Presidio Networked Solutions Makes Two Strategic C-Level Appointments to Further Accelerate Growth
Leading Value-Added Service Provider (VASP) Names Paul Fletcher Executive Vice President and CFO, and Kevin Mulloy Executive Vice President of Operational Strategy, as it Moves Toward $1.0 Billion in Annual Revenue
Greenbelt, MD – September 25, 2007 – Presidio Networked Solutions, the nation’s largest independent provider of Advanced IT Infrastructure Solutions, today named Paul Fletcher Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Kevin Mulloy Executive Vice President of Operational Strategy. Mr. Fletcher previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Trex Company, Inc., the nation's largest manufacturer of composite decking, railing and fencing. Mr. Mulloy most recently was President at Intelsat Global Service Corporation. These staff additions are part of an aggressive hiring program that is underway throughout Presidio to fuel future growth and profitability. Since March the company has moved aggressively on a program to increase its staffing by over 15% by the end of 2007.
Fletcher will report directly to Joel Schleicher, Presidio’s Chairman and CEO, and will guide Presidio Networked Solutions in all financial functions as the company continues its strong pattern of revenue growth and expands into new markets. Prior to his role at Trex, Paul served in the same capacity at AMX Corporation, an advanced control systems and technology company. Mr. Fletcher also held the positions of Vice President and Treasurer at Excel Communications and Senior Vice President and Treasurer at Lomas Financial Corporation. Fletcher received his B.S. in Economics from Albion College and holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. The search was conducted by Taylor Winfield, Inc.
Mr. Mulloy will also report directly to Schleicher and will work closely with Presidio’s three divisional presidents to identify and implement best practices throughout the company. While President at Intelsat Global Service Corporation (IGSC), Mulloy was responsible for operations, network engineering, satellite engineering, and IT for the Intelsat Group of companies. Prior to Intelsat, Mulloy was a partner at McKinsey & Company serving technology, telecommunications and industrial clients in areas of strategy, M&A, operational improvement, and technology management. Mulloy graduated from the US Naval Academy and received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
“I’m pleased to welcome Paul and Kevin aboard,” said Schleicher. “Presidio Networked Solutions is growing rapidly, and the stellar track records of these men in building strong companies will serve us well as we set new targets for growth and seize new opportunities.”
In April 2007, Presidio Networked Solutions announced year-over-year growth of 37% in the delivery of Advanced Technology solutions such as Unified Communications, VoIP, security, wireless, optical and storage. The company’s customers represent over 50% of the Fortune 5000 and a breadth of major federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, Treasury Department, US Air Force, and the US Navy. In 2006 Presidio became the eighth largest Cisco partner, and is Cisco's third largest provider of unified-communications solutions.
About the Presidio Networked Solutions
Presidio Networked Solutions addresses the complete technology lifecycle – plan, design, integrate, operate and optimize – for the enterprise, commercial and government markets. Presidio’s comprehensive portfolio comprises unified communications, wireless, security, storage, and network infrastructure solutions, and the company represents such vendor partners as Cisco, EMC, IBM, Microsoft, NetApp, Nortel, and Sun. The company holds the highest networking industry certifications from Cisco Systems (Master Unified Communications Specialization and Gold Certified Partner), Nortel (Elite Advantage Partner), and IBM (Premier Partner), as well as a host of other high-level certifications. Presidio Networked Solutions also offers customers an extensive range of financing solutions, including leasing. Investors include Oak Investment Partners, Columbia Capital, and Halyard Capital. http://www.presidio.com/home.asp
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About Taylor Winfield, Inc.
Established in 1987, Taylor Winfield has been instrumental in building billions $$ in market value within the high technology industry, via retained executive search and strategic business development. Through key relationships with premier private equity and venture capital firms, maturing client companies, and their executive network of visionary industry leaders, Taylor Winfield has conducted searches to create hundreds of high tech core management teams in Consumer Internet, Wireless, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Networking, Hardware, Services, and Semiconductors – and now Green Tech, Renewable Energy and Retail. For more information, please visit www.taylorwinfield.com.
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