[July 09, 2007] Shunra Names Chris Hughes Chief Financial Officer Tweet NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Shunra, the world's leading provider of network simulation solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Hughes as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Hughes will oversee all financial operations for Shunra, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, financial systems and internal and external reporting. He will be based out of Shunra's Philadelphia office. "The addition of Chris enhances our executive management team with an experienced professional who has solid experience in all aspects of financial operations as well as the technology sector," said Thomas Charlton, Shunra CEO. "Chris will be a key contributor to the success of Shunra as we continue to support the strong and growing demand for our industry-leading software and hardware network simulation products and services which address needs of our more than 1,800 customers worldwide and serve to ensure our continued dominance of the industry." Hughes has over 14 years of experience working with technology companies. Prior to joining Shunra, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Planalytics, Inc. Chris Hughes is a CPA and a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. About Shunra Software Shunra is the pioneer and market leader in testing the performance and behavior of services across today's complex networks. The Shunra VE network simulation solutions let users know exactly how their voice, video and business applications will perform in any network environment - before they are rolled out into production. Shunra is the only company to provide integrated hardware and software network simulation products and services that address the needs of all IT groups throughout the application development lifecycle. Many leading companies worldwide use Shunra's award-winning solutions and services, including 3M, Boeing, Cisco, Dow Chemical, EMC, FedEx, General Motors, JPMorgan Chase, Kelly Services, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, Nestle, Pitney Bowes, and Vodafone. Shunra has offices in New York City, Philadelphia, Israel and the UK. Shunra is also supported through a global network of channel partners. A free trial of Shunra's network simulation technology is available at www.shunra.com/content.aspx?page=network_simulation_trial_download. For more information on Shunra, please visit www.shunra.com. Shunra is a trademark of Shunra Software Ltd. All other trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]