Management Team
Datacastle’s management team brings together extensive technology expertise, business acumen, and in-depth knowledge of data protection, enterprise IT, and the provider industry.
  Gary Sumner
President & CEO

Gary is the technology visionary and founder of Datacastle Corporation. He has 17 years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of technology solutions across multiple industries. Prior to Datacastle, he spent 10 years in numerous roles at Microsoft, including Technical Architect for the Communications Sector hosting solutions, and as Product Unit Manager for one of Microsoft’s "Live" services. Previously, he spent two years as Chief Software Architect at Peakhour in Australia, and five years at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
   
  Lori Salow Marshall
VP Marketing & Business Development

Lori is responsible for global sales and marketing and development of our partner ecosystem. She brings over 20 years of experience in channel development, alliance modeling and management, corporate strategy, and enterprise sales and marketing. Prior to Datacastle she was VP of Business Development for the Microsoft Alliances at Unisys Corporation, growing revenue from $250M to over $2B. Lori spent seven years of her career in the UK, and during her five years at British Telecommunications she moved from Global Sales to Group Strategy where she helped define and implement BT's global alliance model.
   
  John Sanders
VP Client Services

John is responsible for customer and partner services and support. He has 25 years of experience in information technology in the development and delivery of applications. He has expertise in managing professional services, partner relationships, project management, customer support, and technical communications. Before joining Datacastle, he was President of Synergistic Solutions, an IT consulting company. Prior to that he was a Partner at implement.com where he spent four years consulting at Microsoft in the Communications Sector hosting solutions group.
   
  Andreas Bahm
VP Finance & Operations

Andreas is responsible for day-to-day operations and finance in support of Datacastle’s strategy. He has 17 years management consulting experience, including eight years at Cambridge Technology Partners where he was a Director in the Strategic Services Group. Andreas has extensive international experience, including three years in London and Japan with Marakon Associates, a corporate strategy consultancy. Previously he was an Investment Advisor at Paine Webber and Dresdner Bank, Munich.
   
  Lisa Murphy
VP Corporate Strategy

Lisa is responsible for managing strategic relationships. She has 12 years of experience in the technology industry, most of it in business strategy and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Datacastle she was a Director of Business Planning and Strategy for Microsoft Exchange Marketing. She previously spent five years on Microsoft’s Mergers and Acquisitions team as an Integration Director. Before that, Lisa was a Mergers and Acquisitions Manager at CMGI, Inc., and spent five years in various roles at Keane, Inc. focusing on integration of acquired companies.
   
 
     
 

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