Costar Technologies, Inc. announced two additions to the company's senior management team. These appointments signal a new chapter for Costar as part of a comprehensive strategy to enhance efficiencies and increase synergies across its businesses, while continuing to provide outstanding products and customer support. Sarah Ryder has been named Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Ryder joined Costar as the Corporate Controller in 2015. Ms. Ryder is a Certified Public Accountant and brings a strong operational and financial background to Costar following previous positions at CBIZ, Inc., Cricket Communications Inc., and RSM. Shane Compton has been appointed to the dual roles of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer.

Mr. Compton has served as Costar's Chief Product Officer since September 2018 and previously served as General Manager of the Company's Arecont Vision Costar subsidiary from January to April 2019. Prior to joining Costar, Mr. Compton worked for over 16 years at Pelco (later Pelco by Schneider Electric) in software engineering, project management, and engineering management in director and vice president roles, then finally as CTO /Vice President of Advanced Technology and Engineering.