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Wednesday October 15th, 2008 |
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inter-touch Appoints Elektra Mararian as Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing |
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Singapore – inter-touch, the leading provider of high speed Internet access for business travellers in Asia Pacific and Europe, today announced the appointment of Elektra Mararian as Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing. |
Elektra's primary focus will be to expand the Company’s service offerings and market reach, while continuing to grow inter-touch’s existing portfolio and add increased value to partners and customers utilising high speed Internet access.
”Elektra brings to inter-touch 15 years of commercial and management experience in the computer networking and telecommunications industries. Her appointment is in line with inter-touch’s goal to offer business travellers premier high speed Internet and wireless access and other value added services,” said Matt Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer of inter-touch.
Prior to joining inter-touch, Elektra was the Managing Director of Asia Pacific for iPass where she was responsible for managing iPass’s regional offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia. Elektra oversaw all sales and local marketing, business development, network quality, network access and customer support for the region. Elektra has also held senior management positions in Asia with Intel Corporation and Shiva Corporation. Prior to her relocation to Asia six years ago, Elektra worked for a number of US based Fortune 500 companies, managing international distribution, business development, sales, and marketing.
Eg Kah Yee, Acting Chairman of the inter-touch board of directors, expressed strong support for Elektra. “Elektra’s 15 year career demonstrates an excellent track record. She has proven that she can expand product and service offerings, develop strategic alliances, drive revenues and build value added businesses. We are looking forward to using Elektra’s considerable expertise to position inter-touch for continued growth and success."
Commenting on her appointment, Elektra said “I am incredibly pleased to be part of a dynamic company and I am looking forward to making a significant contribution to the continued growth and success of inter-touch.”
Elektra’s appointment comes in the light of inter-touch’s recent addition of major hotels to its portfolio, which includes Hyatt International and the Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. inter-touch also recently reported a financial milestone in becoming the first in its industry to be profitable.
Elektra is based in Singapore, where inter-touch is headquartered.
About inter-touch
inter-touch is the leading provider of high-speed Internet access for business travellers in Asia Pacific and Europe. inter-touch currently provides wired and wireless (using Wi-Fi) high-speed Internet access in more than 150 major hotels in 22 countries throughout Asia, South Pacific, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East. inter-touch’s service includes wired Ethernet connectivity in hotel guestrooms and meeting rooms and wireless connectivity in meeting rooms and hotel public areas. inter-touch is privately owned and headquartered in Singapore with offices throughout Asia Pacific and Europe. For a listing of inter-touch hotels or to learn more, please visit www.inter-touch.com
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