Columbitech Strengthens North American Presence With Two New Board Members
New York – March 11, 2008 – Columbitech, the world’s most deployed mobile VPN provider, today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Thomas Blitz comes to Columbitech’s Board of Directors with years of leadership experience from the security software industry both in the United States and in Europe. Jonas Fredriksson brings his wealth of knowledge in data security and IT to the Board. Together, their breadth of knowledge along with Blitz’s expertise in U.S. operations positions Columbitech for continued growth in North America.
Based in the U.S., Blitz brings years of leadership and strategic experience from leading global companies such as IBM, Compass Group and Pointsec Mobile Technologies, Inc, now Check Point Software. While at Pointsec, a provider of enterprise security software for laptop and desktop PCs, PDAs and smartphones, Blitz served as president and significantly increased revenue, taking sales from $2 million to $70 million in less than four years. Blitz’s extensive experience in the North American market adds to the diversity of the Board, and better guides Columbitech toward rapid growth in the U.S. market.
Jonas Fredriksson currently serves as a fund manager at Ohman Asset Management. Fredriksson has served as an active board member for many organizations, and has played an instrumental role in sales improvement, strategic planning, acquisitions, and business restructuring and governance projects.
“Blitz and Fredriksson are welcome additions to our Board of Directors. Blitz’s success and expertise in the U.S. market will be key to helping us expand our U.S. operations,” said Lars Resenius, CEO of Columbitech. “We are proud to have such a strong and diverse Board of Directors in place to help lead the way in 2008 and beyond.”
About Columbitech
Columbitech, the world’s most deployed mobile VPN provider, enables fearless enterprise mobility and unleashes the power of wireless. Its software solution offers seamless security for any mobile device and application, with support for WLAN and public networks, including 3G, 4G and WiMAX. The Columbitech solution provides transparent access to enterprise applications from any network, without requiring any changes to hardware. With over 2 million deployed users, customers include three of the top ten U.S. retailers, several large European service providers and all military branches in the U.S. The embedded solution is OEM licensed by leading companies, including Motorola and Ericsson. The Columbitech solution holds a FIPS 140-2 certification. The company is privately held with offices in Stockholm, Sweden, and New York, USA. For more information, please visit www.columbitech.com.
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