Press Release
VPIsystems Appoints Henry Firey President and Chief Executive Officer
Distinguished Executive Known for 30+ Years of Industry Success Stories
Holmdel, New Jersey (November 4, 2005) - VPIsystems, the leading provider of network resource planning software and services for the telecommunications industry, has named Henry 'Hank' Firey the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Firey brings over 30 years of accomplishments in the telecommunication and information technology industries. He has held positions of executive leadership responsibility in high technology companies ranging from being a member of the founding team of a company developing remote network management software to managing P&L in Fortune 500 global organizations.
Before joining VPIsystems, Hank served as Chief Executive Officer of NexTone Communications. He took this struggling provider of telecommunication software to market leadership in Session Management for voice and video over IP networks. From 1998-2003, he successfully turned two other under-performing companies into sustainable, revenue-generating businesses. Hank also has a successful track record in worldwide sales, marketing, business development and professional services, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research from the University of Maryland, with graduate work in Computer Science and Finance.
About VPIsystems, Inc.
VPIsystems, with its unique "One Network, One Plan" approach, is the leading provider of network resource planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry. Headquartered in Holmdel, NJ, and with offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia, VPIsystems' software is used by over 150 communications service providers and network equipment manufacturers to assess current and future capacity needs, and optimally plan their QoS-constrained service networks and underlying transport infrastructure. For further information, visit us at www.vpisystems.com.