Together, our executive and senior management teams are dedicated to further strengthening
JDA’s standing as the leading global solution provider for the retail industry.
We also appreciate the expertise and counsel of our Board of Directors.
JDA - Executive Team
| Hamish Brewer, President and Chief
Executive Officer |
- Promoted in August 2003 to current position 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 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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| Peter S. Hathaway, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer |
- Joined JDA in 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
with more than 30 years of financial management and leadership experience.
- Prior to JDA, spent 14 years with Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Most
recently served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Allied Waste. Held
increasingly senior level roles in finance and accounting, including Chief
Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance before promotion to CFO
in 2003. During his tenure, played a leadership role in Allied Waste’s growth of
revenue from $100 million to over $6 billion with the acquisition of over 300
private and publicly held businesses, including the $4-billion dollar
acquisition of Browning-Ferris Industries in 1999 and the merger of Allied Waste
with Republic Services in December 2008.
- Hathaway’s leadership in governance, compliance and reporting helped Allied
Waste earn the unsolicited recognition as one of "America’s Most Trustworthy
Companies" and Audit Integrity for transparent governance, financial statements
and conservative accounting practices, sponsored by Forbes magazine.
- Other previous positions include Controller and Finance Director for
Browning Ferris Industries and Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP.
- Education: B.B.A. from Northern Arizona University; Certified Public
Accountant.
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| Jason Zintak, Executive Vice President
of Sales and Marketing |
- Joined JDA in 2009 as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing with
more than 17 years in senior-level software sales and executive management
roles.
- Prior to joining JDA, Zintak served as Executive Vice President of Sales for
HCL-AXON Global, a subsidiary of HCL Technologies, that specializes in business
transformation consulting services focused on SAP.
- Other previous positions include Vice President North America SAP Sales and
Market Development for Capgemini, having served as Managing Director and
Executive Vice President of Sales for Kanbay International (acquired by
Capgemini), as well as Chief Business Development Officer of Adjoined Consulting
(acquired by Kanbay).
- Zintak also worked directly for SAP Americas for seven years as Global
Account Director and Sales Manager. Also served in various sales and sales
management roles at Blue Martini Software both pre- and post-public offering.
- Education: B.A. degrees in Advertising and Psychology from Syracuse
University.
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| Chris Moore, Executive Vice President,
Services |
- Promoted to Executive Vice President in November 2008 responsible for all
JDA services globally.
- Responsible for all worldwide services and support areas, including JDA’s
implementation consulting, strategic business services, education and training,
and managed services, and customer support areas with a focus on improving the
overall customer experience.
- Previously served as Senior Vice President, Customer Support Services
2004-2008, Vice President of Client Support Services; Vice President of
Consulting Services, Americas from 2001 to 2003; Vice President of U.S.
Consulting Services from 2000 to 2001; Vice President, Consulting, Eastern
Region from 1997 to 2000; Director of Consulting Services, Northeast Region from
1995 to 1997. Joined JDA in 1991 as a Project Lead, Northeast Region.
- Prior to JDA, worked for an IBM business partner where he helped launch a
retail consulting group, establishing the company as an IBM AS/400 and POS
provider.
- Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Polytechnic University of
NY.
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Senior Management Team
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| Andy Archer,
Regional Vice President, Services Industries |
- Promoted in August 2009 to Regional Vice President, Services Industries,
responsible for leading JDA’s Services Industries business unit. In this role,
Archer leads the unit’s sales and services activities and software development
for JDA’s cutting-edge Revenue Management solutions.
- Joined JDA as part of the Manugistics acquisition in 2006, where he served
as Head of the EMEA region and formerly Vice President, Travel, Transport and
Hospitality.
- Prior to Manugistics, Archer served as Director of Consulting Services for
Talus Solutions, a leading provider of Revenue Management and Price Optimization
technology. Talus Solutions was previously acquired by Manugistics.
- Former positions include various consulting and management roles at
companies such as SSA Global and Emerson Electric Corporation.
- Education: BSc (Honors) in Materials Science, University of
Nottingham.
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| Brian Boylan,
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
- Promoted in March, 2007 to Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
responsible for leading JDA’s global human resources organization.
- Joined JDA in 2005, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in
human resources.
- Prior to joining JDA, was a principal in Alliance HR Advisors, a human
resources consulting firm. Served as Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and
Human Resources for Asarco Incorporated, where he spent 16 years in various
executive and management roles. Former Assistant General Counsel for New York
City Labor Relations Office.
- Education: Juris Doctor degree, Brooklyn Law School; BBA, Pace University in
New York.
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| G. Michael Bridge, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel |
- Promoted in August 2004 to Senior Vice President and in March 2008 added
Corporate Secretary responsibilities to those of worldwide legal affairs. As
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary responsibilities include:
software licensing, corporate governance, securities compliance and strategic
alliances.
- Coordinates legal aspects of JDA’s successful growth through acquisition
strategy. Completed nine acquisitions since joining the company as Vice
President and General Counsel in 1999.
