Datablink Names James Hamilton to Board of Directors

TYSONS CORNER, Va., April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Datablink, Inc., a global provider of advanced authentication and transaction signing solutions, today announced the appointment of James Hamilton to the company's board of directors.

With more than 25 years of IT industry experience, Hamilton has held a variety of senior leadership roles.  Currently serving as senior vice president of worldwide sales and field operations at Cyan, he previously served president of security analytics company Click Security, CEO of consulting firm CPSG Partners, and executive vice president at SafeNet, where he led strategic alliances as well as mergers and acquisitions.

From 2003 to 2009, Hamilton was president of TippingPoint, which was acquired by 3Com in 2005 and is now part of HP. He also served as president of Efficient Networks, an early pioneer in the DSL space, which was acquired by Siemens in 2001. He also held executive positions at Picazo Communications (acquired by Inel), Networth (acquired by Compaq), and Grid Systems. Hamilton earned a degree in computer science from Lawrence Technological University.

"Datablink welcomes James to the board, as he brings significant experience within the IT security space," said Shlomi Yanai, President and CEO at Datablink. "His combination of sales and start-up growth experience will serve as a true asset as Datablink continues to execute on the global growth strategy for its advanced authentication and transaction signing solutions."

Hamilton joins Yanai as well as Alexandre Cagnoni, Roberto Corrêa da Fonseca and Cesar Lovisaro as members of the board. For more information on Datablink's board of directors, visit www.datablink.com/about.

About Datablink

Datablink Inc. is a global provider of advanced authentication and transaction signing solutions. Banks and enterprises around the globe rely on Datablink's innovative out-of-band technology to protect millions of online users and transactions every day. Founded in 2014, Datablink is privately held and headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Visit www.datablink.com.

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