“I am looking to Jack to forge new and strengthen existing relationships with service providers and reseller channels which are instrumental to our success in the VPN security market,” stated Peter Madsen, Encore’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “His extensive experience and technical expertise will focus the efforts of our sales team on clearly defined strategies for providing secure, end-to-end satellite and terrestrial broadband solutions. Also, through Jack’s many industry contacts we will be better able to provide our carrier customers, who use Signaling Gateways as an essential link in their networks, with more revenue generating opportunities.”

Prior to his appointment at Encore, Stoddard was Vice President of Regional Sales at Mitel Networks. He also held several key management positions within Mitel including North American Director of Channel Development and North American Director of Public Switching Sales. He was recognized as Mitel’s Number One North American Performer and received the Mitel Corporate Innovation Award.

Mr. Stoddard’s regional responsibilities will include Canada and the eastern half of the United States.

“I believe Encore, with its ability to provide integrated VPN and legacy protocol support, is poised for explosive growth in the rapidly growing and evolving network security market,” said Mr. Stoddard. “I am excited about joining a team of dedicated people that is actively expanding their product line to offer a simple, all-in-one solution for network migration.”

Mr. Stoddard can be reached at the Encore Networks New York Office.
3 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10016
Office: 212-798-1801, Cell: 212-203-8676, Fax: 212-779-2667
E-mail: jstoddard@encorenetworks.com