Qualstar Corporation Announces Appointment of Albert Saraie as Strategic Advisor

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 8, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualstar Corporation (OTC Markets: QBAK), a leading manufacturer of data storage solutions and high-efficiency power supplies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Albert Saraie as the Company's Strategic Advisor focusing on international sales expansion.

A seasoned storage industry executive, Albert is a dynamic sales leader with an accomplished record of successful partnerships with customers and resellers. He joins Qualstar with over 20 years of experience in the data storage industry, including in the media & entertainment segment. As EVP for Worldwide Sales at Active Storage, he turned the company into a multi-million dollar profitable enterprise by establishing a partnership with a major storage system contract manufacturer to develop and market innovative storage systems with integrated VM and file systems within the storage controllers, which led to multi-year sales growth.

At DataDirect Networks, Albert managed North American channel partners and established partnerships with distributors and resellers in the Middle East. He was previously in charge of sales and strategic marketing at iQstor Networks, where he developed the company strategy to enter into SMB/SME markets with intelligent and affordable storage solutions and managed strategic partners worldwide. He has an MBA in International Marketing from the University of Phoenix and an MS in Computer Science from Wayne State University.

"Albert has a deep understanding of the storage market and technology and is exactly the kind of strategic advisor to join our executive team," said Steven Bronson, CEO of Qualstar Corp. "He has many years of experience in building and developing channel sales and reseller partnerships and is already helping to accelerate sales of our tape libraries to expand our revenue growth internationally."

"I am thrilled to join the team at Qualstar, a company with great leadership and vision," said Mr.Saraie. "The company has a strong business model and a well-known and technologically advanced product line, and I look forward to helping to expand its international sales."