Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Lars Dalgaard |
CEO |
| Bruce Felt |
CFO |
| Paul Albright |
General Manager, SMB and CMO |
| Randy Womack |
Vice President, Operations & CIO |
| Aaron Au |
Vice President, Engineering |
| Andy Leaver |
Vice President of Sales, EMEA |
| Brian Kinion |
Vice President and Controller |
| Conrad Voorsanger |
Vice President, New Business Operations |
| Eric McCluskey |
Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis |
| Jay Larson |
Vice President, Global Enterprise and Mega Sales |
| Jeff Bieller |
Vice President, Western Area Sales |
| Jeremy Bauer |
Vice President, Information Technology |
| Julian Ong |
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
| Karen Pisha |
Vice President, Professional Services |
| Manny Galvez |
Vice President, Asia Pacific |
| Patrick Saeger |
Vice President, Global Customer Success |
| Peter Riccio |
Vice President, Sales Mid-Market Team |
| Philip Carty |
Vice President, Eastern Area Sales |
| Randy F. Reynolds |
Vice President, Product Management |
| Randy Stevens |
Vice President, Finance and Controller |
| Rob Bernshteyn |
Vice President, Global Product Marketing & Management |
| Roger Goulart |
Vice President, Alliances |
| Stacey Epstein |
Vice President, Marketing Communications |
| William Harmer III |
Vice President, Security |
| Shelly Davenport |
General Manager, Small Business Unit |
| Amy Clark |
Director, Customer Success |
| Jen Nguyen |
Director of Corporate Operations |
| Jennifer Boyd |
Director, Human Resources |
| Hae-Song Kim |
Solutions Consultant & Partner Manager |
Board of Directors
Lars Dalgaard is the Founder, CEO and President of SuccessFactors, the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions that help organizations of every size and category realize their potential through their talent. SuccessFactors was the fastest growing public software company in 2007 and 2008 with 95% and 77% revenue growth respectively. The company enables organizations of every size, and across every industry and geography, to achieve high-performing workforces through goal alignment and execution, talent development and planning, and pay-for-performance initiatives. From 92 customers and approximately 282,000 end users in 2003 to more than 2,600 customers and 4.5 million end users today, SuccessFactors’ solutions are widely deployed across 60 industries in over 185 countries in 31 languages. Founded in 2001 with offices around the world, the company employs passionate people focused on revolutionizing the future of work. Lars brings over 15 years of proven strategic and hands-on operational and leadership experience worldwide.
Prior to SuccessFactors, Lars worked for Unilever, one of the 10 largest transnational employers in the world, in Amsterdam, Germany, Amsterdam and Denmark. At different points of his career at Unilever, Lars was globally responsible for two large, recognized product lines, development, marketing and sourcing, Lars was Business Unit P&L Director, and Board Member in a 13,000 person division, and Country Manager.
Lars has a Masters of Science from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow, and a B.B.A in economics, psychology and consumer behavior from Copenhagen Business School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
Former |
| Ingenuity, Inc. |
vice president of marketing |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Masters |
Former |
| Copenhagen Business School |
B.B.A in economics, psychology and consumer behavior |
Former |
Bruce C. Felt, Jr. In October 2006, Mr. Felt executed our written offer of employment as our Chief Financial
Officer. The written offer of employment specifies that Mr. Felt’s employment with us is at will. Mr. Felt’s current
base compensation is $235,000 per year. He is currently eligible to receive a bonus of up to 60% of his base
compensation. Pursuant to the offer letter,Mr. Felt received an option to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock
with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. In the event Mr. Felt’s
employment with us is terminated without cause within the first year of his employment with us, he is entitled to
receive a severance payment of six months of his base salary as well as six months of accelerated vesting of unvested
shares. If his employment with us is terminated without cause after the first year of his employment with us, he is
entitled to receive a severance payment of six months of his base salary, as well as three months of accelerated
vesting of unvested shares. Upon a change of control, Mr. Felt is entitled to receive accelerated vesting of 50% of his
then unvested shares, and if, within 12 months after the change of control, his employment is terminated by us
without cause or by Mr. Felt for good reason, he will be entitled to full acceleration of his unvested shares.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
CFO |
Current |
| Landesk Software, Ltd. |
Cfo |
Current |
| Stanford University |
Mba Program |
Former |
| Renaissance Software |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Renaissance Software |
Founder |
Former |
| Renaissance Software |
Director of Sales |
Former |
| University of South Carolina |
BA |
Former |
Paul L. Albright. In July 2007, Mr. Albright, our General Manager, Small and Mid-Sized Business Unit and
Chief Marketing Officer, executed our written offer of employment. The written offer of employment specifies that
Mr. Albright’s employment with us is at will. Mr. Albright’s base compensation was initially set at $250,000, with a
target bonus of $200,000. Pursuant to the offer letter, Mr. Larson received an option to purchase 525,000 shares of
common stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. If,
after one year of employment with us, his employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Albright for good
reason, he will be entitled to one year of acceleration of his unvested stock options. If, after two years of
