PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in
Voice-Directed Work, today announced that it has named co-founder, chairman
and chief operating officer Roger Byford as the company's new chief
executive officer. Byford assumes the role effective today, succeeding Jack
LeVan, who is leaving the company. Byford will remain chairman of
Vocollect's board of directors. The company said that it will not seek a
replacement for the role of chief operating officer.
Byford's career spans more than 20 years in the industrial application
of voice technologies. Since the company's founding in 1987, he has held a
variety of roles, including chief technology officer, chief operating
officer and the first president of Vocollect Healthcare Systems. He also
served as Vocollect CEO from the company's founding in 1987 until 2001.
Prior to co-founding Vocollect, he was a member of the senior management
team at Westinghouse Voice Systems, which was known for its pioneering work
in voice technology operations. He also worked for Westinghouse's corporate
Research and Development Center.
"I am excited and honored to assume the role as CEO of Vocollect. Our
best years as a company are ahead of us, as we aggressively seek out new
applications for voice across multiple industries and new, collaborative
opportunities with other device manufacturers," Byford said. "Vocollect is
a unique organization with a strong, award-winning product portfolio, a
highly bright and dynamic workforce and an unparalleled network of
certified resellers and supply chain experts that help us bring the best in
voice performance to end customers around the globe. We will continue to
work hard to maintain the trust of our customers and investors in the
Vocollect brand and to build the future of voice applications at work
across the global business arena."
"On behalf of Vocollect's Board of Directors, I want to thank Jack for
his vision and unwavering dedication to the growth and expansion of
Vocollect over these past years. We wish him every continued success."
Under LeVan's leadership, Vocollect grew from $10 million to $100
million (USD) in annual sales. During his tenure, Vocollect expanded its
use of Vocollect Voice offerings to multiple mobile computer devices,
established offices in London and Japan, diversified operations to
encompass voice offerings for long-term care facilities and greatly
expanded its global network of certified resellers and supply chain
experts.
"Building on our existing successful enterprise infrastructure as the
world's leading supplier of hardware, software and third-party device
applications for Voice-Directed Work is a great opportunity. As a company,
we already invest more than any other voice supplier in research and
development for new capabilities. We will continue to focus on innovating
industry-leading applications as we evolve to the next stage of Vocollect's
growth," Byford said.
Byford resides in the Pittsburgh area. He holds one United Kingdom and
three U.S. patents, and earned his M.A. degree in electrical engineering
from Cambridge University.
About Vocollect
Since 1987, Vocollect, Inc. has delivered proven performance
improvements in productivity, accuracy, cost reduction and worker
satisfaction for mobile employees. Vocollect Voice literally talks people
through their daily tasks, replacing cumbersome lists and traditional data
capture methods with hands-free, personal voice dialogs. Through a premier
global network of certified resellers and supply chain performance experts,
hundreds of thousands of people on six continents use Vocollect Voice to
improve work every day. Vocollect is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
U.S.A., and supports its clients and resellers through offices in the
Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
http://www.vocollect.com. Vocollect(R), Voice-Directed Work(R) and
Vocollect Voice(R) are registered trademarks of Vocollect, Inc. All rights
reserved.
SOURCE Vocollect, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.vocollect.com
CONTACT:
Susan Muttart of Vocollect, Inc.,
+1-412-349-2543, scmuttart@vocollect.com; or Media, Danielle
Engholm of Padilla Speer Beardsley, +1-612-455-1764,
dengholm@psbpr.com, for Vocollect, Inc.
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