HIBERNIA ATLANTIC INCREASES ITS SALES FORCE
IN RESPONSE TO ITS RECORD BREAKING SALES AND
GLOBAL EXPANSION
BOSTON,
MA & NEW YORK, NY – October 9th, 2006 –Hibernia
Atlantic, the only diverse trans-Atlantic transport provider, announces it has
added highly-experienced and talented personnel to its sales and marketing
teams, in response to its recent success and record-breaking customer
acquisitions.
To launch the U.S. metro service operations, Joseph Hilt joins
Hibernia as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Hilt is responsible for all sales and
marketing activities in the U.S. east coast corridor, including new metro
transport services, sales, advertising, and staff development and management.
Mr. Hilt brings over 12 years of leadership and industry experience to
Hibernia, recently directing the KeySpan Communications’ sales and marketing
efforts.
To further expand its European market operations, Maggie Parry has
joined Hibernia Atlantic to assist the EMEA Carrier Wholesale Sales. Ms. Parry
has over 24 years of experience in international telecommunications, most
recently as Director of Sales and Marketing for Apollo Submarine Cable System
Limited. Ms. Parry offers Hibernia
Atlantic a global perspective, having worked in both the United States and
European wholesale and enterprise markets.
Roberto Michelangeli also joins the Hibernia Atlantic team
to support the UK sales operations. Mr.
Michelangeli brings over 14 years of experience in Corporate, ISP and reseller
markets, recently from Cable & Wireless. Mr. Michelangeli will be
instrumental in the continued growth of Hibernia’s secure and diverse network
in the UK and European markets.
“We’re very excited to add Joseph, Maggie and Robert to the
Hibernia team,” states Eric Gutshall, EVP of Sales and Marketing for Hibernia
Atlantic. “Their international expertise in enterprise, wholesale, carrier,
reseller and ISP markets will prove to be invaluable as we grow our network,
customer base and range of services.”
Hibernia Atlantic’s North American
network includes Halifax, Montreal, Boston, Albany and New York.
Hibernia’s Ireland and UK network includes Dublin, Waterford, Cork,
Galway, Limerick, Southport, Manchester and London. Currently, the
Hibernia route is the only direct link between Canada and Ireland/EMEA.
For the complete trans-Atlantic network map and service offerings,
please visit http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com.
About Hibernia Atlantic:
The Hibernia Atlantic network offers security through
diversity. The low-latency cable circuit
provides European and US customers with direct trans-Atlantic connectivity at
competitive prices, with unparalleled support and service. Hibernia Atlantic’s redundant rings between
Dublin, Manchester, London, New York, Halifax, Montreal and Boston are the
fastest way to communicate across the Atlantic, providing dedicated Ethernet
and optical level service up to GigE and 10G wavelengths. With Hibernia’s
cutting-edge, network technology, enterprise customers, carriers and wholesale
customers will now be able to offer reliable, next-generation bundled services
to their end-users at affordable prices.
Hibernia Atlantic is a private company, established in 2001 by Columbia
Ventures Corporation (CVC). For more information, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.
For
more info, please contact:
Jaymie Scotto
201.839.0177