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Whaleback Board Welcomes Service Provider Stalwart Joseph Dively, SVP at Consolidated Communications Inc.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. December 8, 2009--Whaleback Systems™ today announced that service provider veteran Joseph Dively has been named to its Board of Directors. Dively, who has nearly 20 years’ of experience in the carrier space, brings to the Board a new level of service provider expertise to help guide Whaleback into 2010 and beyond.
“As Whaleback Systems continues to examine new opportunities in the carrier and service provider space, Mr. Dively’s nearly two decades in the industry will be an invaluable asset,” said Whaleback CEO Karil Reibold. “Mr. Dively has had great success with Consolidated Communications and his solid understanding of the market and services technologies will help Whaleback maintain its steady course of innovation and success.”
Dively is Senior Vice President for Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL), a family of companies that provides advanced communications services to both residential and business customers in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania and offers various services over its IP network including local and long distance telephone, digital phone, high-speed Internet and digital TV. In his current role, Dively is responsible for Local Exchange Carrier and CLEC operations, including customer service, marketing, sales, business systems and directory operations.
Prior to joining Consolidated in 1991, Dively worked with Caterpillar and IBM in a variety of sales and marketing roles. At Consolidated, Dively has served as Vice President of Consolidated Market Response, a full-service telemarketing and fulfillment company, and as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He has also served on the US Telecom Association’s Board of Directors.
“Whaleback has established itself as a strong player in the VoIP market with its unique managed business voice service,” said Dively. “I’m excited to join Whaleback’s Board of Directors to help guide the company’s growth. Whaleback has assembled a management team and a Board that can lock onto and capitalize on market trends, one of which will be the growing importance of carriers and service providers in the VoIP managed services space.”
In addition to his career in the telecom and carrier industries, Dively has served as Chairman of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems, and as past Chairman of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Inc., a regional financial institution.
Dively holds a B.S. in Business from Eastern Illinois University and remains active in university affairs, having served as President of the Alumni Association and Chair of the Business School Advisory Board.
About Whaleback Systems
Whaleback Systems is a Managed Voice Provider and the pioneering developer of the first business phone solution built from the ground up for broadband. Unlike traditional systems, the Whaleback CrystalBlue Voice Service is 100 percent premises-based and software-driven. It includes the only IP PBX with Key System Unit features and Road Warrior Functionality. Whaleback's CrystalBlue Voice Service offers flexible fixed rate national and international calling packages that provide affordability and predictability to a customer’s monthly phone bill - making the most advanced technology immediately affordable for companies that need between 5 and 500 phone stations. The Whaleback service is available through partnerships with channel partners and VARs. Whaleback customers include law firms, real estate agencies, financial services firms, homebuilders, restaurants, resorts, advertising and public relations agencies.
