Red River Bolsters Executive Leadership Team To Focus on Managing and Growing Large Federal Contracts

25-year Industry Veteran Jim Dunn To Lead Red River's Strategic Program Office

CLAREMONT, N.H., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Red River, a leading federal information technology (IT) services provider, today expanded its capability to pursue, manage and deliver on large federal contract vehicles as the company added Jim Dunn, vice president of strategic programs, to the company's executive leadership team.  Dunn will manage Red River's growing contract portfolio, which currently includes SEWP, GSA, ECS-III and multiple agency-specific blanket purchase agreements, and build a corporate framework that enables Red River to scale and deliver significant returns on investment for a wide variety of new contract vehicles.

"Red River has a laser focus on making IT personal and delivering results beyond our customer's expectations," said Jeff Sessions, senior vice president of corporate strategy.  "Jim Dunn's Strategic Program Office will be tasked with maintaining Red River's exceptional service and performance levels on all current contracts while providing the ability to scale and pursue and close new business. Dunn is one of several significant investments we are making to ensure that we remain true to the core differentiators that have fueled the significant expansion of our business. "

Dunn comes to Red River with more than 25 years of experience at leading federal consulting firms and integrators.  Most recently, he was a founding partner of Red Team Consulting, a federal contracting consultancy.  He also has extensive experience serving as an executive responsible for revenue growth, bid/proposal and capture activities, technical solution sales and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationships at several major IT companies.

Today's appointment continues Red River's aggressive talent acquisition strategy aimed at enabling the company to reach a multi-billion dollar addressable market.  The company plans to continue to bolster its Washington, DC presence to meet growing customer demand.

"The Red River team has built a brand that is recognized for innovation and quality," Dunn said.  "As the business scales and expands, we must provide our employees with a framework that enables them to continue to bolster our reputation.  I look forward to building a team that helps to fulfill that mission."

Dunn has also spent considerable time contributing to charitable organizations, serving as a board advisor for Freedom in Creation, a rehabilitative services organization for child refugees of war in Uganda, and on the board of directors for the Children's Science Center and the Northern Virginia Technology Council Foundation.

About Red River
Founded on the core values of hard work, honesty and integrity, Red River provides IT hardware integration, maintenance and support services to the U.S. government. The company's technology expertise and mission-critical experience helps its customers optimize their business processes and maximize the value of their IT investments. Red River combines an uncommon work ethic with exceptional service to deliver performance beyond expectations to its customers, partners and suppliers. For more information please call 800‐769‐3060 or visit www.redriver.com.

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