Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII) (www.digi.com),
the M2M solutions expert, today announced that Sam Lazarakis, a recently
retired partner from Ernst & Young, LLP, has been appointed as a company
director.
“Over a 38-year career with Ernst & Young (E&Y), Sam worked with some of
the most storied technology companies and was a coordinating partner to
more than 40 public firms,” said Ron Konezny, president and chief
executive officer, Digi International. “His experience working in
emerging sectors and with companies that scaled in size and global
presence is extremely relevant to Digi as we execute on our strategic
plans.”
Lazarakis was one of the most experienced assurance partners in Ernst &
Young’s Northern California Technology practice prior to his retirement
from the firm in July. He has almost 38 years of experience serving
technology companies, ranging from large multinationals to smaller,
pre-public growth companies and venture-backed start-up entities. He
focused on serving companies in the Internet, software, networking,
Software-as-a-Service and semiconductor sectors. Among other clients he
served Blue Coat Systems, Juniper Networks and Infoblox during his
career at E&Y. Lazarakis’ areas of particular expertise include finance,
mergers and acquisitions, internal controls, risk management and
auditing.
About Digi International
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII)
is your mission-critical M2M solutions expert, providing the industry’s
broadest range of wireless products, a cloud computing platform tailored
for devices, and development services to help customers get to market
fast with wireless devices and applications. Digi’s entire solution set
allows any device to communicate with any application, anywhere in the
world. For more information, visit Digi’s website at www.digi.com,
or call 877-912-3444 (U.S.) or 952-912-3444 (International).
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