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March 01, 2014

Comings & Goings: Tech Execs on the Move

By Michelle Amodio, TMCnet Contributor

It’s been a busy week with executives moving about. Let’s see who came and who went as we wrap up another week in technology headlines.

ForeScout Technologies saw three new executives enter its workforce as it grows as a network security provider.

The company welcomed Paul Phillips, Laura Owen and Darren Milliken (News - Alert), all of whom bring various talents and leadership skills, including business development, human resources, and counsel.



"I'm extremely pleased with these additions to my team as each possess key qualities that will help bolster the company for long-term success – experience, leadership, dynamic personality and a proven track record," ForeScout Technologies CEO Gord Boyce said in a statement.

Read more about who took what role and how these will play an integral role for ForeScout’s leadership future via the full report.

In M2M news, Multi-Tech (News - Alert) Systems was busy ramping up, as the company added Rodney Landers, CEO; Scott Wilken, CTO; Daniel Quant, VP of Product Management and Marketing; and Bryan M. Eagle III, VP of Business Development and Communications to its executive management team.

“Multi-Tech’s core product line is well positioned to succeed in the rapidly growing M2M industry and our new products, including our new device management platform, will make it even easier for companies to design, build and deploy solutions on our hardware foundation,” said Rod Landers, CEO of Multi-Tech Systems. “We are excited to showcase our new products at Mobile World Congress (News - Alert) in Barcelona and believe that people viewing our demonstrations will be impressed by the flexibility and strength of our products.”

Each executive brings valuable M2M experience to Multi-Tech. Found out how from the Machine to Machine Technology World report.

It seems there really is power in threes, as Monolith Software recently welcomed three industry veterans to its top management team.

Deb MacCallum, Mitch Foster and Barry Regan, all industry veterans in unified solutions, the newly hired personnel are expected to play crucial roles in giving shape to the company’s expansion goals.

“We are excited to announce the hiring of these industry veterans to our leadership team. Each of them brings unique skills and experiences that will further establish us as the leader in end-to-end service assurance with our next generation AssureNow platform, and ensure that our customers continue to be served at the high levels they have come to expect from Monolith Software,” CEO of Monolith Software Bill Cannon explained in a statement.

How will this play out for Monolith? Read the InfoTech spotlight for the details.

Over in cloud call center news, Adrian Kelly has been named chief product officer at ValidSoft, right on the heels of the company naming a new CEO.  

According to the cloud call center report, Kelly’s is indicative of the company’s growth.

"Adrian Kelly has repeatedly proven his ability to positively impact leading edge technology companies, driving product, revenue and market share growth on a global stage,” said Paul Burmester, CEO. “His focus on developing and delivering market leading product offerings will be invaluable in building on and commercializing the best in class technology that ValidSoft has developed in recent years. Our enhanced product offerings and strategy, combined with a brand name that resonates globally as a leader and trusted advisor in addressing sophisticated fraud and authentication issues with our clients and partners, will play a key part in the next phase of our growth."

Learn about Kelly’s past experience from the full report.

Last but not least, Cloudsoft Corporation announced Adam Wray will be joining their board as a non-executive director.

Bringing two decades of experience, and is previously known for transforming Tier3 from a simple start-up to an enterprise cloud platform.

Duncan Johnston-Watt, CEO of Cloudsoft, said, “From the outset our mission has been to bring business to the cloud. The appointment of Adam Wray to our board heralds an exciting new chapter for Cloudsoft. Adam brings unrivaled knowledge of the cloud computing industry in both an executive and advisory capacity.”

Gartner (News - Alert) has even recognized Wray for his experience. Read the full report to find out why and for more details of Wray’s role within Cloudsoft.

That’s this week’s glimpse of tech executives on the move. Keep an eye out on TMCnet as these prominent people shape and change the technology landscape. 



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