Parsippany, NJ – February 4, 2014 - Strategic Products and Services (SPS), a unified communications systems integrator and managed service provider, today announced that Andrew C. Reiben has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reiben will be based at SPS headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.<br /><br />SPS specializes in design, installation and support of unified communications and collaboration applications, including video, mobility, infrastructure, bridging, contact center, and the associated managed and cloud-based services.<br /><br />Reporting to John Poole, SPS president and CEO, Reiben will lead the accounting, finance, planning, control and compliance functions to meet SPS operational, strategic and growth objectives. Reiben will also oversee IT functions within SPS, including the deployment of strategic infrastructure and applications.<br /><br />A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Reiben has financial and global operational experience in demanding, high-velocity businesses. Reiben’s areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, board relations, compliance, strategic planning and operational improvement.<br /><br />“Fiscal responsibility is critical to our continued growth as a systems integrator and managed service provider,” said Poole. “We welcome Andrew to the executive leadership team. With our clients’ needs at the forefront of everything we do, Andrew brings a breadth of experience that will strategically propel our business and operationally enable us to execute our vision.”<br /><br />Prior to joining SPS, Reiben served as CFO for Sterling Infosystems, Inc., a technology-based, international pre-employment screening company, where he guided the company to industry leading margins and managed the purchase and integration of several acquisitions. Reiben also served as CFO for ATC Healthcare, Inc., where he was instrumental in helping the publicly-traded company streamline operations to achieve consistent operational profitability. Reiben’s further experience includes executive leadership roles at CapeSuccess Inc., COMFORCE, and Daystar-Robinson.<br />About SPS<br /><br />Strategic Products and Services (SPS) is a global, multi-vendor systems integrator of business communication solutions, with over 20 years of profitable growth and offices in more than 30 North American cities. As a specialized systems integrator, SPS has design, technical and implementation depth in all aspects of infrastructure technology, roadmap planning, consulting and ongoing services for contact center, unified communications and private cloud solutions.<br /><br />SPS maintains strategic partnerships and certifications with more than 15 key manufacturers, including Avaya (Platinum), Cisco (Premier), Microsoft (Gold), Polycom, NICE and HP. With the competencies gained through these partnerships, SPS provides a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio of products, applications, managed services and cloud-based solutions to support enterprises throughout North America.<br /><br />SPS has earned numerous awards and recognition from its strategic partners, including being named Avaya Partner of the Year for 2012.  For the past six consecutive years, SPS has risen annually in the top 300 of CRN’s annual Solution Provider 500 (formerly VAR500), a listing of the largest information technology solution providers, integrators, and service companies in North America – most recently placing at 102 on the 2013 list. SPS was recognized multiple years by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list.