Costa Mesa, Calif. – August 28, 2009 – Tickets.com, a leading worldwide provider of integrated ticketing solutions, announced today the appointment of Karen LaVorgna as its new vice president of sales. In this position, Ms. LaVorgna will be responsible for developing and executing overall corporate sales strategy and managing the company's national sales force. She will be based in the Tickets.com world headquarters in Costa Mesa, California.
"We are pleased that Karen LaVorgna has joined our executive team," said Steve DeMots, senior vice president of business development. "Her extensive sales background in technology-related fields is a perfect fit with our vision to advance the ticketing industry through leading-edge technologies."
Ms. LaVorgna has fourteen years in the information technology industry and has worked with such companies as NYSE, Boeing, APS, and Apollo. Just prior to joining Tickets.com, she was with Technology Staffing Solutions, a services company focused on providing the highest quality resources to their client’s businesses for the most effective use of Information Technology.
"I'm excited to be a part of the Tickets.com family," said LaVorgna. "Tickets.com has such a strong product portfolio, anchored by the revolutionary ProVenue® ticketing solution. I look forward to communicating the corporate philosophy and helping venues and organizations understand the need for innovation and industry-leading technology when considering a ticketing provider."
Ms. LaVorgna spends her free time championing animal rights for The Animal Rescue, an organization that provides food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. She has also served on the board for CASA of Arizona's "Stopping the Violence Against Children" campaign and was the recipient of the Ms. Arizona Global Award from the State of Arizona.
Contact information:
Karen LaVorgna
Vice President of Sales
Tickets.com
Tel 714-327-5403
klavorgna@tickets.com