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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center and managed services provider Hosted Solutions (www.hostedsolutions.com) announced on Thursday it has named Noreen Allen the company's vice president of marketing.
Prior to joining hosted Solutions, Allen spent three years at Motricity serving in the position of vice president of marketing.
During this time, she built significant brand awareness for the company and played a key role as the company grew from about $35 million to $100 million in annual revenues.
She also spent eight years with SpectraSite Communications as the company's vice president of marketing and leading marketing initiatives from the time of the company's inception until it was sold in 2005 to American Tower for more than $3 billion.
"This is the perfect time to bring in someone with Noreen's background," says Rich Lee, chairman and CEO. "We've built a strong, profitable business organically over the last seven years without a marketing strategist on our executive team. Noreen led marketing for two very prominent local brands that were in similar high growth situations. Her experience with marketing, branding and positioning will be invaluable for us as we take the business to the next level."
After Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners acquired Hosted Solutions for $144 million in April, the company has shown significant growth.
The number of Hosted Solutions employees has doubled since Q4 of 2007, and the company signed many new customers, including Belk, Atlanta Falcons, UNC Charlotte and Britax Child Safety.
The company operates SAS 70 Type II certified facilities in Boston, as well as Charlotte, Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina.
In November, Hosted Solutions offered educational tours of its Raleigh data center for North Carolina State University graduate accounting students.
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