- Prior to JDA, spent eight years as primary corporate counsel for three
technology companies. Successfully completed $130 million in acquisitions. Other
previous experience includes corporate and securities associate attorney with
Piper Rudnick, LLP in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Education: Juris Doctor degree, Cornell University; B.A. degree, University
of Southern California.
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| Tom Dziersk, Senior Vice President,
Americas |
- Joined JDA in August 2006 to assume the Senior Vice President, Americas
position, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in the retail and supply
chain enterprise software market.
- Prior to JDA, spent five years as President and Chief Executive Officer for
ClearOrbit, Inc. Successfully re-branded and re-positioned the company, as well
as its product and services offerings.
- Other previous positions include a variety of senior management as well as
sales and marketing positions at several emerging technology companies,
including Essentus International, Inc. (formerly Richter Systems) and JBA
International, Inc (a major ERP software provider).
- Education: B.A. in Economics with a minor in Computer Science, University of
Michigan.
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| David Johnston, Senior Vice President,
Supply Chain |
- Promoted in April 2007 to current position responsible for strengthening
executive level relationships with JDA’s manufacturing, wholesale, and
distribution customers and key prospects.
- Previously served as Vice President of Forecasting and Replenishment
Solutions responsible for the strategic direction and business development of
JDA’s forecasting and replenishment solution offerings.
- Prior to JDA, held a number of positions at E3 Associates, including Vice
President of Industry Marketing and Partner Relationships and Vice President of
Product Development.
- Prior to E3, worked for six years at IBM in the development organization
responsible for IBM’s mainframe forecasting and replenishment solutions. Also
worked at a department store retailer responsible for merchandising and
replenishment systems.
- Education: Louisiana State University and University of New Orleans,
Computer Science.
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| Salil Joshi, Regional Vice President,
Center of Excellence |
- Promoted in January 2010 to Regional Vice President and continuing as
Managing Director, Center of Excellence (CoE), responsible for leading and
overseeing the development and growth of all departments.
- Previously served as Group Vice President, Product Development from 2006 to
2008, where he led the development of JDA’s Replenishment and Transportation
solutions.
- Joined JDA as part of the Manugistics acquisition in 2006 where he served as
Vice President and Managing Director, established the India Development Center
in 2004 and was responsible for all aspects of the operation including
recruitment, training, delivery and quality of supply chain products. Held
several positions of growing responsibility in product development since joining
Manugistics in 1997.
- Prior to Manugistics, Joshi held various consulting and management roles at
ACNielsen and Marlborough Sterling Group.
- Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of
Maryland.
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| David King, Ph.D.Senior Vice
President, Product Development |
- Joined JDA in January 2004 to drive product delivery and the overall product
development organization.
- Previously served in numerous executive positions in product development
including Vice President of Product Planning at Geac (Comshare), a business
performance management solutions provider, and Senior Vice President of Product
Development and Chief Technology Officer for Comshare, the original developer of
Arthur™ planning applications that JDA acquired in 1998.
- Serves on industrial advisory boards for MIS at the University of Georgia
and the International Academy of Advanced Decision Support at the Peter Kiewit
Institute of Technology. Authored over fifty articles and books and co-authored
Electronic Commerce 2004 (Prentice Hall) and The Strategy Gap (Wiley, 2003).
- Education: Ph.D. in Sociology with minor in Mathematical Statistics,
University of North Carolina.
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| Duane Kotsen, Senior Vice President,
Implementation Services |
- Joined JDA in 2009 as Senior Vice President, Implementation Services with
more than 20 years in information technology, software consulting and executive
management experience.
- Prior to joining JDA, Kotsen served as Senior Vice President of Global
Services for QAD, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise applications for global
manufacturing companies, in which he oversaw the activities of the company’s
Worldwide Professional Services organization.
- Previously served as Regional Vice President, Northeast Professional
Services for PeopleSoft. Held increasingly senior level roles, including Vice
President of Global Operations and Vice President of Education, Government and
HealthCare, before his promotion to Regional Vice President in 2004.
- Other previous positions include Senior Vice President, Internet Solutions
Group of Extraprise Group, as well as Director, Worldwide Operations and various
Practice leadership roles at Oracle Corporation.
- Education: M.B.A, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and B.A. in
Computer and Information Sciences from Lehigh
University.
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| Heather Loisel, Senior Vice President,
Marketing |
- Joined JDA in May 2010 as Senior Vice President, Marketing with more than 20
years of experience in sales, marketing and strategic alliances management in
the global high-tech industry.
- Prior to JDA she spent nearly seven years at SAP, most recently as Vice
President of Global Marketing Operations where she focused on optimizing
marketing ROI and ensuring sales and marketing integration to
deliver maximum value. She also held positions as SAP’s Vice President
of Field Marketing and Vice President of Customer Value Management.
- Prior to SAP she held global leadership positions with PeopleSoft, and
sales, marketing and alliances roles with Coda, LTD of the UK, Sterling Commerce
and CompuServe.
- Education: B.B.A. in Marketing and Psychology, University of Notre Dame
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| Stephen McNulty, Regional Vice
President, Asia Pacific |
- Promoted in June 2008 responsible for overall JDA Asia Pacific operations.
