LONGMONT, Colo.—Intrado Inc. quietly trimmed jobs—including several high-level executive positions—to prepare for its upcoming integration with West Corp.
Teleservices provider West Corp. announced in January that it would acquire the Colorado company, which provides infrastructure to the U.S. 911 system, for $465 million in cash. Intrado Thursday cut its workforce in an effort to eliminate operational redundancies ahead of the deal’s closing, which is expected in the second quarter.
Among the reported cuts were Dan Hoskins, senior vice president, and Vice President of Sales Jim Keenan.
“The organizational changes we made yesterday were the result of a detailed assessment of Intrado’s staffing needs in the West structure,” said David Whitten, Intrado’s senior vice president of corporate development and strategy. “Some positions were eliminated due to overlap with West functions; others because they provided services or support activities that Intrado will no longer need to perform in the West environment and others because of operational efficiency improvements that have been identified through our analysis.”
