Escapia Recruits Former Aventail CFO As VP Operations and Finance
SEATTLE – January 4, 2006 – Escapia, Inc., pioneer of the most advanced, best selling web-based on-demand software in the fast growing vacation rental management market, today announced a significant growth milestone in the company's history - the hiring of Chris Dukelow as vice president of operations and finance. Formerly CFO of Aventail, Seattle, Mr. Dukelow will be responsible for the installation, training and support of Escapia's rapidly growing customer base, human resources and financial activities.
"With more than 30 employees, and approaching 200 professional vacation rental managers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe powered by Escapia, Escapia's growth has been unprecedented," said Chris C. Kemp, president and CEO of Escapia. "In 2005, Escapia experienced a significant surge in demand for our web-based vacation rental software and marketing solutions. To maintain our high product quality and customer support standards, we've added a lot of people and other resources that have resulted in the need for someone with Chris Dukelow's experience on our management team. He has an exceptionally strong background and will be an invaluable asset to our management team. We're lucky that he has decided to join Escapia."
Mr. Dukelow has a long history of helping entrepreneurial companies manage growth and achieve success. He comes to Escapia from Entricom, a Seattle-based provider of telecommunications business process software, where he was president and CEO. Prior to that he was with Aventail, a network systems provider, where he held the positions of vice president-business development, CFO, and vice president-North America sales.