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James D. Armstrong, Chairman of the Board |
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Co-founded JDA Software in 1985 and serves as Chairman of the Board.
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Founded JDA Software Services Ltd. of Canada in 1978, which was a pioneer in the development of Retail Industry software applications. Served as Chief Executive Officer from 1978 through 1986.
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Served as JDA Software's Chief Executive Officer from founding in 1985 through 1997 and again from 1999 until 2003.
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Previously held operations, programming, and management positions in varied business environments.
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Currently serves as Chairman of Omnilink Systems, Inc., and as a member of the Board of NETtime Solutions, LLC.
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Managing Partner of Canal Partners, a private equity firm specializing in software and Internet investments.
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Member of the Board of Directors of Rancho Feliz Charitable Organization.
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Studied engineering at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Received numerous awards and honors including Arizona Software Association Business Leader of the Year, Ernst and Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Ernst and Young Spirit of Philanthropy Award, Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award, and National Society of Fundraising Executives Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
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The Armstrong Family Foundation and the Kiita Foundation, founded in 1996 by Jim & Jo-Ann Armstrong, have donated over $15 million to numerous non-profit, educational and services organizations.
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Hamish Brewer, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Appointed to the Board in 2009. Promoted in 2003 to President and CEO responsible for overseeing all aspects of JDA and developing company strategy. The Company’s Executive Vice President/CFO, Executive Vice President of Services and Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Senior Vice President, Product Development and Senior Vice President, Human Resources report directly to Brewer.
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Prior positions include President from 2001 to 2003; Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales from 2000 to 2001; Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems, from 1999 to 2000; Senior Vice President, International, from 1998 to 1999; and Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa Operations from 1996 to 1998. Joined JDA’s UK office as an account manager in 1994 with a focus on sales and marketing.
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Prior to JDA, worked for eight years at IBM as a retail specialist in sales and marketing. Also worked at a retailer in England with responsibilities for operations, information management, and stock control.
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Education: B.Sc. in Production Engineering and a B.Com. in Economics from the University of Birmingham, UK.
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J. Michael Gullard, Director |
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Has 28 years of hands-on experience working as Silicon Valley technology company executive; currently serves as General Partner of Cornerstone Management, a provider of strategic counsel to technology companies primarily in software and data communications.
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Has held a variety of financial and operational management positions at Intel and served as CFO and CEO of Telecommunications Technology, Inc.
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Currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee of DynTek, Inc., Director of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, as well as Director of Proxim Wireless Corporation. Also has formerly served on the board of several high tech companies.
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Education: B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford University.
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Richard Haddrill, Lead Independent Director |
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Appointed to the Board in 2011. Currently serves as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Bally Technologies, Inc., a worldwide gaming company.
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Previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Manhattan Associates, Inc., a global software solutions company in the supply chain industry.
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Prior positions include President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Powerhouse Technologies, Inc., a technology and gaming company, and Area Managing Partner for Ernst & Young LLP.
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Education: B.S. in Business from University of Michigan.
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Jock Patton, Director |
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Began distinguished career more than 30 years ago as an attorney at Streich Lang where he founded and headed the Corporate/Securities Law Practice Group. Other previous positions include President of StockVal, Inc. (sold to Automatic Data Processing), a SEC registered investment advisor and CEO of Rainbow Multimedia Group, Inc. (sold to THQ, Inc.), a digital entertainment producer.
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Currently serves as a Director of Janus Capital Group, a publicly-held investment management company, and previously served as the independent chair of the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees.
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Has also served on the boards of a number of public and private companies, including America West Airlines, Inc. and ASARCO, Inc.
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Education: Undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California.
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Arthur C. Young, Director |
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Appointed to Board in 2012. Currently serves as Managing Partner and member of the Investment and Management committees of Blum Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based public strategic block and private investment firm.
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Previously served as a Partner at Blavin & Company, a concentrated value-oriented, long-biased investment fund.
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Prior positions include Litigation Associate at Greenberg Traurig and Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company.
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Education: B.A. in Economics from John Hopkins University and juris doctor from the University of California at Berkley, Boalt Hall School of Law.
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