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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We believe that talented employees provide a key competitive advantage. Skillful talent management enables an organization to use its employee talent to fully implement business strategies and increase shareholder value. Our goal at SilkRoad technology is to deliver a solution that enables you to manage the entire career cycle of your employees with a suite of best-of-breed applications including recruiting management, onboarding, performance management, compensation management and self-service intranets and portals. The result is a seamless process enabling you to effectively and efficiently maximize the talent of your workforce to meet aggressive business goals, and in the process, satisfy employees. Our customers includes a diverse set of industry leaders such as Allianz, Unisys, H&R Block, Crate and Barrel, and Deloitte among others.

Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Andrew J Filipowski
Number of Employees 174
Contact Information

102 W Third St Ste 250

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

www.eprise.com

1 336 201 5100

NAICS Code Other Computer Related Services: 541519

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Brian M Platz Chief Operating Officer
Chauncey Kupferschmid Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer
Matthew G Roszak Chief Financial Officer
Michael P. Cullinane Chief Financial Officer
Red Maxwell Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Paul Carlberg Client Relationship Manager
J Evans Wroten
Deborah Besemer Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andrew J Filipowski Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Organization Position Status
Silkroad Equity, LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
Missionmode Solutions, Inc Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Triadnewswire.Com Executive Chairman and CEO, Silkroad Equity Current
Eprise Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Truesentry Inc Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Chatblazer Executive Chairman Current
CRYO-CELL International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
InterAct Public Safety Systems Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Solidspace, LLC Solidspace's Chairman and CEO Former
Netegrity, Inc. Former
Silkroad Equity, LLC Chairman Former

Brian Platz is responsible for providing all of the technology and services to deliver SilkRoad's state-of-the-art web applications, content solutions, and collaborative content systems that allow a business to share information across its value chain. Before joining SilkRoad, Platz was the Vice President of product management for divine, inc. where he led the product strategy and direction for divine's widely recognized and award winning content management and collaboration products. Platz brings a 12-year career in developing Internet products, e-business initiatives, e-commerce solutions with a variety of high-tech start-ups, including Zentropy and Glabalist Internet Technologies, and InfoBand, an Internet consulting company he founded in 1995. In 1996, Platz co-founded A List Apart, the highly acclaimed Who's Who of Internet developers that has grown into one of the largest and most popular independent development Web sites. He also was a fellow founding member of the Web Standards Project, a group formed to push Microsoft and Netscape to adhere to common standards.

Organization Position Status
Eprise Chief Operating Officer Current
Openhire, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Silkroad Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, General Manager, Silkroad Technology, Inc. Current
A List Apart Mailing List Cofounder Current
Openhire, Inc. Executive Vice President and General Manager for Openhire, Inc. Former
Silkroad Former
Microsoft Corporation Former
Infoband Former

Chauncey Kupferschmid is SilkRoad technology, inc.'s Chief Sales Officer. In this role, Mr. Kupferschmid oversees SilkRoad's global sales operations and business development. Prior to SilkRoad technology, inc., Mr. Kupferschmid served as Senior Vice President of Customer Services for divine, inc. His responsibilities included world wide technical support for all divine products, as well as presales systems and field engineering. Before joining divine, Mr. Kupferschmid served in executive and entrepreneurial roles for over 20 years. He capped a nine-year career at PLATINUM technology, inc., by serving as the company's Senior Vice President, Field Operations. In that position, he was responsible for pre-sales systems, engineering, and consulting services for more than 160 products. Previous to joining PLATINUM, Mr. Kupferschmid led product strategy, design, and development efforts at DBMS and STS/SKK.

Organization Position Status
Eprise Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer Current
Openhire, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer Current
Silkroad Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer Current

Mr. Roszak is co-founder and managing partner of SilkRoad Equity. Mr. Roszak also serves as a director and chief financial officer of SilkRoad technology, inc. Prior to SilkRoad, Mr. Roszak was senior vice president, corporate development, for Divine, inc. In this position, Mr. Roszak set business strategy, evaluated potential acquisition targets, and was responsible for the negotiation, structuring, analysis and integration operations of those firms. In addition, Mr. Roszak managed Divine's venture capital portfolio of companies. Previously, Mr. Roszak was a principal with Advent International plc in London. Advent is one of the world's largest and most successful international private equity investment firms, managing in excess of $6 billion, with offices in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Mr. Roszak was primarily responsible for managing a dedicated $400 million private equity fund for emerging Europe. Mr. Roszak targeted investments in the areas of information technology, media, telecommunications and business services. Prior to joining Advent, Mr. Roszak spent five years with Keystone Capital Partners LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm. At Keystone, Mr. Roszak completed investments in start-up, growth stage and leveraged buyout transactions, with experience in the financial services, media, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing and food processing sectors. Mr. Roszak has experience in executing a broad scope of transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; corporate and transactional financing, including private equity, venture capital, mezzanine and conventional financings; public offerings, private placements and financial restructurings. Mr. Roszak earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Lake Forest College. Mr. Roszak serves on the board of advisors for the Chicago Software Association and Lake Forest Entrepreneurs Club. Mr. Roszak is a director of various companies including: 180 Connect, Inc. (TSX: NCT), MissionMode Solutions, Inc., OpenHire, Inc., Pendulab, Inc., SilkRoad technology, inc. and SolidSpace LLC.

