Peter Briggs founded ADS, Inc. in 1995 and spearheaded the growth of its data security business. It is Mr. Briggs' vision that enabled SafeData to be spun off into an independent company. As president of SafeData, he is charged with driving sales both directly and through alternate channels as well as managing the development of new service offerings.
As president and CEO of ADS, Mr. Briggs managed the company to profitability in each of its years of operation and has taken it through growth stages, with no outside financial investors. With more than 20 years of experience in the IBM mid-market, he led ADS to become one of the largest distributors of AS/400 servers in the New England market, with $8 million in revenues from 1995-1998. Then, as the market changed, he successfully transitioned the company from hardware sales to infrastructure solutions for mid-market companies. Prior to ADS, Mr. Briggs held various sales and sales management roles for several IBM business partners, where he had significant revenue responsibility that he met or exceeded.
Mr. Briggs earned a B.S. degree in business administration from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. He has been awarded the Top Contributor Partner award from IBM and Partner of the Year from Lakeview Technology. He is also a member of the New England Disaster Recovery Exchange and Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.