Nominum Names Chief Executive Officer

Gary Messiana will oversee corporate strategy and all operations as the company enhances its products to expand into new markets.

Nominum, a provider of network naming and addressing technologies, yesterday announced the appointment of Gary Messiana as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. Messiana, who has led a number of start-ups into high-growth markets, will oversee corporate strategy and all operations as the company enhances its products to expand into new markets. Messiana's appointment marks the beginning of a new path for customer relations and strategic partnerships for the company.

According to it, Messiana has been an entrepreneur-in-residence since 2008 at Bessemer Venture Partners, one of its investors, focused on evaluating investment opportunities in the software and Infrastructure-as-a-Service sectors. His background includes notable CEO positions with Netli and Diligent Software.

"As our technology evolves and we look to the future, Gary is a perfect match for Nominum," explained Paul Mockapetris, Chairman and Chief Scientist at Nominum. "Gary brings an extensive track record of leadership and success in software and hosted service solutions. His customer relationship skills, operational excellence and deep industry experience make him an ideal CEO to manage our current growth."

"Now that our DNS enables security and growth for the world's largest internet providers, Nominum's poised to be the next Cisco," said Board Member David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners. "It's a star team in need of a star CEO, so naturally we recruited Gary."

"I am excited to join Nominum during such a high-growth phase and to build upon our leadership within carrier and enterprise markets globally," stated Gary Messiana, CEO of Nominum. "With our new management team, our new approachability and the company's industry leading products and services, we will continue our work as the leading force shaping the new internet. I am committed to ensuring our customers recognize Nominum as the most customer-centric and commercially-friendly company they do business with."