Tom Flageollet VP of Field Ops for the Americas and EMEA at Hifn

Hifn announced the hiring of technology industry veteran Tom Flageollet as its Vice President of Field Operations for the Americas and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Reporting directly to Hifn Chairman and CEO Albert E. Sisto, Flageollet is tasked with continuing to strengthen and drive both OEM and Channel sales teams.

Flageollet has more than 25 years experience in the semiconductor, ASIC, and storage industries with a proven track record of building worldwide sales organizations and developing both strong OEM relationships and channel partnerships. Previously, he was the Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC), a supplier of communication ICs and RAID controllers used in data storage and networking environments. Before AMCC, Flageollet served in a variety of sales positions of increasing responsibility at Adaptec, a supplier of storage connectivity products and storage systems to OEMs, ODMs and reseller/VARs, ending as its Vice President, Worldwide Sales. He also held several sales and marketing management positions at Hitachi and Toshiba.

"Hifn’s strength in the data security and capacity optimization markets as well as the strategic direction of the company maps well to my experience and knowledge of these industries," said Flageollet. "I look forward to leveraging my experience as we strive to expand our markets and customer base."

"Tom’s track record of success in the storage and networking industries signals that he is the right person to take on this role here at Hifn," said Sisto. "His experience, vision and drive are traits to be valued and we anticipate his presence on our executive team will further strengthen an already dedicated group of individuals tasked with developing and distributing new products and technologies. We look forward to his contributions to the company and our success."

The company also announced today that Greg McNulty, Hifn’s former Vice President of Sales, Americas and EMEA, has resigned for personal reasons. Regarding McNulty’s departure Sisto commented: "We appreciate Greg’s commitment and willingness to assist us in achieving a smooth transition."