Guenther Brand joins Telepo as VP Sales

Stockholm, January 5, 2009

Telepo has announced the appointment of Guenther Brand as Vice President worldwide Sales and member of the Executive Management Team. Guenther, a 16 years Cisco Systems veteran, has a proven track record of driving profitability and strong revenue growth in very competitive markets and brings strong leadership, operational, negotiation and analytical skills.

“As we continue to expand Telepo globally, we are fortunate to have Guenther join our team. He brings with him an unparalleled breadth of sales experience and network in building global sales operations. Guenther has a strong reputation for developing and directing high-impact teams, organizations and partnerships, thereby transforming companies to financial growth”, said Lars-Michaël Paqvalén, CEO of Telepo. “He will be a very valuable asset for Telepo as we continue to build a successful and industry leading business communication software company.”



“Telepo is the sweet spot of Mobile Unified Communication, and I believe the company is uniquely well-positioned to take advantage of it with their robust suite of solution offerings”, said Günther. “Telepo attracted me because they are very experienced professionals with a great track record, their ability to bring vision into execution aimed at a dynamic market space, and I am delighted to be part of it.”



Guenther joins Telepo from Cisco Systems, where he held numerous executive positions over the past 16 years. From starting up Cisco in Germany, running Global Business Development, leading the Enterprise Business in Middle East, Near East & Eastern Europe, becoming the MD in Turkey, followed by the MD in Austria and most recently leading all Service Provider and Broadcaster Activities in Germany. Prior to Cisco, Guenther has been the MD for Startup Xylan (Germany, Austria & Switzerland), as well as the Marketing Leader for ASONIC AG and the Support Manager for Adcomp in Europe. Guenther holds a degree in Technical Computer Science.



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