HiWired Continues Growth Trajectory With New Executive Hires
CFO, VP Of Marketing and General Consensus Added to Team
Needham, Mass., April 14, 2008 — HiWired, a leading provider of technology support solutions, has expanded its executive management team with three key executive hires. Scott Dussault joins the company as chief financial officer; Brigitte Crowley serves as vice president of marketing; and Dean Breda joins as vice president and general counsel. HiWired provides technology support services and high-impact marketing analytics capabilities to a broad range of national consumer brands that want to deliver technology expertise to their customers. The company also delivers technology support services direct to consumers at www.HiWired.com.
The strategic additions to the management team reflect HiWired’s continued growth plans and are focused on providing world-class service to the company’s national accounts and end-consumers.
“Despite an uncertain economic outlook in some sectors, HiWired is growing,” said Singu Srinivas, president and co-founder of HiWired. “And, we’re attracting top talent. Scott Dussault, Gitti Crowley and Dean Breda are all leaders in their areas and will be key players as we continue on our growth path to be the industry leader in remote tech services and solutions”.
Scott Dussault brings more than 15 years of financial experience to HiWired, having served as CFO at a number of technology and services companies including Dataupia, Archivas, Astra Tech and StorageNetworks, Inc. At StorageNetworks, Dussault was part of the management team responsible for strategic growth, providing guidance and counsel through the company’s successful IPO. He has also served in accounting and audit roles at Ernst & Young.
Brigitte Crowley’s 20 years of marketing experience spans global consumer brands and business technologies. She joins HiWired from The Gillette Company/Procter & Gamble where she led marketing efforts for a $500M portfolio of consumer products. Crowley has marketed globally recognized brands such as Oral-B, Oreo, Ritz Crackers, and Madison Square Garden, launching successful new products like Oral-B Triumph & Chocolate Creme Oreo. She has also held marketing positions at enterprise technology providers Banyan Systems and Dun & Bradstreet Software.
Dean Breda comes to HiWired with a rich legal background, including vice president and general counsel positions at VistaPrint and StorageNetworks.. At both companies, he helped close multiple rounds of financing including successful initial public offerings. He also served as senior counsel at Oak Industries, a multinational manufacturer of telecom equipment components, and as an associate in the business and employment/labor practice groups at the law firm Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault.
HiWired recently received a $9 million Series B Round and currently provides its live, U.S.-based consumer tech support and hosted software services to a number of Fortune 500 customers, including OfficeMax via its ctrlcenter brand, BJs Wholesale Club via its TechCare brand and Cox Tech Solutions, a service for Cox Communications customers.
About HiWired
Founded in 2004 by IBM services veterans Singu Srinivas and Michael Wexler, HiWired provides technology support services to retail, ISP, and other partners across North America. The company also provides technology support services directly to consumers and small businesses via www.HiWired.com. Through its remote technology management services HiWired makes it simple for customers to utilize, enjoy and integrate their technology. HiWired offers incident-based and ongoing remote technical support for customers struggling with technology tasks ranging from setup of new computers and digital devices to problem solving with more complicated technology and networking configurations. For more information visit www.hiwired.com
HiWired Media Contacts:
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