Management

Yogesh Gupta

President & CEO

Yogesh Gupta was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of FatWire Software in August 2007.  Yogesh oversees all global operations of the company, including sales, marketing, development, finance and professional services.  He also serves on FatWire’s Board of Directors.

A customer focused and visionary technology executive, Yogesh brings over two decades of experience in product development, marketing, strategy, planning and business development to FatWire.  Prior to FatWire, he held increasingly responsible senior management roles at CA (NYSE: CA), most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Strategist.  His other roles at CA included five years as Chief Technology Officer, SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing, SVP of Strategic Planning, as well as General Manager of CA’s $2 billion distributed product portfolio.  In 2004, Yogesh was selected by InfoWorld as one of the 25 most influential CTO’s worldwide.  Before CA, Yogesh held technical and management roles at various companies including Cullinet Software and Burroughs Corp.

A recognized expert in emerging technologies and industry trends, Yogesh is a published author and much sought-after speaker who regularly presents to audiences ranging from CIOs to CTOs, to industry analysts, financial investors and the media. He also serves on the boards of multiple industry and academic consortia.

Yogesh holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin.

Jon Botter

Vice President of Global Partnerships

Jon runs FatWire’s partnerships globally. He is responsible for driving strategic alliances with an industry leading network of service and technology providers offering solutions that complement and extend the FatWire product portfolio, including interactive agencies, systems integrators, and technology solution partners. Jon is also responsible for the success of FatWire’s strategic partnership with EMC. In his role, Jon works closely with FatWire’s sales, professional services, engineering, product management and marketing organizations to ensure the success of FatWire’s partnerships.

Jon brings over 20 years of experience in the technology sector to FatWire. His broad experience includes success across a spectrum of business environments including building a sales organization from scratch at an early stage company, running a 150 person, $400 million sales organization, and many corporate stages in-between. In his career he has also been highly successful at driving revenue through large global partners, such as EDS, CSC, and IBM. Prior to joining FatWire in February 2010, Jon served as Regional VP of Sales at several organizations including RightNow Technologies, Quest Software, and eMind. Jon started his career in technology with CA, where over a 12-year tenure he advanced rapidly to senior management roles including SVP of Global Accounts where he achieved record breaking sales results and delivered what was the largest transaction in the company’s history to date. At CA Jon also served as General Manager of CA’s Eastern United States and Canadian business operations where he was responsible for leading all activities of a multi-disciplined group comprised of sales, pre-sales, post sales, marketing and customer relationship organizations.

Jon holds a B.A. degree from Tulane University.

Suzanne Bourdeaux

Senior Vice President of Client Services

As Senior Vice President of Client Services, Suzanne Bourdeaux leads the Professional Services and Training teams, helping FatWire’s clients build a strong web presence across their public websites, intranets and extranets, to meet their business needs for online customer engagement and internal efficiencies.

Suzanne joined FatWire in 2000 and has worked in Client Services throughout her tenure. An accomplished programmer as well as manager, Suzanne led client engagements for industry-leading companies in media, manufacturing and finance. Her ability to deliver premium services and support has secured successful implementations with hundreds of our clients.

Suzanne holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, as well as undergraduate degrees from Chicago in English and the Philosophy of Law.

Mark Bridger

President of International Operations

Mark Bridger joined as president of FatWire International in January 2008 to advance FatWire’s business opportunities internationally.  Mark manages international sales operations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Japan. He is responsible for all international operations including sales, international research and development centers, and the management of the company’s off-shore partner network.

Mark’s career spans more than 20 years in the software industry, including executive sales positions for both public and venture-backed companies. He joins FatWire from enterprise management software leader, CA, where he was vice president and regional manager of the UK and Ireland. In that role, he developed and executed integrated direct and indirect sales plans for CA’s extensive portfolio. Mark delivered record sales results through a program which focused on building the company’s identity in the UK, and streamlining their sales process and indirect sales channel.

Prior to CA, Mark served in sales management positions for Managed Objects Limited and Ascential Software Limited, a division of Informix Corporation. In these positions he drove sales and technical support services in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Israel, Nordic, Eastern Mediterranean and Benelux regions.

