Scott Sandell takes over as the new chairman and Irwin Gross joins the board of directors.

Ensim Corporation, a hosting automation software provider, yesterday announced the appointment of Scott Sandell as its new chairman and the addition of Irwin Gross as a member to its board of directors.

According to the company, Sandell, a general partner at New Enterprise Associates, an investor in Ensim, brings leadership experience from a number of successful technology firms, including lead investor and member of the board for notable public software firms NetIQ and WebEx. Irwin Gross is a general partner at Worldview and brings more than a decade of experience as an advisor, strategist, and investor with successful technology firms.

Service providers need a comprehensive infrastructure solution to profitably create, control, and deliver high value applications as a service. "Ensim is positioned as a key player to realize this market opportunity," said Sandell. "The company has created an innovative approach to handle the burgeoning demand for software infrastructure that enables services providers to accelerate time to revenue of new services while lowering operational expenditures."

"Ensim's established position in the hosting automation market is reflected in its robust product offerings, which have set the standard for Web and application hosting infrastructure solutions," said Gross. "I welcome the opportunity to assist with the company's overall business direction as Ensim continues to execute on its strategy."