IBS Vorstand / Management team
Management Team
Doug Braun, CEO
Doug Braun joined IBS as Chief Executive Officer in May of 2012. Prior to IBS, he held various top management roles in global product strategy and development, product management, hosting and support at RedPrairie, including forming RedPrairie’s first SaaS supply chain offering. Doug served on RedPrairie's operating committee and led operations in the Americas and EMEA. He holds Master of International Business and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
Scott Brown, EVP Global Cloud and Customer Support Services
Scott Brown joined IBS as Executive Vice President of Cloud and Customer Support Services in June of 2012. Prior to IBS, he served as Vice President of Global Operations for Macromatrix and Vice President of Global Hosting Services for RedPrairie. He also held leadership positions at Home Discovery, Radiant Systems and Hanco Systems. Scott received his Bachelors of Arts in Applied Behavioral Sciences at National Louis University.
Tim Conroy, General Manager of Americas
Tim Conroy joined IBS as General Manager of the Americas in May 2013. Prior to IBS, he served as Chief Executive Officer for Intrepa (Manhattan Associates) and Chief Operating Officer at FiveCubits. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Cardinal Stritch University.
Laura Fese, General Counsel
Laura Fese joined IBS as General Counsel in May 2013. Prior to IBS, she served as Executive Vice President/Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of RedPrairie Corporation (now JDA Software Group). Laura has also provided legal representation in the technology field at Catalyst International, Inc. and for the Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney. Laura holds a Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois and Bachelor of Arts from Illinois State University.
Mohit Paul, VP EMEA Sales
Mohit Paul joined IBS as Vice President of Sales in March 2013 responsible for the EMEA region. Prior to IBS, he held sales leadership positions at Infor, JDA, SAP and Aldata with a focus on enterprise and supply chain management solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science Honors degree in Business Systems from the University of Leeds.
Christian Paulsson, COO
Christian Paulsson has been Chief Operating Officer at IBS since June 2011. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the company since 2008. Previously, Christian was Executive Vice President Corporate Development and M&A at IBS AB. Prior to IBS, he was Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance of Lage Jonason AB and also worked in corporate finance at Booz Allen & Hamilton, Alfred Berg Fondkommission AB, ABN Amro and Mangold Fondkommission AB. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from European University.
Fredrik Sandelin, CFO und Head of HR
Fredrik Sandelin, geboren 1962, ist seit März 2010 Executive Vice President und Chief Financial Officer sowie seit Juli 2011 ebenfalls Head of HR. Sandelin kam zu IBS von A-Com, einem der größten unabhängigen Kommunikationsdienstleister, wo er acht Jahre die Position des CEO innehatte. Zuvor war er Senior Vice President bei Hilton International Nordic Region, CFO bei Scandic Hotels und CFO bei der Investmentgesellschaft Ratos. Fredrik hat einen Abschluss entsprechend Master of Science in Economics und Business Administration von der School of Economics in Stockholm.
Stephen Thornton, Senior Vice President für weltweite professionelle Dienstleistungen
Stephen Thornton, geboren 1956, ist seit Juni 2010 Executive Vice President für die Geschäftssparte IBS Enterprise. Bevor er zu IBS kam, arbeitete Thornton bei Lawson Software, wo er zuletzt als Senior Vice President für professionelle Dienstleistungen in der EMEA-Region fungierte. Davor bekleidete er eine Reihe leitender Positionen bei Intentia AB. Weiterhin hat Thornton sowohl in der Fertigungsbranche als auch im Servicesektor verschiedene Führungspositionen im IT-Management innegehabt. Durch seine Arbeit in Europa und Amerika verfügt Thornton über weit reichende internationale Erfahrung. Zudem ist Stephen Thornton ausgebildeter Wirtschaftsprüfer.
Hiten Varia, Executive VP and General Manager of APAC
Hiten Varia is Executive Vice President and General Manager of APAC at IBS. Prior to IBS, he spent 17 years in executive leadership at i2 Technologies, now JDA, in leadership positions including Executive Vice President of Global Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer, Executive Vice President of the Greater Asia Pacific Region, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Delivery and Vice President of Worldwide Development. He also held management roles at EDS and Sylvex Cable and was Chairman and Founder of m9 Technology Solutions. Hiten has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree, specializing in Computer Architecture and Software Design, from University of Kentucky, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Baroda, India.
