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Mazu Networks Names Larry Christofori as Chief Financial Officer
Veteran executive to set strategy and oversee all aspects of financial management and other corporate and administrative functions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (December 6, 2004) — Mazu Networks, the leading provider of network-wide intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that it has named Larry Christofori as chief financial officer. As CFO, Christofori is responsible for all aspects of the Company's financial management operations, including setting strategies, and designing and implementing systems and processes. He also has responsibility for overseeing all of Mazu's accounting, human resources, legal and administrative functions.
"We are pleased and excited to have someone of Larry's considerable financial and managerial skills joining Mazu to lead our financial and administrative teams," said Don Casey, chairman and CEO of Mazu Networks. "His range of experience and solid track record of success make him the ideal person to build out our financial organization into a substantial asset that will help Mazu accelerate its next phase of growth."
Christofori brings more than fifteen years of leadership experience in financial management to his new role at Mazu. His professional experience includes working in organizations of all sizes, ranging from large money-center banks to small start-up companies. During his career, Christofori has successfully managed most financial management functions, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, the development and implementation of financial systems and processes, financial planning and analysis, capital budgeting and accounting.
Prior to joining Mazu, Christofori was CFO of Emperative, Inc., a venture-backed communications software company that was acquired by AT&T in 2003. Prior to that he was a member of the senior finance team at Continental Cablevision, where he had direct responsibility for structuring, negotiating and executing complex financial transactions, including domestic and international bank financings, public and private debt and equity issuances, and mergers and acquisitions. Christofori holds a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Duke University.
"Mazu Networks has established itself as the clear leader in the rapidly growing market for enterprise-class internal network security solutions," said Christofori. "I look forward to working with Don Casey and the rest of the executive team, and with all of Mazu's employees, to help guide and shape the Company's future success."
About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks is the leading provider of network-wide intrusion prevention solutions to the enterprise. Mazu's systems protect networks from worms, insider threats, and denial of service attacks. Our solutions enable enterprises to leverage existing network infrastructure to detect and mitigate new attacks with surgical precision, harden networks against future attacks, and monitor and audit usage of sensitive assets and network services. Mazu is backed by premier venture capital firms, including Greylock, Matrix Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group, Benchmark Capital and StarVest Partners. Mazu is an IBM Business Partner. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mazu also has locations in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.mazunetworks.com.