Symantec EVP and CFO Appointed to
LiveOps Board
James Beer to Head LiveOps Audit Committee
Palo Alto, CA, June 13, 2007 - LiveOps, the leader in distributed contact centers, today announced the appointment of James Beer, Executive Vice President and CFO at Symantec, to its Board of Directors, where he will lead the company's audit committee.Beer brings over 20 years of finance and operating experience to the LiveOps Board. He has been with Symantec for one and a half years, where he manages the company's worldwide finance organization and leads the corporate development, facilities and operations teams. Prior to joining Symantec, Beer was Chief Financial Officer of AMR Corp. and American Airlines, where among his accomplishments he led the creation of American's oneworld alliance, as well as the majority of American's other international alliance relationships. During his 15 years at American, he also managed American Beacon Advisors Inc., a subsidiary of AMR that manages more than $40 billion in assets.
Prior to joining AMR, Beer spent seven years as a management consultant at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture, in Europe and the United States. He holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College, London University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
"James brings a wealth of operating and financial acumen," noted LiveOps CEO Maynard Webb. "We are very fortunate to have a top financial executive of his caliber join the LiveOps Board."
"I was intrigued by LiveOps' mission to change the way people work and impressed by the high level of service it provides its customers," noted Beer. "The fusion of technology and community is extremely powerful and I look forward to being part of the company as it expands."
About LiveOps, Inc.
LiveOps, the virtual call center company, frees businesses from the complexity and constraints of traditional call center models. LiveOps operates the world's largest virtual call center, providing the only complete solution with on-demand applications, home agents and proven best practices that deliver breakthrough results. LiveOps on-demand call center applications instantly provide an enterprise-scale virtual call center infrastructure, while its network of 20,000 experienced home agents provides unmatched customer service. LiveOps' cost effective solutions provide greater flexibility, quality, scalability and control than traditional call center technology providers. LiveOps is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Visit us online at www.liveops.com.
