Leading Edge Marketing

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank George Pappas who wrote the foreword. George is an accomplished executive who has led the successful development, production, and delivery of high-tech products and services for five global corporations. After serving two tours as an U.S. Airborne Ranger I­nfantry Officer, this West Point graduate and Maxwell Trophy winner went on to the corporate world providing leadership in executive positions at Martin Marietta, as President and COO of American Minerals, President of Airtech, Inc., President of RAM Paging Company, and COO of both BellSouth Wireless Data (BSWD) and Cingular Interactive. George paved the way for the launch of Research in Motion’s Blackberry product in the United States on the trailblazing ...