Sterling, VA, March 11, 2001 - Knowledge Consulting Group (KCG), a leading professional Information Technology (IT) services firm, today announced the appointment of two new executives to its management team. Tom Sanders has been named as the company’s new vice president of business development and Dirk Hamilton as vice president of technology. Tom Sanders joins KCG with more than 25 years of extensive experience in strategic partnerships, sales management, and business development within the public sector IT market. As vice president of business development, Sanders is responsible for identifying and developing strategic relationships with high-value partners as well as cultivating and developing new business leads. Sanders’ professional experience includes general management and business development positions with PlanetGov.com, Federal Sources, Dyncorp, Ogden/ERC (now Anteon), and Informix. As vice president of technology, Hamilton is responsible for overall account management and providing thought leadership on technology, technology partners, and technology positioning. Hamilton brings over 12 years of expertise in systems integration, network management, and project leadership. His experience includes infrastructure architecture and design with technologies including Sun Enterprise Servers, EMC, Veritas Cluster Server and Oracle DB. Prior to joining KCG, Hamilton was an independent consultant working for SAIC on a NASA project. Before working as an independent consultant, he worked at BIS, CIBER and at MediaCenters, Inc. "These two veteran IT executives fulfill business critical needs for our organization, strengthening KCG’s overall company position," said Maryann Hirsch, president of KCG. "Dirk Hamilton provides us with instant credibility and technology leadership and Tom Sanders, a senior business development executive, provides us with a formal, strategic, and tactical business development and sales footprint into the government market. Both will contribute significantly to the growth and success of KCG." About KCG Established in April 2000, Knowledge Consulting Group (KCG) possesses experience in leading large-scale, mission critical IT programs for Fortune 100 companies and the US Government. KCG offers services in three cores areas: Information Assurance, Enterprise Operations, and Strategic Business Consulting. The company maintains partnerships with many of the world's leading systems integrators and consulting firms including CSC, EDS, General Dynamics, Harris Technical Services Corporation, KPMG Consulting, Northrop Grumman IT Services, PEC Solutions, Inc., SAIC, and TRW. Additional information on KCG can be found at: www.knowledgecg.com. Press Contact Information To request additional information or interviews, please contact: Evan Weisel O'Keeffe & Company for KCG (703) 883-9000 ext. 106 eweisel@okeeffeco.com ### |