CenterBeam Appoints Eberts VP Sales for Eastern Region

Dell Veteran Pioneered Outsource Services and Quality Program Management

SAN JOSE, CA - December 27, 2005

Today, CenterBeam announced it has appointed Jeffrey S. Eberts vice president of sales for the eastern region.  

Eberts joins CenterBeam from Dell where he was responsible for some of Dell’s largest global accounts including GE, AXA and Unilever.  Eberts was instrumental in managing and growing Dell’s first global outsourced services contract with AXA spanning more than 100,000 managed seats in nine countries.   

“CenterBeam is bringing on senior, experienced sales leadership to help meet the growing demand for our services,” said Karen Hayward, executive vice president of sales and marketing.  “Jeff’s extensive background in managing complex relationships, building great teams, and focusing on quality results perfectly compliments CenterBeam’s corporate-wide quality initiative.  This is invaluable experience Jeff will be able to use when consulting with CenterBeam’s prospects.” 

“What attracted me to CenterBeam,” said Eberts, “is the opportunity to help build a ‘next-generation’ managed services company founded on quality management principles and practices.  Based on my direct experience, it’s clear that CenterBeam is uniquely positioned for success.”

In addition to Eberts’s experience at Dell, he worked at Digital Equipment Corporation as both a new products development manager and in the field as a senior sales executive.  At Digital, he ran quality and team programs.  Prior to Digital, Eberts worked for BF Goodrich Aerospace.

CenterBeam’s success regularly attracts the attention of important opinion makers such as leading IT industry analyst Gartner.  Gartner has published a case study on the CenterBeam service and cited CenterBeam’s innovative approach when the firm named CenterBeam one of the “Cool Vendors” in IT management.  A book by Cisco Press, The Business Case for Virtual Business Processes, includes a case study of CenterBeam as an example of how companies can use IT outsourcing to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and focus on their core business.  Most recently, the prestigious KIRA award was presented to CenterBeam for its achievement and Kevin Francis for his industry leadership.

About CenterBeam, Inc.

CenterBeam is an award-winning North American-based IT outsourced services company that delivers more than 60,000 services daily for mid-sized clients in sixteen countries across four continents. Founded in 1999, CenterBeam pioneered the application of quality management techniques to IT and currently earns a 95% client satisfaction rating as measured by Quality Resource Associates. CenterBeam's Total Satisfaction Guarantee and month-to-month contracts make the company unique among IT outsourced services companies. CenterBeam is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408.750.0500 or www.centerbeam.com.