Wind River Financial Welcomes New Senior Vice President of Product Management
MADISON, Wis. (PRWEB) July 19, 2018 -- Wind River Financial is not only expanding its customer base, the payment processing company based in Madison, WI, also is growing its team with the addition of Steve Staden, its new Senior Vice President of Product Management. Prior to joining Wind River, Staden was Senior Director of Product Management, Security and Compliance at Ipswitch, Inc., a company that provides IT professionals Managed File Transfer and Network Management on premise, Cloud products.
Wind River is excited to add Staden and his extensive product knowledge to lead the product management team. Staden is responsible for the development and execution of product strategy.
“We are thrilled for Steve to join our Wind River family,” said Wind River President Mike Carow. “Steve’s expertise of product, security and compliance will allow us to take our programs to the next level and help keep our clients’ data safe and secure.”
Wind River was founded by brothers-in-law Matt Uselman and Mark Courchane after they were tired of seeing customers being taken advantage of by unscrupulous payment practices. Together, they founded Wind River to bring integrity and customer service back to the industry. Its team of experts works to make payment processing safer and easier for thousands of merchant clients across the country.
“I was instantly drawn to Wind River’s commitment to providing customers with excellent customer service and the deep expertise in payment solutions,” said Staden. “I love working with customers to understand the complex problems they need to solve by leveraging technology to exceed expectations.”
After being at Ipswitch for fifteen years, Staden had hands on experience in all aspects of product development and execution with emphasis in security and compliance. A veteran in the Managed File Transfer, he was one of the leading experts and evolved the MOVEit® product line to be core to Ipswitch’s product portfolio. He worked on the business and product strategy, competitive analysis, roadmap creation, development and launch of product lines. He plans to carry his expertise to Wind River to enhance existing products, create new products and keep data compliant and secure.
Staden earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Finance from Northern Illinois University and then his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. He also is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in good standing.
About Wind River Financial
Wind River Financial is a payment processing company based in Madison, WI. Its team of experts works to make payment processing safer and easier for thousands of merchant clients across the country. In addition to healthcare, Wind River partners with software providers, banks, credit unions and trade associations to design and customize processing solutions for their clients and stakeholders. Madison Magazine named Wind River a “Best Place to Work” in 2014. To learn more, visit our website http://www.windriverfinancial.com. You can also find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Annette Pirrung, Bottom Line Marketing & Public Relations, +1 414-270-3000 Ext: 231, [email protected]
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