Reynolds Bish
Reynolds C. Bish (55), a US Citizen, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and a Director in November 2007. Reynolds has been active in enterprise software markets for more than 20 years. In 1989, he co-founded Captiva Software Corporation, which became a leading provider of input management solutions and a NASDAQ listed company (CPTV). He served as Captiva's President and CEO until its acquisition by EMC Corporation in December 2005. He then served as Vice President of EMC's Enterprise Software Group until June 2006 when he resigned to take a sabbatical. Prior to Captiva, Reynolds was President and CEO of Unibase Systems, Inc., the first company to provide data entry systems on industry standard, open platforms. He has served on the Board of Directors of many industry organisations such as the AeA, AIIM and TAWPI and in 2003 was named Ernst & Young's Software Entrepreneur of the Year for the San Diego area. Reynolds also holds the following Board directorships: Director and member of the Audit Committee of Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a leading provider of portable data storage products, since May 2006 and Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of I-Many, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMAN), a leading provider of contract management software, since February 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University. He was appointed to the main Board on 5 November 2007.
Stefan Gaiser
Stefan Gaiser (33), a German citizen, was appointed the Group's Chief Financial Officer in April 2005. He joined Kofax plc in October 2000 as Associate Chief Financial Officer, strengthening the Kofax plc Finance team. Before joining Kofax plc he worked as a tax consultant for a German accountancy firm. He was appointed to the main Board on 8 April 2005.
Greg Lock3 (Non-Executive Chairman)
Greg Lock (60), a British citizen, was appointed the Group's Non-Executive Chairman in March 2007. He has been a Non-Executive Director of SurfControl plc, the UK-listed provider of internet security solutions, for the past six years and Chairman of that company for the past three years, during which time the company has grown revenues from $35m to $125m. He has more than 30 years' experience in the software and computer services industry. Between 1984 and 2000, Greg held various roles with IBM Corporation in the US, France, Germany and the UK. Most notably, from 1998 to 2000, he was General Manager of IBM's Global Industrial sector with responsibility for 15% of the IBM corporation's revenues. He served as a member of the IBM Worldwide Management Council, and as a Governor of the IBM Academy of Technology. He also holds Non-Executive positions with a variety of private technology companies; Nexagent Ltd, where he is Chairman, Liberata plc and Target Group. He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Churchill College, Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. He was appointed to the main Board on 15 March 2007.
Bruce Powell1, 3
Bruce Powell, FCA, MA (Cantab.) (58), a British citizen, is the senior Non-Executive Director. He was involved as Finance Director in the operational management and initial flotations of Acal Group plc and VideoLogic Group plc, now Imagination Technologies Plc. He has held a portfolio of Non Executive Directorships of both listed and unlisted technology companies. He is currently a Director of ApaTech Ltd and deltaDOT Ltd. He was appointed to the main Board on 16 March 1996.
John Alexander1, 2, 3
John Alexander, MA (Oxford) (49), a British citizen, has 24 years' experience working as an investment manager in the City of London. He worked at Touche Remnant, Henderson Administration plc and Henderson Global Investors between 1984 and 2002. He is a partner in Hansa Capital Partners LLP. John was appointed to the main Board on 1 July 2003.
Chris Conway1, 2, 3
Chris Conway, (63), an Irish citizen, is Non-Executive Chairman of Detica Group plc, a UK IT Consultancy and Services company focusing on building Information Intelligence systems for UK Government, Security and large Commercial clients, a position he has held since April 2001. Chris is also Non-Executive Chairman of Synetrix Ltd. He holds a BA from the University of South Africa. He was appointed to the main Board on 15 December 2004.
Mark Wells1, 2, 3
Mark Wells, (52), a British citizen, is Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Coda plc, a supplier of financial software systems and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Process Systems Enterprise Systems Limited, a supplier of advanced modelling software. Previously Mark was Chairman and CEO of Image Metrics Plc, an image analysis software company. Prior to this he was Chief Operating Officer for Brainpower NV, a supplier of advanced financial analytical software and Managing Director UK and Vice president of Continental Europe for Dun and Bradstreet Software. He was appointed to the main Board on 15 December 2004.
