Ultimus Management Team

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Leigh Michl

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Leigh Michl has been the CEO of Ultimus since 2009 and a director since 2007. Prior to Ultimus, Leigh spent 24 years in the venture capital and private equity industry where he focused on the information technology and technology-enabled business services markets. He was a founder and Managing Director of Ascent Venture Partners and a Partner at Advent International. Leigh also held audit and business analysis positions at The Pioneer Group, Inc. and completed General Electric Company’s Financial Management Program. He had been Chairman of the Mad River Glen Cooperative and a member of the President’s Advisory Committee and Investment Committee of the Berklee College of Music. Leigh holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Bates College and a master's degree in finance from Boston College.

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Karl Freiheit

President

Karl Freiheit has 25 years of operating experience in IT hardware, software and consulting companies and has been focused on delivering customer success in the Business Process Management market since 1996. Prior to joining Ultimus in 2001, he held various sales and management positions at multinational corporations including NCR and Compunet and was the Founder and Managing Director of i-media consulting, an internet/intranet solutions company. Karl earned a master degree in computer science from the University of Federal Armed Forces Germany in Munich and holds an executive MBA degree of the GSBA Zurich, Switzerland.

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Vincent Yeung

President - Ultimus China

Vincent Yeung has led Ultimus operations in China and Hong Kong since joining the Company in 2007. He has more than 16 years of experience in the IT industry in China, holding senior positions in sales, marketing, and operations with Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. While at Sun Microsystems, he successfully designed and implemented the Sun China CSO partner model and successfully implemented the Java Center of Excellence program as well as built the Sun Partner Development Center in China, enhancing the competitiveness of the company. Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, both from Purdue University, USA.

Mohamed OmarMohamed Omar

President - Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia

Mohamed Omar heads all operations and sales efforts for Ultimus in Middle East, Africa, and South East Asia. Mohamed joined Ultimus in 2008 as Business Development Manager. He was also Ultimus Middle East Region Manager starting 2010. He held a number of sales and region management positions with an Ultimus partner prior joining Ultimus and was working on Ultimus solutions since 1999. As President for Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, he ensures that successful proven models for customer success are shared around the territory. Mohamed earned a bachelor degree in computer and mathematics from Alexandria University and multiple certifications from multiple global organizations in information security, project management, and IT governance.

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Frederic Bergé

President - Ultimus Latin America

Fred Bergé heads all operations and sales efforts for Ultimus in Latin America. Fred joined Ultimus in 2004 and opened and managed the Company’s Iberian operation. He was also Ultimus’ Southern Europe Manager and EMEA Business Development Manager. Fred started his career as an Officer in the French Marine Commando School and later joined CCMX Paris as a Project Manager before joining Hyperion, where he held a number of sales management positions. He also held positions with Marketic, IONA, and WebMethods. Fred earned a degree in computer science at Ecole Supérieure de Gestion in Paris, France and in marketing and management at the Institut Européen de Management International.

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Director – North America and Europe Sales

Rudi Schmahlfeldt leads all sales operations in North America and throughout Europe. Rudi joined Ultimus in 2002, heading sales in the Central European region and Scandinavia. Later on, he was responsible for all sales within Europe. Rudi has 30+ years of experience in leading sales and management positions at multinational software and IT hardware corporations, including Digital Equipment, SDRC, Documentum and Metastorm. He earned a degree in electrical engineering at the Senior Technical College of Wuppertal.

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Chief Information Officer

Lewis manages Ultimus’ internal technology infrastructure and in this role, he is responsible for internal process development, implementation as well as technology reuse initiatives. Lewis previously held positions as both Manager - IT and Internal Applications Group and Professional Services Manager. Prior to Ultimus, Lewis held IT Management positions at Lotus (IBM) and Novell. His strong IT background has been instrumental in his building of several dedicated IT teams. He has in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server & Client Operating Systems and is Microsoft MCP certified.

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Vice President – Software Development

Irfan leads all software development efforts and activities in Ultimus. He joined Ultimus in 1999 and has over 15 years of Software development, management and architecture experience. Working over the years on different positions he has gained lot of knowledge of product and technologies. He has firsthand experience working directly with many large scale customers, understanding their problems and needs for the future. Irfan has a master degree in computer sciences.

Albert HuangAlbert Huang

President – Ultimus Taiwan

Albert Huang has led Ultimus operations in Taiwan since 2010.  He originally joined Ultimus as a project manager in 2005 and has more than 25 years of IT-related experience in software development, project management, consulting services and product sales.  Prior to joining Ultimus, he worked for LITEON Technology e-Segment, Taiwan Mobile Co. (TWM) and Schmidt Scientific Taiwan Ltd. etc.   Albert has bachelor's and master's degrees in MIS from National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.