Organization Position Status
Silkroad Realty Capital, Inc. President and Managing Partner Current
Chatblazer Chief Financial Officer Current
Eprise Chief Financial Officer Current
Silkroad Technology, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Solidlabs, LLC Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Development Current
Truelook, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Solidspace, LLC Chief Financial Officer Current
Truesentry Inc Chief Financial Officer Current
Missionmode Solutions, Inc Chief Financial Officer Current
Openhire, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Silkroad Equity, LLC Co-Founder Current
Silkroad Equity, LLC Managing Partner Current
Hardmetrics, Inc Current
Business Integrated Solutions, Inc Current
Pendulab Current
Silkroad Technology, Inc. Director Current
Divine Corporation Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Former
Silkroad Equity, LLC Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Former
CONNECT: The Knowledge Network Board of Directors Former
Lake Forest College Bachelor's Degree In Economics Former

Mr. Cullinane has been a director since April 1998 and currently serves a one-year term. He is the Chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Compensation Committee and our Governance and Nominating Committee. Since May 2008, Mr. Cullinane has served as Executive Vice President and CFO of SilkRoad Technology, Inc., a software company in the Human Capital Management (HCM) space. Mr. Cullinane served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lakeview Technology Inc. from January 2005 to July 2007. Mr. Cullinane served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a director of Divine, Inc. from July 1999 to May 2003. He served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of PLATINUM Technology International, Inc. from 1988 to June 1999. Mr. Cullinane received a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana.

Organization Position Status
Silkroad Technology, Inc. CFO Current
Eprise Chief Financial Officer Current
Openhire, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Silkroad Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Mimix Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Services Current
Vasco Data Security International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Divine Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Platinum Technology Chief Financial Officer Former
Divine Corporation Executive Vice President Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers Former
Vasco Data Security International, Inc. Chairman Current

Organization Position Status
Eprise Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Current
Silkroad Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Current
Openhire, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Current
Truelook, Inc. Current
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Former
Duke Energy Corporation Former
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Former

Organization Position Status
Eprise Client Relationship Manager Current
Sharp Electronics Corporation Current
M2 Global Solutions, Ltd Client Relationship Manager Former
Commerce Insurance Co. E-Commerce Project Manager Former
Staples, Inc. Information Systems Manager Former
Massachusetts, Inc. Project Manager Former
Commerce Insurance Co. Senior Business Analyst Former
Staples, Inc. Member Former

Organization Position Status
Openhire, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Truesentry Inc Chief Information Officer Current
Truelook, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Eprise Current
Divine Corporation vice president for Technology Infrastructure Services Former
Silkroad Former

Deb Besemer is President and CEO of BrassRing, a leading provider of talent management solutions. Prior to being named President and CEO of BrassRing, Ms. Besemer was President and CEO of BrassRing Systems, the recruitment software unit of BrassRing. Under her leadership, BrassRing has grown into one of the most comprehensive software/services solution providers in the human capital management market. Under Ms. Besemer's guidance, BrassRing has assumed and retained a position of leadership among talent management Application Service Providers (ASPs). Prior to joining BrassRing Systems, Ms. Besemer spent more than a decade at Lotus, where she managed a business unit with revenues in excess of $1.3 billion and more than 4,000 employees in 46 countries. She is a former Chairwoman of the Massachusetts Software Council and currently serves as a Trustee and the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee. She is an active member of the University of Massachusetts High Tech Executive Council. Ms Besemer is an active member of the New England Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. In addition, she is a former Director of Kubisoft, Inc., Eprise Corporation and the Massachusetts Software Council Fellowship Program, an initiative to retrain people for jobs in software and the Internet. Ms. Besemer holds an M.B.A. from Rutgers University and a B.A. from Cedar Crest College.

Organization Position Status
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Current
BrassRing LLC Board of Directors Current
Mass Technology Leadership Council Board of Directors Current
Eprise Director Current
New England Business and Technology Association, Inc Board of Directors Current
Mass Software Council Chairman of Board Former
Mass Software Council Director Former
Rutgers University M.B.A. Former
Cedar Crest College B.A. Former

Executive News

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  • Pinstripe and SilkRoad Join Forces To Deliver Industry Leading Technology Solutions

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  • BIO-key International Enters Into Agreement to Sell Law Enforcement Division to Interact...

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  • BIO-key International Enters Into Agreement to Sell Law Enforcement Division to Interact Public Safety Systems for $11 Million

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  • InterAct Public Safety Systems to Present at The Morgan Keegan Security, Safety and Defense...

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