Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Blaine Mathieu |
CMO |
| Heidi Mackintosh |
CFO |
| Peter Biro |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Brian Bailard |
Senior Vice President, Global Sales |
| Sean Ryan |
Senior Vice President, Engineering |
| Anne Gerow |
Vice President, Operations |
| Dave Dabbah |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Jason Han |
Vice President, Sales |
| Michael Stebbins |
Vice President |
| Raymond Polanco |
Vice President, Client Services |
| Rick Sichel |
Vice President, Natl Field Sales |
| Robb Richard |
Vice President of Technology |
| Robb Wilson |
Vice President, Technology |
| Sylvie Moreau |
Vice President, Business Development |
| Jim Herbold |
General Manager, Emaillabs |
| Krista Lariviere |
General Manager, Hot Banana |
| David Fowler |
Director, Email Strategy, Deliverability & Privacy Compliance |
| Donna McNicholas |
Sales Director, UK |
| Jeffrey Rothman |
Director, Software Dev |
| Lena Waters |
Emaillabs Director |
| Richard McDonald |
Director, IR |
| Teena Touch |
Director, Corp Comm |
| Daryl Michalik |
Senior Product Manager, PPC |
| James A. Urry |
Director |
Board of Directors
Prior to joining J.L. Halsey, Biro was founder and managing partner of The Cowper Group, a Boston-based corporate development consulting firm focused on buy-side mergers and acquisitions for small to mid-market technology companies. Working with both venture-backed and public companies, including J.L. Halsey, Biro consulted on the use of mergers and acquisitions as a core part of business strategy and actively assisted clients with transaction sourcing and execution. Before founding The Cowper Group, Biro was responsible for mergers, acquisitions and commercial deals for the managed services business at Web hosting pioneer Exodus Communications. He previously held senior technology posts at First Union (now Wachovia) and Morgan Stanley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| The Cowper Group, LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| The Cowper Group, LLC |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President Business Development |
Former |
| Exodus Communications |
Director of Business Development |
Former |
| Stanford University |
MBA |
Former |
| Duke University |
Degrees In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Global Sales |
Current |
Prior to joining J.L. Halsey, Sean served as COO of BookSurge LLC, a print-on-demand and inventory-free distributor of books, playing a significant role in preparing the company for its eventual sale to Amazon.com. Previously, as one of four founders and CTO for ExactTarget, Sean was responsible for development of the company's email marketing hosted software product. Before ExactTarget he served as Director of Software Development for Digital River where he was responsible for building and managing a centralized commerce platform supporting sites for large clients. He began his career working for a leveraged buy-out company (LBO) followed by seven years at Accenture performing business process consulting and technology implementations for Fortune 500 companies. He received his Bachelor's of Science degree in Entrepreneurial Sciences from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Emaillabs |
Senior Vice President of Engineering |
Current |
| Clicktracks |
Vice President Engineering |
Current |
| Booksurge, LLC |
Coo |
Former |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| Carlson School of Management |
Bachelor's of Science Degree In Entrepreneurial Sciences |
Former |
Dave Dabbah is responsible for developing strategic branding and lead generation initiatives for the J.L. Halsey solutions. Dave brings 12 years of sales and marketing expertise to J.L. Halsey and was previously Vice President of Business Development for Uptilt, a developer of hosted CRM solutions, where he played a key role in product development, branding, and sales strategy for the company's automated sales solution. Dabbah studied communications at Cal State Fullerton.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Former |
Jason has more than ten years of experience in software sales. Prior to joining Lyris, he managed Inside Sales teams at Turbolinux and Siebel Systems. Jason holds a bachelors degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Emaillabs |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Clicktracks |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Lyris Hq |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Director, Sales Operations |
Former |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director of Sales |
Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
| University of California |
Bachelor's Degree In Sociology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Client Services |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director, Support & Services |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Natl Field Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President of Technology |
Current |
Robb Wilson brings more than 12 years of extensive software development, digital hardware expertise, and management experience to J.L. Halsey. Prior to J.L. Halsey and Lyris, Wilson served as Vice President of Software Development for Quris, the high-profile online marketing firm. He has also served in leadership roles in the Association for Interactive Marketing's Council for Responsible Email and the Email Processing Industry Alliance.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Technology |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President of Technology |
Current |
| Emaillabs |
Vice President Technology |
Current |
| Clicktracks |
Vice President Technology |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Class III Director |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Piper Software |
President |
Former |
| Quris |
Vice President of Software Development |
Former |
| Piper Software |
Founder |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Enquisite Software Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Clicktracks |
Vice President of Business Development |
Former |
| RealNetworks, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
General Manager, Emaillabs |
Current |
Krista has led Hot Banana through sustained growth and consistent quarterly profitability from 1999-2006 and was recently named as a top ten finalist in the Business Development Bank of Canada's Young Entrepreneur Awards. Krista graduated with a BA in Economics and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours). She also has a post-graduate diploma in Applied Information Technology. Krista uses her hands-on knowledge in management, technology and entrepreneurship to lead a high-performance team to identify and define strategic business needs and implement process- and technology-related solutions that dramatically improve business results and customers' experiences. Since 1997, Krista has volunteered her time assisting in the management and entrepreneurship program of Shad Valley, a program for gifted high school students. Krista is also a proud and active Rotarian and a member of Women Entrepreneurs of Canada (WEC).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
General Manager, Hot Banana |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director, Email Strategy, Deliverability & Privacy Compliance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Sales Director, UK |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director, Software Dev |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Emaillabs Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director, IR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director, Corp Comm |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Senior Product Manager, PPC |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris Hq |
Director |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Wake Forest University |
B.S. In Science and Business Administration |
Former |
Mr. Urry has been one of the Company's directors since the Company's inception in August 1999. Mr. Urry is a Partner at Court Square Capital. Mr. Urry also serves on the Board of Directors of AMI Semiconductor.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| York International Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Airxcel, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Intersil Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| AMIS Holdings, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Brown University |
Graduate |
Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Nicolas De Santis Cuadra has been a director of the Company since January 2003. Mr. De Santis has served since January 2003 as the Chief Executive Officer of London-based Twelve Stars Communications, an international brand business consulting firm, which Mr. De Santis founded in 1994. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Twelve Stars from 1994 until December 1998. From December 2000 until January 2003, Mr. De Santis served as the marketing director of OPODO Ltd., an online travel portal owned by several European based airlines. From January 1999 until December 2000 Mr. De Santis served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Beenz.com, the Internet currency.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Twelve Stars Communications, Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Lyris Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Lyris, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lyris Hq |
Director |
Current |
| Beenz |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Former |
| Beenz |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Opodo Limited |
Marketing Director |
Former |