MCLEAN, Va., May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint
Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of Managed Mobility
Services (MMS) specializing in Cybersecurity and Telecommunications
Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions, today announced the
appointment of Mr. Jason Holloway as
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.
Mr. Holloway has been in the IT industry for over 25 years. He
has held senior executive positions in multiple IT organizations,
with a primary focus on business development, sales, and management
to profitability. Mr. Holloway has industry vertical experience in
Government, Technology, Finance, Transportation, Health Care,
Entertainment, and Manufacturing.
Mr. Holloway co-founded Nexcentri, an IT provider for the Credit
Union industry, in 2001 and served as president and CEO until 2013.
At Nexcentri, working with key vendor partners including Microsoft,
First Data, and HP, he developed and implemented three successful
financial services software products and was recognized as the
first Credit Union service organization to successfully conduct
business internationally. Prior to Nexcentri, he was president and
CEO of Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS), a global Linux security
managed service company where he increased annual revenue over 800%
in five years, servicing clients such as IBM and PwC, making NKS an
Open Source Managed Security industry leader. In addition, Mr.
Holloway has held several key executive roles within technology
start-up companies that were being positioned for IPO.
"We are very excited to have Jason join the WidePoint senior
executive team," stated Steve L. Komar, WidePoint's chief
executive officer. "We view him as a strategic hire for the
company. Jason has a long record of delivering results in growth,
revenue, operational performance, and profitability in each of his
prior ventures. Also, with his strong background in operations and
finance, he has led numerous corporate initiatives involving
process reengineering, turnaround, and reorganization, which align
perfectively with our current efforts rationalize our sales and
marketing and G&A. We expect Jason will deliver high-level
revenue-building strategies and team leadership to close new
business and expand our current work with clients in our targeted
industry verticals."
Mr. Holloway added, "I look forward to joining the WidePoint
executive team and leveraging my experience and relationships to
help the company accelerate growth and optimize its operating
structure. I am excited about the products and solutions that
WidePoint has built—particularly Certificate-on-Device™ and other
advanced identity management solutions—and I believe that the
target markets and end customers for them remain largely
undeveloped and untapped."
Mr. Holloway holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and
Bachelor's degrees in both Computer Science and Mathematics. He is
also a certified ISO and IEEE Internal Auditor, Certified Quality
Administrator (CQA), and a certified Total Quality Management (TQM)
facilitator.
About WidePoint
WidePoint is a leading provider of secure, cloud-delivered,
enterprise-wide information technology-based solutions that can
enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully compliant IT
services in accordance with government mandated regulations and
advanced system requirements. WidePoint has several major
government and commercial contracts. For more information, visit
www.widepoint.com.
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