| Naperville, Illinois, USA - August 1, 2003 - Jon Matuzak, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at the Allant Group, Inc., a Naperville, Illinois-based leading provider of strategic marketing solutions, has announced the appointment of Jim Maratea as Vice President of the Teleservices Business Unit.
Mr. Maratea, and a dedicated teleservices team, will focus on growing Allant's teleservices business, broadening market share and increasing the relevance of this channel to their clients. Randy Lenzen, Vice President - Business Development, a 15 year Allant veteran, will lead the Business Development team dedicated to the teleservices unit, and bring his considerable teleservices experience to bear on the evolving marketplace environment. Allant offers their clients a superior set of Teleservices products that drive better results on their telemarketing efforts. Mr. Maratea, and the teleservices team, will follow Allant's vision, 'Smartest Marketer Wins' and work to increase their client's revenue, reduce costs and create competitive advantage through the strategic use of data driven solutions to important client business problems.
"With recent legislative and regulatory changes, it is more important than ever before to strategically manage and utilize telephone data in the marketing mix. Clients have relied on Allant to deploy innovative solutions to the teleservices industry problems and challenges for 20 years. Mr. Maratea's and Mr. Lenzen's expertise and leadership allow Allant to remain at the forefront of profitable teleservices channel management," says Matuzak.
Mr. Maratea has been with Allant since October of 1996. Before his new Teleservices responsibilities, he had direct responsibility for Accounting / Finance / Treasury operations, Human Resources reporting and compliance, Facilities Management and General Office operations. He came to Allant with twenty-two years of financial and operational experience.
Mr. Maratea's experience includes operations consulting with a national management consulting firm, financial and operational auditing of domestic and international subsidiaries for a multi-national Fortune 500 Corporation, and controller for a mid-size manufacturing corporation.
About Allant
The Allant Group provides data-driven strategic solutions to their clients marketing challenges through sophisticated analytics, leading edge database and data processing technology, industry best practices, and proven business methodologies. Allant transforms business data into actionable intelligence that drives revenue, profitability and competitive position. For more information on Allant and its products, services and solutions, call 800 367 7311 or visit Allant on-line at www.allantgroup.com.
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