Wayside Technology Group appoints DeWindt as CEO, president

Wayside Technology Group Inc. announced it has appointed Steve DeWindt its new CEO and president, effective Oct. 5.

DeWindt has been serving as the Eatontown-based IT product provider’s interim CEO and president since May. He will also continue to serve as a member of the board of directors.

Before Wayside, DeWindt was executive vice president of Solium Inc. Before that, he was executive chairman, president and board of director member of OptionEase Inc. Then, he was co-founder, president and CEO of Sparxent Inc. Before that, he served in various executive management roles in sales and marketing. DeWindt was also director of worldwide reseller sales at Intel. He was also co-president of Computer 2000.

“Steve’s experience in the IT channel is impressive and relevant given our recent strategy adjustments. We look forward to his continued leadership as we build momentum surrounding our updated and targeted strategic objectives,” Jeffrey Geygan, chairman of the board, said.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to lead Wayside Technology,” DeWindt said. “I look forward to leading an already very successful organization and continuing to build a world class specialty distributor, focused on the unique needs of emerging technology platforms.”