Ken Delaney

Senior Vice President, North America Sales

Ken Delaney heads FatWire's North American Sales organization and is responsible for driving all direct and indirect sales. This includes management of FatWire's direct sales force as well as responsibility for a team that recruits and trains resellers, systems integrators, and vendor partners. Prior to taking on this role, Ken led FatWire's Channel Operations in North America.

Ken has over 15 years of experience in the technology sector. Prior to joining FatWire in May 2004, he held various Management positions at Legato Software, EMC Corporation, and Computer Associates/Cheyenne Software in Sales, Channel Development, National Business Development, Product Management, and Marketing. Ken was also previously in an IT management role for Chase Manhattan Bank.

John Guastella

Senior Vice President of Finance

As Senior Vice President of Finance, John S. Guastella, is responsible for all corporate accounting and finance activities including the reporting of FatWire's financials to executive management and outside investors. John also serves as FatWire's main liaison with its independent auditors, BDO Seidman.

John joined FatWire in February 2000 after spending more than 5 years as the Controller of NYC-based Andin International, Inc., one of the largest privately-held jewelry manufacturers in the country. At Andin, John was responsible for all financial reporting, accounts payable, and expense control activities for the company's consolidated group. Prior to Andin, he was the Director of Internal Auditing at Melville-based Henry Schein, Inc., an international distributor of dental, medical, other healthcare supplies and products. Before Schein, John held the position of Senior Audit Manager with BDO Seidman, an international CPA firm. There he took clients through the IPO process and secondary public offerings.

John is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York.

Hareesh Kadlabalu

Chief Software Architect

Hareesh is responsible for FatWire’s technology direction and the design and architecture of FatWire’s products. As Chief Software Architect, Hareesh works to define FatWire’s technology vision and works closely with the Engineering team to design, develop and evolve FatWire's products and architecture to meet the changing needs of the market. He also oversees Technical Support efforts.

Hareesh joined FatWire in 1999 as a key member of the Professional Services team, helping customers implement FatWire in their environments, and spent significant time in Engineering as an Architect. Over his tenure at FatWire, Hareesh has driven the development and direction of two major versions of UpdateEngine (the Content Server predecessor product), multiple versions of the FatWire Content Server product and its related modules, and guided the technology direction of the company overall.

In 2005, Hareesh was recognized with the FatWire Excellence Award for Leadership, and was winner of the prestigious 2005 Long Island Software and Technology Network Twenty Top Techies Award. Hareesh received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kuvempu University in India.

Kamal Kapur

Senior Vice President of Engineering

Kamal Kapur joined FatWire in 1999. As Senior Vice President of Engineering, he is responsible for directing the worldwide development, quality assurance, documentation, and release of all FatWire's products. Under his leadership, the FatWire engineering team has delivered multiple award winning releases.

With 15 years of hands-on engineering experience, Kamal’s unique understanding of the IT business helps him lead his team to delivering the persuasive and scalable tools customers require to achieve their business goals in today's marketplace.

Kamal holds a graduate degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, in Roorkee, India and postgraduate degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, in Lucknow, India.

Loren Weinberg

Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management

As Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Loren Weinberg is responsible for FatWire’s global corporate strategy, corporate marketing, product marketing, and product management.

Loren joined FatWire in September 2007.  A strategy and marketing expert, Loren possesses 15 years of IT industry experience in corporate strategy, product marketing, product management, and software sales strategy. Prior to FatWire, she played a significant role in the successful definition and implementation of CA Inc.’s (NYSE: CA) global product strategy. As Vice President, Senior Technology Strategist, Loren drove strategy definition and positioning across the company’s vast portfolio of software products. She served as a key corporate-level spokesperson, leading briefings with industry analysts, customers, partners, and press – influencing millions of dollars in product sales. As Vice President, Sales Strategy and Operations, Loren was instrumental in developing go-to-market strategies for key geographical markets, positioning the company for growth. Prior to CA, Loren worked at Mainspring, Inc. (IBM Global Services) as an eBusiness strategy consultant for Global 1000 clients, and at Fidelity Investments as a systems analyst for the development of business-critical software applications.

Loren holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University magna cum laude.