Paragon Micro Hires Forrest Knueppel as Director of Corporate Sales

Brings Leadership to Sales of Hardware, also Cloud and Professional Services

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May 05, 2015, 06:00 ET

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Micro today announced the hiring of Forrest Knueppel as Director of Corporate Sales. He will be responsible for leading Corporate Sales at Paragon Micro's Lake Zurich, Chicago, and Tempe, AZ offices.

Forrest Knueppel, Director of Corporate Sales at Paragon Micro

"I am excited to have Forrest join our already successful sales organization and look forward to him sharing his valuable experience working with clients with our sales team," said Todd Cowen, Paragon Micro SVP/General Manager. "His background in cloud and professional services, combined with traditional technology hardware, will help us accelerate our evolution to a full service provider for our customers."

Commenting on his joining Paragon, Forrest said, "I'm fortunate to be joining a company with such a strong record of growth and success. I look forward to expanding our sales team and increasing our presence in Cloud and Professional Services. It is an exciting time to be joining Paragon Micro."

Prior to joining Paragon, Forrest was a Regional Sales Director at Latisys, a hybrid cloud hosting and data center solutions organization. Previous to that he was an Area Vice President – Sales at Windstream Communications, focusing on data, voice, and IP services and solutions. Forrest was also the VP/General Manager at XO Communications from 2006 to 2009, having held a series of field roles previously.

Forrest holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Outside of the office he is active as a Scout leader and youth hockey coach.

About Paragon Micro

Paragon Micro is one of the fastest growing IT solutions providers in the world with net sales of over $100 million and with 2014 sales growth over twice that of the industry. We help our diverse Global 2000, mid-size company, and public sector customers with their IT hardware, software, and solutions needs by providing them with the most experienced Account Managers in the industry. Founded in 2006, Paragon Micro is headquartered in Lake Zurich, IL, and has additional offices in downtown Chicago and suburban Phoenix, AZ. Learn more at www.ParagonMicro.com or call 847-637-8371.

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