Hoesbach, August 7, 2007 – On August 1, 2007 Harald Zapp (45) assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer and designated Chief Executive Officer of ASC. In this function he is responsible for all national and international sales and marketing activities of the leading global provider of innovative solutions to record, analyze and evaluate communications. He is in charge of strategic planning as well as the management and expansion of the global sales structure with the aim of making the solutions of ASC telecom AG better known internationally – especially in the USA, Asian and Pacific countries, and to increase market shares.
Harald Zapp has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology and telecommunications industry. Prior to his move to ASC telecom AG, he held a number of different leading positions at Cisco Systems Germany and later in the European section of the corporation, most recently as Head of Service Provider Central Marketing at Cisco Systems Ltd. in London. Previously, Zapp headed the marketing department of Cisco in Germany for seven years. In this position, he was primarily responsible for the communications concerning the Internet in the mid-1990s as well as the communications surrounding the introduction of Cisco telephony solutions in the German market. His first position at Cisco was Manager of Channel Sales.
Zapp launched his career at WANG Germany as a product and marketing manager in the company’s network division. He subsequently held positions in sales management at Ungermann-Bass and SynOptics GmbH.
A photo of Harald Zapp is available at http://www.asctelecom.com/german/management.html or from the Fink & Fuchs PR AG agency.
