2008 Sales Executive of the Year and former Xerox executive to head Sales Performance Automation leader’s board

 

SEATTLE – Jan. 25, 2010 – The TAS Group, the world leader in Sales Performance Automation, today announced the appointment of senior sales veteran Thomas J. Dolan to chairman of its Board of Directors. Dolan, a director on The TAS Group’s board since February 2008, is a well-known and award winning sales leader through his storied executive career at Xerox, which spanned almost 40 years. He was recently honored by the Strategic Account Management Association as its 2008 Executive of the Year. In addition, Dolan was named the winner of a Stevie Award as the outstanding Global Sales Executive of the Year for 2009.

 

"Tom’s track record speaks for itself, showcasing his outstanding sales and management achievements over the past four decades," said Donal Daly, CEO of The TAS Group. "We are extremely fortunate to have Tom on and now leading our board. His extensive experience in operations, sales and services along with business and technology make him a huge asset to our team."

 

Before retiring at the end of 2009, Dolan spent nearly four decades at Xerox. Most recently, he served as corporate senior vice-president and president of Xerox Global Account Operations where he was responsible for the top 25 most strategic accounts. He also served as president of Xerox Global Services from 2002-2007. Previously, Dolan was president of the North American Solutions Group and was responsible for all of North America's selling, administration and managed services activities. From 1996-1998, Dolan lead Xerox Business Services (XBS) globally and during his tenure, XBS won the prestigious Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award in the services category. He joined Xerox in 1970 as a sales representative in Philadelphia.

 

"I’m excited and honored to be on the Board of The TAS Group and work with one of the smartest teams in sales performance automation," said Dolan. "I see a unique opportunity and solution addressing an age old problem. The TAS Group is poised to take on the challenge of helping companies increase their margins and grow sales while staying within budget. The Dealmaker Sales Performance Automation platform allows sales teams to reach their goals quickly and efficiently through a proven process and methodology, and I look forward to helping the company expand its reach to many more customers."

 

Dolan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Manhattan College and he attended Brooklyn Law School. He is chairman of the Board of INROADS, Inc., a nonprofit organization that develops and places minority youth in business and industry and prepares them for corporate and community leadership.

 

About The TAS Group

The TAS Group provides Sales Performance Automation to companies that want to achieve sustained, predictable and profitable revenue growth. It exists to guide and motivate global sales teams to win profitable business faster from target customers through a combination of methodology, process and technology. The TAS Group has helped over 650,000 sales professionals succeed and has global presence serving organizations in all major global economies with native language speaking, culturally attuned sales effectiveness experts, and solutions available in up to 14 languages. The TAS Group delivers proven sales methodology and process with its Dealmaker on-demand sales performance automation platform, which integrates with popular CRM products from salesforce.com, Oracle, and Microsoft. The TAS Group hosts and moderates the Sales 2.0 Network (S20N, www.sales20network.com), a global, virtual thought leadership forum to discuss issues relevant to sales professionals in a Web 2.0 world. The only sales effectiveness organization with continuous multi-million dollar investment in its own methodology and technology R&D center, The TAS Group is headquartered in Seattle, with international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and Reading, England. Visit www.thetasgroup.com.

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