PE-backed ECN appoints Kellum as CEO

Emergency Communications Network, which is backed by Veritas Capital, has hired Wain Kellum as CEO. Previously, Kellum worked at Vonage Business Solutions where he was the president of the unit. Based in Ormond Beach, Florida, ECN is a provider of intelligent notification and response software platform for governments, enterprises and small to middle-sized businesses.

PRESS RELEASE

ORMOND BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergency Communications Network (ECN), a leading provider in the SaaS-based unified critical communications market, today announced the appointment of Wain Kellum as Chief Executive Officer. ECN is a portfolio company of Veritas Capital.

Mr. Kellum brings 30 years of experience as an enterprise software executive, working with rapid growth, turnaround, and start-up companies across a variety of industries. Mr. Kellum joins ECN from Vonage Business Solutions, where he served as the division’s President. Prior to Vonage Business Solutions, he was President and CEO of Vocalocity, Inc., a cloud communications company serving the SMB market, acquired by Vonage in 2013.

Mr. Kellum stated, “I am excited by the opportunity to lead ECN in our mission to empower organizations with a platform to reach resolution and improve outcomes with speed and confidence. With the backing of Veritas Capital and the great team currently in place, we are poised to accelerate the Company’s momentum and advance the strong culture of customer success.”

Hugh D. Evans, Managing Partner of Veritas Capital said, “We are thrilled to welcome Wain to ECN’s management team as the company embarks on its next phase of growth. Wain has tremendous expertise in the enterprise software and unified communications market, and his leadership will advance ECN’s reputation as a fast growing leader in intelligent communications and Platform as a Service (PaaS) markets.”

David DiGiacomo and Ann Pickren will continue to lead ECN’s government and enterprise segments, respectively.

Wain Kellum Biography
Mr. Kellum has been a successful CEO with six companies. Before leading Vocalocity, Inc., he was President and CEO of Omnilink Systems. Under his leadership, Omnilink Systems became the leading SaaS-based people tracking platform in the location-based services industry, growing revenue five-fold and achieving positive cash flow. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Trusted Network Technologies, where he led a turnaround of the packet-level security software company. The first company Mr. Kellum built, Extreme Logic, provided software for Fortune 500 companies; under his leadership the company received an investment from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and was acquired by HP (NYSE:HPQ) in 2003. Mr. Kellum received a Masters of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, with honors, from the University of South Carolina.

About ECN
ECN is a leading provider in the SaaS-based unified critical communications market. The company provides an intelligent notification and response software platform to governments, enterprises and small- to mid-sized businesses. The company’s cloud-based platform provides seamless and easy-to-deploy solutions for the exchange of critical information among organizations, their people, devices and external entities with use cases designed to save lives, enhance revenue and reduce costs. In addition, ECN will empower clients to embed solutions directly into existing software applications to offer a richer suite of communications. ECN’s clients include leading organizations in the government, financial services, technology, healthcare, energy, and consumer product segments. ECN is based in Ormond Beach, FL with additional offices in San Diego, CA and Minneapolis, MN. More information can be found on the company’s website at www.ecnetwork.com.

About Veritas Capital
Veritas Capital is a leading private equity firm that invests in companies that provide critical products and services, primarily technology or technology-enabled solutions, to government and commercial clients worldwide including those operating in aerospace & defense, healthcare, technology, national security, communications, energy and education. Veritas Capital seeks to create value by strategically transforming the companies in which it invests through organic and inorganic means. Veritas Capital has approximately $6 billion in assets under management. For more information on Veritas Capital and its current and past investments, visit www.veritascapital.com.