Management Team

Peter G. George, President and Chief Executive Officer

With more than 25 years of global network security experience, Peter George has an established track record of building companies that deliver sustained growth and profits and in identifying critical worldwide partnership opportunities that strategically expand market share. Prior to becoming President and CEO of Fidelis Security Systems in 2008, Mr. George spent the last seven years as President and CEO of Crossbeam Systems, the market leader in the high-end segment of the Unified Threat Management market, where he took the company from being a pre-revenue start-up to over $50 million in revenue. Previously, he was President of Nortel Networks Enterprise Business in Europe, Middle-East, and Africa, responsible for managing more than 5,000 employees and $2 billion in revenue. Mr. George came to Nortel via their 1998 acquisition of Bay Networks where he was serving as vice president of European operations. During his tenure at Wellfleet and Bay, he played key sales executive roles in New England and in Europe. Prior to joining Wellfleet, Mr. George served as the Northeast regional manager and GM of Canada at 3Com Corporation, and also held senior management positions at Ungerman Bass. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross, and has done graduate studies at Harvard and Oxford University.

Gene Savchuk, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Gene Savchuk has been in the computer and networking industry for 15 years, first managing networks and then moving to developing commercial network security and management solutions. His first network systems administration program went to market in 1992. In 1995, a remote user authentication solution that he developed was introduced to European markets. Prior to co-founding Fidelis Security Systems, Inc., he served as Director of Software Development at InforMax Inc. and helped to guide it from a startup to a public company with almost 300 employees. At Fidelis, he has been the primary architect and has led the development of Fidelis XPS. Mr. Savchuk holds a Bachelors Degree in Physics and Applied Mathematics and a Master of Computer Science.

Gary Kraemer, Chief Financial Officer

As CFO for Fidelis Security Systems, Gary Kraemer brings a strong background in developing and directing financial, operational, and administrative functions in public and private corporations with finance expertise spanning the domestic and international financial markets.  Most recently a senior executive with Moldflow Corporation, he had the responsibility for business development activities including managing the $300 million sale of the company to Autodesk, a NASDAQ-listed computer aided engineering software provider.  Prior, Mr. Kraemer was CFO at sentitO Networks, a venture-backed telecom equipment provider, where he raised more than $18 million in equity and debt funding and directed the sale of the company to Verso Technologies.  He has also held CFO positions with Tira Wireless, Sandburst, and Bowstreet where he led efforts to raise more than $200 million in venture capital and debt funding while playing key roles in guiding the companies through dynamic, high growth, as well as difficult market environments. He honed his expertise in various senior financial positions for Bay Networks/Wellfleet Communications until its acquisition by Nortel Networks and at Data General. Mr. Kraemer began his career as a CPA for Price Waterhouse and holds a Master of Business Administration from Rider University and a Bachelor of Science from Susquehanna University.

Kurt Bertone, Vice President and Security Strategist

Kurt Bertone brings more than two decades of security industry experience to his role as Vice President and Security Strategist at Fidelis Security Systems. Mr. Bertone was most recently Vice President of Product Management at Covergence, where he was a founder and was responsible for ensuring that session management solutions provided the most comprehensive security in the industry. His previous experience includes serving as Chief Technology Officer EMEA at Nortel and Bay Networks, and Vice President of Business Development at Crossbeam Systems. Mr. Bertone has worked closely with world-class security companies such as Check Point Technologies, Internet Security Systems (ISS), Trend Micro, Websense, Secure Computing and others. He holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University and a Masters of Science in Computer, Information & Control Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Gerald Mancini, Vice President of Engineering

Gerald Mancini brings valuable experience in building and leading early-stage product development teams to his role at Fidelis Security Systems. Prior to joining the company, he served as Director of Engineering at Torrent Network Technologies where he led the development of an edge-router product which included software, hardware, and custom chip design efforts. His tenure at Torrent continued after the company was acquired by Ericsson and the development effort shifted toward IP routing products for wireless infrastructure networks. Prior to joining Torrent, he led chip development and system test for Nexion, an ATM switch manufacturer, both before and after its acquisition by Fujitsu. Mr. Mancini holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Tom Lyons, Vice President of Product Management

Tom Lyons brings over twenty years of comprehensive experience in Network Security, Data Communications and Computer Engineering to his current role as Vice President of Product Management for Fidelis Security Systems.  Prior to joining Fidelis, Mr. Lyons held executive and field leadership positions at industry leading hardware and software manufacturers - Cisco Systems, Nokia, Bay Networks, Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation and IBM.  Mr. Lyons has also been an integral part of five successful start-ups including Solera Networks, IronPort Systems, Network Alchemy, Inktomi Corporation and Space Communications Company.  Mr. Lyons has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Stacey Sweeney, Vice President of Marketing

Stacey Fairbairn Sweeney utilizes her nearly twenty years of experience developing company and product messaging to direct the marketing, communications, and branding strategies for Fidelis Security Systems as the Vice President of Marketing.  Previously, as Marketing Partner of Walker Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on network security investments, she led the marketing and public relations efforts for the firm and many of its nearly forty emerging technology company investments. Ms. Sweeney has held senior-level marketing positions for technology companies including Datatel, Network Associates, and Trusted Information Systems (TIS). As TIS entered the commercial market as a publicly-traded company, she built and directed the marketing team that was responsible for lead generation, corporate identity, investor/media relations, and product marketing, as well as participating in the corporate development efforts for the company’s several mergers and acquisitions. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Management from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University.