Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Karandeep Singh |
Finance Director |
| Alan Herrick |
CEO |
| Chris Clarke |
CEO Sapientnitro |
| Stuart Moore |
Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Benoit Gaucherin |
CTO & Vice President |
| Preston B. Bradford |
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer |
| Stephen P. Sarno |
Corporate Controller |
| Alan Wexler |
Senior Vice President |
| Amy B. Shah |
Senior Vice President |
| Christian Oversohl |
Senior Vice President and European Lead |
| Christopher Davey |
Senior Vice President |
| Jane Owens |
General Counsel |
| John Boushy |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Susan D. Cooke |
Senior Vice President, Focusing |
| Brad Simms |
Vice President and General Manager |
| Changappa Kodendera |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Clayton Locke |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Gail Scibelli |
Vice President, Corporate Communications |
| Greg Whitacre |
Vice President, Product |
| Hank G. Summy |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Jeff Jarret |
Vice President, Managing Director |
| Joseph G. Carrolo |
Vice President |
| Lawrence R. Colvin |
Vice President |
| Mark Berler |
Vice President, Technology |
| Mike McFall |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Mike Reid |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Milind Godbole |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Nigel Vaz |
Vice President and Head |
| Soumya Banerjee |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Tim Smith |
Managing Director & Vice President |
| Anne Margulies |
Executive Director |
| Andrea Edwards |
Director, Strategy |
| Dave Gregori |
Director, Project Management |
| Juan-Carlos Morales |
Creative Director |
| Rob Gonda |
Director of Marketing Strategy & Analysis |
| Steven P. Silver |
Director |
| Eric Swift |
Product Manager |
| Mary McClure |
General Manager, Consumer Product Technology |
| Paul Inman |
Marketing Manager |
| Tina Franklin |
Development Manager, Systems |
| Andrew Schultz |
|
| Dan Willis |
User Experience Consultant |
| Deirdre Frey |
Web Developer |
| John Towell |
|
| Ronald Tsang |
|
| Verwandte Themen |
|
Board of Directors
Karandeep Singh, Co-Founder of Aspire, is Director (Finance) at Sapient. He has more than 14 years of financial planning and control experience across India, the Middle East, South East Asia, Greater China, Australia and Japan. Karandeep was formerly Director (Finance) for Dell's BPO operations in India and prior to that, he was VP (Finance) at Moser Baer. Karandeep also serve at Ariba as Regional CFO based in Singapore, and at Yum Restaurants as Finance Manager for the Middle East and North Africa. Karandeep started at Andersen Consulting after completing his CA (with AF Ferguson & Co.) and B. Com (Honours) from Delhi University. He was the University Gold Medalist.
Alan Herrick is President and CEO of Sapient and serves on its Board of Directors. Herrick works closely with the Sapient leadership team to set strategy and foster a culture of innovation. Prior to his appointment as President and CEO, Herrick served as Executive Vice President in charge of Sapient North America and Europe. In that role, he headed three of the company's four business units and was responsible for 90 percent of its revenues. Herrick joined Sapient in 1995, and was instrumental in top- and bottom-line growth for the aforementioned business units, including Sapient's Trading and Risk Management business. He also headed the Energy Service business and helped launch the company's industry groups in 1998. In addition, he led our European business while living in London from 2000 to 2002. Prior to joining Sapient, Herrick held key management positions at PSE&G, Prudential, and Home Holdings Inc. He earned a bachelor's degree from The University of Rhode Island.
At the tender age of 23, Chris founded Pure Creative, which quickly expanded into seven offices, becoming one of Asia's hottest creative agencies. Pure Creative housed a blue-chip client base that included Mars, Inc., P&G, Australian Tourist Commission and Coca-Cola. In late 1999, Chris sold Pure Creative to Bcom3 (Leo-Burnett - D'arcy). Chris then founded Nitro. Nitro's first office was in Shanghai and then subsequently opened offices in Melbourne, London, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Tokyo and New York. Chris oversaw Nitro's recent merger with Sapient, becoming CEO of SapientNitro. As Chris continues to play a guiding role in our powerful global network, he remains passionate and active in many philanthropic endeavors, including a 'Celebration of Life', a children's charity helping to rebuild the Royal Children's Hospital, and Millennium Promise, whose mission is to supply villages in need, around the world, with the basic essential elements needed to become self sustaining.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
CEO Sapientnitro |
Current |
| Pure Creative, LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Nitro Company |
Founder |
Former |
We are passionate about understanding and reaching our clients' customers. Once we connect with them, we deliver compelling brand messages. How do we do it? Sapient helps make data actionable for our clients by harnessing technology. We use technology as a framework to how we deliver and optimize ideas in the marketplace. Legorburu has been a driving force in the evolution of the interactive marketing business since co-founding Planning Group International (PGI). Under his leadership, PGI became the largest privately held interactive agency in the United States and was acquired by Sapient in 2006. Throughout his career, Legorburu has spearheaded some of the most successful online campaigns in the history of the Internet. He has partnered with clients in industries ranging from financial services and travel and leisure to technology and food service.
