FOSTER CITY, CALIF. - January 19, 2005 -
Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that
secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer
(P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced two major appointments
to its executive team: Marcus Smith has been named CFO bringing
over 19 years of top level financial executive experience at
technology companies. Deric Moilliet has been appointed vice
president of International Sales. Mr. Moilliet, an industry
veteran, brings 23 years of information technology sales experience
to FaceTime. "We anticipate rapid growth both here and abroad, and
these appointments will put FaceTime in a position to capitalize on
and manage that growth," said Kailash Ambwani, president and CEO of
FaceTime Communications. "Marcus will be invaluable in ensuring
FaceTime's solid financial footing as the company continues to
grow." Smith brings a wealth of experience at public and
high-growth private companies in both the consumer and IT security
markets. Most recently, he was vice president of finance at
NetScreen where he helped oversee the company's acquisition by
Juniper and led integration efforts for NetScreen's acquisition of
Neoteris, Inc. Before NetScreen, Smith worked for digital media,
entertainment and consumer electronics company SONICblue for five
years. He began as the vice president of finance for ReplayTV and
was promoted to CFO in April, 2002 shortly after SONICblue acquired
the company. At SONICblue, Smith oversaw the acquisition of two
companies, reduced operating expenses by over 25 percent and
contributed to the company's rapid growth to over $300 million in
revenues. Prior to working at SONICblue, Smith held the corporate
controller position at software and scanning solutions provider
Storm Technology where he oversaw the financial aspects of
integrating an acquired product line and was instrumental in
preparing the early-stage company for an IPO. Prior to Storm
Technology, Smith worked for Price Waterhouse for 11 years.
Moilliet will play a crucial role in increasing FaceTime's
international footprint. He will be in charge of expanding the
company's already-leading presence in the fast-growing European and
Asia-Pacific markets for IM and P2P management solutions. "FaceTime
has penetrated the North American market with great success," said
Kailash Ambwani. "We are confident that Deric's global sales
expertise will help take the company to the next level by
accelerating our growth and execution beyond North America." Most
recently, Moilliet served as senior vice president of Sales for
Maplesoft, a developer of advanced mathematical and analytical
software. Mr. Moilliet was instrumental in leading the company's
international expansion, resulting in dramatic revenue growth.
Prior to Maplesoft, he was vice president of global accounts for
Genesys Conferencing, a leader in integrated audio, video and Web
conferencing and collaboration services. While at Genesys, Moilliet
was responsible for the company's largest global accounts. Mr.
Molliet has held vice president of Sales positions with several
venture-backed start-ups and began his sales career at Sun
Microsystems and Sybase. "With the company's established leadership
position in technology and their world class customer base,
FaceTime is well positioned for further expansion into the global
market," said Mr. Moilliet. "I look forward to expanding the
company's international presence and helping multi-national
corporations benefit from FaceTime's superior products
worldwide."
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