Viviance new education Inc. Opens Office in New York Expanding North American Operations
AUSTIN, TEXAS, October 25, 2000– Viviance new education, Inc., the premier
global online Education Service Provider (ESP) for business, consumer and
student markets serving the eLearning industry, today announced it has
opened an office in New York, New York and added two key additions to its
executive management team ˜Geoffrey Mann, Sr. Vice-President of Sales-North
America, and Thomas Christel, Vice President Worldwide Marketing.
Headquartered, in Austin, Texas, Viviance new education has an existing
office in San Francisco, California and a sales office in Canada. The new
New York office is located at 225 Lafayette Street, Suite 1003, New York, New York.
The company’s new office is part of its corporate strategy to
bring top-notch web-based eLearning services to growing regional markets
such as the East Coast and expanding Viviance’s North American presence.
Michael Weller, Worldwide Chief Executive Officer for Viviance AG new
education is also located in the New York office.
Viviance new education creates effective and dynamic web-based education and
learning solutions for unique companies seeking a competitive advantage
and/or new revenue stream. The company’s proven co-development approach
with its customers is one of the distinguishing factors of Viviance new
education’s success. Customers are able to deploy education programs with
tailored content that leads to deeper learning across geographic locations.
The company currently has a broad range of customers in the financial
services, softskills, education, professional services, publishing, health
care, manufacturing, and high-tech markets participating in Viviance new
education’s partnership model who will now benefit directly from this
expansion on the East Coast.
Recent partner-clients include companies and organizations such as 3Com
(NASDAQ: COMS), EpicEdge, Inc. (AMEX: EDG), Klett LernTraining, ABB,
Volkswagen, Linuxcare, Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP), Personal Systems Training,
and other leading users of web-based education services.
Doug Reid, Viviance CEO for Viviance new education, Inc., USA said, “Our new
East Coast location brings us one step closer to dominating the eLearning
field in North America and providing a host of technology resources to the
entire area. East Coast-based businesses will now be able to tap into those
resources and step out in front in the eLearning market.”
The appointment of Mann and Christel will provide sales management and
marketing oversight and strategic direction planning for the US operations.
Commenting on the appointments, Reid said, “These positions are pivotal to
the ongoing growth and innovation of our web-based education and elearning
solutions that meet the evolving demands of today’s eBusiness strategies.
Geoffrey and Thomas, who have extensive experience building sales and
marketing programs on an international scale, will help us continue to
provide clients with the best eLearning services second to none in the
industry.”
Geoffrey Mann- Sr. Vice President of Sales North America
Mann, originally joined Viviance new education Inc., as Vice President of
Sales-Eastern Region, and was recently promoted to Sr. Vice President of
Sales-North America. This extremely experienced former ad agency executive,
lead account management teams for Coca-Cola, Seagram, Pfizer, Nabisco, and
Avis. From ad agency to publishing, his keen sites on sales leadership has
proven to be a winner for Mann at such notable publications as Playboy,
Games, The Cable Guide and NCAA Sports. Prior to joining Viviance new
education, Mann spent 10 years formulating strategic marketing plans within
the public education sector, and led the charge to redevelop the sales team,
strategies, positioning and targeting for web site developer Redscope.com. This former lecturer at New York University, The New School, and graduate of
Kent State University says that a former boss best described him as “a born
leader, who not only responds to his clients first, but realizes the
importance of their prompts.”
Thomas Christel-Vice President Worldwide Marketing
Christel will also be based out of New York Office and focus on Viviance’s
North American efforts after positioning and launching Viviance’s efforts
across Western Europe.
With over 17 years of high-tech marketing and communications experience with
such companies as IBM, Andersen Consulting, Ameritech and more, he brings a
cohesive approach to marketing Viviance AG new education on a global scale.
With a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a Masters of
Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame, Thomas
brings to Viviance the strategic and tactical expertise for market
leadership in the eLearning marketplace worldwide.
SIDE NOTE:
Additionally, Viviance AG new education has also recently opened new offices
in Denmark and Belgium. The new office in Copenhagen, Denmark, was due to a
recent acquisition of Feldborg Multimedia. This acquisition will open the
doorway to Viviance new education – Nordic serving Denmark, Sweden, Finland
and Norway. The office in Belgium was the result of a contract win with our
partner Siemens for the Flemish Government.
About Viviance new education, Inc.
Viviance new education is the global online Education Service Provider (ESP)
serving business, consumer and student markets within the eLearning
industry. Our goal is to partner with our customers helping them realize
their eLearning business vision and opportunity for a competitive advantage,
market leadership, or even a new revenue channel. We deliver custom
eLearning environments specific to your content and your learner’s knowledge
and certification needs. We are a global company serving the eLearning
markets in over 10 countries: Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain,
United Kingdom, Denmark, Belgium, Austria and the United States.
For
additional information please visit our web site at www.viviance.com or call
(toll free in the US) 1-877-4-NEW-EDU.
Contact Info
Sandy Flora
Communications Manager-North America
Viviance new education
200 East 6th Street Suite 206
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-481-1595 X36
Fax: 512-481-9525
sflora@viviance.com
www.viviance.com