CounterPath Appoints Donovan Jones as President and Chief Operating Officer
01 May 2006 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
VANCOUVER, May 1, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath(TM)
Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: CTPS), the leader in SIP-based application
development, has appointed Donovan R. Jones as president and chief
operating officer. Donovan's appointment will drive increased focus
around the strategy and execution of CounterPath's imperatives as
well as providing the operational rigor required to support the
success realized from the company's brand proliferation within the
global service provider and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
market space. Donovan formerly held the position of vice president
of sales and marketing for CounterPath, where he was responsible
for worldwide sales, marketing, and business development. With
CounterPath's recently launched eyeBeam(TM) 1.5, a SIP-based video
softphone with extensive security and QoS (Quality of Service)
capabilities, Donovan will leverage the high-performance
development team to continue the company's mission to deliver the
most robust and reliable softphone and multimedia applications to
service providers, manufacturers and enterprises worldwide. "VoIP
usage has exploded over the last year, with mass consumer take-up
driving increased enterprise use. Softphone solutions offer users
greater flexibility and convenience, so they are an ideal way to
harness the potential of VoIP," said Mark Bruk, chairman and chief
executive officer of CounterPath. "Our extensive global customer
base means we are well positioned to dominate the growing softphone
market. In his new role, Donovan will focus on maximizing this
opportunity, working with key service and infrastructure providers
to bring the benefits of our softphone solutions to their end users
and subscribers around the world." "Having seen first-hand the
growth in Internet-based telephony during my time with CounterPath,
I'm excited to be leading the next stage of the company's growth,"
said Donovan Jones. "With both consumers and enterprises now
experiencing the benefits of VoIP and Instant Messaging, softphones
and multi-media applications have the potential to significantly
change the way people interact, bringing added flexibility to how
they communicate, both at work and at home." Donovan joined
CounterPath from a boutique investment banking firm, where he was
responsible for sourcing and executing transactions for mid-market
private companies. Prior to this, he spent eight years with TELUS
Communications, Canada's second largest telecommunications company,
focusing on the planning and execution of a series of mergers,
acquisitions and divestitures. Subsequently, as director, marketing
at TELUS, he held P&L responsibility for a CDN $200 million
business unit, focusing on the selling, implementing and management
of enterprise voice, data and IP infrastructure. Donovan holds an
MBA from the University of Calgary and an Economics degree from the
University of Alberta. About CounterPath CounterPath Solutions,
Inc., formerly Xten Networks, Inc., is a developer of
award-winning, high-quality, carrier-grade VoIP (Voice over IP) and
Video over IP SIP softphones for service providers, cable
operators, Internet telephony service providers, IP PBX
manufacturers and OEMs. CounterPath's SIP softphones are available
either pre-configured or as a software development kit (SDK), and
provide VoIP (Voice over IP), Video over IP, IM (Instant
Messaging), and Presence functionality. With over 150 customers in
more than 30 countries, CounterPath technology is deployed in more
than 6,000,000 IP endpoints worldwide. For more information please
visit http://www.counterpath.com/. Todd Hanas Investor Relations
+1.866.869.8072 Louise Tipton (LEWIS Public Relations) Media
Relations +1.415.992.4400 DATASOURCE: CounterPath Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Todd Hanas, Investor Relations, 1-866-869-8072, ; Louise
Tipton (LEWIS Public Relations), Media Relations, (415) 992-4400,
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