Tod Klubnik Joins MessageOne As Executive Vice President Of Worldwide Field Operations
Increased Sales Efforts Drive Business Continuity Company’s Growth
Austin, TX – March 27, 2006 – MessageOne, the fastest growing business continuity company, today announced that Tod Klubnik has joined the firm as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. In his new role, Mr. Klubnik leads MessageOne’s sales, channels, pre-sales, business development, and account management teams, including overseeing its North American and European operations.
Mr. Klubnik brings 18 years of industry experience in executive sales, channels and operations management. Prior to MessageOne, Mr. Klubnik was Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development for PlanView, a leading provider of IT Portfolio Management software. During his tenure, he expanded substantially the sales organization, grew revenues significantly, and forged strategic partnerships with EMC, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, BMC-Remedy, and Keane. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development for Zilliant, where he built the company’s direct and channel sales teams and established the company as the revenue and customer leader in the pricing optimization software space.
Before Zilliant, Mr. Klubnik spent six years with PTC, during which the company grew from $130 million to over $1 billion in annual revenues. At PTC, he led sales & operations units in North America and Europe, culminating in leading a team of over 100, driving revenues of $85 million per year. During his three-year European assignment with PTC, he led teams in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa.
“As MessageOne continues our growth with more than a thousand customers throughout the U.S. and abroad, Tod‘s expertise and experience in sales and operations will be a tremendous asset to MessageOne,” said Satin Mirchandani, CEO of MessageOne. “The customer demand for our products is so strong that we are putting a high priority on expanding and deepening our sales team so that companies can rest assured that their business continuity needs will be met and exceeded.”
Tod Klubnik graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
About MessageOne
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, MessageOne is the leading provider of managed services for email management, archiving and business continuity. For enterprise email and wireless messaging systems, the company’s Email Management Services (EMS™) provides comprehensive email archiving, storage management and e-Discovery with the total continuity, recovery, and security protection only available from a managed service. In addition, MessageOne’s AlertFind™ provides guaranteed emergency notification and escalation to help companies protect their employees during any crisis or disaster. Millions of users around the world depend on MessageOne for its award-winning managed services.
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For more media information, contact:
Paul D'Arcy
Phone: 512-652-4500
Email: paul_darcy@messageone.com
Kirstan Ryan
Phone: 512-652-4500
Email: kirstan_ryan@messageone.com
