Hart InterCivic Appoints Derek Hutson Senior Vice President
Software Executive Joins Management Team to Lead Hart Voting Systems Sales and Marketing
published 11/18/2009
AUSTIN, Texas – November 18, 2009 – Hart InterCivic, a leading national provider of election management and voting systems, and CAG Acquisitions, Inc., today announced that Derek Hutson has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Derek also joins the management team of CAG Acquisitions, Inc. – the parent company of Hart InterCivic – where he will play a dual role in defining and executing the company’s growth strategies with corporate-wide responsibilities for sales and marketing.
“We are thrilled to have Derek on the team as his sales and marketing leadership, creativity and experience will not only help us achieve our acquisitive growth strategy, but ensure that we continue to meet the needs of our loyal elections customers,” said Gregg Burt, president and CEO of CAG and Hart. “Having previously worked with Derek, I know he shares our passion for customer success, our commitment to conducting business with the highest level of integrity, and he rounds out our management team perfectly.”
Hutson joins Hart after serving as Senior VP of Worldwide Sales for CoreTrace Corporation – a leading provider of high security, easy change application whitelisting. Prior to CoreTrace, Derek held senior sales and sales management roles at IBM Corporation (2006 acquisition of BuildForge) and BMC Software, Inc.
“I’m excited to join a company with such an ambitious growth strategy and a well known track record of performance and integrity,” said Hutson. “The company’s reputation is unsurpassed in the state and local government market, and I look forward to contributing to its continued success in these and new markets we will serve in the future.”
About Hart InterCivic, Inc.
Hart InterCivic is a leading national provider of electronic and paper-based voting systems, serving nearly 20 million registered voters in more than 350 jurisdictions including two of the four largest U.S. counties. State and local governments rely on Hart each day to conduct secure, accurate, accessible and reliable elections whether in-person or by-mail. Millions of votes are cast each year using Hart’s eSlate® and eScan™ polling place voting systems and Ballot Now™ central scanning / by-mail solution. The Company also provides ballot production and printing services. For more information, visit www.hartintercivic.com.
About CAG Acquisitions, Inc.
CAG Acquisitions, Inc. and its closely held subsidiaries are leading national providers of technology-driven solutions serving the public sector – specifically, state and local government, education and healthcare. CAG’s focus is software and services that help public sector entities more efficiently and effectively inform, engage and transact business with the constituents they serve.
Contact Information
Marcus MacNeill
512.252.6850
mmacneill@hartic.com