide our
customers with the platform to offer high-quality interactive voice, video,
SMS, data and other rich-media services while providing significant cost
savings for their telecommunication expenditures. Based in San Mateo,
Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying more than 8
billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM
peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners.
IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms
VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners
and EDF Ventures.
IntelePeer, IntelePeer AppworX and SuperRegistry are trademarks of
IntelePeer, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced
are the property of their respective owners.