JDA has been led by the expertise and counsel of our Board of Directors:
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James D. Armstrong, Chairman of the Board
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- Co-founded JDA Software in 1985 and serves as Chairman of the Board.
- Founded JDA Software Services Ltd. of Canada in 1978, which grew to be one of the largest Canadian IBM Midrange software firms. Sold the Canadian company in 1985 when he formed the U.S.-based JDA Software and then re-purchased it in 1996.
- Previously held operations, programming, and management positions in varied business environments.
- Currently serves as Chairman of Omnilink Systems, Inc., and as a member of the Board of NETtime Solutions, LLC.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Rancho Feliz Charitable Organization.
- Studied engineering at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute located in Toronto, Ontario.
- The Armstrong Family Foundations, founded in 1996 by Jim & Jo-Ann Armstrong, have donated over $5 million to more than 60 non-profit, educational and services organizations.
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Hamish Brewer, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
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- Appointed to the Board in 2009. Promoted in 2003 to President and CEO responsible for overseeing all aspects of JDA and developing company strategy. The Company’s Executive Vice President/CFO, Executive Vice President of Services and Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Senior Vice President, Product Development and Senior Vice President, Human Resources report directly to Brewer.
- Prior positions include President from 2001 to 2003; Senior Vice President,
Worldwide Sales from 2000 to 2001; Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems,
from 1999 to 2000; Senior Vice President, International, from 1998 to 1999; and
Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa Operations from 1996 to 1998.
Joined JDA’s UK office as an account manager in 1994 with a focus on sales and
marketing.
- Prior to JDA, worked for eight years at IBM as a retail specialist in sales
and marketing. Also worked at a retailer in England with responsibilities for
operations, information management, and stock control.
- Education: B.Sc. in Production Engineering and a B.Com. in Economics from
the University of Birmingham, UK.
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J. Michael Gullard, Director
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- With 28 years of hands-on experience working as Silicon Valley technology
company executive, currently serves as General Partner of Cornerstone
Management, a provider of strategic counsel to technology companies primarily in
software and data communications.
- Has held a variety of financial and operational management positions at
Intel and served as CFO and CEO of Telecommunications Technology, Inc.
- Currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee of DynTek, Inc., Director of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, as well as Director of Proxim Wireless Corporation. Also has formerly served on the board of several high tech companies.
- Education: B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford University.
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Douglas Marlin, Director
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- Served as President and principal owner of Marlin Ventures, Inc., a
Canadian-based consulting firm and as President and Vice President of JDA
Software Services, Ltd.
- Prior positions include a variety of technical and development positions
with IBM.
- Currently on the Board of Directors of two Canadian high tech companies, Zed
I Solutions, developer of hardware and software for real time industrial
processmonitoring, and Aero-Mechanical Services Ltd., a provider of aircraft
monitoring via internet updating a data base used for operational improvements.
Also formerly served on the board of other privately held companies.
- Education: B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Calgary.
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Jock Patton, Director
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- Began distinguished career more than 30 years ago as an attorney at Streich
Lang where he founded and headed the Corporate/Securities Law Practice Group.
Other previous positions include President of StockVal, Inc. (sold to Automatic
Data Processing), a SEC registered investment advisor and CEO of Rainbow
Multimedia Group, Inc. (sold to THQ, Inc.), a digital entertainment producer.
- Currently serves as a Director of Janus Capital Group, a publicly-held investment management company, and previously served as the independent chair of the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees.
- Has also served on the boards of a number of public and private companies, including America West Airlines, Inc. and ASARCO, Inc.
- Education: Undergraduate and law degrees from the University of
California.
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