Former Sun Microsystem's exec joins Toronto's Syncapse in leadership role

Syncapse Corp today announced that David Nelson-Gal is joining the company as Chief Product Officer, effective immediately.
 
David Nelson-Gal brings more than twenty-five years of experience in enterprise software solutions to Syncapse. Formerly a Vice President of Engineering for Sun Microsystems, David has also held executive positions at Good Technology, a mobile software business, SocialiSoft, a provider of online community software, and Interwoven, a web content and document management solutions provider used by some of the top web properties and brands around the world.
 
In this new role, David will be responsible for leading Syncapse’s product management team and spearheading development of the company’s enterprise-grade software products, recognized by Mashable as being among the top essential social media tools for marketers.  In particular, David will lead the development of the Syncapse Platform™, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology for marketers launched at Ad:Tech New York earlier this month.

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