IRVINE, LOS ANGELES, PLEASANTON, RIVERSIDE, California, April 30, 2009 – McDermott & Bull, a Southern California-based executive search firm, announced today the successful appointment of Mr. Amit Kothari as Chief Financial Officer of FireScope in Huntington Beach, California.

About the Client

FireScope, Inc. (www.firescope.com) offers a single solution that provides a real time view of the health of IT operations by collecting and processing security, performance and availability data from nearly any server, router, security point solution or other networked device. Solution options range from 20 monitored devices to thousands, making FireScope a product that can be tailored for businesses of any size. FireScope, Inc. is headquarted in Huntington Beach, California, and provides organizations with actionable business intelligence concerning the health and security of all critical IT assets, regardless of operating system or platform with its FireScope line of security appliances.

About McDermott & Bull

McDermott & Bull, Inc. (www.mbsearch.net) is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Irvine, California with offices in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and the Inland Empire. The firm serves both public and privately held clients in a variety of industries and functional areas. McDermott & Bull has developed expertise in fields including Technology, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Bio-tech and Life Science, Retail, Professional Services, and others. Founded by Christopher Bull and Rodney McDermott, the firm specializes in recruiting difficult-to-find and critical talent for its clients. McDermott & Bull works with a large number of prestigious clients in many industries. Some notable clients include Allergan, Advanced Medical Optics, Western Digital, Conexant, Invitrogen, Bausch and Lomb, Black & Decker, Mattel, Boeing, Meggitt PLC, J.F. Shea and Union Bank.