McKinney-based Aiden Technologies has added five industry leaders to its board of advisers, bringing with them expertise in a variety of fields including finance, risk mitigation, insurance, legal, cybersecurity, data privacy, and management of high-growth companies.
Aiden is a provider of modern, intelligent software packaging and deployment for Microsoft Windows.
Aiden’s new board members include:
- Adam Abresch, CIC, CLCS, CCIC, is the National Cyber Risk Practice Leader at Acrisure, one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages, and he is widely respected as an expert in cyber security and digital risk mitigation.
- Gareth Barr is managing director, head of Digital Workflows Platform Solutions at JPMorgan Chase, and he brings more than 30 years of cross-sector international experience leading technology organizations and driving digital transformations.
- Matt Hollcraft is director of technology & cybersecurity, Private Equity Markets at Clearwater as well as an Adjunct Instructor at the Graziadio Business School at Pepperdine University.
- Jeff Perry is chief revenue officer at Carta, a pioneer in equity management software, and he brings a wealth of experience from his roles at industry leaders such as DocuSign, Oracle and Merrill Lynch.
- Leslie T. Thornton is corporate director of Southwest Gas Holdings and brings tremendous experience from her accomplished career in senior legal and corporate management positions, including expertise in cyber security, data privacy, mergers & acquisitions and crisis management.
“Our advisory board was already the envy of the industry, and these new leaders take it to another level. Each of them is a respected advisor in their field and brings us expertise that is invaluable for steering Aiden’s go-to-market strategy and navigating our rapid growth,” Aiden CEO Josh Aaron said in a statement. “This has been a year of auspicious forward momentum for Aiden, including the launch of our industry-disrupting AidenVision platform. We are positioned for 2023 to be another year of tremendous growth and forward momentum.”
The company said that the recently launched AidenVision ushers in breakthrough endpoint reporting for Aiden’s customers wanting to gain visibility over their entire Windows enterprise, offering a granular, contextual view of how well each computer meets its policy-based Desired State Configuration.
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