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CEO and cofounder: Anton Torrents is a sales and business executive credited for building and managing Siemens Nixdorf Spain and Latin American territories to more than $300 million in revenues in the 1990s. In his 18-year history at Siemens, he led operations comprised of over 1,000 employees. He has shown a strong capacity for leadership, creating and motivating executive teams, managing a direct sales force and overseeing major project implementations. Mr. Torrents holds an AMP degree from INSEAD, and a CSC Index from M.I.T.

 
CTO and cofounder: Joseph Foley is a database expert with a strong business background. With more than 30 years of experience in data management, his research and development spans industries, including retail, insurance, manufacturing, engineering, communications, transportation and more. He co-founded two other successful technology companies that pioneered associative databases and other analytics systems. He is a recognized expert in information analysis and has presented at venues around the world, including several Business Intelligence Europe forums and DAMA/Wilshire Meta-Data Conferences. Mr. Foley holds a BS degree in business with a minor in computer science.

 
Chief Marketing & Alliances Officer: Kirsten Chapman is a marketing and sales executive with more than 25 years’ experience selling and building marketing programs for IT products and services. Her expertise in marketing strategy, product marketing, communications, and indirect programs combined with her career in direct sales with IBM, Honeywell Information Systems, and Cap Gemini, give her a unique perspective on building and executing scaleable go-to-market strategies and programs that drive revenues. Ms. Chapman holds a BSBA in marketing from the University of Denver and an MBA in strategic management from the University of Minnesota.

 
Chief Financial Officer: Mark Marlow is a finance executive with nearly 20 years’ experience in building and capitalizing high-growth companies. Most recently, he served as CFO for Virtual Radiologic (NASDAQ:VRAD) where he completed private equity placements and an IPO in November 2007. Previously, as vice president of finance between 1996 and 2000, Marlow raised more than $700 million for Wam!Net, a high-speed digital delivery service, using high yield senior discount notes, private equity, network asset backed debt and, in 2000, filed S-1 documents for $125 million. Marlow holds an MBA in finance and a BS in accounting from the University of Minnesota and has held a Series 700 General Securities license.

 
Director Global Alliance Operations: Karen Kingsbury has nearly 30-years' experience in both direct and indirect sales channel operations. This gives her the ability to help implement a scaleable operation that combines an internal direct sales operation with an outsourced sales force comprised of alliance partners. Her record includes developing and managing an operation that handled the growth of a sales team from 10 to 200 in a 15-month period, representing revenue growth from $10 million to more than $55 million.