| Richard Davis - Chief Executive Officer
Richard Davis has served as the Chairman, CEO and President of Ardence, Inc., where his efforts to expand the company's software offerings led to the company’s acquisition by Citrix Systems, Inc. in January 2007. Prior to Ardence, Inc., he served as president and CEO at Rand McNally & Company, where he helped the 147-year-old company take advantage of new growth opportunities by overseeing the introduction of new software products and online services. At Applix, Inc., where Mr. Davis served as president of customer operations/sales, his direction and leadership helped the company increase sales from $4 million to $51 million. Mr. Davis also served as CEO of iMarket, which was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet, and as president and CEO of Nabnasset Corporation, which was acquired by Quintas Corporation.
Christopher Heivly - Executive Vice President
Christopher Heivly is an accomplished executive in the information-technology sector with proven experience in marketing, sales, business development, investment finance and operations. Before joining Ultimus, Mr. Heivly spent three years as chairman, CEO, and president of Agular Systems, an early-stage document management software and services company. Prior to Agular, Mr Heivly served as Senior Vice President of Rand McNally Company and President of randmcnally.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary. He joined randmcnally.com in 1999 from Andersen Consulting (Accenture), where he was the global director of new media, responsible for managing the company’s global new media marketing initiatives including the Andersen Consulting Web site.
Anne Huemme - Chief Financial Officer
Anne Huemme brings to Ultimus extensive financial management experience, having built a solid record of achievements for a number of privately and publicly held companies. Most recently, she served as CFO at Ardence, Inc., where she planned and managed the company’s corporate finances, including financial reporting and planning, investor relations and information technology. She has also held CFO positions at Optical Solutions, Inc., Café Odyssey, Inc. and Rare Hospitality International, Inc. Earlier, Ms. Huemme served as a vice president at Prudential-Bache Securities and as a division director of asset development at Pizza Hut, Inc. Ms. Huemme earned an M.B.A from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Rashid Khan - Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer
Rashid Khan leveraged his entrepreneurial prowess to build Ultimus into a successful global enterprise. In 1983, without any outside capital, Khan founded SINTECH, Inc., a start-up that pioneered the use of application software for mechanical testing automation. After a successful run in which he turned the company into an industry leader, he sold SINTECH, Inc. to MTS Systems Corporation. In 1994, Khan founded Ultimus, providing the start-up finances on his own to allow the company to pursue a long-term vision unencumbered by short-term financial objectives. Currently, Ultimus employs 320 people in 16 offices across the globe. Khan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Computer Science from University of California at Berkeley, and a B.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T.
Mike Andrade - Co-Founder and Vice President of Development
Mike Andrade has nearly 20 years experience in the development of state-of-the-art Windows-based software solutions. Before co-founding Ultimus, he worked with Rashid Khan at both SINTECH and MTS Systems Corporation. At Ultimus, Andrade has been instrumental in developing seven increasingly powerful versions of the award-winning Ultimus BPM Suite as well as the company's latest innovation, Adaptive Discovery™ technology. Currently, Andrade manages the Ultimus Software Development Team and serves as a liaison between software developers, the Quality Assurance team, and product marketing.
Rick Thompson - SVP Corporate Development
Prior to Ultimus, Rick Thompson has been Chief Marketing Officer for Global Knowledge, the world’s largest independent IT training & software company, and has led worldwide marketing operations for IBM’s PC and IBM Direct businesses. He has entrepreneurial experience leading sales, marketing and business development at a software start-up for Flashpoint Technology. Mr. Thompson began his career leading several of Procter & Gamble’s major consumer brands including the Tide Detergent business.
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