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Kristi Kennedy, BA, JD (Hons)
Chief Executive Officer
Kristi is the CEO of Select Business Solutions. Kristi joined Select in early 2006 after its acquisition by Avantcé Software, an investment firm where she is a partner. Prior to joining Avantcé, Kristi was the Chief Operating Officer for Allen Systems Group, Inc., a global enterprise software company.

As Chief Operating Officer, Kristi was responsible for all functional areas of the company including, sales and marketing product development, customer support, finance and human resources. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Kristi led Allen Systems Group’s acquisition campaign which began in 1998 and consisted of over 30 acquisitions.

Kristi holds her Juris Doctorate from Columbia University Law School, where she graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College. She is a licensed member of the Florida Bar Association.
Jon Scheumann, BSc (Hons), MBA (Hons)
Chief Financial Officer
Jon is the CFO of Select Business Solutions. Jon joined Select in early 2006 after its acquisition by Avantcé Software, an investment firm where he is a partner. Prior to Avantcé Jon was a founding member of Gunn Partners a business advisor to Fortune 500 Corporations.

At Gunn Partners Jon’s work focused on the integration of organizations following, or in preparation for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. As a member of the Gunn Partners’ Leadership Team Jon held strategic, financial and operational leadership responsibilities. While at Gunn Partners Jon relocated to Melbourne, Australia where he led their expansion into Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

Jon holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Public and Environmental affairs from Indiana University and an M.B.A. degree with honors from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Aivars Lode, BoB
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Aivars is the EVP Sales & Marketing of Select Business Solutions. Aivars joined Select in early 2006 after its acquisition by Avantcé Software, an investment firm where he is a partner. Prior to Avantcé Aivars was Group President of Descartes Systems Group, a provider of Supply Chain Execution Solutions.

Aivars first entered the technology industry in 1991, when he joined Dun & Bradstreet Software, an enterprise software solutions provider. Following his tenure with DBS Aivars was the CEO of Applications Software with Oracle Australia where he led the organization’s change from an aggressive customer relationship model to that of a consultative business partner.

Throughout his career Mr. Lode has lived in Australia , Canada , Singapore , Hong Kong and has conducted business in many of the industrialized countries in the world.

Aivars holds a Bachelors of Business, Accounting from Swinburne University in Melbourne Australia .
Wolfgang Wilden, BoB, MBA (Hons)
President, ADT
Wolfgang is the President of Select Business Solutions – Application Development Tools Business Unit. He has 10 years management experience IT product and services companies. As the President EMEA for Descartes Systems Group he led the company’s strategic direction in continental Europe. Prior to Descartes, Wolfgang filled several management positions in Marketing and Supply Chain Management at a number of the largest industrial corporations.

Wolfgang holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and an MBA (Hons) focussing on IT and Strategic Marketing at the WHU’s Otto-Beisheim Business School in Koblenz, Germany and Northwestern’s Kellog Business School, IL USA. He has co-authored several publications and books in the area of Networked Business Management and Collaboration.
Hedley Apperly, BSc (Hons) MA MBCS MCIM
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Hedley is a Senior Vice President and General Manager at Select Business Solutions. Hedley has graduate and post-graduate qualifications in production engineering, business computing and strategic marketing. His 20 years experience in IT, have focused on the design and development of relational, object-oriented and component-based systems. He is a member of the BCS, Object-Oriented Programming and Systems (OOPS) specialist group, as well as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He was involved in the Component Based Development for Enterprise Systems book (1998 Cambridge University Press). Hedley also co-authored Component Based Software Engineering; Putting the Pieces Together (1999, Addison-Wesley) and Service- and Component-based Development; Using the Select Perspective and UML (2002, Addison Wesley).
Zolt Koczo AS DP, BS cum laude Computer Science
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Zolt is a Senior Vice President and General Manager at Select Business Solutions. Zolt has over 20 years experience in the high end IT industry specializing in the Global 2000 marketplace. Zolt has held positions in Executive Management, Sales Management, Sales, Application Engineering, Application Development and Consulting. Prior to Select Business Solutions, he has worked for Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC) and the Federal Asset Disposition Assoc. (FADA). He is a US Air Force veteran and a multiple recipient of the Top Gun Sales award.
 
 

 

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