NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Secured Services Inc. (OTCBB:SSVC) (the "Company"), a leader in identity and access management security software and services, announced today that its Board of Directors named Robert Skinner to serve as president and chief executive officer. In addition, he will serve as a director on the board.
A veteran of the enterprise software industry, Mr. Skinner will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of Secured Services, with a focus on increasing the Company's penetration of key markets, solidifying its operations, and growing its visibility on Wall Street.
"Our search for a new leader was expansive and thorough," said Jane Dietze, executive chairwoman of the board of directors. "Bob came to our attention because of his strong execution skills, his proven ability in forming and leading high performance teams, and his track record of growing shareholder value. We believe Bob's experience significantly strengthens our ability to execute our company strategy."
Robert Skinner has more than 25 years of senior management experience in private and publicly traded software companies. Most recently, Mr. Skinner served as executive vice president of sales and professional services at Vastera, Inc., a publicly traded global trade management software company acquired earlier this year by JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of sales and services at Icode, a developer of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, and Cysive Inc., a publicly held Web services and software company, as well as president and CEO of High Branch Software Inc., a developer of business-to-business e-commerce software. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Skinner was an executive at Best Software, helping to grow revenues from $10 million to $90 million, and to manage its 1997 initial public offering and subsequent acquisition by The Sage Group, plc. Mr. Skinner is currently a director of True Commerce, a venture backed software company, and is an advisor to Survivalware, an early stage software developer. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Connecticut and a B.A. from Quinnipiac University.
"I am delighted to assume the leadership of Secured Services at such a key point in its development," commented Robert Skinner. "The Company's Identiprise product platform offers truly unique value in the areas of identity management and secure network access management. I look forward to delivering this offering to a broad base of enterprise customers and government agencies."
About Secured Services:
Secured Services delivers Secured User Management software for identity-based management of enterprise IT security, operations, and regulatory compliance. Deploying rapidly and without disruption to any infrastructure, Identiprise(TM) is a comprehensive identity and network access management solution for complete administration, security, and audit of a user's application and network access privileges, both wired and wireless. Secure the User. Secure the Connection. Everywhere. Learn more at secured-services.com
Forward-Looking Statement
Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.