LONDON— Billback Systems, a world leader in cost recovery systems for legal and professional service firms, announced the appointment of Lucia Romeu as their newest sales consultant in charge of building client relationships in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Romeu’s territory will include eastern England and Spain.
She was hired as part of the Billback’s aggressive global growth plans. The firm has experienced phenomenal success during its entry into the U.K. and other markets. In the last three years, the company has brought on hundreds of law firm clients, including 5 of the top 10 largest global firms.
“Billback is very excited to have Lucia joining our team,” said Jon Roscow, Billback’s General Manager from the U.K. and Europe. “Her wealth of business knowledge and her dedication to helping clients find the right strategic solution to expense management make her a perfect fit to help our team continue its growth.”
In addition to a dedicated sales presence in the region, Romeu also brings her clients expertise gained from more than 10 years of international business development for major companies throughout the U.K., Spain, and Europe. Most recently, Romeu was a project manager and international business consultant for Cision, a global media intelligence company, where her clients included some of the world’s largest brands. She also worked as a business development director for a large international research firm and a sales and marketing executive for a global hotelier.
“My experience as a consultant with professional service firms fits well with the Billback sales philosophy,” said Romeu. “It’s critical to understand the client’s motivations and needs in order to offer the right set of solutions. I’m convinced that Billback’s success is directly attributable to its ability to help its customers meet their challenges of controlling and managing costs.”
Billback’s suite of cost management solutions is a favorite among top law firms and in other professional industries. The company helps clients boost profitability by managing expenses for client-related administrative costs including network printing and faxing, copying, scanning, telephone and mobile phone calls, online searches, emails, credit card charges, courier costs and more. Billback’s system is built to work seamlessly with 3rd party document management tools like Interwoven and scanning software such as Omtool and eCopy. Additionally, the system enjoys tight integration with billing and practice management software such as Thomson Elite, SAP, and Axxia.
In addition to years of experience with professional service firms, Romeu holds a bachelor’s degree from Leeds University and a master’s degree from the University of Westminster in London. She is a native of Spain and is fluent in English and Spanish.
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About Billback Systems
Billback Systems, a division of Espreon Limited (ASX: EON) is a leading provider of expense management and cost recovery solutions to professional services firms worldwide. Billback’s reputation has been built on high quality support and the development of innovative technologies including the first browser-based, SQL Server powered cost recovery solution for law firms. It has highly effective software solutions for capturing MFP usage, network printing, telephone and mobile phone use, network faxes, corporate credit card and a variety of miscellaneous expenses including on-line search fees, courier and taxi usage and more. With a global network of Billback support centers strategically located in the U.K., U.S. and Australia and high-availability on-site support coverage, Billback is able to provide industry leading support around the globe. For more information, visit www.billback.co.uk.
