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Managed Data Holdings Hires Chicago General Manager
Focus Is on Accelerated Growth of Recently Acquired 86,000 Square-Foot Data Center in Oak Brook, Ill.
| Source: Managed Data Holdings
FAIRFAX, VA--(Marketwire - September 18, 2008) - Managed Data Holdings, a leading operator of
state-of-the-art data centers, announced today that it has hired John
McCreary as General Manager of its recently acquired, 86,000 square-foot data center in Oak Brook, Ill.,
operating under the Stargate name.
McCreary, who brings over 15 years experience of growing managed services
and colocation businesses in the Chicago market, will oversee the
day-to-day operations of the data center. He is responsible for overall
management of data center operations and personnel, customer service and
satisfaction and customer growth within the facility.
"We are delighted to have John join the MDH team," said Evans Mullan, Chief
Operating Officer of Managed Data Holdings. "His experience, particularly
with our target base in the Midwest, will be of great value as we add
customers who need high density and managed services solutions."
Throughout his career, McCreary has used his entrepreneurial talents and
knowledge of the Chicago market in building his own IT security services
business, start-ups and established businesses in the Chicago area.
"Managed Data Holdings and its Stargate Data Center represent an exciting
opportunity in an industry that benefits a wide range of businesses
throughout the Chicago area," said McCreary. "I intend to bring a high
level of passion and commitment to the position, to Stargate, and to the
MDH team."
McCreary has held senior sales and sales management positions with
companies such as AT&T and Edge Technologies. He served most recently as
General Manager for ANET, a Landmark Communications company in downtown
Chicago, where he held a role similar to the one he will perform at
Stargate.
Immediately prior to joining ANET, McCreary was Vice President of Managed
Services for RKON Technologies, where he was instrumental in launching the
strategic managed services practice. In his position at RKON Technologies,
he was responsible for the development, delivery, execution, and sales of a
full range of managed IT services aimed at the mid-size and
enterprise-level businesses.
McCreary has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Purdue University
Calumet, and he resides in Chicago.
About Stargate
Located in Oak Brook, Ill., a prestigious suburb of Chicago, Stargate is a
leader in secure, reliable and scalable, power rich IT infrastructure
services. Founded in 1989, Stargate offers premium colocation, managed
services and managed hosting solutions to its customer base. With a proven
commitment to excellence in customer service and an expansive 86,000
square-foot data center facility to support its infrastructure, Stargate is
an important provider in the vibrant and growing data center market in
Chicago. For more information visit: http://www.stargate.com
About Managed Data Holdings
Managed Data Holdings (MDH) was founded by three highly experienced
industry executives in conjunction with Great Hill Partners and Catalyst
Investors. MDH's strategy is aimed at operating state-of-the-art data
centers across suburban Tier I and Tier II markets in the U.S. to meet the
increasing demand for managed hosting, managed services, colocation space
and disaster recovery services required by small and medium-sized business
customers or divisions of large enterprises. MDH data centers are SAS70
Type II compliant and are designed to accommodate the changing power
density and cooling needs of the colocation market while maintaining
consistent high levels of customer service and support. For more
information visit: http://www.manageddataholdings.com