Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Hamish Brewer |
CEO |
| Chris Koziol |
COO |
| Kristen L. Magnuson |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Scott D. Hines |
CTO & Senior Vice President |
| Chris Moore |
Senior Vice President |
| David Tidmarsh |
Senior Vice President |
| G. Michael Bridge |
Senior Vice President |
| Peter J. Charness |
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing |
| Ron Kubera |
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Thomas Dziersk |
Senior Vice President, Americas Division |
| Wayne Usie |
Senior Vice President, Retail |
| Arnaud Decarsin |
Reg Vice President, Sales |
| Bob Fedorciow |
Regl Vice President, Europe |
| David King |
Vice President, Product Development |
| John Leduc |
Vice President, Operations, Canada |
| Lindsay Hoopes |
Vice President & Controller, Worldwide |
| Lyn Schmidt |
Managing Director of Asia Pacific & Reg Vice President |
| Paul Mehlhorn |
Vice President, Finance |
| Rod Talbot |
Reg Vice President |
| Maureen Tuskai |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Christine Gaan |
Manager, Marketing Communications |
| Michelle Kershner |
Manager, Public Relations |
| Darren Dixon |
Controller |
| Lynn Summers |
Specialist, Marketing Communications |
Board of Directors
Promoted in August 2003 to current position responsible for overseeing all aspects of JDA and developing company strategy. The Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President/CFO report directly to Brewer.
Prior positions include President from 2001 to 2003; Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales from 2000 to 2001; Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems, from 1999 to 2000; Senior Vice President, International, from 1998 to 1999; and Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa Operations from 1996 to 1998. Joined JDA’s UK office as an account manager in 1994 with a focus on sales and marketing.
Prior to JDA, worked for eight years at IBM as a retail specialist in sales and marketing. Also worked at a retailer in England with responsibilities for operations, information management, and stock control.
Education: B.Sc. in Production Engineering and a B.Com. in Economics from the University of Birmingham, UK.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, Inc. |
CEO Partner |
Current |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, International |
Former |
| Jda & Company, Inc. |
account manager |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Retail Specialist in Sales and Marketing |
Former |
Joined JDA in 2005 to assume the newly created Chief Operating Officer position, bringing with him more than 23 years of leadership in technology industry organizations.
Prior to JDA, spent 16 years with MicroAge, Inc., culminating to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Participating in MicroAge’s growth from a privately held organization to a $6 billion NASDAQ company.
Served as president of MicroAge Technology Services where he managed a $1.8 billion P&L, as well as led the company’s $5 billion Pinacor distribution subsidiary.
Education: Graduate of the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development. B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
COO |
Current |
| MicroAge, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| MicroAge, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| The University of Arizona |
BS in Business Administration |
Former |
Joined JDA in 1997 as CFO with more than 20 years financial management experience.
Promoted in March 2001 to EVP overseeing JDA’s finance, investor relations, legal, accounting, IT and human resources departments.
Prior to JDA, spent seven years as Vice President of Finance and Planning for Michaels Stores, Inc. Successfully completed four public offerings, negotiated five acquisitions and several capital transactions. Responsible for investor relations, banking relations, strategic planning and long range financial forecasting.
Other previous positions include Senior Vice President and Controller for an $8 billion financial institution and Principal in the audit department at Ernst & Young. Gained experience in mergers and acquisitions and several industries including, software and services.
Education: B.B.A. from University of Washington; Certified Public Accountant
Promoted to Executive Vice President in November 2008 responsible for all JDA services globally.
Responsible for all worldwide services and support areas, including JDA’s implementation consulting, strategic business services, education and training, and managed services, and customer support areas with a focus on improving the overall customer experience.
Previously served as Senior Vice President, Customer Support Services 2004-2008, Vice President of Client Support Services; Vice President of Consulting Services, Americas from 2001 to 2003; Vice President of U.S. Consulting Services from 2000 to 2001; Vice President, Consulting, Eastern Region from 1997 to 2000; Director of Consulting Services, Northeast Region from 1995 to 1997. Joined JDA in 1991 as a Project Lead, Northeast Region.
Prior to JDA, worked for an IBM business partner where he helped launch a retail consulting group, establishing the company as an IBM AS/400 and POS provider.
Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Polytechnic University of NY.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Jda & Company, Inc. |
|
Former |
| The University of North Carolina |
Ph.D. in Sociology with minor in Mathematical Statistics |
Former |
Promoted in August 2004 to Senior Vice President and in March 2008 added Corporate Secretary responsibilities to those of worldwide legal affairs. As Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary responsibilities include: software licensing, corporate governance, securities compliance and strategic alliances.
Coordinates legal aspects of JDA’s successful growth through acquisition strategy. Completed nine acquisitions since joining the company as Vice President and General Counsel in 1999.
