GeoEye names Chris Tully as Senior Vice President of Sales

GeoEye, a provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced the appointment of Chris Tully to the newly created position of senior vice president of Sales. He will report directly to the Company's chief executive officer and president and have responsibility for the overall management, organizational vision and strategic direction of GeoEye's sales organization.

Tully has over 25 years of experience leading sales and customer service organizations at some of the most prominent companies in the technology industry. Prior to joining GeoEye, Tully served as executive vice president/chief sales officer at Kastle Systems LLC, where he worked with the CEO to build the business, establish a national sales presence and expand into new markets. Before joining Kastle Systems, he was senior vice president of Sales & Customer Service at CoStar Group, an international provider of information/marketing services to the commercial real estate industry. While in this position, revenues increased from $112 million to over $200 million, and the company significantly expanded its geographic and vertical market coverage. Prior to that, Tully was group vice president of Sales at GTSI Corporation where he was responsible for a 200-person sales organization serving federal, state and local government clients. Tully also served as the director of Sales in Dell's Business Systems Division and Preferred Accounts Division. Tully graduated from Georgetown University and began his career as a sales representative at Xerox Corporation.

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