Brian Taptich CEO, Bitcasa

Bitcasa, Inc., in secure infinite storage across all devices, has appointed Brian Taptich as CEO.

The appointment of Taptich, a seasoned veteran in the consumer technology space, comes as Bitcasa enters its next phase of growth.

"I am honored to be leading the Bitcasa team, which is disrupting the cloud storage market with an innovative approach to the capacity challenge," said Taptich. "I look forward to working with the talented and dedicated employees to take the company into the next stage of growth, and build on our vision to offer consumers secure, infinite storage and streaming across all devices."

Most recently, Taptich was VP of international development at Zynga, where he led the strategic direction and execution of all international initiatives. Prior to that, he was a strategic advisor and investor for Davis Shapiro Media Advisors, where he worked with emerging digital media start-ups. He has also held senior executive positions in corporate strategy, business development and marketing at BitTorrent and Electronic Arts.

Taptich holds a B.A. from Williams College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management.

"Bitcasa has reached a level of organizational maturity that requires increased attention to structure and process-areas Tap has proven ability. We’re confident Tap is the right person to lead Bitcasa into its next phase of growth," said Bitcasa board member, Carl Ledbetter.

"Tap knows how to build strong, productive teams, focused on building out world-class products globally; which will be key as Bitcasa scales," added Bitcasa board member, Bart Swanson. "His impressive career has given him considerable skills and a wealth of experience in operationalizing vision."

Taptich replaces Tony Gauda, who has stepped down after building the company over the past two years and is credited for building out the core technology behind Bitcasa.