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Michael S. Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
Michael S. Bennett
Chief Executive Officer


Mr. Bennett has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since June 2006. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in October 2007 and served as President from June 2006 to January 2009. From April 2004 until March 2006, Mr. Bennett served as Chief Executive Officer of Permeo Technologies, Inc., a network security software company. From November 2001 until April 2004, Mr. Bennett was a venture partner at Austin Ventures, a venture capital firm. In May 1998, ... 
Kevin B. Thompson
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Kevin B. Thompson
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer


Mr. Thompson has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since July 2006 and assumed the title and responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer in July 2007 and President in January 2009. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Thompson was Chief Financial Officer of Surgient, Inc., a software company, from November 2005 until March 2006 and was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at SAS Institute, a business intelligence software company, from September 2004 until November... 
Doug G. Hibberd
Senior Vice President, Engineering
Doug G. Hibberd
Senior Vice President, Engineering


Mr. Hibberd has served as our Senior Vice President, Product Development since January 2009. Mr. Hibberd served as our Vice President, Product Development from August 2006 until January 2009. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Hibberd was Vice President, Engineering at RealVue Simulation Technologies, Inc., a provider of custom simulation software to the commercial, industrial and manufacturing sectors, from September 2004 until May 2006. Mr. Hibberd was Vice President, Engineering at ForwardV... 
J. Barton Kalsu
Vice President, Finance
J. Barton Kalsu
Vice President, Finance


Mr. Kalsu has served as our Chief Accountant and Vice President, Finance since August 2007. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Kalsu worked for JPMorgan Chase Bank as Vice President, Commercial Banking from June 2005 until August 2007. From April 2002 until June 2005, Mr. Kalsu worked for Red Hat, Inc., an enterprise software company, as Senior Director of Finance. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.... 
David Owens
Vice President, Finance and Operations, EMEA
David Owens
Vice President, Finance and Operations, EMEA


Mr. Owens has served as our Vice President, Finance and Operations, EMEA since April 2007. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Owens worked for Red Hat, Inc., an enterprise software company, for over seven years, where he served initially as Director of Global Logistics and Production and then as Senior Director of Finance- EMEA. Mr. Owens qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland .... 
Jason Ream
Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Investor Relations
Jason Ream
Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Investor Relations


Mr. Ream has served as our Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Investor Relations since April 2009. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Ream was an investment banker focused on the software industry with several banks, including J.P. Morgan, UBS and Credit Suisse First Boston. He holds an A.B. in Mathematics from Amherst College.... 
Rita J. Selvaggi
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Rita J. Selvaggi
Senior Vice President, Marketing


Ms. Selvaggi has served as our Senior Vice President, Marketing since January 2009. Ms. Selvaggi served as our Vice President, Marketing from August 2006 until January 2009. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Ms. Selvaggi was Vice President, Corporate Development at Blue Coat Systems, a provider of hardware proxy appliances for corporate networks, from March 2006 until June 2006. She was Vice President, Marketing and Business Development at Permeo Technologies, Inc., a network security software co... 
Bryan A. Sims
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Bryan A. Sims
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Mr. Sims has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since March 2007. From July 2005 until March 2007, Mr. Sims was Of Counsel at Squire Sanders and Dempsey, where he was head of the Open Source Software Group and focused on intellectual property, corporate mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. From September 2000 until August 2005, Mr. Sims served as a Vice President at Red Hat, Inc., an enterprise software company. Mr. Sims holds a B.A. in English with ... 
Paul Strelzick
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Paul Strelzick
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales


Mr. Strelzick has served as our Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales since January 2009. Mr. Strelzick served as our Vice President, Worldwide Sales from January 2008 until January 2009 and as our Vice President, North American Sales from July 2007 until January 2008. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Strelzick served as Vice President, Sales for various technology companies, including Uplogix, Inc., a provider of remote network management solutions, from March 2006 until April 2007, Messag... 
Garry D. Strop
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Infrastructure
Garry D. Strop
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Infrastructure


Mr. Strop has served as our Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Infrastructure since June 2008. From November 2004 until June 2008, Mr. Strop served as Director, Americas Supply Chain, at Symantec Corporation, an infrastructure software company. From January 2004 until November 2004, Mr. Strop was Senior Manager, Operations for Procket Networks. From December 2002 until January 2004, Mr. Strop was General Manager for Exel, Inc., a logistics company. Mr. Strop holds a B.S. in Busine... 
Kenny Van Zant
Senior Vice President and Chief Product Strategist
Kenny Van Zant
Senior Vice President and Chief Product Strategist


Mr. Van Zant has served as our Chief Product Strategist since September 2006 and as a Senior Vice President since January 2009. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Van Zant served as Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing at Motive, Inc., a provider of broadband management software, from January 2003 until May 2006. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin .... 

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