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Kathryn Frankland Joins Spoke Software as Vice President, Client Services New executive position will help support Spoke's rapid market expansion
San Mateo, CA - January 30, 2006—Spoke Software, a provider of lead generation and sales prospecting solutions, today announced it has expanded its management team with the appointment of Kathryn Frankland as vice president, client services. In the newly created position, Frankland will be responsible for client service operations, including account management, customer service and support, and training, as well as oversee customer marketing and the development of expanded service offerings.
"Kathryn brings a wealth of experience and a successful track record to Spoke, and we are excited to have her join the team," said Frank Vaculin, president and CEO at Spoke Software. "The on-demand lead generation and sales prospecting market is experiencing incredible growth. Kathryn's addition will enable Spoke to ensure ongoing superior service while we continue to capitalize on this market opportunity."
Prior to joining Spoke, Frankland served as vice president and chief client services officer at CenterBeam, a leader in IT infrastructure outsourcing, where she developed the company's enterprise deployment and service delivery strategies and led the service delivery organization, including technical sales engineering, professional services, project management and customer service. Before CenterBeam, Frankland held numerous leadership positions at USWeb/CKS. She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University and a master of business administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
"Spoke's sharpened focus and increased success over the last year is illustrated by its rapidly growing customer base," said Frankland. "I'm energized to join a company that is driving such a significant shift for marketing and sales organizations and delivering quantifiable process improvements." Spoke provides a web-based lead generation and sales prospecting service designed to help identify prospects, research leads and contact decision makers. By leveraging the power of the Spoke lead network, marketing and sales professionals can get information and access to over 30 million people at more than 650,000 companies - the largest network of its kind. Because Spoke is delivered as an on-demand application, it can be implemented immediately with full integration to leading CRM solutions, including salesforce.com. Spoke Software is a salesforce.com certified partner.
About Spoke Software
Spoke delivers an on-demand lead generation and sales prospecting service for marketing and sales professionals looking to quickly identify prospects and gain access to buyers. Unmatched in scope, Spoke provides information on over 30 million people across more than 650,000 companies, giving marketing and sales teams the contact information they need to penetrate target accounts. Spoke also enables users to leverage both their company and personal networks to access key contacts within accounts. Based in San Mateo, California, Spoke Software is a privately-held company with investment from US Venture Partners, Sierra Ventures, Partech International and DCM - Doll Capital Management. For more information visit http://www.spoke.com.
