SideChannel Announces Annual Meeting Results

Deborah MacConnel Named as Chairwoman


WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- SideChannel, Inc. (OTCQB:SDCH) (“SideChannel”), a provider of cybersecurity products and services to emerging, middle-market and enterprise companies, today announces the results of its annual meeting of stockholders, held Feb. 15, 2023, and summarizes highlights from its Investor Day broadcast on Feb. 15, 2023.

At the company’s annual meeting of stockholders: 

  • Elected Anthony Ambrose and Kevin Powers to the board of directors.
  • Ratified the appointment of RBSM, LLP as the company’s independent auditor.
  • Granted discretionary authority to the board of directors to combine outstanding shares of SideChannel’s common stock into a lesser number of outstanding shares, with the exact ratio to be determined by the board of directors within a range of 1-for-2 to a maximum of 1-for-100.

During the company’s live-streamed investor day, CEO Brian Haugli and CFO Ryan Polk:

  • Described the factors underpinning the growing demand for SideChannel’s cybersecurity program leadership.
  • Invited three employees to tell their stories illustrating SideChannel’s winning value proposition for cybersecurity professionals.
  • Emphasized SideChannel’s focus on revenue relationships, evidenced by the Company’s trailing 12-month revenue.
  • Reiterated SideChannel’s recently announced quarterly revenue growth of 26% on a quarter-over-quarter basis and 48% when compared to the prior year.

“We appreciate the stockholder approval of our annual meeting proposals. We are committed to increasing direct engagement with our stockholders and were pleased with the participation at our investor day,” said Brian Haugli.

Haugli added, “Our team is delivering meaningful leadership to our clients, and we want our stockholders to understand why mid-market companies appreciate what we do and why cybersecurity professionals love being on the SideChannel team.”

A replay of SideChannel’s Investor Day is available here.

SideChannel also held a meeting of its board of directors on Feb. 15, 2023, at which Deborah MacConnel was elected chairwoman. MacConnel’s career in technology and software started at Adobe. She recently retired from IBM, where she led global sales teams and led the transformation of IBM’s internal processes in human resources.

“We value Deborah’s experience in building successful, customer-focused teams at global technology companies. We are fortunate to have her influence our go-to-market strategies and culture,” Haugli said.

“SideChannel is doing something special,” MacConnel commented. “They are focused on solving a significant challenge for mid-market companies, and I look forward to working with the other members of the board to support and monitor SideChannel’s progress.”

About SideChannel

SideChannel is committed to creating top-tier cybersecurity programs for mid-market companies to help them protect their assets. SideChannel employs what it believes to be skilled and experienced talent to harden these companies' defenses against cybercrime in its many forms. SideChannel's team of C-suite-level information security officers possesses a combined experience of over 400 years in the industry. To date, SideChannel has created more than 50 multilayered cybersecurity programs for its clients. Learn more at sidechannel.com.

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