2008 Sales Executive of the Year and former Xerox executive to head Sales
Performance Automation leader’s board
SEATTLE – Jan. 25, 2010 – The TAS Group
world leader in Sales Performance Automation, today announced the
appointment of senior sales veteran Thomas J. Dolan to chairman of its Board
of Directors. Dolan, a director on The TAS Group’s board since February
2008, is a well-known and award winning sales leader through his storied
executive career at Xerox, which spanned almost 40 years. He was recently
honored by the Strategic Account Management Association
addition, Dolan was named the winner of a Stevie Award
the Year for 2009.
Dolan_2007-A 17756″Tom’s track record speaks for itself, showcasing his
outstanding sales and management achievements over the past four decades,”
said Donal Daly, CEO of The TAS Group. “We are extremely fortunate to have
Tom on and now leading our board. His extensive experience in operations,
sales and services along with business and technology make him a huge asset
to our team.”
Before retiring at the end of 2009, Dolan spent nearly four decades at
Xerox. Most recently, he served as corporate senior vice-president and
president of Xerox Global Account Operations where he was responsible for
the top 25 most strategic accounts. He also served as president of Xerox
Global Services from 2002-2007. Previously, Dolan was president of the
North American Solutions Group and was responsible for all of North
America’s selling, administration and managed services activities. From
1996-1998, Dolan lead Xerox Business Services (XBS) globally and during his
tenure, XBS won the prestigious Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award in
the services category. He joined Xerox in 1970 as a sales representative in
Philadelphia.
“I’m excited and honored to be on the Board of The TAS Group and work with
one of the smartest teams in sales performance automation,” said Dolan. “I
see a unique opportunity and solution addressing an age old problem. The
TAS Group is poised to take on the challenge of helping companies increase
their margins and grow sales while staying within budget. The Dealmaker
Sales Performance Automation platform allows sales teams to reach their
goals quickly and efficiently through a proven process and methodology, and
I look forward to helping the company expand its reach to many more
customers.”
Dolan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Manhattan College and he
attended Brooklyn Law School. He is chairman of the Board of INROADS, Inc.,
a nonprofit organization that develops and places minority youth in business
and industry and prepares them for corporate and community leadership.
About The TAS Group
The TAS Group provides Sales Performance Automation to companies that want
to achieve sustained, predictable and profitable revenue growth. It exists
to guide and motivate global sales teams to win profitable business faster
from target customers through a combination of methodology, process and
technology. The TAS Group has helped over 650,000 sales professionals
succeed and has global presence serving organizations in all major global
economies with native language speaking, culturally attuned sales
effectiveness experts, and solutions available in up to 14 languages. The
TAS Group delivers proven sales methodology and process with its Dealmaker
on-demand sales performance automation platform, which integrates with
popular CRM products from salesforce.com, Oracle, and Microsoft. The TAS
Group hosts and moderates the Sales 2.0 Network
virtual thought leadership forum to discuss issues relevant to sales
professionals in a Web 2.0 world. The only sales effectiveness organization
with continuous multi-million dollar investment in its own methodology and
technology R&D center, The TAS Group is headquartered in Seattle, with
international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and Reading, England. Visit
www.thetasgroup.com.
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