BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it has appointed Bill Nelson as executive vice president, Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Nelson will oversee the strategy, model and operations of Nuance’s extensive sales resources, including its global sales force and channel partner network. Steve Chambers, who has led Nuance’s worldwide sales efforts since October 2009, will continue in his role as chief marketing officer in addition to other leadership responsibilities in the company.
“Bill brings to Nuance a combination of experience, reputation and skills that make him ideal to lead our sales efforts, and to seize opportunities within our dynamic, fast-moving markets,” said Paul Ricci, chairman and CEO of Nuance. “Through Bill’s appointment, we strengthen the leadership and focus of our executive team as we continue aggressive growth, and expand into markets around the world.”
Bill Nelson brings to Nuance a history of sales achievement through more than 30 years of executive leadership in sales operations, business development, and market and channel expansion. He joins Nuance from Sungard Availability Services where he was executive vice president of North American Sales. Previously, he was executive vice president of Global Sales at Nortel Networks; senior vice president at EMC; and president of Lucent’s Service Provider Networks and Softswitch business units. Mr. Nelson also had a distinguished career at AT&T where he held a number of executive roles in sales, marketing and business development.
Bill’s background is diverse and robust, spanning deep expertise in managing global organizations that address the needs of the world’s largest companies and customers. Throughout his career, Bill has developed broad knowledge and experience in sales operations to lead companies through substantial growth, and consistently improve the performance of the sales organizations that he has managed.
“This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the most promising, game-changing technology companies in the world,” said Mr. Nelson. “While the company’s software sales performance has been impressive, I am confident that my experience will further contribute to the company’s achievement and the proliferation of voice and language solutions. I am honored to lead this talented, accomplished sales team, and to be an integral part of Nuance’s success and next phase of growth.”
About Nuance Communications
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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