Forsythe Names Steve Abbott as Executive VP of Sales

Forsythe Technology, an IT infrastructure integrator, announcedthe promotion of Steve Abbott to executive VP, sales.

According to a release, in his new role he will oversee allcommercial operations, including Forsythe's enterprise sales,marketing and field operations for the U.S. and also ForsytheTechnology Canada. He will continue to report to Bill Brennan.Abbott joined Forsythe in 2008 as senior VP of security solutions.

"Steve is a dynamic leader with more than 20 years of sales andexecutive management experience in the IT industry and a strongvision of how to serve clients effectively in today's constantlyevolving converged technology marketplace," says Bill Brennan,president and CEO, Forsythe.

Prior to joining Forsythe, Abbott was VP of sales at PGP Corp., aglobal enterprise security company he co-founded in 2002.Previously, he served as VP of sales and then CEO of PortAuthorityTechnologies, an early provider of data leak prevention (DLP)solutions. Prior to that, he served as VP of channel sales forVantive, an early leader in customer relationship managementsolutions. Before that, Abbott was director of OEM sales forantivirus software and computer security company Network Associates(now McAfee), Abbott began his career as a sales representative atInternet security-provider Symantec.

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