FAIRFAX, VA -- 09/08/08 --
Managed Data Holdings, a leading operator of
state-of-the-art data centers, announced today that it has hired Don
Goodwin as Executive Vice President - Sales, Marketing and Channel
Partnerships.
Goodwin will be responsible for driving the sales for the company's three
current data centers, implementing an aggressive marketing strategy aimed
at further establishing MDH's data center presence in Chicago, Denver, and Irvine, Calif., and developing the
company's strategic channel partner relationships.
Goodwin brings to MDH more than 21 years of sales and marketing experience,
with significant accomplishments in the expansion of sales organizations in
the colocation, managed services and managed hosting industry. Prior to
joining MDH, Goodwin was the Vice President - Enterprise Hosting for NTT
America, where he led sales, account management, alliances, marketing, and
product and solution engineering for the U.S. hosting operating unit of the
world's largest telecommunications company.
Prior to his work at NTT, Goodwin spent nearly five years at Savvis
Communications, where he was responsible for Global Strategic Alliances and
Alternate Channels during Savvis' growth phase. Previously, he held
several key management positions at Colo.com and started his career with
MCI. Goodwin holds a Bachelor of Science, Finance, degree from Northern
Illinois University.
"Don has a tremendous track record in developing high performance sales and
marketing engines that focus on all available channels and rapid revenue
growth," said Pete Stevenson, MDH's Chief Executive Officer. "He is a
seasoned sales and marketing executive who knows the industry, the markets
we operate in and the key trends that are driving our business strategy and
growth. He is a team player who brings industry expertise to MDH that will
put us in a great position to scale our sales organization for our next
phase of growth and build on the strong operating performance of our
existing team. He is very hands-on and will be a great asset to our General
Managers, as he takes a very business-oriented approach to solving
challenges. Ultimately, he will help to accelerate the growth in all our
data centers, and specifically our new Oak Brook facility outside Chicago."
Said Goodwin, "I look forward to working with the talented team throughout
MDH's business, building long term relationships with all our current and
prospective customers, and delivering quality IT infrastructure solutions
to serve their needs."
About Managed Data Holdings
Managed Data Holdings (MDH) was founded by three highly experienced
industry executives in conjunction with Great Hill Partners and Catalyst
Investors. MDH's strategy is aimed at operating state-of-the-art data
centers across suburban Tier I and Tier II markets in the U.S. to meet the
increasing demand for managed hosting, managed services, colocation space
and disaster recovery services required by small and medium-sized business
customers or divisions of large enterprises. All MDH data centers are
designed to accommodate the changing power density and cooling needs of the
colocation market while maintaining consistent high levels of customer
service and support. For more information visit:
http://manageddataholdings.com
Press Contact
Steve Caulk
ProConnect PR for Managed Data Holdings
303-410-4971
srcaulk@proconnectpr.com
