Richardson Names Donna A. Tschoepe as Vice President of Human Resources

(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 12, 2007 ) Philadelphia, PA – Richardson, a leading sales training and consulting company, today announced that Donna A. Tschoepe has joined Richardson as the Vice President of Human Resources. Donna’s primary responsibilities will be to oversee and lead the company’s strategic recruitment, selection plan, and ensure the organization is staffed at appropriate levels to help accomplish Richardson’s rapid growth goals. Donna will be based out of Richardson’s Global Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. Donna brings over 25 years of Human Resources Management and Consulting experience to Richardson. Prior to joining Richardson, Donna operated her own HR practice, which specialized in Human Resource consulting. Additionally, Donna was the Chief Administrative Officer/SVP for CDNOW and Bertelsmann, responsible for Human Resources, Finance, Legal, Customer Service, Organizational Effectiveness and Administration. Prior to her time at CDNOW and Bertelsmann, Donna was SVP, Human Resources for Fleet Credit Card Services, a consultant for seven years with Manchester Partners International (now Right Management Consultants), and a Director of Human Resources for Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Donna has a B.S. in Psychology from St. Joseph’s University and is certified in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Lominger’s Career Architect, and VOICES. She is a member of SHRM and a past Board Member of PHRPG. She has taught career counseling at local colleges and universities and has been a national speaker for HR.com. She has also served on the Board of Directors for Women Organized Against Rape for three years. “Donna is a leader in the field of Human Resources, and Richardson is extremely excited to have Donna join our executive team,” says David DiStefano, Richardson’s CEO. “Donna brings to Richardson over 25 years of experience of Human Resource management, in both the public and private sectors. Donna will be a critical addition to our team in helping us meet our strategic objectives.” “I am very excited to have the opportunity to join the Richardson team,” says Donna. “For nearly 30 years Richardson has proven to be a true innovator and leader in sales training. I am very much looking forward to recruiting, cultivating, and managing our growing team with professionals that are true leaders and represent the best in the industry.”About RichardsonRichardson (http://www.richardson.com) accelerates the productivity of sales professionals by ensuring they have the skills, strategies, and processes to achieve their objectives and implement their organization’s strategy. Utilizing a comprehensive curriculum, coaching, consulting, diagnostic testing tools, and proprietary customization process, Richardson end-to-end training solution helps develop the critical skills sales organizations need to win. Richardson’s curriculum includes sales, sales management, strategy, negotiations, and service training delivered through seminars, one-on-one and team coaching, and interactive eLearning.MEDIA CONTACT: Richardson, Jim Brodo, SVP Marketing, 215-940-8128 jim.brodo@richardson.com.###This press release was issued through GroupWeb EmailWire.Com. For more information on press release distribution, go to http://www.emailwire.com.

Richardson
Jim Brodo

jim.brodo@richardson.com