William T Comfort III2, 3
William T Comfort III (41), a US citizen, was appointed as Non-Executive Director in August 2007. He has extensive experience in investing in the public and private markets. In 2003 he founded Conversion Capital Partners Ltd, an investment partnership with offices in London and New York. Conversion takes significant stakes in public company in Europe and the US and works with management to help drive value. Prior to Conversion Capital, Mr Comfort worked for CVC Capital Partners and advised Citicorp Venture Capital in London focusing on European mid to large management buyouts. Mr Comfort is currently Chairman of the marketing technology solutions company J L Halsey. Mr Comfort holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Concentrations in Accounting and Finance. He is also a member of the New York State Bar. He was appointed to the main Board on 24 August 2007
Kofax is managed by a team of individuals with extensive experience in the Information Technology industry. The Executive Management Team is responsible for the definition, the development and the execution of the strategy.
Sameer Samat - EVP of Products
Sameer Samat is Executive Vice President of Products. A U.S. citizen, he has been with Kofax plc since 2003. Prior to Kofax , Sameer co-founded Mohomine, a company credited for developing text classification and extraction technologies. Samat holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in computer science from the University of California at San Diego, and is a graduate of Harvard University's Program for Management Development.
Anthony Macciola - Chief Technology Officer
Anthony Macciola is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). A U.S. citizen, he originally worked for Kofax from 1990 to May 2000, when he left to become the Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Lantronix, Inc., a company focused on the network enabling market. In 2002, Anthony returned to Kofax plc. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems from California State University, Fullerton.
Hans-Peter Christen - EVP of Corporate Services
Hans-Peter Christen is Executive Vice President of Corporate Services. He has been in the IT industry for almost 20 years and with Kofax plc since May 2001. In 2002, he started building and later headed the Group Business Development team. In July 2006, he assumed the role of VP Corporate Services. He holds an Executive MBA degree from the University of Zurich.
Andrew Pery - Chief Marketing Officer
Andrew Pery is the Chief Marketing Officer effective 1 July 2006. He has more than 24 years of marketing and general management experience within the computer software industry. Prior to joining Kofax plc, he served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing at Hummingbird Ltd., an established provider of enterprise content management solutions. Andrew is responsible for all strategic marketing initiatives including corporate and product brand development. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts & Laws degree (cum laude) earned at Loyola of Montreal, has pursued graduate studies in law at the University of London and Intellectual Property Law at Franklin Pierce School of Law.
Bradley Hall - EVP of Human Resources
Brad Hall is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources effective 11 June 2007. Prior to joining Kofax plc he was Senior Vice President and Global Head of Talent Management at ABN Amro Bank from 2005. Before ABN Amro, his experience includes four years spent at IBM, where he was Director, Global Executive and Organisational Capability for IBM Asia Pacific, and five years at AT&T in a similar capacity. Brad holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from California State University and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from Tulane University.
Bradford Weller - EVP of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary
Bradford Weller is Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Company Secretary. Brad has had a successful career both working as an attorney at a law firm and as an in-house attorney at a number of publicly-held technology companies, including Captiva, where he worked for CEO Reynolds Bish as General Counsel, Vice President of Legal Affairs and Secretary. Brad has complete responsibility for the management of all of in-house attorneys, our use of any and all external law firms and our corporate Secretary function on a worldwide basis.
Michael Giove - SVP Americas GM
Michael Giove is responsible for Kofax plc's Global Technology Group. A US citizen, he has been with Kofax plc since 2000. Before joining the company, he held the title of General Manager at ATK North America, a high-volume manufacturer and distributor of automobile parts. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Industrial Management from Auburn University in Alabama and a MBA with an emphasis in Finance from National University in Irvine.
Gary Collins - SVP EMEA GM
Gary Collins is responsible for Kofax EMEA. An Austrian citizen (formerly American), he has been with Kofax plc since 1991. He has more than 20 years experience in the IT sector, first as a systems analyst and then in various sales and marketing positions within the IT distribution industry. He holds a bachelor's degree from Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Giulio Battistini - SVP Asia GM
Giulio Battistini is responsible for Kofax Asia. A Swiss citizen, he has been with Kofax plc since 1992. He was Purchasing Manager in the Swiss office and later moved to Germany as vice-president of Operations. In April 1996 he set up Kofax plc's presence in Asia.
1 Member of the Audit Committee
2 Member of the Remuneration Committee
3 Member of the Nomination Committee
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