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SECURITY INNOVATION APPOINTS NICK ALLEN AS VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
Veteran IT Executive To Help Drive Company’s Growth and Profitability
Wilmington, MA - September 4, 2008 -
Security Innovation, the authority on secure software lifecycle management, announced today the appointment of Nick Allen as vice president of marketing. Mr. Allen will be responsible for the company’s global marketing strategy to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Security Innovation’s products and services through direct and channel strategies.
“Nick specializes in turn-around and rapid growth opportunities in the IT market. He has a wealth of industry experience, as well as an incredible track record of success in establishing marketing leadership and growing market share for both start-ups and well-established businesses,” said Ed Adams, president and CEO of Security Innovation. “Security Innovation needs talented individuals to shape the future of our fast-growing company. I know Nick will have an immediate impact as we continue to strengthen our leadership position in the software security services market and intensify our product exposure.”
Nick Allen has more than 15 years of experience in high-tech marketing. He has managed multi-million dollar marketing budgets, with responsibility for strategic marketing activities that have delivered rapid customer adoption and revenue acceleration. Nick recently ran marketing for Klocwork, a prominent software development tools vendor. Previously, he held positions at Swingtide, Bowstreet (now part of IBM), and Forrester Research, a leading technology industry market research and consulting firm. He received his B.A. from Colgate University.
“Security Innovation is not only a visionary company, but also has its pulse on the current challenges organizations face with respect to software security and security risk,” said Allen. “Software security is a business issue that impacts everyone in the organization beyond the developer, from the CEO and all the way to the customer. Security Innovation’s expertise and state-of-the-art products have delivered significant value to organizations that seek to improve their software security, and I am excited to work with such a talented group to maximize Security Innovation’s unique position in the software security arena.”
About Security Innovation
Security Innovation is an authority on software security and a leading independent provider of vulnerability assessment, training and software risk management products and services to mid-size and Fortune 500 companies. Global technology vendors and enterprise IT organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, FedEx, ING, Symantec, Visa, Coca-Cola and GE rely on our expertise and suite of tools to understand the security risks in their software systems and facilitate the software and process change necessary to mitigate them. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, MA, with offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Seattle, WA. For more information about Security Innovation, visit www.securityinnovation.com or call +1.978.694.1008.
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Maureen Robinson
Security Innovation
(978) 694-1008
mrobinson@securityinnovation.com
