Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:45AM Acceller names Dan Leichtenschlag President
Former CBS SportsLine President to Lead Next Phase of Growth for Nation's Top Digital Services Company
Miami --April 2, 2009 –Acceller, Inc., the nation's leading aggregator of Internet, television and phone services, today announced that Chief Operating Officer Dan Leichtenschlag has been named President of Acceller. The announcement marks Acceller's market expansion as the company meets continued demand for digital services from consumers coupled with demand for innovative customer acquisition solutions from premier channel and service provider partners.
As President, Leichtenschlag's responsibilities will include the daily execution of Acceller's strategic plan, oversight of all technology and operations, and ensuring performance across all business lines. He will also focus on evaluating new markets and launching new products.
Acceller Chairman and CEO Steve McKean said, "As COO, Dan has helped us reach a number of important milestones including refining the technology that supports our customer acquisition platform, leading the expansion of relationships with valued channel partners and service providers, helping us achieve recognition as one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies and being selected as South Florida's best place to work. This is a very well deserved promotion and one that allows me leeway to concentrate on long-term corporate strategy."
Mr. Leichtenschlag joined Acceller in 2007. Previously he had served as President of Operations and Chief Technology Officer for CBS SportsLine.com and in various management roles at General Electric Information Services (GEIS) where he led the technology team that created GEnie. Mr. Leichtenschlag is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. and holds a degree in computer science from Canisius College.
Mr. Leichtenschlag said, "It's a great honor to be asked to assume the role of Acceller's president. This an exciting time for the company and I look forward to working closely with Steve and all of my colleagues to capitalize on the tremendous growth we are achieving. We see promising new market opportunities, which we plan to explore energetically even as we continue to focus on the core capabilities that got us to this point, including offering unparalleled service to our provider partners, channel partners, and digital service consumers."
About Acceller
Acceller is the nation's leading aggregator of Internet, television, phone, and other digital services to consumers. Acceller's innovative comparison shopping platform enables customers to easily shop for digital services, compare offers, and place orders directly to leading service providers; including Comcast, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, and AT&T. By working with Acceller, service providers efficiently expand their customer acquisition channels and add incremental recurring revenue, leveraging Acceller's network of premier channel partners. Acceller channel partners, in turn, increase their revenue and margin opportunity by adding digital services to their inventory of offers. Channel partners can easily customize all aspects of the customer experience to suit their unique requirements; including complete control over branding; flexible integration to their online, call center, or retail environments; and highly customizable merchandising options to support targeted campaigns and cross-sells. Acceller is a pioneer in online customer acquisition and comparison shopping for digital services, and has extensive technical, marketing, and operational relationships with over 30 of the leading service providers in the country. Acceller's team has a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit coupled with unparalleled industry expertise in the Digital Services and e-Commerce industries. Acceller is the publisher of DigitalLanding.com, a consumer information web site about digital home technology, which also integrates Acceller's comparison shopping platform. In 2009, Acceller was voted the best mid-sized company to work for in South Florida by the South Florida Business Journal, and was ranked #54 nationally in the 2007 Inc 500 survey of fastest growing private companies in the US. Learn more about Acceller at http://www.acceller.com.