LivePerson expands its sales staff and marketing executive leadership

New York-based LivePerson Inc., a provider of online sales, marketing and customer service, has named Kevin Kohn as executive vice president of marketing and Jim Dicso as vice president of sales.

The company says the appointments are an indication of its commitment to accelerating the sales of Timpani, its recently launched multi-channel communications platform.

The company says Kohn will develop and oversee corporate marketing and communication strategies—including branding, advertising, public relations and events—with a focus on driving demand and momentum for Timpani, the company`s hosted software solution that supports and manages online customer interactions. He was most recently with content management software provider RedDot Solutions, where he was vice president of marketing.

In addition to overseeing and expanding the company`s direct sales force, Dicso will develop, implement and maintain structured sales processes with an eye toward aggressive growth, the company says. Dicso previously was director of sales for the Northeast U.S., Canada, and the Federal Government at Witness Systems, a provider of performance optimization software and services.