Jon Schupp Named Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Services
Franco Antico to Direct Next Generation Platform as Senior Architect
San Francisco, CA - September 2, 2003 - eMotion, Inc., the leading provider of hosted services for digital asset management and marketing extranets, today announced that Jon Schupp has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Services and that Franco Antico has been promoted to Senior Architect.
Schupp has been with eMotion since 2000, most recently as the company's Vice President of Sales and Business Development. In this capacity he oversaw direct and channel sales, partnerships and strategic alliances for the company. In his new role, Jon will add responsibility for all aspects of client support including account management and professional services.
"The eMotion hosted digital asset management service needs to be supported by a first class customer service organization. Jon's industry knowledge and proven track record makes him uniquely qualified to lead that effort," said Richard Fisher, CEO of eMotion. "Jon led eMotion's sales efforts over the last year, demonstrating remarkable success in a difficult market environment. He has clearly demonstrated his ability to lead us through the next phase of our growth."
Prior to joining eMotion Jon led the sales team at a New York-based streaming media technology and consulting firm. Prior to that he was Advanced Technologies Consulting Practice Manager and later VP of Sales for Thomson Consulting. Jon received a Bachelors of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and spent six years on active duty in the United States Army.
Antico joined eMotion as a Senior Software Engineer in 2002. In his new role as Senior Architect, Franco will oversee the technical strategies and architecture for eMotion's next generation J2EE digital asset management hosted platform.
"Franco has shown remarkable development and planning skills supporting the growth of the eMotion service. His demonstrable leadership and technical vision makes him the right person to lead the continued development and implementation of our next generation platform," said Mike Catalano, Vice President of Engineering at eMotion.
Prior to joining eMotion, Franco was a software developer at Oracle. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a BA in Philosophy.
About eMotion
eMotion, Inc. is the leading provider of hosted services for digital asset management and marketing extranets, with a wide range of customers that include Global 2000 companies, advertising agencies, entertainment and broadcast companies and government agencies. eMotion's customers include King World, ABC Television, Exxon Mobil, Coors Brewing Company, Diageo, Bechtel and Lowe & Partners. The eMotion family of products, which includes ArchivePartnerT, CreativePartner® and MediaPartnerT Enterprise, helps companies realize the value of their digital media by creating powerful efficiencies for marketing communications, branding and media management. The technology is available as a hosted service or software product license. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Additional information about the company can be found at www.emotion.com.
