CLAREMONT, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Hampshire-based Red River, a leading federal technology integrator, announced today that is has appointed seasoned IT professional and industry thought leader Paul Krein as Vice President, Digital and Cloud Solutions.
“As a proven change-agent and thought leader who knows our industry and clearly understands the potential of technology to drive positive disruption, Paul’s appointment enhances our leadership team and positions Red River as a true innovator in the Digital and Cloud movement,” said Jeff Sessions, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy for Red River. “We are pleased to welcome him to the Red River team and are confident that his addition will energize federal, commercial and partner organizations to leverage Red River in new and innovative ways.”
Recognizing the movement toward Digital Government, Cloud and the thrust toward Software-Defined IT, Red River sought out Krein to oversee the company’s fast-growing Digital and Cloud Practice. The company is excited to add the technology leader and proven solutions sales professional to its executive leadership roster.
Krein has a breadth of cross-industry experience ranging from high-tech and telecom to Public Sector, Financial Services and Manufacturing. During his more than eight-year run at Deloitte Consulting, LLP, serving Federal, Technology and Defense Industrial Base clients, Krein built and led their Federal Cloud team, the Federal Office of the CTO and the CIO Advisory Council. In his most recent role, Krein managed Deloitte’s Federal Cloud Strategy, marketing, cross organizational alignment and readiness for Cloud Services.
An established and sought-after industry thought leader, Krein is also a prolific author and editor of whitepapers, business and technical articles, and Deloitte’s annual Tech Trends – A public sector perspective. Examples of recently published works include: The CIO Lifecycle, The Journey to Cloud and The Wall Street Journal CIO Edition pieces, IT Worker of the Future, Core IT and Cyber Intelligence.
Prior to Deloitte, Krein held various positions in Professional Services, Channel Programs, Business Development and Pre-sales Engineering at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Krein also holds an MBA in Finance and Organizational Strategy from the Simon School, and a B.S. E.E. from the University of Rochester.
Red River has been recognized by Govini, a leading Federal procurement and business intelligence platform, as a front-runner for growth in Cloud Computing and Software-Defined Data Services1. Government agencies and commercial organizations increasingly draw upon Red River’s extensive next-generation IT focus to design and deliver leading Digital solutions ranging from Software-Defined Datacenters to Managed Cloud Solutions because they are more agile, secure and cost effective than traditional methods of delivering IT services.
[1] Govini: Cloud Computing Market Analysis – 2015
About Red River
Founded on the core values of hard work, honesty and integrity, Red River is a leading provider of IT hardware integration, maintenance and support services. The company’s technology expertise and mission-critical experience helps its customers optimize their business processes and maximize the value of their IT investments. Red River has developed a remarkable reputation for providing IT products and hardware-related services to military, intelligence and civilian agencies and the companies that serve them. By combining an uncommon work ethic with exceptional service, Red River delivers performance beyond expectations to its customers, partners and suppliers. Learn more at www.redriver.com. Follow Red River on Twitter at @RRTFRocks, @ThinkRed, and @RedEnterprise. For more information please call 800.769.3060 or visit www.redriver.com.