Daon Appoints Greg Chapman to Head Americas Sales
Reston, VA, March 12, 2007 – Daon, a global provider of identity assurance software, announced today the appointment of Greg C. Chapman as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Americas. Chapman will head Daon’s sales organization and lead the company’s expansion efforts into new markets. He brings to the job an impressive track record for success, having served more than 15 years at Oracle Corporation where he held multiple executive positions.
Chapman has extensive experience in technology sales to federal, state and local government, as well as the intelligence community, higher education and healthcare. Prior to joining Oracle Corporation in 1990, he spent five years with SMS Data Products, Inc. where he served as Vice President of Sales. He graduated with honors from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering and a Minor in Business Administration.
According to Daon’s CEO, Tom Grissen, “Greg has hands-on experience in the type of rapid corporate growth that results in an industry leading and dominate position in the marketplace. He is a perfect fit for Daon and his leadership adds a further dimension to our Company. We are very pleased to have Greg join our management team. His experience in software and product sales, combined with his knowledge and contacts in key target markets makes him uniquely qualified to lead our sales organization.”
Chapman joins Daon at a time when a growing number of governments are relying on Daon’s software and expertise for their large-scale biometric deployments. Daon’s products are currently in use in numerous high-profile, national programs in the US, Europe, the UK, Asia and the Middle East. The company has proven its ability to provide robust, scalable, and future-proofed identity systems on schedule with superb customer satisfaction.
About Daon
Daon is a leading provider of identity assurance software products focused
on meeting the needs of governments and commercial organizations worldwide.
Daon supports customers and system integrators in building enterprise
solutions requiring the highest level of security, performance, scalability,
reliability and privacy. The DaonApplicationSuite provides a powerful tool
for faster development of scalable, robust and secure identity registration
and vetting solutions.
Daon's multi-modal authentication infrastructure, DaonEngine, integrates
seamlessly with IT platforms and applications and manages the identity
life-cycle of small and large populations. Daon's offices are located in
Washington DC, Canberra, London and Dublin. For further information please
visit www.daon.com
Contacts:
Cheryl W. Waldrup
Daon
Tel: 703-984-4040
cheryl.waldrup@daon.com
