Freudenberg IT (FIT), an SAP^® global hosting partner and SAP-certified global provider of hosting and cloud services, has hired Jeff Joyce as Vice President of Sales for the West Region. He will be responsible for identifying new opportunities and building client partner relationships to support FIT′s business in the region.

Mr. Joyce comes to FIT with over 20 years of experience in technology sales, developing strategic client and business partner relationships. He has specialized in sourcing clients’ needs for software, LAN/WAN, hosting, and application management support services. Prior to joining FIT, Jeff spent the past nine years at AT&T, where his last position was Director of Business Development for AT&T’s Application Hosting portfolio.

“I’m very excited and proud to be representing Freudenberg IT’s 40-year partnership with SAP running and hosting SAP solutions. I will continue FIT’s tradition of committed client satisfaction, and use my experience to present innovative solutions to support their business needs,” said Mr. Joyce.

“We are very excited to have Jeff on our team,” said Todd Kemmerly, SVP of Sales and Marketing, FIT Americas. “He joins a very experienced sales team here at FIT, and he brings complementary skills to our team with his significant industry experience. Jeff will continue to reside in the Los Angeles area, and will be responsible for teaming with SAP and our Partners to build on the success we have had in the western United States in growing our customer community.”

Jeff will be among the FIT Executive and Technical teams on hand at SAPPHIRE NOW in booth 2823 on May 14-16, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. FIT encourages visitors to meet Mr. Joyce to learn more about FIT’s most innovative SAP solutions, including their SaaS for SAP in the cloud, HANA^® Test Drive Service, and Sybase^® Mobility and ASE^® database hosting offerings.

About Freudenberg IT

Freudenberg IT (FIT) is a global provider of IT services for implementing, optimizing and operating IT systems. FIT specializes in mission-critical hosting capabilities across the globe using its world-class FIT-owned data centers. IT services include Managed Hosting Services (e.g. SAP, Exchange, etc.), LAN/WAN Management, Client Services, Helpdesk Services, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Disaster Recovery Services, and more. As an SAP-certified global provider of hosting and cloud services with over 40 years of experience running and hosting SAP, FIT is recognized as a strategic partner and top-tier hosting provider within the SAP ecosystem. FIT’s customers benefit from its emphasis on mission-critical computing with extensive audits and certifications across most industries. FIT is part of the Freudenberg Group, a family-owned business of 160+ years, employing over 37,000 employees across 58 countries today and with solid financials of over €6 billion (a 9.6 percent increase over 2010) in annual revenues.

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