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Ipswitch Names New Chief People Officer

Ipswitch has appointed Steven Rotman as Chief People Officer.

Rotman will advise, coach and guide the global organization regarding culture and talent in order to continue to cultivate a high performing and highly engaged team. As Ipswitch remains on its rapid growth path, Rotman will integrate business and HR strategies to support the expanding global organization.

Rotman, an influential and performance-focused human resources leader, is an expert in building cultures of engagement, agility and productivity to enable corporate-wide success. Prior to joining Ipswitch, Rotman served as VP of Human Resources at NaviNet, focusing on culture building, people enablement and change management. Rotman is both a strategist and implementer, prepared to develop and drive progressive and scalable programs and practices globally.

“Ipswitch is growing globally at a fast pace– powering more than 150,000 IT networks spanning 168 countries,” says Joe Krivickas, CEO of Ipswitch. “With our global growth, we welcome Steven’s extensive background in spearheading people enablement programs. We’re thrilled to have him lead our human resources function to further drive our global business, growth and success.”

“I was instantly drawn to Ipswitch – it has the resources of a global company with the soul of a nimble startup,” said Rotman. “Ipswitch is on a powerful growth trajectory with a need to hire and retain top talent worldwide. I look forward to contributing to its next stage of growth.

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Ipswitch Names New Chief People Officer

Ipswitch has appointed Steven Rotman as Chief People Officer.

Rotman will advise, coach and guide the global organization regarding culture and talent in order to continue to cultivate a high performing and highly engaged team. As Ipswitch remains on its rapid growth path, Rotman will integrate business and HR strategies to support the expanding global organization.

Rotman, an influential and performance-focused human resources leader, is an expert in building cultures of engagement, agility and productivity to enable corporate-wide success. Prior to joining Ipswitch, Rotman served as VP of Human Resources at NaviNet, focusing on culture building, people enablement and change management. Rotman is both a strategist and implementer, prepared to develop and drive progressive and scalable programs and practices globally.

“Ipswitch is growing globally at a fast pace– powering more than 150,000 IT networks spanning 168 countries,” says Joe Krivickas, CEO of Ipswitch. “With our global growth, we welcome Steven’s extensive background in spearheading people enablement programs. We’re thrilled to have him lead our human resources function to further drive our global business, growth and success.”

“I was instantly drawn to Ipswitch – it has the resources of a global company with the soul of a nimble startup,” said Rotman. “Ipswitch is on a powerful growth trajectory with a need to hire and retain top talent worldwide. I look forward to contributing to its next stage of growth.

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