Providea Conferencing Announces New Executive Appointments to Support Rapid Growth

CAMARILLO, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Providea Conferencing, LLC, a leading provider of telepresence and HD video conferencing solutions today announced the appointment of two new executives – industry veteran Todd Mapes joins Providea as Regional Vice President, Central Region and Amy Jones joins as Sr. Director of Marketing.

Todd Mapes

Based in Dallas, in his new role as Regional Vice President, Mapes will be responsible for expanding Providea's direct sales representation in the Central US region. He will also provide account representation for selected national clients.

Mapes brings a proven track record in sales leadership to Providea, with over 20 years experience in technology sales with specific focus in video conferencing for companies such as PictureTel, VTEL, View Tech and Ripcode.  While at Ripcode as VP of Sales, Mr. Mapes grew sales to $2.5M, closing accounts such as Myspace, Yahoo!, Clear Channel and Harris.

"We are very pleased to welcome Todd aboard," said Todd Luttinger, President and CEO of Providea.  "Todd's client-side perspective and regional knowledge base will help us increase our presence in the Central region."  "Providea continues to experience rapid growth and with this alignment across the central region, I have every expectation that our sales performance will not only continue to drive growth at Providea, but will also broaden our customer presence nationwide."

Amy Jones

In this role as Sr. Director of Marketing, Jones is responsible for driving the overall marketing strategy for Providea, including implementing goal oriented, multi-faceted marketing programs, driving brand identity, strengthening Providea's corporate vision and overseeing social media programs.

Jones brings to Providea over 15 years of professional experience in marketing communications, product marketing, brand management, and channel sales generation. Jones joins Providea from TANDBERG/Cisco, where she served as Marketing Manager, Global Partner Communications & Enablement for the TelePresence Solutions Marketing group. While at Cisco, Jones developed and managed channel marketing communications and programs for Cisco's TelePresence Video ATP Partner Program, represented by 1,200+ business partners.

"Amy's marketing expertise and broad understanding of our industry will be an asset to the Providea team," said Jill Price, EVP of Sales & Marketing at Providea Conferencing. "She will not only help Providea effectively communicate our ideas and vision, but will be involved with managing the strong partner relationships that is a key to the continued rapid growth at Providea."

About Providea:

Headquartered in Camarillo, CA with offices nationwide and internationally in the United Kingdom, Providea Conferencing offers a full suite of Telepresence and HD video conferencing solutions, along with comprehensive system and network design consultation and world-class support. Founded in 1999, the Providea team boasts years of experience in video conferencing, professional services, multi-media design/build, multi-point bridging, network configuration and the best practices for successful deployment and utilization of these technologies. Leading organizations within the financial, legal, technology, healthcare, entertainment, education and government sectors rely on Providea Conferencing.

Providea Conferencing, LLC, the Providea logo and other Providea marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Providea Conferencing, LLC. For more information on Providea visit www.provideallc.com

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