HOUSTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyPort International, Inc., a provider
of advanced, secure broadband IP, voice, video and data transport
communications, has hired Rick Davis to serve as Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. Davis brings 26 years of telecom sales management experience to
the growing company.
Davis will be responsible for overseeing the growth of SkyPort's business
in the fields of energy, healthcare, government and finance. Early in his
career, Davis spent nine years at Contel Inc., before going on to serve in
various sales and senior sales management positions at Nortel for 17 years.
His last position at Nortel was Vice President Distributor Sales for the
Enterprise division.
"Rick brings to SkyPort a unique combination of solid sales experience and
telecom industry know-how," said Roger Klotz, CEO. "Davis grew his division
at Nortel from $20 million to over $200 million, and we know he can help build
the business at SkyPort."
SkyPort International, Inc. provides advanced, efficient and secure
broadband, IP, data, video and voice communications services to carriers,
businesses and government clients through end-to-end process automation and
rapid, fault-free provisioning. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Houston,
Texas, the company has a highly experienced management and technical team
including communications experts who pioneered space communications at NASA.
Visit SkyPort International, Inc.'s website at www.skyportsecure.com .
CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) and others hold interests in SkyPort
International, Inc. CenturyTel, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is the
eighth largest local exchange telephone company, based on access lines, in the
United States, with annual revenues exceeding $1.9 billion and serving
customers in 22 states.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Sudkamp
713-856-7862; 832-722-7862 (mobile)
JLSCommPR@houston.rr.com
SOURCE SkyPort International, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Jennifer Sudkamp, +1-713-856-7862, or mobile, +1-832-722-7862,
or JLSCommPR@houston.rr.com , for SkyPort International, Inc./
/Web site: http://www.skyportsecure.com /
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