Web Hosting and Voice and Data Communications Provider Covad has New Chief Marketing Officer
August 21, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Web hosting and voice and data communications provider Covad (http://www.covad.com) has announced that Mr. Eric Weiss is joining the company as their new Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Weiss has 15 years of experience in areas key to Covad’s business focus - retail and wholesale communications, voice over IP, wireless, broadband, and other business IP services. He will be in charge of marketing, product management and product strategy and have overall responsibility for accelerating revenue growth “from new and existing service offerings and marketing initiatives”.
"Eric is a vital addition to the Covad management team as we continue to focus on profitable revenue growth," said Covad's President and CEO, Charles Hoffman. "Throughout his career he has demonstrated his ability to achieve rapid growth from next-generation networks, whether in start-up ventures or by launching new lines of business within larger public companies."
"I am thrilled to join the Covad team," added Weiss. "Covad is uniquely positioned to help businesses realize the cost benefits and enhanced features of next generation IP and wireless networks."
Underpinning a dazzling career (holding management positions with companies such as with Dialogic (Intel), BCE Ventures, and Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Weiss received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
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