Mark Shirman, President and CEO

Mark Shirman, founder of GlassHouse Technologies, serves as President and CEO.  He has over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience in the IT services arena. He is responsible for building upon GlassHouse’s  leadership in the storage and infrastructure services markets, managing the investment community, and setting the vision for the company’s future growth. Prior to GlassHouse, Mark served as executive vice president of corporate development and CTO at Convergent Group, where he executed a combination of operational and marketing strategies that resulted in a successful public offering and the subsequent sale of the business to Schlumberger Corporation. Before Convergent Group, Mark was responsible for the worldwide eBusiness and CRM lines of business for Cambridge Technology Partners and previously ran similar units for BSG/Alliance IT. In 1985, he launched a new breed IT consulting company called Innovative Information Systems Inc. (IISI), which was focused on emerging technologies and application development. He served as CEO of IISI until its sale to CDI Corporation in 1990, where he then served as president until 1995. Mark started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. after receiving his BA in Economics from Brandeis University and his MBA from American University, where he is a frequent guest lecturer. Mark serves on the Advisory Board of a Massachusetts charity called Baby’s Breath, a model program that assists infants who are in need of a safe, caring and stable home environment.

Ken Hale, Chief Financial Officer

Ken Hale comes to GlassHouse from AptSoft Corporation, an enterprise software company focused on the alignment of existing systems with business processes. Prior to AptSoft, Ken held the positions of CFO and Treasurer of NaviSite (NASDAQ - NAVI) and was a member of the company's operating committee. He holds a BS in biochemistry from Colgate University and a MBA from Northeastern University. He has been an instructor of auditing and taxation at Northeastern University's Graduate School of Business Administration and University College. Ken is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Andy Norman, Chief Operating Officer

Andy Norman has over 18 years experience managing people, processes and technology.  As COO, Andy is responsible for worldwide operations of GlassHouse, driving consulting strategy, sales management, service delivery and execution.  Most recently, Andy was GlassHouse’s Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales, and was responsible for sales strategy and execution, managing a diverse global team working with some of the largest companies in the world.  Prior to moving into this position, Andy led GlassHouse’s international division, focused on seamlessly integrating new offices and services into the company, and was Managing Director for the UK offices.  Andy’s experience includes Xyratex and Sagitta Performance Systems, a company he founded and then sold to GlassHouse in 2004.  He is a graduate of Brunel University with a Bachelors of Science and a Masters in Engineering.

Richard Scannell, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Marketing

Richard Scannell co-founded GlassHouse in 2001. In his role as SVP of Corporate Strategy and Marketing, Richard is responsible for GlassHouse's go to market strategy and global marketing functions  Prior to GlassHouse, Richard served as COO of UpSource, a start-up company providing outsourced CRM services. Prior to UpSource, Richard held a senior IT Infrastructure management role with Motorola. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Computer Science from University College Cork, Ireland.

Michael Burstein, Senior Vice President Business Development, International Division (Founder of MBI Group and Integrity)

Michael Burstein heads business development for GlassHouse’s International Division, which was established in 2007. Michael is responsible for key partner relationships in EMEA. Michael has over 20 years of entrepreneurial and managerial experience in the storage, information protection, and IT services arena. He founded MBI and Integrity Systems, based in Israel and Turkey, which was acquired by GlassHouse in March 2007. Michael holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Moscow Telecommunications Institute.

Managing Directors

Israel

Doron Rosenblum, General Manager

Doron Rosenblum manages all business operations (strategy, delivery, sales and finance) of GlassHouse in Israel and Turkey.  He has more then 20 years of experience in the IT services business, in various managerial, operational and technical positions in enterprises, start-up companies, and IT service providers. Prior to the acquisition of MBI-Israel by GlassHouse in 2007, Doron served as MBI's General Manager for five years. Doron holds BA Cum-Laude in economics and business administration, from the Tel Aviv University.

Turkey

Emre Pekar, General Manager

Emre Pekar manages the daily operations as well as short and long term strategy developments and finance operations of GlassHouse in Turkey. Emre was the General Manager of MBI-Turkey, before it was acquired by GlassHouse. Under his leadership MBI-Turkey grew to support critical data protection systems in some of the leading companies in Turkey and the Middle East. Emre has a degree in Management Information Systems from the Bogazici University, Istanbul.