(Source: MARKETWIRE)Akorri, Inc., the leader in virtual infrastructure performance and capacity management for the virtualized data center, announced today that it has appointed three veteran industry executives to lead and build upon the company's continued revenue growth and strategic business development efforts -- Bill Simpson as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Warren Mead as Vice President of U.S. Channels, and Jim Comstock as Vice President of Business Development.

"We are thrilled to have these three accomplished individuals joining Akorri to bring the company into its next growth phase," said John Gavin, CEO of Akorri. "By bringing on seasoned channel veterans from Virtual Iron Bill Simpson and Warren Mead, we continue Akorri's commitment to grow the Optimize Partner Program both internationally and in the U.S. Jim Comstock will develop and enhance our partner ecosystem of OEMs and strategic alliances. All three gentlemen have the right experience to expand our base of more than 120 customers, as we continue to help more and more companies realize the promised benefits of virtualization through virtual infrastructure performance management and optimization."

In his new role, Bill Simpson will be responsible for building and managing long-term partner and customer relationships worldwide. Bill has more than 20 years of experience and a proven track record of driving sales success in high-growth technology companies. In his previous role at Virtual Iron Software, the market leading VMware alternative acquired by Oracle, Bill established its worldwide channel strategy and led strategy execution in the field. While at Virtual Iron, Bill was named a 2009 Channel Chief by the Everything Channel's Computer Reseller News (CRN), as a top influential executive who consistently defended, promoted and executed effective channel partner programs and strategies. Prior to Virtual Iron, he served as Director of Strategic Alliances and Channel Sales at Pedestal Software (acquired by Altiris in 2005). At Pedestal, Bill developed and implemented a successful channel strategy that drove new revenue streams through various partner led compliance initiatives. Previously, he was Channel Sales Director at Corechange, Inc. (acquired by Open Text), a leading provider of enterprise portal software. Bill also held various sales management roles at Ardent Software (acquired by Informix/IBM), a leader in the data warehousing and management space where he grew both the channel and OEM businesses. He began his career at Stratus Computer, a global leader in fault tolerant computing, holding various finance and international sales management roles. Bill holds a B.S. in Business and Communication from Bridgewater State College.

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