NETIA Boosts Eastern Europe Focus, Appointing Elena Peredelskaya as Sales and Business Development Manager

CLARET, France - Jan. 19, 2010 - NETIA has strengthened its presence in Eastern Europe with the appointment of Elena Peredelskaya as the company's sales and business development manager for the region. Within this new role, Elena Peredelskaya will be responsible for establishing relationships with new dealers and for building and maintaining relationships with broadcasters and other media companies.

" Elena joins NETIA as a highly experienced regional sales director with strong management abilities, excellent communication skills, valuable language fluency, and extensive knowledge of and contacts across Eastern European countries," said Christine Jecko, vice president of sales at NETIA. " We see a great deal of potential in this market for our products and solutions, and we're looking forward to working with Elena as we continue to build our business in Europe and worldwide."

Elena Peredelskaya has more than 15 years of experience working in the IT and communications industries. Prior to joining NETIA, she held senior sales, management, and business development positions with Tata Communications (formerly Teleglobe/VSNL International), ITE Group Plc, and Iteca. In these roles she successfully introduced new products and technologies to new markets, oversaw development and implementation of sales strategy and marketing efforts, and negotiated contracts with leading companies across Russia, CIS Countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe.

Elena Peredelskaya is fluent in English and Russian.