Wasatch I.T., a Murray-based provider of outsourced IT services for small and medium-sized businesses, has hired Bahar Sharifan as president.
Wasatch I.T. founder Spencer Ferguson has been filling the dual role of president and CEO and will remain with the company as its CEO, focusing on the organization’s vision, strategy and operations excellence, while Sharifan will work to ensure the company executes its plans, the company said in a press statement.
“Bahar has an incredible energy coupled with experience,” said Ferguson. “I look forward to the growth of our company as Bahar applies her leadership to our talented engineers and our great customers. I am also proud of the diversity that Bahar brings to our leadership team.”
Sharifan earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, an MBA from Westminster College and a law degree from Brigham Young University. Her professional career is highlighted by positions including assistant to the senior economic advisor under Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, finance director for U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz and director of membership services at the Corporate Alliance. For the past four years, she has been practicing law.
Wasatch I.T. was founded in 2002 and has grown to become one of the top five outsourced IT companies in the state.
