PassAlong Networks Expands Business Development Team
John Deegan, Carl J. Rohling Join PassAlong as VPs of Business Development
Franklin, Tenn. — Mar. 15, 2007 — PassAlong Networks™, developer of digital media services and innovations, recently added John Deegan and Carl J. Rohling to the business development team, both as VPs of Business Development.
John Deegan joins PassAlong with more than 16 years of experience building and managing channel sales, distribution and marketing strategies. Most recently, Deegan served as Vice President of Americas Channel Sales for Borland Software Corporation and Vice President of North American Channel Sales for Corel Corporation. Deegan also spent 12 years with Microsoft Corporation where he served in many roles, including Senior Director of U.S. Channel Sales and Senior Managing Consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services.
Carl J. Rohling brings a Wall Street corporate attorney background and extensive technical experience within consumer electronics to his new position at PassAlong. Previously, he served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development for RadioTime, Inc., a Dallas–based consumer web service company. Rohling has also held Director of Business Development positions with Creative Labs, Inc., SONICblue and Portal Wave, Inc. A former corporate attorney, Rohling gained experience at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York, and at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, also in New York.
"We are excited to announce John and Carl as the most recent additions to our business development team," said Dave Jaworski, co-founder and CEO of PassAlong Networks. "The extensive expertise they bring to PassAlong combined with their communication and management skills will serve us well in our development ventures."
About PassAlong Networks
PassAlong Networks is a developer of digital media innovations and services designed to enhance the Connected Consumer™ ecosystem. PassAlong's B2B2C technology engine provides four key services for the digital media marketplace: StoreBlocks™ offers a variety of store–building tools to enable clients to provide their end–consumers with a library of more than 2 million licensed songs and the powerful music referral system, Passing–and–Points™; freedomMP3™ provides interoperability for digital media files, including raw MP3 files, across multiple platforms and devices while promoting a balance of artist rights and media empowerment for both content creators and consumers; OnTour™ connects fans to detailed, accurate and relevant concert notifications; and Speakerheart™ enables artists to seamlessly upload, promote and sell their digital music. Founded in 2002, PassAlong Networks is privately held and based in Franklin, Tenn. For more information, visit http://www.passalongnetworks.com.
OnTour, StoreBlocks, freedomMP3, PassAlong, Connected Consumer, Passing–and–Points and Speakerheart are trademarks of PassAlong Networks.
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