Conrad Melancon Named Vice President of Sales and Marketing for RMS Communications Group Inc.
Named Director of Business Development last January, Melancon will oversee sales and marketing for RMS nationwide.
OCALA, FL (PRWEB) October 2, 2005 -- Conrad Melancon, hired by RMS Communications Group Inc. in January as director of business development, has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing, the company announced today.
RMS is one of the nations leading recyclers and re-marketers of used cell phones.
Melancons original duties involved expanding RMSs network of agents and program participants throughout California and the rest of the nation. He now will oversee all of the companys marketing and sales efforts, including the companys various web site activities.
Were excited to be able to expand Conrads oversight and responsibility," said James Mosieur, RMS chief executive officer. Conrad was able to prove himself very quickly after he was brought on earlier this year, and were delighted to be able to give him an even bigger challenge as RMS grows."
Melancon was hired in California, where one of his first assignments was overseeing the establishment of RecycleforCalifornia.com, an RMS initiative aimed at providing Californians with a way to comply with a new state law requiring phone retailers to have no-cost take-back and recycling programs in place by 2006.
That program was so successful that it almost immediately grew into a nationwide initiative, RecycleForUS.com, which Melancon also directed.
RMS collects used cell phones, recycles them and re-markets them throughout the world. It also provides cell phones at no charge to police, shelters and others in need of 911 phone services. Cell phones that cannot be re-marketed are disposed of in an environmentally responsible fashion.
RMS operates a number of web sites. Besides www.911CellPhoneBank.com and www.RecycleForUS.com, it operates www.CellForCash.com, which pays cash for used cell phones; and www.WirelessFundraiser.com, which provides cash to non-profit organizations that collect and send in old cell phones.
Melancon has a decade of experience in the wireless industry, having owned retail stores and served as sales manager for a rural carrier in Northern California. He joined RMS in California, but transferred to the companys corporate headquarters in Ocala during the summer.
About RMS Communications Group Inc.
Based in Ocala, Fla., RMS Communications Group Inc. provides consumers and businesses a convenient way to get cash for cell phones that otherwise lay idle. Phones may qualify regardless of manufacturer – Motorola, Nokia, LG, etc.; or service provider - Sprint, Verizon, Cingular, T-Mobile, etc. The company often partners with non-profit organizations that find the collection and sale of old cell phones to be an excellent source of revenue. More information can be found at http://www.RMSComm.com.
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