Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

Steganos appoints Michael Marzy as joint MD

Leading computer privacy software vendor responds to business growth and market potential with new management structure

19 March 2008 - Steganos, a global leader in security and privacy software for consumers and SMEs, has appointed Michael Marzy as joint MD, responsible for leading sales and marketing. Aston Fallen, who until now has been the sole MD, will also serve as joint MD, assuming responsibility for development and customer service.

Michael Marzy has over 25 years’ experience in sales and marketing, 20 of them in the IT and software industry. His previous experience includes roles as director of sales at Micrografx and Intuit, vice president of sales and marketing at Metacreations, MD at Lighthouse, and founder and board member at Tendi. Most recently, Michael Marzy worked as an independent consultant and freelancer on diverse projects for international software and internet-based businesses.

Michael Marzy brings extensive experience to Steganos, in particular his expertise in ecommerce, and assumes responsibility for sales and marketing with immediate effect. He said: “I look forward to this new challenge and to working with Steganos’s highly motivated team and interesting product range. I also look forward to building and strengthening Steganos’s presence in the international marketplace for computer security software.”

Aston Fallen said: “Steganos is growing and the demands on us as a global business are becoming more complex. A division of responsibility within the management structure was essential if we are to develop the firm and further build on Steganos’s international presence. The customer demand for encryption and anonymity software is there, and growing. It is up to us to satisfy this demand, and with this new management structure and Michael Marzy’s experience in ecommerce, we are confident we can do so.”

About Steganos

Since 1996, Steganos has been providing highly secure and user friendly solutions that secure static data and online communications. More than two million users worldwide already depend on Steganos software. Innovations such as the world’s first commercial steganography software (which hides data in pictures and music), or the 1st encryption software to use the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), have made Steganos to one of the market leaders for consumer encryption software. Steganos products are regularly recognized with national and international press awards and the Steganos brand is synonymous with protecting sensitive data.

For more info, visit www.steganos.com