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Chief Revenue Officer
Vincent Trama, Presidio’s Chief Revenue Officer, leading the engagements of 300 of our largest accounts in the Enterprise Segment. He leads a team dedicated to solving complex business challenges through digital & cloud solutions, that provide economic value and growth. Vincent joined Presidio in 2012 via the Blue Water Communication Group acquisition, where he led a start-up team of sales professionals penetrating the Enterprise segment with advanced technology solutions.
Prior to joining BlueWater, Vincent was the Director of Northeast Sales at Visual Networks. His responsibilities included developing and implementing an effective Enterprise Sales strategy for Northeast & Canada. Vincent’s team was tasked with creating end user demand within the Fortune 500 and working with the channels to fulfill the customers requirements.
Vincent has a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems from Fordham University and lives on Long Island with his wife and three children.
Chief Innovation Officer
Chris Cagnazzi joined Presidio in February of 2012, following the acquisition of BlueWater Communications Group, LLC, where he served as the Chief Innovation Officer. Chris previously served as the VP of Finance of Dimension Data North America and CFO for Integrated Systems Group. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.
Senior Vice President, Technology Solutions
Dan joined Presidio in 2021 as Senior Vice President of Technology Solutions where he will be responsible to lead the presales solution architect organization. He is tasked to partner with our sales and marketing organizations to lead the enablement and execution of all aspects of our technology messaging and activities. Dan is a 20+ year veteran of our industry having started out at EMC as a Hardware Engineer then rapidly progressing through their presales engineering organization holding various leadership and strategy roles. Upon Dell’s acquisition of EMC in 2016, Dan was promoted to run Commercial presales globally for the combined entity supporting an $8B business with over 2000 technical resources in his organization. He recently had responsibility for all presales engineering aligned to their data center business in North America. Dan holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Chief Financial Officer
Manny Korakis, Chief Financial Officer at Presidio, is responsible for leading the company’s finance team in continuous process improvement and driving profitable growth. Prior to joining Presidio in 2022, Manny was Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Corporate Treasurer at IQVIA where he was responsible for global accounting, external financial reporting, financial shared services, capital markets, treasury operations, internal control and financial systems.
In addition, heheld senior-level positions at American Express Global Business Travel as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Mannyspent the majority of his career at S&P Global, where, in his last two years with the company, he was Chief Financial Officer of S&P Dow Jones Indices, a subsidiary with $1 billion in revenue.
President & Chief Operating Officer
David Hart, President and Chief Operating Officer of Presidio is responsible for sales and technology strategy and execution, emerging businesses development, alliances and sourcing, internal IT and our leasing arm – Presidio Technology Capital. He has served on the advisory boards of several world class technology innovators such as Cisco, Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks and Intel. Prior to his current role, Dave served as Chief Technology Officer. He joined Presidio in 2005 when the company acquired Networked Information Systems (NIS), a high growth IT systems integrator, where he led engineering, professional and managed services from its founding in 2000. Prior to NIS, Dave was Vice President of Engineering at Aztec Technology Partners (Nasdaq: AZTC) and at its predecessor, Bay State Computer Group. He holds a BS in Industrial Technology and a MS in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development
Chris Barney joined Presidio in April of 2018, following the acquisition of Red Sky Solutions, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, and developed the overall company vision and strategy for growth. Chris has more than 25 years of experience in IT engineering, high-tech sales, business development and organizational leadership. Prior to Red Sky, Chris held various executive engineering and sales positions with companies like Entex Information Services, Foundry Networks, and Brocade Systems. Chris enjoys interacting with his clients, prospects, and stakeholders and counts many as friends. He lives in Salt Lake City, UT with his wife and has a son and daughter.
Chief Revenue Officer
John Hanlon joined Presidio in 2020. He has more than 25 years of industry and international experience in information management software, hardware and service. John came to Presidio from Dell/EMC, where he was SVP of Commercial Data Center Sales. He joined EMC in August 2000 and held leadership roles including Vice President, Network Attached Storage Unit; Senior Vice President, Mid-Market Sales; and President, EMC Americas Sales and Customer Operations. Prior to Dell/EMC, John was VP of Sales (Americas) for Parametric Technology Corporation. He also served for 7 years as an Officer in the United States Navy.
Chief Information Security Officer
Greg Hedrick joined Presidio in 2020 as Chief Information Security Officer. Greg has over 25 years’ experience in Cyber Security. Prior to joining Presidio, Greg served as CISO for Purdue University and was responsible for policy and compliance, identity management and security teams including the Security Operations Center for the entire Purdue System.
Greg also collaborated with the State of Indiana to build the Indiana Cyber Security Center. Greg is CISSP and CRISC certified and has served on multiple organizational boards and committees including past President of the Indianapolis Information Systems Security Association, Board of Directors for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (Indianapolis chapter), and the Educause Security Professionals Conference program committee.
Barbara Robidoux joined Presidio in 2020 and is responsible for Marketing strategy and execution. She has over 25 years of experience across a range of marketing leadership roles. Barbara joined Presidio from Dell/EMC, where she was Senior Vice President of Marketing for Services. Prior to that, Barbara ran Product Marketing at EMC.
Vice President of Technology Strategy
Robert Kim is Presidio’s Vice President of Technology Strategy. He is responsible for defining and driving Presidio’s technology investments that shape our full portfolio of service capabilities. He has over 20+ years of experience evaluating IT trends and advising clients on what technologies will create market differentiation and most relevant to invest and deploy.