employment with us, his employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Albright for good reason, he will be
entitled to two years of acceleration of his unvested stock options. In either case, Mr. Albright would also be entitled
to a severance payment equal to six months of base salary as well as his target bonus, plus an additional one month
for each year he is employed with us after the initial two years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
General Manager, SMB and CMO |
Current |
| Greylock Partners |
CEO in Residence |
Former |
| Informatica Corporation |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Former |
| Informatica Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Channel Sales |
Former |
| NetApp Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing |
Former |
| Sybase, Inc. |
Senior Director, Verticals & Business Development |
Former |
| Tandem Computers |
Western Region Sales |
Former |
| Unisys Corporation |
Sales |
Former |
| James Madison University |
BS/BBA, Information (Computer) Science and Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations & CIO |
Current |
| Pathworks Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Helpstream |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Digital River, Inc. |
CIO |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Informix |
Software Development Engineer |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.A. of Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales, EMEA |
Current |
| Ariba, Inc. |
Vice President EMEA |
Former |
| Microsoft Corporation |
Project Manager |
Former |
| General Electric Company |
eCommerce Business Leader |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President and Controller |
Current |
| CoTherix, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance and Controller |
Former |
| Convertys Learning Solutions |
Controller |
Former |
| Clearswift Limited |
US Financial Controller |
Former |
| Saint Mary's College of California |
MBA |
Former |
| Saint Mary's College of California |
BA, Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, New Business Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis |
Current |
| Hyperion Solutions Corporation |
Vice President, Corporate Finance |
Former |
| Mercury Interactive Corporation |
Senior Director, Strategic Finance |
Former |
| i2 Technologies, Inc. |
Director of Finance |
Former |
James B. Larson. In August 2007, Mr. Larson, our Vice President, Global Enterprise Sales, executed our
written offer of employment. The written offer of employment specifies that Mr. Larson’s employment with us is at
will. Mr. Larson’s base compensation was initially set at $300,000, with a target bonus of $250,000. Pursuant to the
offer letter,Mr. Larson received an option to purchase 750,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price equal
to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. If, after one year of employment with us, his
employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Larson for good reason, he will be entitled to a payment equal to
six months’ salary and three months of acceleration of his vesting of his unvested stock options.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Enterprise and Mega Sales |
Current |
| Mercury Technologies, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, WW Field Operations |
Former |
| Network Associates |
Vice President, Western Area Sales |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
MBA |
Former |
| Harvard University |
BA, Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Western Area Sales |
Current |
| Saba Software Inc. |
Regional Vice President |
Former |
| Kronos Incorporated |
Regional Director |
Former |
| Data Systems Management, Inc |
Account Executive |
Former |
| California State University, Fullerton |
BA Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Information Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Professional Services |
Current |
| Reebok International Ltd. |
Senior Vice President of Human Resources |
Former |
| ITT Automotive |
Vice President Professional Services
Corporate Background:
Oracle |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Asia Pacific |
Current |
| Saba Software Inc. |
Vice President, Asia Pacific Region |
Current |
| Procter & Gamble |
|
Former |
| Informatica Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of San Francisco |
MBA |
Former |
| Loyola University |
Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Economcs |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Customer Success |
Current |
| Mercury Interactive Corporation |
Vice President, Global Customer Support |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales Mid-Market Team |
Current |
| Document Sciences Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Sales |
Former |
| Planitax, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Yale University |
BS, Administrative Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Eastern Area Sales |
Current |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Red Hat, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales, Eastern Region |
Former |
| Oracle Corporation |
Regional Sales Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Product Management |
Current |
| Workscape Inc. |
Director, Product Marketing |
Former |
| Saba Software Inc. |
Senior Director |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
BA, Business |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance and Controller |
Current |
Rob Bernshteyn brings 15 years of experience in marketing and information technology to his position as Vice President of Global Product Marketing & Management at SuccessFactors. Prior to his current role, Rob directed product management and marketing activities at Siebel Systems where he was a founding member of the Siebel Employee Relationship Management line of business. Rob has also worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and an SAP Implementation Project Manager at Accenture.
