BridgeGate LLC and SimpleTech a Fabrik Company continue their long term partnership. Vice President of Operations search completed with successful hire of technology industry veteran Karla Carichner.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 -

Executive search firm BridgeGate, LLC is pleased to announce the selection of Karla Carichner as Vice President of Operations for leading consumer storage technology company, SimpleTech, a Fabrik Company. Mrs. Carichner joins SimpleTech from Newport Imaging where she served as Vice President of Operations. Prior to Newport Imaging, Carla spent six years at Conexant Systems Inc. in various roles culminating in the position of Vice President Operations where she was responsible for supply management, procurement, planning, Asia operations, traffic, shipping & receiving, and manufacturing engineering. The selection of Mrs. Carichner marks the 3rd successful executive search BridgeGate has conducted for SimpleTech a Fabrik Company. BridgeGate looks forward to its ongoing partnership with SimpleTech as the company scales.

About SimpleTech & Fabrik, Inc.
Fabrik's mission is to simplify a user's digital experience whether at home, on the Web or on the road by delivering a blend of online services, software and devices that help consumers store, access, manage, protect and share their growing collections of digital content. The company's flagship product is www.myfabrik.com, which is marketed directly to consumers and through partnerships with global market leaders. Fabrik's line of SimpleTech-branded products include external, portable and network storage solutions as well as flash memory cards, USB flash drives and memory upgrades. For more information, please visit www.myfabrik.com or www.simpletech.com. Fabrik Inc., founded in 2005, is a privately owned company with offices in San Mateo and Santa Ana, California.

About BridgeGate LLC
BridgeGate LLC. (www.bridgegate.com) is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Irvine, California. BridgeGate serves established as well as early stage clients across all industries including Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Consumer Products and Services.