Jack Finlayson joined Layered Tech in 2007 as CEO. Mr. Finlayson served for 6.5 years as President and COO of SAVVIS Communications, Inc., where he was an integral part of the SAVVIS IPO, the integration of Cable and Wireless America, and the overall significant profitable growth of the SAVVIS business. Prior to SAVVIS, he held the position of Senior Vice President at Global Crossing Inc. At Motorola, Mr. Finlayson served as Corporate VP and General Manager for the Americas and Asia Wireless Infrastructure Group. He has also held multiple executive positions in marketing, management and sales at AT&T.
John R. Faulkner has served as the CFO of Layered Tech since 2008 and oversees all accounting, finance, treasury and legal functions. John plays a key role in managing Layered Tech’s rapid growth and helping the company achieve operational efficiency with his cost-management strategies and best practices. Previous to his role at Layered Tech, John was VP of Access Finance for Level 3 Communications, a global provider of fiber-based communications, where he oversaw the company’s acquisition of Broadwing in 2007 and was responsible for total cost of services management of the combined company. He provided financial planning and cost of services management as VP of Operations Financial Management for more than six years at Broadwing prior to its acquisition. He is a Certified Management Accountant with more than 18 years of experience at high-growth, entrepreneurial companies including Dell, Altra Energy Technologies, Inc., and Pavilion Technologies, Inc.
As chief risk officer at Layered Tech, Jeff Reich is responsible for driving the company’s security and compliance services and guiding customers’ risk mitigation efforts. With more than 30 years of experience, Reich is a well-known risk management and security expert in the hosting market. He holds CRISC, CISSP and CHS-III certifications and is an ISSA Distinguished Fellow. His extensive background includes successful programs that have dealt with security policies, information security, internal controls, physical security, liaison work with local and federal law enforcement, regulatory and audit compliance, business continuity planning, abuse and policy enforcement management, and change control. Prior to joining Layered Tech, Reich was the chief security officer for Rackspace Hosting, and he also held positions as vice president and chief security officer of CheckFree and senior manager of information protection at Dell Inc.
Todd Abrams founded Layered Tech in 2004. Today, he continues to expand the company’s roster of enterprise clients as executive vice president of business development and strategic alliances. Prior to Layered Tech, he served as CEO and founder of FX-Directors’ Solutions, a leading technology services company in the funeral services industry. At FX-Directors’ Solutions, he built a solid technology and financial foundation that was acquired in 2003, to form Aldor Solutions. Previously, Mr. Abrams served as Vice President of North American Operations for EDGE Technologies, a large wholesale computer component and white-box system distributor. While at EDGE, Todd built the North American Operations and grew sales from $2 million to over $110 million within 2 years, while also establishing 8 U.S satellite locations. Earlier in his career, he worked for EDGE Internet Services Australia (EISA), an ISP that was publicly traded on the Australian Exchange.