ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Solutions Inc. (Pink Sheets:CSLI), the designer of renewable energy tower systems, today announced the appointment of Dick O'Leary to the Company's Advisory Board.
Mr. O'Leary is Senior Director, Global Solutions Group, at EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. O'Leary was Managing Director for The Boston Group, a strategic advisory firm, where he served as an advisor to a number of large public and private organizations in the technology, security and financial sectors.
Mr. O'Leary has previously earned international industry recognition for growing three start-ups into multi-million dollar organizations and leading solution development, sales & marketing efforts for two Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. O'Leary joined EMC in 2004 to establish a Global Physical Security Solutions Group, where he has been responsible for all facets of the business. Under his leadership, the EMC Physical Security Solutions Group has grown from 0% to an industry leading 60% market share position by expanding from initial sales in the United States to include success in regions such as Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Germany, Dubai, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Australia.
"We are very excited to welcome Mr. O'Leary to our Advisory Board. Dick is a seasoned executive and global market leader with success working with both large and small companies to help build organizations that achieve market leadership and industry prominence. As an advisor, he helps companies develop and accelerate overall growth strategies, build more productive global distribution channels, and better monetize technology and intellectual property assets," commented Paul Gray, CEO of Critical Solutions, Inc. "It is this experience and in particular, his strong ability to craft and communicate a strategic vision and help build highly focused organizations that deliver substantial new revenue streams, that is going to help us tremendously as we try to accelerate our growth in international markets."
About Critical Solutions, Inc.
Critical Solutions, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, White Door, Inc., markets and sells a line of self-powered trailer systems that can be rapidly deployed to power physical security and communication requirements. The company utilizes non-traditional power sources such as solar, wind, and hydrogen to provide efficient recovery, backup, and primary power systems. The company's alternative energy trailer systems have been chosen by a top defense contractor to secure a nuclear power plant, by the Federal Bureau of Prisons for Emergency Response Teams, and to the Marines for emergency communications.
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