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Justin Chugg (News - Alert) will return to master agent Telarus as its Chief Innovation Officer.

"We are excited to welcome Justin Chugg back to our team," Telarus (News - Alert) CEO and co-founder Adam Edwards said. "His technological abilities and understanding of social media will be a huge help in attracting new customers and referral partners to our most loyal agents. He is a known quantity both inside Telarus and out, and we are certain he’ll move the needle for our partners as we continue to invest in their success."

Chugg previously worked for Telarus, reaching the position of director of marketing. He then left to serve as vice president of business development for Vocal IP Networx (News - Alert) for two years.

Chugg’s main initiative is “TAMI", or the Telarus Automated Marketing Intelligence system. TAMI searches the Internet to build a target list of Value Added Resellers (VARs) that Telarus can partner with. The company already holds contracts with major carriers and VARs, but Chugg thinks it can do even better.

"Our industry is full of opportunity, but finding the right customers for the right partners for the right providers is a very complicated and time-sensitive puzzle,” Chugg said. “It takes multiple data points and a super-computer to help us make those connections for our providers and partners, helping them both grow.”

Chugg replaces Telarus’ other co-founder Patrick Oborn, who has plenty of good things to say about his returning colleague.

“Justin is a great person, not to mention a phenomenal talent," Oborn said. “He is a key member of the Telarus formula for success, both now and into the future. Under his leadership we plan to build marketing automation tools that will allow us to scale as a marketing organization, attracting the best partners, referral sources, and customers. We learned early on in our company’s development that helping our partners with demand generation is a key differentiator and certain recipe for success. We grow when our partners grow, and no one understands this better than Justin. We are excited to have him back on our team."

 Justin Chugg himself was excited to return to the company.

"I am excited to return to the company that has done so much for so many of its partners and employees," he said.