Prior to joining Presidio in 2016, he held leadership positions at technology management and consulting firms, with roles in sales engineering, business development, operational excellence and financial management.
A proud Penn State (Bachelor’s Science) and Drexel University (MBA) alum, Rob currently lives in the greater Philadelphia area with his wife Ashley and two kids, Alex and Seraphina.
Senior Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Employee Engagement
Courtney Washington, Presidio’s Chief Diversity Officer, joined Presidio in January of 2016 leading Learning & Development for Presidio. Courtney is responsible for Presidio’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy and corporate Learning & Development. Prior to Presidio, Courtney has over 10 years of experience in diversity, equity & inclusion, learning & development, talent management, employee engagement, organizational development, and technology/business development.
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Bob Cagnazzi has served as Chief Executive Officer of Presidio since 2012. He is responsible for the company’s overall strategy, strategic execution, and revenue and operational organization. For the past 32 years, Bob has led technology firms. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer and founder of Bluewater Communications LLC from 2006 until it was acquired by Presidio in 2012. Bob served as Chief Executive Officer of North America at Dimension Data Holdings PLC from 2001 to 2006. He also led Integrated Systems Group. He has received recognitions including Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young.
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Christine Komola joined Presidio in 2020 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Presidio, Christine was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Covetrus, Inc., a $4 billion global animal health technology and services company. She also enjoyed a 21-year career with Staples, where she was most recently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2018. Christine currently serves on three non-profit boards and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Chief Technology Officer
Vinu Thomas has served as Chief Technology Officer of Presidio since early 2016. He is responsible for guiding Presidio’s technology strategy, solution and services offerings and industry thought leadership. In addition, Vinu is also responsible for marketing, vendor and product management.
Vinu has built Presidio’s technology teams around networking, mobility, data center and collaboration, while also working on strategic initiatives and investments that include cloud, cyber security, data analytics and virtual desktop infrastructure.
Vinu sits on a number of advisory boards of companies like Cisco, Dell, Palo Alto Networks, Nutanix and VMWARE. Vinu is an advisory board member at Rutgers University where he serves at the Center of Innovation Education.
He was previously Vice President of Solutions for Presidio’s Tristate Area and has a total of 20 years of experience in systems integration, practice building and engineering. Prior to Presidio, Vinu led the Engineering organization for Bluewater Communications Group until it was acquired by Presidio in 2012.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jenn Jackson joined Presidio in early 2016 as Chief Human Resources Officer and is responsible for all Human Resources strategies and programs including employee engagement and relations, talent acquisition, development and retention, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Benefits & Total Rewards, M&A HR due diligence and integration, HR operations and systems, policy, and payroll.
Jenn has over 20 years of HR experience designing and leading HR teams in both public and private global organizations. Prior to coming to Presidio, Jenn was head of Strategic HR and Diversity & Inclusion at Canon U.S.A., Inc. and prior to that she led various Corporate HR functions and M&A due diligence for CA Technologies, Inc.
Jenn was born and raised on Long Island, NY which is where she resides today and was named a New York Business Journal’s Women of Influence 2018.
General Counsel
Elliot Brecher has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Presidio since July 2015. Prior to Presidio, he was General Counsel of Amber Road, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed provider of cloud-based global trade management solutions, from 2013. Elliot served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Insight Communications Company, Inc., a Midwest-based cable operator, from 2000 until its sale to Time Warner Cable, Inc. in 2012. From 1994 until joining Insight, he was associated with the law firm Cooperman Levitt Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C., where he became a partner in 1996. Prior to that, Elliot was associated with the law firm Rosenman & Colin LLP.
Senior Vice President, National Named & Public Sector Sales
Michael Kelly joined Presidio in 2015. Michael has held numerous leadership roles within Presidio including his most recent position as VP of Sales for the Mid-States region. Prior to joining Presidio, Michael spent 11 years at EMC within its Commercial Sales Division. For a majority of those years Michael was tasked with building and leading one of the highest revenue producing commercial sales teams in the country in the competitive Philadelphia market. Michael is passionate about the growth of his teams and most importantly the success of Presidio’s customers.
Senior Vice President, Solutions And Services
Kevin Watkins is Presidio’s Senior Vice President of Solutions and Services responsible for sales engineering, professional services delivery, and project management services. He has over 30 years of experience helping organizations adopt technology for competitive advantage.
Prior to joining Presidio in 2006, he held leadership positions at several consulting and systems integration firms, with roles in sales engineering, business development, operational excellence, and financial management.
Senior Vice President, West Area Sales
Waheed Choudhry joined Presidio in 2017. He is an industry veteran with over 20 years of industry experience. For the past two years Waheed served as President of the North America Organization at Dimension Data. Previously he served as President & COO of Nexus IS, Inc. from 2011 until it was acquired by Dimension Data in 2014. Waheed is widely recognized for building and mentoring high performance teams centered on a customer centric culture.
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Juliette Austin joined Presidio in 2020 as Vice President of Diversity Equity and Inclusion. Juliette’s focus includes driving systemic actions to ensure Presidio’s commitment in creating an inclusive and equitable environment at all levels.
Chief Information Officer
Steven Palmese joined Presidio in early 2016 as SVP of Managed Services and is responsible for all internal IT strategy and operations as well as our Managed Services practice. Steven has a wealth of experience in managing internal IT, infrastructure and applications engineering. Prior to joining Presidio in 2016, Steven spent 18 years as SVP of Engineering at CA Technologies – a global fortune 500 software firm that was touted as the Top 10 in their industry and in several Gartner segment leaders for more than 10 years.