Joe Tibbetts oversees all financial operations for Sapient and focuses on global financial strategy and planning. He ensures that all offices practice fiscal responsibility in business dealings, and that we are fully accountable to shareholders, investors, and governing bodies. Tibbetts has over 30 years of experience in finance, primarily working with technology and technology-related services organizations. Prior to joining Sapient, he was Senior Vice President and CFO at the enterprise software and services company, Novell, Inc. Tibbetts has also contributed his financial and technology sector expertise to Charles Rivers Ventures as administrative general partner, and served as Chief Financial Officer at Lightbridge, Inc. and SeaChange International, Inc. Earlier in his career, at Price Waterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), Tibbetts built a 20-year track record of success that included responsibilities as an audit partner and national director of the firm's software services group. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire in business administration.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Auvitek International Ltd. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Microtune, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer |
Current |
Since joining Sapient in 1998, Wexler has held a number of key management positions, including Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient's Technology and Communications Group. He launched Sapient's Global Wireless Group, and led our Media, Entertainment, and Communication Group in New York. Prior to joining Sapient, he founded and operated a management and technology-consulting firm. Wexler is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been interviewed and featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal. He earned a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from Rider University in New Jersey.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Auvitek International Ltd. |
Senior Vice President and North American Lead |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Microtune, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and North American Lead |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Managing Director & Vice President |
Former |
| Rider University |
MBA |
Former |
| Rider University |
BS In Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Auvitek International Ltd. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| Microtune, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
General Counsel |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Secretary |
Current |
| Leadership and Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
Vice President, Corporate Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
Director of Marketing Strategy & Analysis |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
General Manager, Consumer Product Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Quiconnect, Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
|
Current |
| Quiconnect, Ltd. |
Quiconnect's Head of Marketing and Strategy |
Former |
| Motorola, Inc. |
engineer |
Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Degrees In Economics and Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Deirdre graduated from Cornell University's Engineering School in 1999. After being a Web developer and consultant with Sapient in Boston for a few years, she left her job to finally pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. In preparation, she worked as a veterinary technician at South Bay Veterinary Group in Boston. In August of 2003, she moved to Philadelphia and worked part-time at the VCA Cat Hospital while starting PhilaPets.com and applying to veterinary school. Deirdre has been around animals her whole life, growing up with dogs and cats and hamsters and birds and gerbils and fish and frogs and various other creatures. She's been involved in programs such as Phinney's Friends. She also has spent time at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society doing spay and neuter work. Deirdre had two life dreams since she was a child: to have her own business and to work with animals. PhilaPets married the two. Helping to create and build PhilaPets has truly been one of the most rewarding, challenging, and exciting ventures she has ever been a part of in her entire life. The pets, clients, and Pet Care Specialists she has gotten to know over the years have all been absolutely wonderful. She continues to instill in the company a sense of superb quality, attentive customer service, and active community involvemen
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Philapets |
CEO |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Web Developer |
Current |
| Pet Friendly Living |
|
Current |
| Engineering School |
|
Former |
John Towell is an innovative software architect with over 8 years experience in enterprise Java. After a successful career start with Sapient Corporation, John went on to work as lead engineer for several startup companies and has formed highly productive engineering teams. A skilled Java developer and process engineer, John leverages agile processes and open source software to create high quality and highly scalable software. John has delivered numerous applications across many sectors with emphasis on financial services and corporate real estate.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Invu Technology Inc |
Senior Architect |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
|
Current |
Ronald is currently working for Sapient, a Technology consulting company based out of Toronto. Though he is employed in the private sector, he brings diverse and varied experiences and educational background to his work. Prior to his position at Sapient, Ronald spent time in grad school at the University of Waterloo, studying business, entrepreneurship and technology. He has worked in Toronto, Boston and East Africa. His previous experiences include teaching and coordinating an ESL program for refugee and immigrant children in Boston (BRYE - Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment), facilitating programing for youth in Regent Park (Pathways to Education) and working for an early stage social entrepreneurship in western Kenya that works with rural farmers to increase their income (One Acre Fund). Ronald practices Kung Fu and plays soccer outside of work.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sapient Corporation |
|
Current |
| Youth Challenge Fund |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Parker has been a director since September 1995. He served as Executive Vice President of Sapient from December 1999 until his retirement in July 2002. Mr. Parker has served as the Chairman, CEO and President of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Express Cargo Airline, since December 2006. He also serves as President of the IT Management Group LLC, a consulting company he founded after retiring from Sapient in 2002. Prior to joining Sapient, Mr. Parker served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at United Airlines, Inc. from December 1997 until December 1999. From September 1994 to December 1997, Mr. Parker was Senior Vice President Management Information Systems and Chief Information Officer at Ryder System, Inc., a transportation company. Prior to joining Ryder System, Inc., Mr. Parker was an officer of American Airlines and Sabre Computer Services Ltd.
