Aug 18, 2006 : VitalStream Appoints New CFO
📅 - Audio and video streaming provider VitalStream Holdings (vitalstream.com -> inap.com) announced that it has appointed Eric L. Mersch as chief financial officer. Current CFO Mark Belzowski will remain with the company in a senior capacity.
Mersch joins VitalStream from Harrah's Entertainment where he served most recently as VP of finance for Harrah's Las Vegas and The Flamingo. During his tenure at the firm, Harrah's revenue doubled from approximately $4 billion to $9 billion, and he was a key manager in the company's acquisition and subsequent integration of Caesars Entertainment.
Prior to joining Harrah's in March 2003, Mersch was CFO of Andre-Boudin Bakeries from June 2001 to December 2002 and senior associate of corporate finance at the technology-focused investment bank Robertson Stephens from March 2000 to March 2001.
"We are excited to welcome Eric on board, further strengthening our management team following the recent appointments of Michel Maeso as executive VP of global sales and marketing and Chris Dion as VP of business development and international sales," says Jack Waterman, chairman and CEO of VitalStream. "With a strong financial position and the addition of these high-caliber executives, we are well-positioned to continue to execute on the numerous opportunities in front of us."
Mersch joins VitalStream from Harrah's Entertainment where he served most recently as VP of finance for Harrah's Las Vegas and The Flamingo. During his tenure at the firm, Harrah's revenue doubled from approximately $4 billion to $9 billion, and he was a key manager in the company's acquisition and subsequent integration of Caesars Entertainment.
Prior to joining Harrah's in March 2003, Mersch was CFO of Andre-Boudin Bakeries from June 2001 to December 2002 and senior associate of corporate finance at the technology-focused investment bank Robertson Stephens from March 2000 to March 2001.
"We are excited to welcome Eric on board, further strengthening our management team following the recent appointments of Michel Maeso as executive VP of global sales and marketing and Chris Dion as VP of business development and international sales," says Jack Waterman, chairman and CEO of VitalStream. "With a strong financial position and the addition of these high-caliber executives, we are well-positioned to continue to execute on the numerous opportunities in front of us."
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