SALT LAKE CITY, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ClearOne (Nasdaq: CLRO) (www.clearone.com), the leading global provider of high performance audio conferencing solutions, today announced it has named a Vice President of North American Telephony Sales. Dave Petricig will fill the position and report directly to Joe Sorrentino, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales.

Petricig brings to ClearOne more than 13 years of experience in audio, video and web conferencing products and services. During this time, Petricig has worked on the manufacturing, distribution and reseller side of the industry. He has served in these roles in companies such as ClearOne, Polycom, ReView Video, CommuniTech Inc. and U.S. Robobics.

Petricig comes back to ClearOne from SpireGlobal, the exclusive US sales, marketing and support arm for Sony. While serving as Director of Channel Sales for SpireGlobal, he was responsible for their channel sales and worked closely with their manufacturer reps to grow the business, as well as managing the relationships with their direct distributors and reseller partners. Prior to SpireGlobal, he served as Director of North American Channel Sales at ClearOne and Director of Sales and Audio Products at ReView Video.

Petricig has his Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University.

"We look forward to Dave's return as our VP of North American Telephony Sales," said Joe Sorrentino, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at ClearOne. "He brings a great deal of experience and energy with him as he focuses on the telephony market. In addition to his management responsibility of our North American telephony sales team, Petricig will also have responsibility for developing our North American telephony distribution channel. Petricig is a proven industry sales leader and I look forward to working with him again."

About ClearOne

ClearOne is a communications solutions company that develops and sells audio conferencing systems and related products for audio, video, and web conferencing applications. The reliability, flexibility, and performance of ClearOne's comprehensive solutions create a natural communications environment that saves organizations time and money by enabling more effective and efficient communication. For additional information, please visit www.clearone.com.

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