Epixtar Names Executives for Call Center Expansion

Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 9:03 am ET

MIAMI - (BUSINESS WIRE) - July 30, 2003 - Epixtar Corp. (OTCBB:EPXR - News) today announced the appointment of four vice president and senior vice president level executives to support expansion plans that call for approximately 4,000 call center seats in India and the Philippines, with additional facilities contemplated in South Africa in FY 2004.

Recently filled positions include senior vice president - call center operations; senior vice president - business development; managing director - Philippines call center; vice president - Philippines operations; managing director - Bombay call center; and managing director - Calcutta call center.

Sneharthi Roy has been named senior vice president call center operations. Roy will manage Epixtar's ongoing call center acquisition, development, and operations from Epixtar's Miami headquarters. Prior to joining Epixtar, Roy led the Call Center Operations Group for HCL Info System Limited in Delhi. At HCL he presided over the construction, staffing and operations of nine call centers throughout India. Roy was responsible for all facets of operations including telecommunications integration, quality assurance, and back office data processing. He received a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian School of Mines and an MBA from Jadavpur University.

Kurt Protzman was named senior vice president, business development. Protzman will oversee the Company's client relationships as they relate to ongoing marketing services programs. Protzman's experience includes tenure as the vice president in charge of strategic accounts at Sitel World Wide, where he spearheaded a CRM initiative for General Motors. Previously, Protzman was vice president, general manager at Transcomusa, Inc. an $80 million teleservices company. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Gideon Javier will fill the position of managing director, Philippines. Javier will manage all of Epixtar's commercial and governmental relationships in the Philippines. Previously, Javier served in variety of executive positions within telecommunications companies. Most recently he was president of Integrated Satellite Networks, a VSAT point-to-point data connectivity company. Javier is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University where he earned a B.A. in East Asian Studies. He did graduate research at Tokyo University.

Jonathan Smith will become vice president, call center operations/Philippines. Smith will oversee call center build out and manage operations in Epixtar's new 1,500-seat plus facility in Eastwood City, Manila. Smith joined the Epixtar team from Contact World Philippines, a subsidiary of Salmat Australia, Inc., where he managed call center operations, growing that facility from 40 to 600 agents in under a year. Previously, Smith held a variety of operations and management positions within Sitel Australia.

Sangeeta Shah and Santanu (Sunny) Bhattacharjee were named managing directors for Bombay and Calcutta, respectively. Their responsibilities will include the development of Epixtar's proposed call centers in those locales, as well as commercial and governmental relations in India. Ms. Shah was managing director Global e-Services Pvt. Ltd in Bombay, a 120 seat call center, and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Indiana Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Computer Science from Ball State University. Bhattacharjee, who successfully negotiated Epixtar's recently announced Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of West Bengal, India, has been a senior advisor at MCI WorldCom and Nortel, and the chief technology officer of ipMedica. He holds a M.S. in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington.

"These professionals are obviously very experienced in the call center industry," said David Srour, president of Epixtar Corp. "We believe they are the right team to lead our expansion plans. We're pleased they have come aboard."

About Epixtar Corp.
Epixtar is a provider of marketing services -- aggregating contact center capacity and robust infrastructure to deliver comprehensive, turnkey solutions. From campaign design through ongoing management, Epixtar delivers value-driven, creative solutions for telesales initiatives. Epixtar combines global capacity with innovative performance-based compensation and proven methodology to deliver highly successful marketing campaigns. Leading companies use Epixtar's marketing expertise and contact center capacity to acquire, support, and enhance the customer experience, reduce costs and generate top-line revenue. Based in Miami, Florida, Epixtar conducts operations in India, the Philippines, and the Caribbean.

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