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Douglas Distefano Joins Soltage, Inc as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jersey City, New Jersey- April 16, 2007: Soltage, Inc. announced today that Douglas Distefano has joined Soltage as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Distefano will be responsible for growing revenue and accelerating market share by managing direct and partner sales channels throughout North America.
“We are delighted that Douglas has joined the firm and we are looking forward to leveraging his 25 years of technology experience in both direct to end user and channel partner sales.” stated Jesse Grossman, Soltage CEO. “We’re thrilled with the experience and vision that Douglas brings to the team as we execute on this next stage of growth” says Vanessa Stewart, Soltage COO.
Mr. Distefano joins Soltage from BEA Systems Inc. where he was responsible for sales to national reseller partners within the US. Prior to that role within BEA Systems Mr. Distefano had built the eastern North American channel system. Previously, Distefano was Sr. Strategy Manager at RealNetworks, responsible for sales to financial, media and pharmaceutical markets within the eastern US. Prior to RealNetworks, Douglas was a Provisioned Account Manager at Cisco Systems and worked with two General Electric divisions, Kidder, Peabody & Company and Comstor, in commercial and federal sales.
Distefano earned a B.A. degree in Business Management and Psychology at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT. He resides in Rumson, NJ with his wife Alison and their two children Olivia and Luke.
About Soltage, Inc.
Soltage is a full service renewable energy company that develops and operates solar energy
stations on client structures across the USA. Using proven technology and on-site generation,
Soltage supplies a significant portion of client long-term energy demand at a cost below retail rates.
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