Management Team |
Paul Paget Chief Executive Officer
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Paul Paget joined Savant Protection to drive the company's strategy and plan for establishing a leadership position in the market. A veteran of the information security industry, Paul enters Savant Protection with 30 years of high tech experience with companies ranging from... more> |
Ken Steinberg
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Ken founded Savant Protection in 2004 and is the Chief Technology Officer. Ken is responsible for the company’s strategic technology direction, product development and engineering. Prior to founding Savant, Ken held senior positions for over two decades with Digital Equipment Corporation... more> |
Mike Pittenger
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Mike is responsible for sales, marketing and strategic alliances. He brings over 25 years of business development, marketing, operations and sales experience coupled with deep and broad knowledge of the security marketplace... more> |
Walter Siryk
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Walter is responsible for driving operational excellence and maximizing shareholder value. Walter brings 19 years of expertise in product commercialization, international business, and corporate finance from a number of diverse industries including consumer products... more> |
Paul Paget joined Savant Protection as the CEO to drive the company's strategy and plan for establishing a leadership position in the market. A veteran of the information security industry, Paul enters Savant Protection with 30 years of high tech experience with companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 50. He brings a strong leadership background and a successful track record in growing and guiding security software companies, and has extensive experience managing sales and service organizations. Previously, Paul served as President and CEO of Core Security Technologies where he launched the Core IMPACT product and successfully built Core into the market leader in automated penetration testing with over 600 customers in more than 40 countries. Prior to Core, he was Senior Vice President of Operations for Baltimore Technologies Americas where he grew the company to a $30+ million dollar business. Paul joined Baltimore via the acquisition of GTE CyberTrust, where he was Worldwide Vice President of Sales and Marketing. During his tenure, Paul established the CyberTrust brand as a market leader in certification authority products and services, growing sales by 100% in one year. In 1999, he was credited by Frost and Sullivan as the “Marketing Turnaround of the Year” and subsequently positioned the company for acquisition by Baltimore Technologies in 2000 for $150 million. Earlier, Paul held a variety of senior sales and marketing positions with Lotus Development and IBM. Paget holds a Bachelor's degree in History from Bowdoin College and has completed management, technology and executive education with IBM, GTE and the University of Michigan.
Ken founded Savant Protection in 2006 and is the Chief Technology Officer. Ken is responsible for the company’s strategic technology direction, product development and engineering. Prior to founding Savant, Ken held senior positions for over two decades with Digital Equipment Corporation, Hughes, Hitachi, Softbank and the John Von Neumann Super Computing Center for the National Science Foundation. Ken is on the Board of Advisors for the Homeland Security program at Daniel Webster College and also on the Board of Advisors for the SANS Institute of New England. Ken received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Mike is responsible for sales, marketing and strategic alliances. He brings over 25 years of business development, marketing, operations and sales experience coupled with deep and broad knowledge of the security marketplace. Mike joined Savant Protection from Veracode, an application security services company he co-founded in 2005 as a spinout from Symantec. At Veracode, Mike managed operations, finance, administration and business development. Prior to Veracode, Mike served as Vice President and General Manager of the Products Division for @stake, a security consultancy and developer of several award winning security products including l0phtCrack, WebProxy and SmartRisk Analyzer, and Information Security Magazine’s 2004 Product of the Year, before being acquired by Symantec. Prior to @Stake, Mike was Vice President of International Sales and Vice President of Business Development for Authentica, a leader in Digital Rights Management, which was ultimately acquired by EMC. Earlier, Mike held senior positions in management, corporate development, marketing and operations with several high tech and consumer product companies. Mike holds an AB from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Bentley College.
As CFO and Treasurer of Savant Protection, Walter is responsible for driving operational excellence and maximizing shareholder value. Walter brings 19 years of expertise in product commercialization, international business, and corporate finance from a number of diverse industries including consumer products, wireless telecommunications, construction and manufacturing. Prior to Savant, Walter held various positions in privately held, as well as large multinational companies including Fleet Boston Financial (currently Bank of America) and the Eastman Kodak company. Walter’s broad background includes roles as COO, CFO, Director of Business Strategy and Product Management.
Walter holds an MBA and an Engineering degree from the University of Rochester and has completed the Executive Program in Strategy and Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Business. He holds a U.S. patent in imaging technology.