(Source: Business Wire)
Central
Desktop, a leading cloud-based collaboration platform company, today
announced the appointment of Mark Smialowicz as chief operating officer.
Smialowicz will be responsible for leading the company's daily
operations and business strategy, to which he brings more than 20 years
of experience in the high-tech and finance industries. In his new
position on Central Desktop's executive team, Mark will lead the
company's efforts to further evolve its business strategy and drive its
next phase of growth.
"Mark has an extraordinary track record in leading technology companies
to success and accelerating business growth," said Isaac Garcia, CEO and
co-founder of Central Desktop. "Having successfully led a variety of
companies, Mark has proven himself a decisive leader who has the right
combination of drive, experience and talent, which positions him
perfectly to head our operations and ultimately enhance how we serve our
customers."
Recently, Smialowicz was the COO and CFO at IT analytics pioneer
Integrien, where his actions and leadership were key in the company
being acquired for over $100 million by software giant VMware last year.
Prior to Integrien, he was COO and CFO of data-driven sourcing advisor,
RampRate, and was instrumental in the rapid adoption of the company's
proprietary ratings index by major corporations. Previously, Smialowicz
was responsible for the managed services unit of McLeodUSA, a
facilities-based telecommunications provider, and was instrumental in
the successful sale of that division along with several other strategic
merger and acquisition deals. He also served as COO and CFO of managed
services provider, Devise Associates, which he subsequently merged with
VPN pioneer, Intelispan, later to be acquired by McLeodUSA. Smialowicz
also serves as an active angel investor and advisor to several
early-stage and venture-backed companies.
"I am honored to take on this key role during such an exciting time in
Central Desktop's evolution as a top player in the collaboration space,"
said Smialowicz. "The company has a unique team of visionaries that
strives to provide the best experience possible for customers and
delivers a product that enables businesses to centralize the way their
teams collaborate better than ever before. I look forward to helping
Central Desktop continue to build on its success as a clear market
leader."
About Central Desktop
Central Desktop is a cloud-based collaboration platform that centralizes
the way people work, teams collaborate and managers lead. The company's
comprehensiveonline
collaboration solution centralizes
social and workflow tools into one access point in the cloud,
streamlining processes and bringing people together to collaborate and
engage. Central Desktop customers include CBS, Netflix, U.S. Department
of Health & Human Services, the Humane Society of the United States,
Workday, Harvard University and over 500,000 users. Founded in 2005,
Central Desktop is a privately-held company with headquarters in
Pasadena, California. For more information about the company, visithttp://www.centraldesktop.com.
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