Parature Executives Named ‘Hottest Management Team’ by Northern Virginia Technology Council
NVTC Hot Ticket Award Recognizes Parature for All-Star Management Team
Vienna, VA (June 27, 2008) – Parature, a global leader in on-demand customer service software, announced today their recognition for ‘Hottest Management Team’ by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) at their 2008 Hot Ticket Awards Party Wednesday, June 25th at the home of NVTC President & CEO Bobbie Kilberg in McLean, VA. The awards recognize local entrepreneurial companies for achievements that make them ‘hot’ – great vision, superior ability to implement and deliver, innovative management approaches, and overall success.
Jennifer Trax of Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C. and John Hurley of DLA Piper served as the emcees for the evening awards ceremony. The announcement of finalists and winners were presented to more than 450 Capital region technology entrepreneurs, business leaders, media and special guests. Parature executives were selected as the winner in the ‘Hottest Management Team’ category and were among 17 of the region’s hot technology companies nominated for the award.
Parature’s talented and seasoned executive management team; Duke Chung – CEO and President, Robert Aldrich – CFO, David King – VP of Sales, Gary McNeil – VP of Marketing, Karolyn Abram, VP of Product & Services, Elaine Harvey, VP of Engineering, Calvin Lam, VP of IT & Hosting, and Ben Martin, VP of Customer Care were hand selected to round out the needed skills to build the finest software company possible. This team has experience in several mergers & acquisitions and IPOs, and have been executives at some of the software industry’s most successful companies.
“The Northern Virginia area is home to some of the most dynamic and innovative technology companies in the world,” said Bobbie Kilberg, President and CEO of NVTC. “The annual Hot Ticket Awards offers us an opportunity to honor companies for their exceptional achievements representing different aspects of business from stellar VC funding deals to all-star management teams. As always, the nominations were numerous and outstanding, which continues to validate Northern Virginia as one of the preeminent tech hubs in the country.”
Parature enables any organization to fundamentally change the way they support their customers through its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery and integrated, intuitive design that empowers organizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage with and retain customers in today’s Web world. The seamlessly integrated suite of Parature modules allows organizations to effectively manage all of their support needs. This dynamic, on-demand software enables organizations to get up and running quickly, easily and efficiently.
“It is an honor to be selected as the ‘hottest management team’ in the region, particularly considering the level of experience and talent among the other management teams nominated in our category,” stated Duke Chung, Parature CEO and President. “This executive team has enabled Parature to build a business model that mirrors the most successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies in the world today. Parature’s growth and continuous success can be directly correlated to the decisions the executive team has made and the talented team of professionals they have hired.”
Source: Parature