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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2003
Register.com, Inc. (www.register.com), a leading provider of global domain name registration and Internet services, today announced that Paul Pierce has joined the Company, as Director of Canadian Operations. Mr. Pierce is responsible for leading Register.com's Canadian Operations Center in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and reports directly to Alan Kipust, Senior Vice President.
"We are pleased to welcome Paul, as he brings a great deal of experience to our Canadian Operations Center," said Peter A. Forman, President and CEO of Register.com. "Register.com's continued success in the domain name industry is based on the top-notch technical support provided by our customer service representatives in Yarmouth. In addition to customer support, we are increasing the sales and business management functions that reside in the operations facility. Paul has relocated to Yarmouth from Moncton, New Brunswick and we are optimistic that he will help us attract even more diverse talent to Register.com."
"I am excited to join Register.com's Canadian Operations Center, which has been expanding beyond typical call-center responsibilities," said Mr. Pierce. "Due to the nature of our business, we need to provide support for customers around the world, in dozens of languages. I am looking forward to building upon the technological expertise already in place in Yarmouth by adding more people with sales and general business management skills."
Mr. Pierce brings over 30 years of operational and call center management experience. Prior to joining Register.com, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of ICT Group, where he was responsible for multiple inbound and outbound contact centers and over 2,600 employees. Previously, Mr. Pierce held senior management positions with Purolator Courier and Nielsen Marketing Research.
Register.com's Yarmouth facility opened its doors in March of 2001 and has grown from 20 customer service representatives to nearly 200 employees today, serving in a broad variety of technical, financial, support and sales functions. The Company plans to continue growing these functions in Yarmouth.
Register.com is the second largest employer in Yarmouth and is actively looking to fill several sales and management positions, as well as foreign-language and additional entry-level customer service positions in this facility. For more information about current openings, please contact Gayle Morrison, Human Resources Manager at gmorrison@register.com.
About Register.com
Register.com, Inc. (www.register.com) is a leading provider of global domain name registration and Internet services for businesses and consumers that wish to have a unique address and branded identity on the Internet. With over three million domain names under management, Register.com has built a brand based on quality domain name management services for small and medium sized businesses, large corporations, as well as ISPs, telcos and other online businesses.
In September 2003, Register.com was named among Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 50 in New York. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in New York.
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, uncertainty as to what individuals, including directors and executive officers of the Company, will do, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability from existing and acquired businesses, increasing competition across all segments of the domain name registration business, risk associated with the Company's restructuring process and future business plan, including the risk that expected cost reductions and revenues may not be realized at all or in the intended time frame, risks associated with the Company's recently announced $120 million self-tender offer, risks associated with high levels of credit card chargebacks and refunds, uncertainty regarding the introduction and success of new top level domains, including the launch of the .pro top level domain, customer acceptance of new products and services offered in addition to, or as enhancements of our registration services, uncertainty of regulations related to the domain registration business and the Internet generally, the rate of growth of the Internet and domain name industry, risks associated with any extraordinary transactions we may pursue and other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our quarterly report on Form 10Q for the period ended June 30, 2003 currently on file.
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