Hall Now CEO of Epoch; Andrews Begins New Venture

Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer Joel Hall has been named chief executive officer of Internet payment service provider Epoch Systems.

Clay Andrews, the co-founder and president of the company, has stepped down to focus on a mainstream venture.

Manish Poddar, formerly the company’s lead programmer, will step into Hall’s former role as CTO.

“We’ve gone through a lot of changes in recent years,” says Hall, “but the next evolution of our company is just around the corner. Epoch has always been a leader in this industry by being the first to provide real-time stats and sales reports, as well as the industry’s first affiliate program. We are poised to address the future needs of the adult business as never before. I think the adult entertainment community will be extremely pleased with the direction in which we’re going.”

Meanwhile, Andrews has a growing manufacturing company on his hands, which he has decided to manage full time. Andrews will continue to be involved with decisions regarding Epoch’s long-term goals, but managerial duties will be handled by the company’s board of directors: Chief Operations Officer Esther Martinez, Poddar, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mike Costanza, Director of Business Development Jeff Thaler, Director of Customer Service Harmik Gharapetian, Director of Communications Rand Pate, and Director of Risk Management David Bonsukan.

Costanza is the newest addition to the Epoch team, coming to the company from the telecommunications industry with 10 years of sales and marketing experience.

“Most members of our team have been with Epoch for nearly eight years,” says Hall. “We have more combined expertise in the adult processing industry that any other billing company in the U.S.

“Epoch has always focused on providing its clients with the tools they need to maximize their profits,” Hall continues. “We’ve had great success providing the adult entertainment community with as much flexibility as possible. Our main objective is to manage transactions, credits, and chargebacks while providing round-the-clock customer service. We have excelled by approaching our business as both art and science and providing the best through-put possible. We are working on new ways to take that to the next level.”