CombineNet Names Vice President Of Sales And Marketing

Thomas Finn brings 20 years of technical sales and marketing experience to optimization software leader.

PITTSBURGH, PA—June 19, 2001

CombineNet, Inc. optimization software provider for strategic sourcing, resource allocation, and sell-side commerce systems, today announced that Thomas Gavin Finn has been hired as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Finn will report directly to the CEO.

Prior to joining CombineNet, Finn was co-founder and Managing Director of Sales Network Associates, LLC, a technology sales and market consulting firm with offices in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and Pittsburgh. Before embarking upon an entrepreneurial path that has included leadership positions in numerous Internet-related ventures, he spent several years at BBN, the Internet R&D pioneer, ending his tenure there as its Systems & Technologies Division National Sales Manager. Finn brings twenty years of extensive experience building and managing technical sales and marketing teams.

We are delighted to have such a seasoned, high caliber individual leading our sales and marketing efforts. It was a long search for the right person, but we have found him and the timing is perfect, as we have just launched the flagship product, ClearBox™ 1.0 and are poised for extreme growth," said CEO, Brian Jacobsen. "Tom's twenty years of relevant experience in both direct sales and partnership channel management makes him the ideal person to lead CombineNet's roll-out efforts. We are convinced that his abilities, combined with the top technical development group in the business, create an unbeatable team."

The new Vice President of Sales and Marketing has already begun work with the company. On his decision, Thomas Finn says,

With the opportunity to evaluate dozens of high-tech ventures, my decision to join CombineNet was a clear-cut one. CombineNet is already recognized as the global thought leader in its field, its assets are patented, and its technology yields optimum results that are easily measured."

Finn will be moving back to the Pittsburgh area after twelve years living and working in North Carolina.

I am really looking forward to returning, to work with friends and associates in the area again, and to make my family's home in Pittsburgh."

Tom Finn will be based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania headquarters of the company. To learn more about CombineNet, its products or team members, please visit www.combinenet.com

Media Contacts:

Greg Holt
CombineNet Inc.
Director of Marketing
Phone: 412.471.8200
gholt@combinenet.com