Crossbeam Systems, a Boxborough, MA-based provider of network security software, says today it has named Michael Ruffolo as its new president and CEO. Ruffolo’s appointment follows the company’s announcement in December that its previous chief executive, Pete Fiore, passed away after his bout with cancer. Ruffolo was previously chairman and chief executive of Waltham, MA-based software firm Liquid Machines.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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