BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$400.0M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business training. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and learning services. Our core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, and Project Management. Our IT courses include networking, programming, operating systems, security, and telephony. Our business courses feature project management, professional skills, and business process curriculum, including ITIL. Our more than 700 courses span foundational and specialized training and certifications. We train over 100,000 classroom students worldwide each year.
President & CEO
Joseph W. CeceNumber of Employees 1,700
Contact Information
9000 Regency Parkway
Suite 500
Cary, North Carolina 27511
(919) 461-8600
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Technical and Trade Schools: 611519
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Joseph W. Cece | President & CEO |
| Kevin C. Riley | President, OnDemand Software |
| Brian Branson | Chief Financial Officer |
| Lisa Sipe | CIO |
| Greg J. Roels | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Michael Fox | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Products |
| Robert Kalainikas | Senior Vice President, Finance |
| Bryan Pickett | Managing Director, EMEA & Vice President |
| Donna B. Peffley | Vice President, HR |
| Pat O'Toole Smith | Director of Marketing |
| Gerald Nation | General Manager |
| Brian Holland | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Coleen Hanson | Senior Accounting Executive |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | President & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | President, OnDemand Software | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Products | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Senior Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Managing Director, EMEA & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Vice President, HR | Current |
Pat has 15+ years of marketing experience successfully assisting entrepreneurial and Fortune 500 companies develop and manage corporate and product brands in addition to driving revenue through direct and indirect channels. Her contributions in strategic planning and tactical implementation have helped companies such as Media 100, Global Knowledge Network, USWeb Learning, Genrad, Security Dynamics, Helius, Progress Software, Cognos, Prime Computer and Computervision among others. Pat brings in-depth expertise in positioning and message development, integrated program development, corporate identity, brand management, design management, internet marketing, advertising, collateral (brochures, annual reports, sales kits), market research, direct marketing, and events. Since graduating from Boston University with a BS in Communications she has worked primarily with companies in the Boston area and prior to co-founding Smith & Suita as Director of Marketing for Global Knowledge Network the world's largest independent IT training organization. Pat is a member of the Public Relations Society of America. She is reachable at psmith@smithandsuita.com or 978-448-5349.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smith & Suita, Inc | Principal and Co-Founder | Current |
| Global Knowledge, Inc. | Director of Marketing | Current |
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Director of Marketing | Current |
| Smith Litho | Current | |
| Public Relations Society of America | Board of Directors | Current |
| Public Relations Society of America | Member | Current |
| Progress Software Corporation | Former | |
| Helius, Inc. | Former | |
| Media 100 | Former | |
| Computer Vision | Former | |
| Prime Computer, Inc. | Former | |
| Cognos Inc. | Former | |
| GenRad | Former | |
| Boston University | Bs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Global Knowledge Training LLC | Senior Accounting Executive | Current |
