TREVOSE, Pa. - (Business Wire) WorldGate (OTCBB: WGAT), a leading provider of digital voice and video phone services and next generation video phones, announces the hire of Barry MacCheyne as Vice President of Sales. In the role of Vice President of Sales, MacCheyne will be responsible for digital video phone sales to direct and agency customers as well as sales of WorldGate’s turn-key services platform, which will offer a complete end-to-end VoIP based digital voice and video solution.
"I'm very pleased to welcome Barry as Vice President of Sales for WorldGate," said George E. Daddis, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of WorldGate. "As we look to the future, we are completely confident in Barry's exceptional sales expertise and his ability to deliver results, which will reinforce and position WorldGate to generate profitable growth for many years to come."
MacCheyne brings more than 20 years of sales, management and business development experience to WorldGate. Throughout his career, MacCheyne’s contributions to various companies have been integral to their success on a global scale. His sharp focus on driving growth and profitability has achieved strong market, financial and operational results. Also, MacCheyne’s extensive international experience and widespread network of relationships distinguishes him among the telecommunications industry.
"I am very excited about the opportunity to build a global distribution channel for WorldGate,” said Barry MacCheyne, Vice President of Sales of WorldGate. “The combination of WorldGate’s digital video experience and state of the art SIP network provide for a unique and differentiated solution that will revolutionize the way people communicate."
Previously, MacCheyne worked for Tata Communications as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and led the expansion into key growth areas while managing a high-performance sales team. He also spearheaded the market development and customer feedback around all new value added services. In addition, he grew revenue and managed sales channels domestically and internationally as the Senior Vice President of North American Carrier Services at Global Crossing Ltd. In this role, MacCheyne managed $1.3 billion in annual voice and data revenue generated from wholesale customers.
MacCheyne obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from State University of New York at Cortland. He currently lives in Rochester, N.Y.
About WorldGate
Founded in 1996, WorldGate is a leading provider of digital voice and video phone services and next generation video phones. WorldGate designs and develops innovative digital video phones featuring high quality, real-time, two-way video. This unique combination of functional design, advanced technology and use of IP broadband networks provides true-to-life video communication. As a result, WorldGate brings family and friends closer together by offering a new way to experience communication—through an immediate video connection allowing them to instantly hear and see each other for a face-to-face conversation. For more information, please visit www.wgate.com.
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WorldGate Communications
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