Digital Fortress Corporation Appoints CEO

PRLog (Press Release) - Jul 22, 2009 -
Digital Fortress Corporation today announced the appointment of Wilfried van Haeren as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment of this experienced leader reflects Digital Fortress’ commitment to continue its growth and to build long-term value for its customers.

“Wilfried possesses great management and people skills required to build, guide and motivate our company to achieve the projected growth and market presence,” said Steve Spencer, Founder and President/CTO of Digital Fortress. “The strong demand for our co-location facilities requires us to strengthen our executive team.”

With over 25 years of experience in the IT sector, Wilfried van Haeren, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience into the company. Prior to joining Digital Fortress, he was Co-founder, Managing Partner and CEO of several IT consulting and software services companies. He was responsible for managing the European professional consulting group of a NASDAQ listed company and as CEO of a SaaS based software company responsible for enterprise sales, international channel partners and strategic partnerships.

“I’m honored to be given the opportunity to lead this company. Digital Fortress’ co-location facilities offer true 99.999% up-time Service Level Agreements (SLA). From One London Place, the only Class ‘A’ building in Ontario outside of the GTA, we demonstrate our commitment to quality, business continuity and customer focus” said Wilfried van Haeren. “I’m proud to be a part of the team that has built a renowned outsourced IT service provider and I’m very excited to lead Digital Fortress into new ventures and successes”.

For all inquiries contact Paul R Campbell at 519-432-3222, Toll-free 1-800-520-7012                  

ABOUT DIGITAL FORTRESS CORPORATION: Digital Fortress (www.digitalfortress.ca) is a London, Ontario headquartered supplier of high-availability Internet and network solutions, centered on their state-of-the-art Ultra-Secure Data Centre Co-location facility in One London Place and its second location at 931 Commissioners Rd. E. These facilities offer their Platinum and Gold level services up to 5-nines (99.999% Service Level Agreements) server hotel and co-location space in Southwestern Ontario. The company is currently engaged in expanding to other under serviced major centres, as well as providing wholesale provider gateway services and serving as a host for community based Regional Internet Peering points.

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