Michigan-based master sales agency Telegration announced the appointment of Tim Basa as President. Basa returns to Telegration after 12 years.
Previously, Basa was the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for BullsEye Telecom in Southfield, Michigan. While at Telegration from 1997-2005, he was responsible for many facets of the business including the development and management of the Telegration sales force, branch office network and national partner’s network. Partners include Internet service providers, (ASP) application service providers, (VAR) value added resellers, CLEC’s, independent sales agents and consultants.
“I’m thrilled to return to Telegration. I’m proud of the company’s history and long-standing reputation as a successful, high integrity company, that values and protects relationships and exists to serve the needs of our channel partners and their end-user clients,” said Basa. “Converging technologies and distribution channels have created an awesome opportunity for suppliers and channel sales partners. Telegration will continue to innovate while providing exclusive advantages, long-term stability, and personalized support for our channel sales partners. Telegration’s team of experts is focused on raising the standards for the distribution of business telecommunications and cloud services nationwide. Our energy, commitment and focus will directly benefit our Sales and Supplier Partner communities, and ultimately benefit their end-user customers.”
Denis Raue – who has served as the President and CEO of Telegration since its formation in 1990 – will maintain his role as CEO. In addition to continuing his financial planning, strategic relationship responsibilities, and growth planning role at Telegration, Raue will serve as an active member of the CompTIA Distributor Advisory Board and the Alliance Partners Board.
“I am very excited to have Tim return to Telegration to take over the day to day management as President and develop the long term strategic vision to grow our master agency,” said Denis Raue. “I am confident that our company is now positioned to continue our 27 years of success with Tim’s succession of my day to day responsibilities. We are now positioned to take our company to the next level becoming a regional and national leader in our industry. Tim will become a leader in marketing and partner development at Telegration. He will empower the digital transformation our organization needs to create and sustain engaging user experiences in today’s evolving marketplace. I look forward to Tim assuming leadership of our sales channel teams to grow our revenue and develop successful career paths for our employees and agent partners.”
Elsewhere, Telegration also announced the appointment of Dan Williamson as Chief Operating Officer.
Williamson is a seasoned veteran in the telecom industry having served for more than 31 years. In 1998, he joined Telegration as Vice President of Sales and has since filled the roles of General Manager and Executive Vice President. As Chief Operating Officer, Williamson will oversee all departmental operations, and continue to manage client order fulfillment and Telegration’s existing base of revenue.
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