Alchemy Welcomes New COO, Introduces International Sales Team
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Alchemy Welcomes New COO, Introduces International Sales Team
Austin, Texas (PRWEB) August 04, 2011
Alchemy Systems, the leader in innovative training solutions for the global workforce, today announced the addition of several key team members that will be influential in the progression of the SISTEM training platform into international markets. Joining Alchemy will be Rick Hoffman as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Robert Pare as Canadian Sales Manager and Paula Morris as UK Sales Manager. In addition, Steve Merrill was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, to lead the efforts of the US and International Sales team.
“The volume and quality of experience that is represented between our new COO and International Sales Team will be the driving force in our efforts to expand the reach of our interactive training platform outside of North America,” said Jeff Eastman, Chief Executive Officer of Alchemy.
Rick Hoffman comes to Alchemy with over 29 years of experience with Enterprise Solutions and management of international teams associated with product strategy and engineering. His career includes executive level management for ACS, VDIworks, ClearCube Technology, Dell Computers and International Business Machines. He holds a B.S. and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. As COO of Alchemy, Rick will lead the business development, operations and engineering efforts including establishing new opportunities for long-term growth both domestically and internationally.
Joining Alchemy from Quebec, Robert Pare brings a wealth of knowledge in technology from eMisphere Solutions, IBM Canada and Lotus Development combined with an impressive history of sales accomplishments over the last 30 years. Pare received a degree in Geography at Laval University, and will now be managing the sales strategy and implementation for Alchemy in Canada, including the launch of our new French Canadian course content
Paula Morris joins Alchemy with over 20 years of successful sales and sales management experience in several industries including pest prevention, healthcare and promotional items. Throughout her career she has worked for companies such as Rentokil, SunChoiceEurope, Ecolab, Dowlis Corporate Solutions, Patientline and 4Imprint. Morris graduated from the Mellow Lane School, and will be responsible for the business development and sales initiatives throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom.
About Alchemy Systems
Alchemy is dedicated to providing innovative training products that use technology and media to educate the global workforce. Our award-winning training and compliance management platform, SISTEM®, enables companies to effectively deliver, document and manage personnel training using interactive, multilingual courseware. With SISTEM®, Alchemy helps to solve the training challenges most companies face when balancing production demands with increasingly strict regulatory requirements. For more information, please go to http://www.alchemysystems.com.
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