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SolarWinds Announces Key Executive Leadership AdditionsAUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced several key executive leadership additions. Specifically, Darren Beck has been appointed chief marketing officer (CMO); Chris Benwell, senior vice president (SVP), North American commercial sales; and David Cronk, SVP, international sales. Beck, Benwell, and Cronk are the most recent additions to an impressive list of executive leadership hires made by SolarWinds in recent months. This includes Joseph Kim, SVP and global chief technology officer (CTO); John Pagliuca, SVP, SolarWinds MSP; and Christoph Pfister, executive vice president (EVP), products. “The addition of these phenomenal, well-respected business, sales, and technology leaders to our executive team is an indication of our commitment to the IT professional—whether an army of one managing a small environment, a member of a team managing an enterprise infrastructure, or part of an MSP responsible for multiple customers,” said Kevin Thompson, chief executive officer, SolarWinds. “This commitment includes providing the powerful yet unexpectedly simple to use products SolarWinds is known for to help solve the broadest range of IT management challenges of any vendor. We look forward to these individuals’ leadership in their areas of expertise.” Darren Beck, CMO Chris Benwell, SVP, North American Commercial Sales David Cronk, SVP, International Sales Joseph Kim, SVP and Global CTO John Pagliuca, SVP, SolarWinds MSP Christoph Pfister, EVP, Products Pfister leads strategy, product management, and product marketing to drive growth and expansion for SolarWinds’ portfolio of IT management products. He brings a wealth of relevant experience building world-class software products, having served in a variety of executive positions at HP Enterprise, most recently as the VP and GM of a more than $1 billion software division. Prior to HP, he was a founding partner of a database consulting and tools company in France, and worked at Oracle®. Connect with SolarWinds About SolarWinds SolarWinds provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide, from Fortune 500® enterprises to small businesses, managed service providers (MSPs), government agencies, and educational institutions. We are committed to focusing exclusively on IT, MSP, and DevOps professionals, and strive to eliminate the complexity that our customers have been forced to accept from traditional enterprise software vendors. Regardless of where the IT asset or user sits, SolarWinds delivers products that are easy to find, buy, use, maintain, and scale while providing the power to address key areas of the infrastructure from on-premises to the cloud. This focus and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT performance management has established SolarWinds as the worldwide leader in both network management software and MSP solutions, and is driving similar growth across the full spectrum of IT management software. Our solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base, which interacts in our THWACK® online community to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly participate in our product development process. Learn more today at www.solarwinds.com. The SolarWinds, SolarWinds & Design, Orion, and THWACK trademarks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks or are registered or pending registration. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of (and may be registered trademarks) of their respective companies. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
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