Velant Names Richard Alfonsi Vice President of Business Development & Product Marketing
ATLANTA--Nov. 13, 2001--Velant, Inc., the leading provider of transportation planning solutions, today announced the appointment of T. Richard Alfonsi as Vice President of Business Development and Product Marketing.
Mr. Alfonsi will oversee strategic relationships for the company as well as product marketing.
Prior to joining Velant, Mr. Alfonsi was a key member of the executive team for Zaplet, Inc., a California-based enterprise software and services company backed by top-tier investors, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Integral Capital, Cisco, Oracle, and Accenture.
Mr. Alfonsi joined Zaplet early in the company's history and served in a number of senior roles during his tenure. Most recently, Mr. Alfonsi served as Vice President of Product Marketing, directing all facets of product marketing and product management for Zaplet's enterprise product offerings. He also served as Director of Business Development, Acting Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of the company's Content and Media Business Unit.
Velant's President and CEO, Dr. Don Ratliff, said: "Richard brings a great deal of talent and experience to our executive team. He was instrumental in Zaplet's growth and development, and will bring that invaluable early-stage company experience to Velant. In addition, Richard worked with several established technology companies at McKinsey, so he knows what it takes to be a world-class organization. Throughout his career, Richard has worked only with top-flight organizations and management teams, and we are very excited he has chosen Velant as his next endeavor."
Mr. Alfonsi commented, "Velant has all the fundamentals an early stage company needs for success: unique technology, an enormous potential market, a seasoned management team, and a first-class investor. Velant's service can radically improve its clients' operations, delivering millions of dollars worth of savings and an extremely quick, measurable client ROI. I'm very excited to join the Velant team and help lead the company into its next phase of growth."
In addition to his experience at Zaplet, Mr. Alfonsi served as Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on the formation of new ventures in e-commerce and other technology-based industries and led client service teams that advised top management on critical business issues.
Mr. Alfonsi holds a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, which he attended on an Angier B. Duke full academic scholarship.
About Velant(TM)
Velant provides transportation planning solutions to companies utilizing private and commercial truck fleets in their supply chain operations. Velant's Transportation Management Center (TMC) solution combines next-generation optimization technology, a fully automated process, and a team of logistics specialists, to deliver more effective transportation planning. The company is backed by Waltham, Mass.-based Matrix Partners, one of the country's leading venture capital firms. For more information on Atlanta-based Velant, visit www.velant.com.