Datapipe Appoints Jim Holtzman as Chief Financial Officer

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Datapipe, a global provider of managed services and infrastructure for outsourced IT and cloud computing, announced today that Jim Holtzman will oversee the company's finance, accounting and investor relations functions as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he joins the company's executive management team, which oversees company strategy, planning and operations.

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"Jim has already become an integral part of the Datapipe team," said Robb Allen, Datapipe CEO. "His insight and experience will have a meaningful impact on our business."

Jim brings to Datapipe 20 years of entrepreneurial financial and operational experience in the software/SaaS, outsourcing, manufacturing, procurement and telecommunications industries.  He has held senior management roles in the areas of finance, administration, operations and marketing at a variety of successful early stage businesses, including most recently Fieldglass, Inc. in Chicago.

"Datapipe's impressive growth and success is a direct result of a culture built on delivering the highest level of service and value to our clients," said Jim Holtzman, Datapipe CFO. "I look forward to working with the Datapipe team as we further expand our global footprint and product offerings for the enterprise market."

Previously, Jim held senior roles at iPhotonics, Inc. in Maryland, as well as MFS Communications and Cognitive Concepts, Inc. also in the Chicago area. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Jim served as a banker and investment banker in various roles within the capital markets, banking and leveraged lending sectors.

Jim holds a master's degree in business administration, with concentrations in finance and accounting, from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He also holds a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Indiana University at Bloomington, as well as a secondary concentration in chemistry.

About Datapipe

Datapipe offers a single provider solution for managing and securing mission-critical IT services, including cloud computing, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, colocation and data centers.  Datapipe delivers those services from the world's most influential technical and financial markets including New York metro, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. For more information about Datapipe visit http://www.datapipe.com or call (888)749-5821.