– USA, TX – Raptor Technologies, the nation’s leading provider of integrated school safety technologies, today announced the appointment of Gray Hall as CEO, succeeding Jim Vesterman who was CEO since 2012 and will remain on the Board of Directors.
“We are delighted to welcome Gray as Raptor’s CEO,” said Bob Nye, General Partner at JMI Equity and member of Raptor’s Board of Directors. “His exceptional leadership record, passion for building great teams, and ability to drive company growth will help Raptor continue expanding its market leadership in SaaS solutions for school safety.”
“I believe that Gray will be a tremendous leader for Raptor as we continue to expand our partnerships with schools across the United States and follow our mission to protect every child, in every school, every day,” said outgoing CEO, Jim Vesterman.
About Gray hall
Hall’s career spans over 20 years of driving growth at cutting-edge technology companies. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Alert Logic where he grew the company from less than $10 million in revenues to over $125 million in revenues. Before that, Hall was co-founder and CEO of VeriCenter where he grew the company to over $80 million in annual recurring revenues.
“I’ve had the privilege of leading two tech companies through sustained rapid growth, while significantly impacting their respective market segments,” said the new CEO, Gray Hall. “The team at Raptor is redefining and modernizing K-12 school safety and I’m excited to be playing a role in building the leading software company in such an important industry.”
About Raptor Technologies
Raptor Technologies is the nation’s leading provider of integrated school safety technologies for K-12 schools. Founded in 2002 with the mission to protect every child, every school, every day, Raptor solutions include Raptor Visitor Management, Raptor Emergency Management, and Raptor Volunteer Management. Raptor’s newest product is Raptor Alert, an Alyssa’s Law compliant mobile panic alert system that expedites rapid response to school or district-wide emergencies with a simple tap on a mobile device.
Currently, the Raptor system is being used by schools nationwide to screen students, staff, and visitors for COVID-19 via customized health screening questions and to run detailed contact tracing reports.
As of 2020, over 34,000 U.S. schools trust Raptor to help protect their students and staff.
Raptor Technologies is a privately held corporation based in Houston, Texas.
For more information: https://raptortech.com/
About JMI Equity
JMI Equity is a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Founded in 1992, JMI has invested in over 150 businesses in its target markets, completed over 100 exits, and raised more than $4 billion of committed capital. JMI partners with exceptional management teams to help build their companies into industry leaders.
For more information: https://jmi.com/
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