Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vignette Corporation |
Chairman, President and CEO, Attachmate |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, Inc. |
CEO Partner |
Current |
| Attachmatewrq Corporation |
Chairman, President and CEO |
Current |
| NetIQ Corporation |
Chairman, President and CEO |
Current |
| Vignette Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Roving Planet, Inc. |
independent board member |
Current |
| Arden Operating Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Applimation, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Pervasive Software Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Arden Operating Company |
Chairman and CEO of Wrq, Inc |
Former |
| Attachmate Corporation |
President |
Former |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Bulk Molding Compounds Inc. |
|
Former |
| Vignette Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
Master of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmatewrq Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| NetIQ Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
CFO |
Current |
| Vignette Corporation |
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development |
Former |
| Morgan Stanley |
Principal |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Georgetown University |
Master of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| Georgetown University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Gary Babcock, President & CEO, is an MBA graduate from the University of Western Ontario and has over fifteen years experience in the microcomputer software industry. Most of Mr. Babcock's experience has been with startup operations where he has been involved in managing all aspects of a software company including business planning, product design, product development, product management, marketing, sales, technical support and financial management. Mr. Babcock was one of the original founders of SoftKey Inc. and played a key part in it's original success, helping the company go public three years after its inception in 1983. After leaving SoftKey in 1989, Mr. Babcock joined, and eventually became General Manager of SuperTime Inc., which developed one of the world's first microcomputer groupware products. During his tenure, Mr. Babcock was responsible for securing major international distribution contracts in the Asia Pacific region, including Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. Immediately prior to becoming HTN Inc.'s President and CEO, Mr. Babcock was Industry Relations Manager of Attachmate Canada, a worldwide software development company that specializes in PC to mainframe connectivity applications. During his tenure at Attachmate, Mr. Babcock was responsible for third party contract negotiations, where he negotiated a major development contract with Microsoft Corporation at its Redmond, Washington, headquarters. Paul Salsbury, LL.B., P.Eng. is serving as the Chief Programmer - IT Architect and is in charge of all research and development for the company. Mr. Salsbury designed, programmed and developed both the network and earlier disk-billing versions of HTN II for Windows (now called HERO ), and has been associated with the HTN products since 1992. Mr. Salsbury has extensive experience in the supervision and delivery of large projects and has worked on a number of Windows based products for the marketplace. He has, among his other credits, the design of the award winning NewViews accounting software (as chosen by PC Magazine).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Htn Inc |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Chief Programmer |
Current |
| Softkey, Inc |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| The University of Western Ontario |
Mba Graduate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations |
Current |
Marc Andrews is chief operating officer (COO) with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the NetIQ Business Unit, managing all aspects of product development and delivery as well as sales, support and service to NetIQ customers. Andrews has more than 15 years' experience in the information technology industry, specifically focused on enterprise software, distributed systems management and networking. He previously held executive and managerial positions at BMC Software, Computer 2000 and Novell Inc. While at BMC, he held dual positions of vice president of Enterprise Systems Management and vice president of Marketing at BMC Software for the EMEA region, with responsibility for defining, building and executing the overall go-to-market strategies for BMC Software.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| NetIQ Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| WATCH360 |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| BMC Software, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Bulk Molding Compounds Inc. |
|
Former |
| Novell, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Computer 2000 |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Products & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Washington Technology Industry Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Vice President, Sales, North America |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Westcon Group, Inc. |
Finance Director Comstor Uk |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Finance Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Director, Global Public Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Director, Federal Sales |
Current |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Channel Enablers |
|
Current |
| Monash University |
Masters In Marketing |
Former |
David Dominik is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. He has extensive private equity investment and operational experience, especially in a broad range of technology-related industries. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Dominik spent ten years as a managing director at Bain Capital where he was responsible for managing Information Partners, a specialized fund within Bain Capital that focused on software, information services, and transaction processing companies serving a broad range of end markets. Mr. Dominik also built several scale companies in the semiconductor and electronics industries. Mr. Dominik also served on the investment committee of Brookside, Bain Capital's public equity hedge fund. In addition, Mr. Dominik opened and ran the California office for Bain Capital. Previously, Mr. Dominik was a partner at Zero Stage Capital, an early stage technology venture capital firm where he helped co-found several successful technology ventures. He was an early investor and assistant to the chairman of Genzyme Corporation. He also served as a Consultant at Bain & Company. Mr. Dominik has a J.D. from Harvard Law School (cum laude) and an A.B. from Harvard College (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Golden Gate Capital, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Formation Systems, Inc. |
Managing Director, Golden Gate Capital |
Current |
| Tdk Corporation |
|
Current |
| Infor Global Solutions |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Formation Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Teridian Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bain Capital, LLC |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Zero Stage Capital Co |
Partner |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
Consultant |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
Consultant |
Former |
| Genzyme Corporation |
chairman |
Former |
| Micro Focus International plc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Genzyme Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Harvard Law School |
Juris Doctor Degree |
Former |
| Harvard College |
Ab In Social Studies |
Former |
| Harvard College |
A. B. in Social Studies |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Bluecube Software, Inc. |
Chairman and Managing Director of Francisco Partners |
Current |
| Francisco Partners |
Partner |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| RedPrairie Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Primavera Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Barracuda Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Officetiger LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Bluecube Software, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Attachmatewrq Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Tiger Management LLC |
Managing Director |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Management Consultant |
Former |
| Tiger Management LLC |
co-head |
Former |
| Sutter Hill Ventures |
|
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Harvard College |
A.B. |
Former |
Ezra Perlman, a principal with Francisco Partners, has extensive background investing in information technology companies. His private equity experience includes technology investing with Battery Ventures. He also serves on the board of directors of AttachmateWRQ, RedPrairie and SMART Modular. Perlman earned a BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lynx Medical Systems, Inc. |
Principal With Francisco Partners |
Current |
| Francisco Partners |
Principal |
Current |
| RedPrairie Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Smart Modular, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Bluecube Software, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lynx Medical Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Attachmatewrq Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Battery Ventures |
Senior Associate |
Former |
| Oliver, Wyman & Company |
Management Consultant |
Former |
| Advanta Corporation |
Executive |
Former |
| The Wyman |
Management Consultant |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Mba |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Harvard University |
B.A. In Applied Mathematics |
Former |
Prescott Ashe is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. He has 15-years of private equity investing experience and has participated in both growth-equity and management buyout transactions with more than $7.0 billion in value. Mr. Ashe focuses on (i) technology-related industries (specifically software, IT services, electronic hardware and manufacturing services), (ii) the consumer products and retail sectors, and (iii) business services. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Ashe was a Principal at Bain Capital, which he initially joined in 1991, and a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. Mr. Ashe holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley (where he graduated first in his class).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Golden Gate Capital, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Parlano, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Tdk Corporation |
|
Current |
| Yourlife Vitamins |
Director |
Current |
| Leiner Health Products, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Infor Global Solutions |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bain Capital, LLC |
Principal |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
consultant |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
strategy consultant |
Former |
| Micro Focus International plc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.S. In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Attachmate Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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