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Wayne St. Amand
Vice President of Marketing
Wayne St. Amand is a veteran marketing leader with a track record of significantly accelerating the growth trajectory and valuation of technology businesses. At Crimson Hexagon, St. Amand is responsible for driving business expansion through the company’s global corporate and product marketing efforts.
Most recently, St. Amand was the director of marketing for ExaGrid Systems, a fast-growing, multi-award-winning developer of advanced data storage and back-up appliances. Before ExaGrid, St. Amand ran Electronic Vaulting product marketing for Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), helping to grow the product line from $12 million to $100+ million in revenues. Prior to Iron Mountain, he managed product marketing as well as corporate communications for Connected Corporation, a provider of PC data protection services and software, which was acquired by Iron Mountain in 2004 for $120 million. Prior to Connected, St. Amand managed global corporate communications for SilverStream Software, helping the company navigate a successful IPO (NASD: SSSW) and an acquisition by Novell in 2002 for $212 million.
Earlier in his career, St. Amand led successful communications campaigns for a number of well-known technology companies including HP, Motorola and Texas Instruments, while working for several of the Boston area’s most influential marketing services firms.
He holds a B.S., with honors, in Communications and Marketing from Boston University’s College of Communication.
DJ Capobianco
DJ is a Consultant at Crimson Hexagon, and assists brands and agencies of all sizes and industries distill meaning and procure actionable insights from the social web.
Prior to joining Crimson Hexagon, DJ was a member of the Digital Strategy team at Hill Holliday, where he helped design tangible plans of action to ensure the success of the Liberty Mutual brand across all digital channels’ paid, earned, and owned.
DJ is a a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication. Born in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and raised in significantly flatter Albany NY, DJ’s particularly interested in higher-ed, high-tech and entertainment marketing (or anything that’s high-energy, authentic, innovative and personal).
When DJ’s not in front of his computer, he’s probably still thinking about it: as a former Mac Specialist, he was a first-hand witness of the launch of Mac OS X Leopard and the original iPhone. Before he worked at the Apple Store, DJ was a ski instructor and worked with young and special-needs students throughout New York’s Capital District.
DJ’s favorite color is orange. But you’ll have to ask him why yourself.