Teliris Appoints New Executive Vice President For Sales & Marketing

LONDON, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Teliris (www.teliris.com), the telepresence innovation leader, today announced the appointment of John Inglis as Executive Vice President for Global Sales & Marketing activity and new European Managing Director. This comes three months after the appointment of Neil Hobbs as CEO, and creates a strong and focused Executive Team to position Teliris for aggressive growth in 2011.

A 30-year industry veteran, John joins Teliris from Level 3 Communications where he worked for nearly 10 years, most recently as Vice President of sales for Europe.  He has spent the last four years growing revenue and expanding into new markets and segments across Europe, the Nordics, Middle East, and Africa. John will be based at Teliris' European Headquarters in Mincing Lane, London.

"Teliris is moving into a new era of growth as telepresence comes to the forefront of global organisations unified communications strategy. John's appointment will enable us to aggressively market our products and refine our sales approach, re-enforcing our position in the telepresence industry as a market leader and innovator," commented Neil Hobbs, Teliris CEO.

"I'm delighted to be joining Teliris at this exciting point in their development. Telepresence is very topical and one technology that delivers a tangible return on investment," said John Inglis, Teliris new EVP Global Sales & Marketing and European MD.

About Teliris Telepresence:

Teliris develops and implements the world's most innovative fully managed telepresence and collaboration solutions, realistically replicating the human dynamics of an in-person meeting experience. Through its 6G platform and unique intellectual property, Teliris has radically simplified the acquisition, deployment and operating costs of telepresence, breaking new ground in adoption and reach of the technology. Teliris is headquartered in New York and London and has deployments in over 52 countries, offering with end-to-end integration, market-leading 99%+ availability guarantee and interoperability with all telepresence, traditional videoconferencing and unified communications solutions. For more information, visit www.teliris.com or email [email protected].

SOURCE Teliris