TORONTO – Redline Communications Group Inc. has named Chris Koeneman vice-president of worldwide sales. Koeneman will be responsible for Redline’s sales efforts and speeding up the deployment of its mobile Wimax solutions worldwide. The company also appointed Nancy Orr, a member of Redline’s board of directors, as interim chief financial officer, replacing Thomas Hearne who has resigned as CFO as of August 29, 2008.
"We are excited to have Chris Koeneman join our senior management team and lead the expansion of Redline’s customer footprint worldwide," said Majed Sifri, president and CEO of Redline. "Chris brings a wealth of experience managing sales teams within public and private organizations and executing aggressive sales strategies targeted to reach carriers of all sizes both in emerging and established markets. We look forward to leveraging Chris’ experience to accelerate the global deployment of Redline’s Redmax, Redconnex and Redaccess solutions."
Koeneman brings over 20 years of experience with carriers around the globe. He most recently served as vice-president of Worldwide Sales for Colubris Networks. Koeneman has also held sales leadership roles at Avici, Celox, Cisco Systems, Stratacom, and AT&T. He holds an MBA degree for Georgia State University and a BA degree from Indiana University.
"Redline has established itself as a leader in true Wimax development and deployments, with an impressive roster of carrier customers around the world," said Koeneman.
Nancy Orr has been appointed acting CFO as Thomas Hearne, Redline’s chief financial officer, has resigned from Redline to pursue other career opportunities. Hearne has also resigned from Redline’s board of directors. Orr, who recently joined Redline’s board of directors, received an MBA from Queen’s University in 1974 and a CA in 1977. She became a fellow of the Quebec Order of Chartered Accountants in 1988 and has been a member of several boards of directors, including Dundee Wealth Inc. and the Bank of Canada. The company has commenced the search for a permanent replacement.