Hermann Buerger has been a member of Sapient's Board and Chairman of its Audit Committee since June 2006. He also serves on the Board for EMS Technologies, Inc. Buerger was formerly a Director at Paging Network, Inc., Ptek Holdings, Inc. (now Premier Global Services), Security Capital Group Incorporated and United Dominion Industries. The bulk of Buerger's career was spent at Commerzbank AG, where he rose to the position of Regional Board Member and CEO of Americas. He has also served as a Trustee at the Virginia Tech Foundation and Co-Chairman of the Business Executive Council the American Council of Germany. In addition, he has been a member of the International Advisory Council Bankers' Association of Foreign Trade Unibanco San Paulo, Brazil, and has served as Vice Chairman of the Institute of International Bankers and a member of the Advisory Board at the Wharton Real Estate Center. Buerger earned a BA in Economics and an MBA from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A US citizen, he was born in Germany and served in the US Army.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Health Enhancement Company, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
Professor |
Current |
| Physicians Preferred |
Management Consultant |
Current |
| ProspX, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Confie Seguros |
Director |
Current |
| Genstar Capital LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marshall & Swift Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
Director |
Current |
| Cbd-Hq |
Director |
Current |
| Beta Gamma Sigma |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| InsWeb Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Interocean Financial Group LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CNA Financial Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| The London School of Economics |
Master of Science Degree In Economics |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
Bachelor's Degree In Chemical Engineering |
Former |
Professional Profile
Mr. Krenz joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2008. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Mr. Krenz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Navigant Consulting, Inc., a specialty consulting Company. Mr. Krenz also served as Chief Financial Officer of Sapient Corporation, a Boston based IT services, internet marketing, and consulting firm. His experience includes 20 years with the IT services firm Electronic Data Systems Corporation. At EDS, Mr. Krenz served in a variety of positions including Vice President Treasurer, CFO Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Controller Corporate Financial Services. He began his career as an auditor with the public accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney.
Education
Mr. Krenz holds a B.A. in History from Northwestern University, and a M.B.A. from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. He is a Certified Public Account in the state of Illinois.
Jim Benson has been a member of Sapient's Board since August 2007. He also serves on several other Boards, including the University of Illinois Foundation and The American College Endowment Foundation. Benson is the Chief Executive Officer of Clark Benson LLC ("Clark Benson"), a position he has held since January 2006, and a principal of its parent company, Clark Wamberg, LLC, a position he has held since the company's formation in February 2007. Mr. Benson served as a director of Clark, Inc., the former parent company of Clark Benson, from January 2006 until March 12, 2007. Prior to joining Clark Benson, Mr. Benson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a division of Manulife Financial, from 2002 to 2006. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Benson served as President of MetLife's Individual Business enterprise, as well as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of two separate MetLife affiliates: New England Financial, and GenAmerica Financial Corporation. Benson earned a BA in economics from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Southern California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Microtune, Inc. |
Risk Committee Chairman |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Risk Committee Chairman |
Current |
| Auvitek International Ltd. |
Risk Committee Chairman |
Current |
| Sapient Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| John Hancock Life Insurance Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| John Hancock Life Insurance Company |
President |
Former |
| Clark, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
BA In Economics |
Former |