CHANTILLY, Va. , Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- videoNEXT, a leading provider of video management and physical security information management (PSIM) solutions, today announced enhancements to its senior management team. The company appointed Christopher C. Gettings as president and CEO, and James Hunt as chairman of the board of directors, as well as made several other appointments. These changes will position the company for continued growth.
Mr. Gettings, videoNEXT's founder, has served most recently as chairman and vice president of Federal Sales. He doubled federal business over the past 18 months and greatly expanded videoNEXT's government footprint. The company's past president, Joseph Costa , will serve on the board of directors and lead a key, strategic initiative for videoNEXT with systems integrators.
"videoNEXT is in a great position, thanks to Mr. Costa's leadership. He increased the videoNEXT brand and awareness, and grew our commercial reseller channel with the finest partners in the industry. He also shaped our flagship product, SKM, to integrate with a broad range of access control technologies. With certified Lenel, GE, Diebold and Advantor integrations, we're a technological leader in the PSIM market. We look forward to Mr. Costa's continued contributions as we grow our business," said Mr. Gettings.
Mr. Hunt has served on videoNEXT's board for several years. He is a technologist as well as a successful entrepreneur and investor. He is founder and managing partner of the MITA Group, providing sales and technology advisory services to businesses serving the federal, DoD and intelligence communities. Previously, Mr. Hunt founded and served as president and CEO of Ernst & Young Technologies, Inc., leading it to
Mr. Gettings remarked "Jim has a unique and amazing background as an imaging scientist, entrepreneur and as an investor in several imaging and video businesses. He brings a lot of insight to all areas of our business. Jim is a hands-on executive, which is really valuable in our dynamic environment."
videoNEXT has made other significant enhancements to its senior management team:
-- Ryan Kaltenbaugh has been promoted from director of Global Business Development to vice president of Global Marketing and Strategic Partnerships. Mr. Kaltenbaugh has developed and managed key relationships, closed sizeable contracts and assisted in growing market share. "Ryan's reputation, enthusiasm and relationships in the business have directly contributed to the widespread progress of the company over the past two years," said Mr. Gettings. In his new role, Mr. Kaltenbaugh will serve as the key executive for all company marketing, advertising, trade relations and strategic partnerships. -- Andrey Fomenko, serving as chief software architect since the company's inception in 2003, has been promoted to vice president and CTO. Mr. Fomenko will continue to drive the development of leading edge, robust and reliable products at the nexus of IT and physical security. He designed and implemented a new architecture for SKM Version 2 and is currently cultivating several new products. He manages the software development team and oversees relationships with technology partners such as Apple, Axis, FLIR, GE Security, Lenel, SightLogix, Softwarehouse and others. -- Mark Grainger, previously director of sales, has been promoted to vice president of Business Development. Mr. Grainger has led sales at videoNEXT since 2005 and has notably established a company-wide training program for the reseller channel. Mr. Grainger has served in the U.S. military and aviation industry. He is a recognized expert in aviation security. He will continue to support the sales team by building new relationships globally. -- Scott Hanson has joined videoNEXT as vice president of Sales. Mr. Hanson's focus will be on government programs, including civilian agencies and the DoD. He has been tasked to expand the sales team and support its growing reseller and super-prime contractor partnerships worldwide. Mr. Hanson has decades of experience in key sales leadership roles with enterprise security integrators. -- Larry Ferguson has been hired as director of Business Development. Mr. Ferguson has more than 25 years of experience in the IT market, generating new business for software, hardware and service providers. He spent seven successful years with Sun Microsystems, most recently with its StorageTek unit, where he drove multi-million/multi-year service deals with DISA, U. S. Army Knowledge Online and Los Alamos National Laboratory. In addition, he was responsible for all sales awarded under the large NASA SEWP I contract. "Mr. Ferguson is uniquely qualified to promote videoNEXT within the systems integrator community as a result of his experience serving in key account executive positions as a producer with major participants Boeing and Northrop Grumman," noted Mr. Gettings.videoNEXT now offers its flagship product, SKM (Security Knowledge Manager), in three solution levels; Stratus, Altus and Cirrus. SKM is an open, standards-based PSIM software solution that works with almost any IP, digital, analog, HD or mega pixel cameras. SKM solutions ingest data from video, audio, RFID, radar and many other sensors to capture organize, store and distribute security information and events across the entire network. The SKM family of products runs on any Intel-based server (including Apple) and transforms an organization's existing security and data infrastructure into a powerful, easy-to-use enterprise-class PSIM system.
About videoNEXT
videoNEXT is a founding leader and developer of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solutions for commercial, government and military organizations with installations worldwide. With leading-edge software and unparalleled customer support, videoNEXT is positioned to remain a market leader in PSIM innovation, quality and value. The growing family of videoNEXT enterprise-class products include: SKM-Stratus, SKM-Altus, SKM-Cirrus, v-AC (access control module), v-MX (video wall offering), v-IQ (video analytics), v-PS (point of sale module) and v-MB (the premiere mobile solution). Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C. For more information on videoNEXT, visit www.videoNEXT.com or call +1.866.723.3077.
For more information about this topic or to schedule an interview with Chris Gettings , please contact Ryan Kaltenbaugh at 703-657-1218 or via e-mail at [email protected].
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