Vocalis Group PLC - Re Directorate
January 14 1998 - 5:28AM
UK Regulatory
RNS No 6296r
VOCALIS GROUP PLC
14th January 1998
VOCALIS APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Charles Halle moves from IBM to lead Vocalis Group plc
Vocalis Group plc, the speech recognition and telephony
solutions company, announces the appointment of Charles
Halle as Chief Executive Officer. Currently a director in
IBM's "e-business" unit providing network computing and
Internet solutions, Halle will take over the top post at
Vocalis on 2nd February. His appointment marks a
significant new step to build on the success of Vocalis in
1997, which was highlighted by three major contracts with
Ericsson to supply SPEECHtel systems to public telephone
network operators in Europe and Asia.
While at IBM, Halle was instrumental in founding and
achieving the rapid success of "e-business", the networking
computer solutions unit set up to exploit the latest
computing technologies based on networks and the Internet.
In this role he was also responsible for IBM Northern Europe
and South Africa, and directed the business areas of
Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) solutions, Workflow
solutions, Sales Forces Automation and Marketing Centres.
Halle's other significant achievements at IBM included the
successful launch of the AS/400 range of computers.
Roy Cotterill, Chairman of Vocalis comments; "During his
career at IBM, Charles Halle consistently excelled in
building both market share and revenue. With his
considerable and relevant experience of exploiting
information technology, we are confident that Charles is the
right person to continue the momentum of 1997. He will
attract new business, consolidate ing existing relationships
and lead Vocalis forward in taking commercial advantage of
its advanced technology."
Charles Halle adds; "There is no question of the world-
leading quality of Vocalis' voice recognition technology and
it's proven ability to supply major corporate clients and
telephone network operators with valuable business
solutions. With the rapid expansion of intelligent
networks, bringing computing techniques into the
telecommunications marketplace, now is an appropriate and
exciting time to join a company that is at the forefront of
this technology."
About Vocalis
Vocalis Group plc builds a range of voice activated
telephony products for telephone network service providers
and corporate clients world-wide. Vocalis has a proprietary
speech recognition technology which helps businesses and
people stay in touch, naturally.
Products include Operetta, the world's first voice activated
auto attendant, and SPEECHtel, a family of voice activated
service applications, such as voice dialling and directory
assistance, for fixed and mobile telephone operators.
Vocalis was formed in 1993 and has been traded on the London
Stock Exchange since July 1996.
For further information, please contact:
Jane Crathern, Finance Director
Jonathan Hart/ Philippa Buttle
Vocalis Group plc
Tel: 01223 846177
Int: +44 1223 846177
Fax: 01223 846178
Email: philippa.buttle@vocalis.com
enquiries@vocalis.com
Tom Moriarty
Tavistock Communications Ltd
Tel: 0171 600 2288
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