Mike Verdeyen, CTO
Mike Verdeyen has been Chief Technology Officer for IBS since 2012. Prior to IBS, Mike spent 14 years at RedPrairie (now JDA software group) in a variety of technology leadership roles in the supply chain and retail product space. Previously, Mike contributed in a number of roles at McHugh Software, Software Architects Incorporated, Computer People Unlimited and Digital Equipment Corporation. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Board of Directors
Dr. Pallab Chatterjee, Chairman
Geboren: 1950
Vorstandsmitglied seit: 2007
Aktienanteil: 50.000 B-Shares
Ausbildung und Werdegang: Abschlüsse als Master und Ph.D. in Elektrotechnik an der University of Illinois, USA. Mehrere Führungspositionen bei Texas Instruments, darunter als President Personal Productivity Products Group, Chief Information Officer und Senior Vice President für Forschung und Entwicklung sowie Chief Technology Officer und zuletzt Chief Executive Officer i2 Technologies Inc.
Mitgliedschaft in leitenden Gremien: Beratungsausschuss bei General Motors
Dr. Pallab Chatterjee ist unabhängig vom Unternehmen und dessen leitendem Management sowie von Hauptaktionären des Unternehmens.
Doug Braun, CEO
Doug Braun joined IBS as Chief Executive Officer in May of 2012. Prior to IBS, he held various top management roles in global product strategy and development, product management, hosting and support at RedPrairie, including forming RedPrairie’s first SaaS supply chain offering. Doug served on RedPrairie's operating committee and led operations in the Americas and EMEA. He holds Master of International Business and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
Other board assignments: Institute for Human Resources, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School.
Arvid Carlsen
Arvid Carlsen, geboren 1956, ist seit 2011 Aufsichtsratsmitglied bei IBS. Er hat einen Abschluss als Master of Bachelor von Thunderbird in den USA. Carlsen war bereits Executive Vice President bei ABT/SBT Exenel Industries in Saudi-Arabien , Unternehmensberater bei Nordic Management , Gründungsmitglied von Enskilda Strategy, Managing Director und Head of Corporate Finance bei Enskilda Securities sowie Managing Director und Chairman bei Access Partners.
JT Treadwell
JT Treadwell, geboren in 1974, ist seit 2001 Aufsichtsratsmitglied bei IBS. Er hat einen doppelten Bachelor-Abschluss in Ethics, Politics und Economic History der Yale Universität. Treadwell war Berater bei der Boston Consulting Group, Teilhaber bei Bessemer Venture Partners und Director of Marketing and Strategic Planning bei Qiva. Zurzeit ist er Managing Director bei der Symphony Technology Group, wo er seit 2003 beschäftigt ist.
Weitere Gremienmitgliedschaften:
Treadwell ist in folgenden weiteren Aufsichtsräten tätig: Teleca AB, Sigma3 Inc. , ImpactRx Inc., Shopzilla Holdings LLC und Smphony Advanced Media Inc.
Christian Paulsson
Geboren: 1975
Vorstandsmitglied seit: 2008
Aktienanteil: 31.000 B-Shares
Ausbildung und Werdegang: BBA, European University. Christian Paulsson war ehemals Managing Director und Leiter der Finanzabteilung bei Lage Jonason AB. Weiterhin war er zuvor in den Finanzabteilungen von Booz Allen & Hamilton, Alfred Berg Fondkommission AB & ABN Amro sowie Mangold Fondkommission AB tätig. Außerdem hat er bei Akzo Nobel Industrial Coatings den Posten des Controllers bekleidet.
Weitere Gremienmitgliedschaften: Vorstandsmitglied bei Invisio Headsets AB, Spirits of Gold AB und Lage Jonason AB.
Ulf Eriksson
Ulf Eriksson, geboren in 1952, ist seit 2010 Aufsichtsratsmitglied bei IBS. Er hat einen Abschluss als Master of Science des Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm und verfügt über 25 Jahre Erfahrung durch seine Zugehörigkeit bei Industri-Matematik International (IMI). Eriksson ist Senior Project Manager bei IBS PS Nordics.
Bertrand Sciard
Bertrand Sciard has been a Board Member of IBS since 2012. He was CEO of Aldata from 2007-2011 and CEO of Intentia AB from 2004 to 2006. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of GEAC Computer Corporation Limited in charge of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia and Australia/New Zealand region. He also worked as Managing Director of Europe JBA and President and CEO of Presys. Bertrand also held various leadership roles at IBM Corporation.
Other board assignments: Aldata.
José Duarte
José Duarte has been a Board Member of IBS since 2012. He was President of Global Services and a Corporate Officer of the SAP Group From January to May 2012. While at SAP, he also held other senior roles including Regional President for EMEA and Regional President for Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to SAP, José worked at Accenture for Unilever.