Prior to JDA, spent eight years as primary corporate counsel for three technology companies. Successfully completed $130 million in acquisitions. Other previous experience includes corporate and securities associate attorney with Piper Rudnick, LLP in Baltimore, Maryland.
Education: Juris Doctor degree, Cornell University; B.A. degree, University of Southern California.
Joined JDA in August 2006 to assume the Senior Vice President, Americas position, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in the retail and supply chain enterprise software market.
Prior to JDA, spent five years as President and Chief Executive Officer for ClearOrbit, Inc. Successfully re-branded and re-positioned the company, as well as its product and services offerings.
Other previous positions include a variety of senior management as well as sales and marketing positions at several emerging technology companies, including Essentus International, Inc. (formerly Richter Systems) and JBA International, Inc (a major ERP software provider).
Education: B.A. in Economics with a minor in Computer Science, University of Michigan.
Transitioned into the Senior Vice President, Retail position in July 2006 to assume responsibility for strengthening executive level relationships with JDA’s retail customers and key prospects.
Assumed Senior Vice President, Americas position in January 2003 to bring his in-depth understanding of JDA Portfolio and demand chain requirements to lead the development of customers in JDA’s largest region. All associates in sales and services in the Americas report to Usie.
Joined JDA in January 2001. During his tenure, led the research and product development organization through a great deal of change and growth, including the launch of JDA Portfolio 2003.
Previously served as Vice President of IT at multi-billion dollar Family Dollar Stores, Inc., a publicly traded mass merchant discount retailer. Led the implementation and management of a number of large packaged systems, including Oracle and Retek, and internally developed applications, to support over 4,000 retail locations and six distribution centers. Also worked in executive positions for a regional retailer and a consulting firm.
Education: B.S. in Business Administration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
Reg Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Jda & Company, Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
Joined JDA in January 2004 to drive product delivery and the overall product development organization.
Previously served in numerous executive positions in product development including Vice President of Product Planning at Geac (Comshare), a business performance management solutions provider, and Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technology Officer for Comshare, the original developer of Arthur™ planning applications that JDA acquired in 1998.
Serves on industrial advisory boards for MIS at the University of Georgia and the International Academy of Advanced Decision Support at the Peter Kiewit Institute of Technology. Authored over fifty articles and books and co-authored Electronic Commerce 2004 (Prentice Hall) and The Strategy Gap (Wiley, 2003).
Education: Ph.D. in Sociology with minor in Mathematical Statistics, University of North Carolina.
Co-founded JDA Software in 1985 and serves as Chairman of the Board.
Founded JDA Software Services Ltd. of Canada in 1978, which grew to be one of the largest Canadian IBM Midrange software firms. Sold the Canadian company in 1985 when he formed the U.S.-based JDA Software and then re-purchased it in 1996.
Previously held operations, programming, and management positions in varied business environments.
Member of the Arizona State University Foundation Board of Trustees.
Studied engineering at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute located in Toronto, Ontario.
The Armstrong Family Foundations, founded in 1996 by Jim & Jo-Ann Armstrong, have donated over $5 million to more than 60 non-profit, educational and services organizations
Served as President and principal owner of Marlin Ventures, Inc., a Canadian-based consulting firm and as President and Vice President of JDA Software Services, Ltd.
Prior positions include a variety of technical and development positions with IBM.
Currently on the Board of Directors of two Canadian high tech companies, Zed I Solutions, developer of hardware and software for real time industrial processmonitoring, and Aero-Mechanical Services Ltd., a provider of aircraft monitoring via internet updating a data base used for operational improvements. Also serves as a Director for privately held companies including Firetrace USA, LLP, a fire suppression technology company.
Education: B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Calgary.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| AeroMechanical Services Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| AeroMechanical Services Ltd. |
developer |
Former |
| University of Calgary |
B.S. in Mathematics |
Former |
Mr. Gullard joined as Director in November 2006. He has been a general partner with Cornerstone Management since 1984 where he founded and managed a family of technology-focused venture capital funds. Previously he was President and CEO at Telecommunications Technology Inc., Sunnyvale, California. He began work in the technology sector in 1972 at Intel in various financial and operational management positions. Mr. Gullard continues to serve on the Board of Directors of JDA Software, Alliance Semiconductor, Dyntek, and other companies. He is also an active board member for the non-profit Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula. Mr. Gullard received an MBA and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cornerstone Management, Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Planar Systems, Inc. |
General Partner, Cornerstone Management, Menlo Park, California |
Current |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. |
General Partner of Cornerstone Management |
Current |
| Cornerstone Management, Inc. |
General Partner |
Current |
| Netsolve, Incorporated |
Chairman |
Current |
| Mainsoft Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| DynTek Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| JDA Software Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Planar Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Proxim Wireless Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Celeritek, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Netsolve, Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| Stanford University |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
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