- Sales Executive Brings Wealth of Industry Experience to Same Day Delivery Service`s Management Team -
SAN FRANCISCO, February 12, 2002 - Ensenda, Inc. today announced that Mark Patton has been named to the position of vice president of sales. In this position, Mr. Patton will have full responsibility for P&L, including management of sales, support and product marketing. He will report directly to Chris Mannella, Ensenda`s co-founder and chief executive officer.
Ensenda is a same day delivery service operating across the US and in Canada. It is both fast and inexpensive because of its unique routing and tracking technology that enables merchants to fulfill from local store inventory, which is already close to the customer. A local courier - handpicked as a member of the Ensenda delivery network - delivers the goods to the buyer. Ensenda delivers everything from prescription drugs to personal computers at less than the cost of traditional overnight express services.
In the United States, Ensenda currently has relationships with more than 10,000 delivery personnel, covering 100 markets across the country. Current customers in the US and Canada include The Right Start, Fast Signs, Kepler`s Books and LaserNetworks.
"Ensenda will benefit from Mark`s more than 20 years of global sales experience in the B2B and B2C markets," said CEO Mannella. "His knowledge of technology and retail, as well his experience managing growing sales teams, will play a key role in helping Ensenda expand its customer base and become an essential web services company."
Mr. Patton joins Ensenda from NetObjects, Inc., a provider of essential online services for small businesses, where he was promoted from Senior VP of Worldwide Sales and Corporate Marketing to EVP and GM for Products and Services. During his tenure at NetObjects, Mr. Patton led the charge for all product sales and marketing, including the award-winning NetObjects Fusion. He played a critical role in establishing the company as an industry leader, and was instrumental in more than tripling revenue between 1997 and 2000.
"Companies that will be successful over the next decade need to offer superior customer service solutions that will ensure repeat business," said Mr. Patton. "As already proven by its current customers, Ensenda is an obvious solution for B2B and B2C retailers to increase their revenue while simultaneously creating long term customer loyalty."
Before NetObjects, Mr. Patton was the General Manager, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, for Eastman Kodak, where he was responsible for all of Kodak`s digital imaging products. Prior to Kodak, he was the Vice President and General Manager of the Americas Region for Logitech.
Starting in 1985, Mr. Patton spent nine years at Apple Computer, Inc., moving from Field Operations Manager to Director of Reseller Operations for the PC Business Division. In his final role with Apple, Mr. Patton was in charge of all sales and marketing for Apple Authorized Resellers, Superstores, Distributors and VARs. Mr. Patton began his stellar sales career at Proctor & Gamble, where he managed revenue of $25 million.
Mr. Patton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication and Business from the University of Washington, and is an alumnus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Marketing Management Program.
About Ensenda Inc.
Ensenda enables retailers to offer same day delivery to online, call-center and in-store customers, and allows consumers to receive purchases within 60 minutes of placing an order. Ensenda`s national courier network of 10,000 uniformed delivery personnel in over 100 markets in the US and Canada facilitates increased customer satisfaction, helps to drive incremental revenue and reduces shipping costs by leveraging local inventory to deliver purchases in hours for costs that are less than overnight delivery. Ensenda is funded by Alloy Ventures, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. www.ensenda.com
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