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Mainsoft executive profiles
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J. Michael Gullard
Chairman of the Board
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Mike Gullard serves as Mainsoft's Chairman of the Board, a position he has held
since January 2001. He is a General Partner of Cornerstone Management, a venture
capital firm that provides strategic focus and direction for technology companies,
primarily in the software and data communications industries. Gullard is also Chairman
of the Board of MERANT plc., Chairman of NetSolve, Inc, and a Director of JDA Software
Group, Inc.
Gullard's 29 years in the technology industry included a number of executive and
management posts at Telecommunications Technology Inc. and Intel Corporation. He
holds an MBA and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University.
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Yaacov Cohen
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Yaacov Cohen is the President and CEO of Mainsoft. He joined the company in 1994
and became CEO in 1999. Together with the management team, Cohen has transformed
the .NET vs. Java EE paradigm with breakthrough interoperability technologies that
enable enterprises to deploy C# and Visual Basic applications on WebSphere Portal,
WebSphere Application Server, and other Java-enabled platforms.
Prior to joining Mainsoft, he led development teams for Applicom Software Industries
and served as a Software Engineer at the Israeli Navy Computer Center. Cohen graduated
cum laude from the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in
computer engineering.
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Philippe Cohen
Vice President, Products
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With more than 15 years of experience developing commercial software applications,
Philippe Cohen has held the position of Vice President of Product since 1999. In
this role he oversees the product management, R&D, and support teams for Mainsoft's
product suite. Before taking over his current position, Cohen served as Director
of R&D. He joined Mainsoft in January 1996 as a Senior Product Architect.
Before joining Mainsoft, Cohen worked with leading object-oriented technology companies
such as IONA Technologies and Versant Corp. Early in his career, he worked at Mennen
Medical Corp. where he developed object-oriented database technology for real-time
heart monitoring systems.
Cohen graduated cum laude from the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology with
a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering; he completed his first year
of academic study at the Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris VI, where he
graduated suma cum laude DEUG.
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Eyal Alaluf
Vice President, Technology
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Eyal Alaluf is Mainsoft's Vice President of Technology, a position he has held since
January 2000. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, Alaluf oversees
the development team behind Mainsoft's cross-platform product suite. Since joining
Mainsoft in 1994 as the company's first Senior Developer, he has risen steadily
through the ranks. Alaluf became the company's Chief Engineer before his promotion
to his current position.
After graduating with dual degrees in mathematics and computer science from the
Hebrew University in Israel, Alaluf joined the Israel Defense Forces and worked
as a software developer in the Israeli Navy where he was involved in creating advanced
technologies and research.
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Ron Johnsen
Vice President, Sales and Services
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Ron Johnsen serves as Mainsoft's Vice President of Sales and Services, bringing
more than 15 years of experience in the high technology industry. He is responsible
for driving Mainsoft's customer-centric methodology by building a world-class customer
services organization and expanding its consulting services business.
Since joining Mainsoft in 1999 as a Technical Account Manager, Johnsen advanced
from Technical Account Manager to Mainsoft's Director of Services in January 2001.
He became Vice President in April 2003. Prior to joining Mainsoft, Johnsen worked
for Synopsys Corporation where he held several positions in Product Development,
Technical Marketing and Application Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and a Masters
degree in Computer Science from California State University, Long Beach.
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Jenna Dobkin
Senior Director, Marketing
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Jenna Dobkin is the director of marketing for Mainsoft Corporation. She brings ten
years of diverse marketing communications, public relations and strategic consulting
experience for clients such as Visa International, Deloitte & Touche, SBC, the
San Francisco International Airport, the City of Concord, Starbucks Coffee Company,
Northern California McDonald's and the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Dobkin graduated
with highest honors from the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School
of Business.
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Tomer Hoffman
Chief Financial Officer
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Tomer Hoffman is the Chief Financial Officer of Mainsoft, bringing 10 years of experience to the company. He joined Mainsoft in July 2007. Prior to that, Hoffman served as the International Controller of SunGard STeP (formerly SunGard Business Integration), a subsidiary of SunGard Data Systems, Inc., was CFO of Lahat Sales & Marketing Development Ltd., and was a senior auditor for Arthur Andersen. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from Ben-Gurion University.
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