Gadzoox Networks Appoints New CFO and VP Of HR

Gadzoox Networks Inc., a global supplier of intelligent Storage Area Network (SAN) products, today announced the appointments of David Eichler as chief financial officer and Kristin Strout as vice president of human resources. The new team members bring broad industry experience along with specific expertise in finance and administration to Gadzoox Networks.

“We have made significant progress against our company goals of streamlining our processes, leading the market to 2Gb Open Fabric SAN switching with Slingshot, building a top executive team and positioning ourselves for growth,” said Michael Parides, president and CEO, Gadzoox Networks. “I am pleased at the high level of talent we have added to our executive team with David and Kristin. They bring the professional expertise and leadership experience to Gadzoox Networks that will help us achieve our strategic objectives.”

Gadzoox Networks also named Kristin Strout as vice president of human resources. Strout holds overall responsibility for initiating human resource strategies as well as establishing operational guidelines and procedures that will help Gadzoox Networks hire and retain top storage networking talent.