Paragon Application Systems, a leading global ePayment simulation, configuration and testing software provider, announces the appointment of John Chozas as Regional Sales Director and Karen Lemke as Global Account Manager.
Both have substantial experience in the financial services industry and in-depth knowledge of retail and wholesale banking systems. Chozas brings more than 20 years of domestic and international sales, customer support and professional services experience at ACI worldwide. Lemke has over 25 years of global marketing, sales and customer management experience with ACI worldwide.
"It's great to be a part of a dynamic company that continues to grow, even in the current economy," says Chozas. "I have always been impressed with Paragon's products and outstanding customer service and look forward to working with customers to help them streamline testing and reduce costs."
"As a customer, I was always impressed with Paragon's high quality customer service," says Lemke. "Paragon is expanding their customer care with a new function: ongoing account management. I am extremely excited to join the team and launch the account management service to the Paragon customer base."
"In these difficult economic times, our customers need creative solutions to address their ePayment testing challenges," says Jim Perry, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Paragon. "John and Karen both have the expertise to understand what the customer needs, and to deliver the right solution, at the right time. They are great additions to the Paragon team."