VoEx NAMES JAMES BALL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS

VoEx, Inc. appoints James Ball to identify and assess new strategic growth initiatives and to develop key customer accounts and programs.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (PRWEB) February 17, 2004 -–VoEx, Inc., a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network services and integration for the large enterprise marketplace, announced today the appointment of James Ball as Senior Vice President – Strategic Relationships. In this role, Mr. Ball will be responsible for the identification and assessment of new strategic growth initiatives as well as the development of key customer accounts and programs.

"We are delighted to have James join the VoEx team in this pivotal position," said Haydar Haba, Chief Executive Officer of VoEx. "His leadership and comprehensive knowledge of telecommunications will greatly assist us in the expansion of our existing markets while also helping to develop exciting new opportunities."

Mr. Ball has over 19 years of senior executive, general management, and sales management experience in the telecom industry, working continually with aggressive, high growth, early-stage organizations. Most recently, Mr. Ball founded the consulting company, Ball and Associates which specialized in strategic guidance services for such clients as Yipes Enterprise Services, Paetec Communications, McLeod USA, T-Systems North America and XO Communications.

Balls prior experience includes positions as Regional President and Officer of MPower Communications where he held full business unit profit & loss and general management responsibilities. Mr. Ball also served as a Regional Vice President for Level 3 Communications with control over third level sales and operations for the Wholesale, Industry, and Commercial sales channels. Additionally, he spent four years as the top wholesale/carrier revenue producer for MFS Telecom. Mr. Ball began his career in telecom with varied positions in sales and supervision at Quadrum Telecom, LCI International, and Centex Telemanagement.

James brings to VoEx a proven track record of management and financial performance, and he will work diligently to boost revenues and build on our success in bringing businesses our state-of-the-art Pure VoIP solutions," stated Mr. Haba. "The importance of strategy and corporate development to the future of our company can not be underestimated, and James wide-ranging expertise gives him the ability, insight and vision to bring VoEx continued growth."

ABOUT VOEX:

VoEx, Inc. is a privately held, U.S.-based VoIP network provider and systems integrator that offers services to large communications-intensive enterprises on a fully outsourced basis. VoEx's Pure VoIP solutions provide integration, network services, and transaction processing for organizations handling millions of calls each month where customization is required to unlock the economics and functionality made possible only by VoIP.

VoExs VoIP network is North Americas highest-capacity SIP-based platform serving large voice-centric businesses and universities.    
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