Area software firm names new CEO, COO

St. Petersburg-based Community Brands welcomes Ross Croley and Dave Wirta to its C-suite.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:29 p.m. September 26, 2019
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Ross Croley has been named interim CEO of Community Brands, a company he helped launch in 1997. Courtesy photo.
Ross Croley has been named interim CEO of Community Brands, a company he helped launch in 1997. Courtesy photo.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Community Brands, which makes cloud-based software and payment solutions for member-based organizations, has named Ross Croley CEO and Dave Wirta COO.

Croley’s appointment is on an interim basis, according to a news release. He succeeds Jean-Paul Guilbault. Croley was an original founder of Community Brands and served as its CEO from 1997 to 2017, when he became executive chairman of the board.

 

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