- Joined JDA Software in 2008 as JDA Group Vice President to drive growth in
Asia.
- Prior to JDA, he spent 9 years with Oracle Corporation in various roles and
countries including General Manager, Asia Pacific where he was responsible for
the growth of their application business in Asia. Prior to his leadership role
in Asia, he was responsible for Oracle’s North American application growth in
the Mid-Atlantic and North Central areas, and Eastern Canada. Prior to moving to
North America he worked for Oracle in Australia, and prior to that, with Baan as
Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
- Education: M.B.A Edinburgh Business School,
Scotland.
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| Brian Mort, Regional Vice President,
EMEA |
- Joined JDA in March 2009 as Regional Vice President, EMEA, responsible for
leading the EMEA sales and marketing organization, leveraging more than 20 years
of technology sales and leadership experience with some of the world’s largest
organizations.
- Prior to JDA, he served as the Senior Vice President of EMEA for Ingres
Corporation.
- Previously he spent five years with SAP as Director of Global Accounts where
he was recognized as the top sales executive in the region.
- Other previous positions include various senior management roles at Oracle,
Deloitte Consulting’s SAP practice, Dell and Xerox.
- Education: BA (Hons) History & Politics, Queen Mary, University of
London.
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| Aditya Srivastava, Senior Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer |
- Joined JDA as part of the i2 acquisition in 2010, where he serves as Chief
Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Development.
Srivastava brings to JDA more than 25 years of experience in the software
industry.
- During his tenure at i2, Srivastava initiated new strategic areas of product
development, managed the company’s global support organization and designed the
base technology of the i2 Agile Business Process Platform. He also worked on
several aspects of i2’s planning, collaboration and demand-fulfillment engines,
and promoted the use of XML and SOA for enterprise applications.
- Prior to i2, Srivastava worked on artificial intelligence at the Texas
Instruments Computer Science Research Laboratory, where he contributed to expert
systems and the development of the first micro-coded implementation of the
Prolog language. He has also written optimizing compilers for C, C++ and Prolog
programming languages. Srivastava’s previous experience also includes founding
of two start-up companies.
- Education: M.S. in Computer Science, University of Kentucky; B.S. in
Electrical Engineering, IIT-Kanpur, India.
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| Kelly Thomas, Senior Vice President,
Manufacturing |
- Named to position in January 2010 with management responsibilities for
strengthening JDA’s executive-level relationships in discrete manufacturing,
including the high technology, automotive and industrial, aerospace and defense,
and metals industries.
- Prior to JDA he spent 15 years at i2 Technologies, Inc. where he held
various roles including Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Planning,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Manufacturing Industries, and Vice
President, Industry Solutions and Marketing.
- Has more than 25 years of experience designing, developing and implementing
supply chain management, manufacturing execution and supplier relationship
management solutions. At i2 he led the initial development of the company’s
consumer packaged goods solution, and created the automotive and industrial
implementation consulting practice.
- Previously worked 10 years at EDS (now HP Enterprise Services) where he held
various positions including division chief technologist, engineering manager,
and software solutions architect. Prior to that, he was software development
engineer for a startup company.
- Education: B.S.in Chemical Engineering, Rutgers
University.
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| Wayne Usie, Senior Vice President,
Retail |
- Transitioned into the Senior Vice President, Retail position in July 2006 to
assume responsibility for strengthening executive level relationships with JDA’s
retail customers and key prospects.
- Assumed Senior Vice President, Americas position in January 2003 to bring
his in-depth understanding of JDA Portfolio and demand chain requirements to
lead the development of customers in JDA’s largest region. All associates in
sales and services in the Americas report to Usie.
- Joined JDA in January 2001. During his tenure, led the research and product
development organization through a great deal of change and growth, including
the launch of JDA Portfolio 2003.
- Previously served as Vice President of IT at multi-billion dollar Family
Dollar Stores, Inc., a publicly traded mass merchant discount retailer. Led the
implementation and management of a number of large packaged systems, including
Oracle and Retek, and internally developed applications, to support over 4,000
retail locations and six distribution centers. Also worked in executive
positions for a regional retailer and a consulting firm.
- Education: B.S. in Business Administration, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA.
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| Kenneth Williams, Senior Vice
President, Support |
- Joined JDA in 2010 as Senior Vice President, Support with more than 30 years
of leadership experience, customer service and software support.
- Prior to JDA, Williams served as Vice President, Global Software Technical
Support with Sun Microsystems where he was responsible for the global support of
all products in the Identity, SOA/BI, MySQL, and Java space.
- Other previous positions include Vice President, Worldwide Support and
Services at Seebeyond Technology Corporation; Chief Operating Officer at IQ
Destination; Chief Operating Officer at BizBlast; Vice President, Customer
Services and Support at Level 3 Communications, Inc.; and Vice President,
Customer Service at Qwest, Inc.
- Williams also served as Senior Director, Global Support for Sybase;
Executive Vice President, Customer Service and Support at Radius Corporation;
Senior Vice President, Customer Service and Support at Ingres/ASK; as well as
responsible for services and support at Intel and
IBM.
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