Former WebEx exec joins Coremetrics as chief operating officer

Shawn Farshchi, a former senior executive at WebEx Communications Inc., Broadvision Inc., Oracle Corp. and DHL Airways, will help web analytics provider Coremetrics Inc. expand into international markets as its new chief operating officer, Coremetrics says.

“Shawn’s extensive expertise strongly positions him as a key player in the company as we continue to expand into international markets and broaden our reach to new vertical markets,” CEO Joe Davis says.

Farshchi most recently served as CIO and vice president of WebEx, where he was responsible for global operations, platform engineering, customer operations, IT and security. He also served as general manager of voice applications, where he led the development of next-generation audio services and grew the WebEx audio division from $4 million to $43 million over three years.

Prior to WebEx, Farshchi was CIO and senior vice president of engineering and product development at Broadvision. He also served as regional vice president of managed services at Oracle Corp. and senior vice president and CIO of DHL Airways.