Xorcom Expands US Sales and Support Team

Experienced VoIP Telephony Professionals Join Forces with Award-Winning Manufacturer to Develop and Support Burgeoning Reseller Channel

Phoenix, AZ and Misgav, Israel – Xorcom, a privately-held manufacturer of business telephony interfaces and appliances based on Asterisk open source software, announced today that it has augmented and restructured its sales and support staff in the Phoenix, Arizona location. Bill Soto has been promoted to Sales Manager for the US and Canada region, John Valley is now a Senior Account Executive, and two new recruits – Bill Gaggioli and Howard White – fill Senior Account Executive and Technical Support roles, respectively.

Bill Soto Brings Vast Telephony Sales Management Experience to Xorcom Team

Bill Soto, who joined Xorcom in Q3 2009, served previously as Senior Vice President of Sales for Intuitive Voice Technology. Soto has held sales management positions with companies such as BroadSoft, Citel, SS8 Networks, ADC Telecom, Centigram, Mitel and Executone. Besides his vast management experience, Bill Soto is also certified as a Mitel IP Sales Professional as well as a Certified Cisco Sales Expert.

“Bill has sold literally hundreds of telephone systems and considers the Xorcom product portfolio the most versatile, stable and robust IP telephony solution he has ever seen,” states Martin Pladgeman, President of Xorcom US. “Xorcom is privileged to have Bill Soto as our Sales Manager for US & Canada and we look forward to utilizing his experience and drive to head up our sales team and grow our reseller channel.”

Bill Gaggioli Enriches Staff with Successful History of Channel Sales Management

Bill Gaggioli, who joins Xorcom US this month as Senior Account Executive, worked previously with Sennheiser and Broadvox, where he tripled the number of certified agents for SIP Trunking and broadband services as Director, Channel Sales for the West Coast. For over 25 years Gaggioli worked with manufacturers in sales and marketing assignments spanning the consumer, industrial and telecom/pro audio fields for both entrepreneurial start-up and Fortune 100 companies.

“We look forward to the positive impact Bill will have on our business,” Soto says. “He will be charged with hiring, training and motivating new Xorcom resellers, as well as supporting end-user pull through opportunities for our dealer organization.”

Howard White Brings Wealth of Asterisk Implementation Experience

Also joining Xorcom US this month is Howard White, a telephony support veteran with 25 plus years experience in technical support roles at different levels, including computer hardware firms, computer software firms, and as an independent consultant. Howard's involvement with the Asterisk PBX software project dates back to 2002, when Asterisk was implemented in projects under Howard's consultancy.

“Providing timely, professional support for installation and implementation of Xorcom systems is key to building the confidence of our channel”, states Martin Pladgeman, President of Xorcom US. “Howard brings the experience of more than sixty successful Asterisk installations to the Xorcom customer base, which qualifies him immensely to round out our sales and support team.”

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