Coalfire Appoints Larry Jones As CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Coalfire announced the appointment of Larry Jones as chief executive officer or CEO. Jones was named as CEO with the unexpected passing of co-founder and CEO, Rick Dakin, by the Coalfire Board of Directors on June 21st. He will remain as the chairman of the board of directors.

While servicing as the Board Executive Chairman for Coalfire, Jones was responsible for technology innovation, long term business strategy and corporate funding, Coalfire noted.

Commenting on Jones, the company said he has a successful track record as a corporate director and chief executive for companies such as StarTek (SRT), MessageMedia (MESG) and Neodata. Prior to joining Coalfire, Jones served as the President and CEO for StarTek, a provider of outsourced call center and customer support services for the communications industry.