His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems from the State University of New York at Albany and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Product Marketing & Management |
Current |
| Accenture Ltd. |
SAP System Implementation |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Management Consulting |
Former |
| Siebel Systems, Inc. |
Product Marketing & Management |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| State University of New York at Albany |
BS Information Systems |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Alliances |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing Communications |
Current |
| Emory University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Vice President, Security |
Current |
| Manulife Financial Corporation |
AVP Architecture & Technology |
Former |
| Critical Path, Inc. |
Director Information Technology & Security |
Former |
| University of Toronto |
BA, English and Political Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
General Manager, Small Business Unit |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Director, Customer Success |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Director of Corporate Operations |
Current |
| Avacore Technologies, Inc |
Sports Operations Manager |
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
MBA, Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Director, Human Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Solutions Consultant & Partner Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Greylock Partners |
Partner |
Current |
| Coware, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Athoc, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Tabula, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| EMC Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cuil, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Edge Dynamics, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Internet Security Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Accelchip, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| DoubleClick Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Legato Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Octane Software |
Investor |
Former |
| Forte Software |
Investor |
Former |
| Mentor Graphics Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Legato Systems, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Decru Incorporated |
Investor |
Former |
| Wily Technology, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
BA |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
Graduate |
Former |
Douglas J. Burgum has served as a director since October 2007. From April 2001 to August 2007, Mr. Burgum served as Senior Vice President at Microsoft Corporation. A graduate of North Dakota State University and Stanford University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.), Mr. Burgum worked at the Chicago office of McKinsey & Co. until 1983, when he returned to North Dakota and provided the seed capital for Great Plains Software, Inc., a business-management software company. He served Great Plains in executive roles including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, leading the company’s successful growth to an initial public offering in 1997 and through its acquisition by Microsoft Corporation in 2001 for $1.1 billion. In 2006, he founded the Kilbourne Group, a company committed to inspiring and supporting the redevelopment of downtown Fargo. Mr. Burgum currently serves on the Advisory Board of Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Arthur Companies, Inc., a privately-held diversified agribusiness; Intelligent InSites, a privately-held enterprise visibility solutions company focused on the healthcare industry, and is co-founder and chairman of Arthur Ventures, a technology venture fund; and has established the Doug Burgum Family Fund, which focuses its charitable giving on youth and education.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Microsoft Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Global Microsoft Business Solutions Group |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| North Dakota State University |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
Elizabeth (Betsey) Nelson currently serves on the Board of Directors for several public and private companies, including SuccessFactors and Greenbox Technology Inc., in addition to Autodesk.
With over 20 years’ experience in the technology and digital media market, Betsey previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Macromedia, the leading web development software company, until its acquisition by Adobe in December 2005. As CFO from 1997 through 2005, Betsey helped the company grow to over $500 million in annual revenues and increase its market value over tenfold during that period. She was responsible for leading the company's key operational and administrative functions, including business development, customer care, finance, investor relations, information technology, legal, operations, and real estate.
Prior to joining Macromedia, Betsey spent eight years at Hewlett-Packard, where she held a variety of positions in international finance and corporate development. Before that she worked as an economist with the firm of Robert Nathan Associates in Washington DC.
Betsey holds an MBA in Finance with distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Autodesk, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SuccessFactors, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Macromedia, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Macromedia, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| CNET Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
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