19 Oct 2004
Entrust Appoints New Senior Vice President, World-wide Sales
Software Veteran Jim Contardi Brings Strong Sales and Channel Experience to Entrust
DALLAS, TX – Entrust, Inc. [NASDAQ: ENTU], a world-leading provider of Identity and Access Management solutions, today announced the appointment of Jim Contardi as Senior Vice President, World-wide Sales. Contardi brings 19 years of experience to his new role at Entrust, where he will be responsible for managing the company’s entire global sales efforts.
"I am extremely pleased to have Jim Contardi join to lead global sales for Entrust," said Bill Conner, Chairman, President and Chief Executive at Entrust. "Jim’s global experience running sales organizations in the software market will help us drive many key product initiatives that we started this year. We are excited to have his expertise in growing software businesses and channels on our team."
Prior to joining Entrust, Jim was Executive Vice President and President, EMEA, for i2 Technologies, Inc. While at i2, Contardi was responsible for a P&L with revenues of $80 million and a team of 180 employees. Prior to joining i2 Contardi held various executive and management positions at channel-intensive startups PC ServiceSource and Partsmart.com. His career started with nine years at IBM Corporation, where his service included key roles in public-sector sales and managing IBM’s then-largest commercial account – EDS/General Motors.
“I am pleased to join Entrust, a company that continues to show innovation and technology leadership in a market that is poised for growth,” said Jim Contardi, Senior Vice President, World-wide Sales at Entrust. “In deciding to join Entrust, it was important to me that creating customer value is of primary importance. I look forward to joining this management team to continue the drive to create customer value and grow revenues.”
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University. He will reside in the Dallas office where he already has a residence.
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