Software Spectrum

Lisa Stewart was promoted to Senior Vice President of Global Customer Operations in January 2005. She leads the global inside sales team, vendor operations, and sales support services, ensuring that these areas work together to continuously improve customer service. Prior to this, Ms. Stewart had been Vice President of Customer Operations and eServices since 1996. From 1994 through 1996, Ms. Stewart was Software Spectrum's Director of Inside Sales and Sales Operations, after having served in various sales, sales management and operations positions. She earned her B.A. in Marketing from Lamar University in 1985.

Thorsten Thiede has been Senior Vice President of EMEA since November 2004. Prior to joining Software Spectrum, Mr. Thiede was the founder and owner of Management4U, which helps technology companies establish themselves in the German market. Prior to that, Mr. Thiede was employed by m+s Elektronik AG, one of Europe's largest resellers of software and hardware, most recently as Director of Sales. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Thiede served as Managing Director for Horn & Cosifan Computersysteme GmbH, a PC reseller and system integrator. Prior to that, Mr. Thiede served as Managing Director for Comics Informationssysteme GmbH, also a PC reseller and system integrator. Mr. Thiede graduated as industrial engineer in 1989 from the University of Karlsruhe.

Andrea Della Mattea has served as Vice President of North American Sales and APAC since October 2004. In 2006, Ms. Della Mattea also assumed the role of Vice President, North American Marketing, responsible for strategic marketing and management, corporate communications, and field marketing. Prior to that, Ms. Della Mattea served as Software Spectrum's Managing Director for Asia/Pacific. Prior to this, Ms. Della Mattea served as a Director of North American Sales in 2000. From 1997 through 2000, Ms. Della Mattea served as Software Spectrum's Regional Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Ms. Della Mattea joined Software Spectrum as part of The Essentially Group acquisition in 1996, where she was responsible for building a customer base and establishing the Queensland office. She received her Bachelor of Engineering degree from James Cook University in Australia.

Craig Propst has been Vice President of Finance for EMEA since March 2004. Prior to joining Software Spectrum, Mr. Propst held a number of finance and operations positions at i2 Technologies in Dallas, Texas and served as the Treasurer for Opel Master Lease GmbH in Russelsheim, Germany. A graduate of the Air Force Academy with 9 years service as an Air Force officer, Mr Propst has a joint MBA/Diploma-Kaufmann degree from the University of Texas at Austin and the Koblenz School of Management in Germany.

Rhonda Robati joined Software Spectrum in 1996 as part of the Company's acquisition of the Essentially Group and currently has served as Software Spectrum's Vice President of Operations for EMEA since March 2004. Previously, Ms. Robati served for two years as Software Spectrum's Director of APAC Operations. From 2000-2002, Ms. Robati served as Software Spectrum's Director of Operations for EMEA, based in Dublin, Ireland. Prior to 2000, Ms. Robati served in various positions in sales, operations and management. Before joining Software Spectrum, Ms. Robati was a sales executive in other IT-related companies.