Management

David Brunel - Chairman of the Board

David has been both an investor and executive in numerous technology companies and is currently on the Board of Biodesix and Anark. David was the Chairman of eMotion, a provider of software for managing digital media, resulting from the merger of Cinebase Software and PNI Ltd. Previously, he was the COO of Ardent Software, a leading provider of enterprise software for data management and data warehousing, formed by the merger of Vmark Software and Unidata, Inc. (where David was founder and CEO). Ardent was subsequently acquired by Informix Software and the combined company was sold to IBM for $1B.

Mark Hellinger - President and Chief Executive Officer

Mark is one of the training industry’s leading technologists. He has over 25 years of experience with a track record of building successful technology companies from early-stage private investment through IPO or acquisition. Prior to Xyleme, Mark was CEO of PRAJA, a leader in Business Activity Monitoring that was successfully sold to TIBCO Software. Previously, Mark was President & COO for ERP vendor Interactive Group, responsible for the global expansion that led to its IPO and subsequent sale. Mark is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Gilles Arnaud - Chief Financial Officer

Gilles has over 25 years of experience in finance including 15 years as a corporate and investment banker in New York, Paris, and London. Gilles spent close to ten years as the financial executive of venture-backed software company and was pivotal in raising funds in Europe and the US, and developing the business. Subsequently, he managed the merger of the company into an international investment group and its subsequent sale. Gilles is a graduate from the “Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris” (MBA program of Sciences Po) and majored in economics for his undergraduate degree at the University of Bordeaux.

Dawn Poulos - Vice President of Marketing

With over 15 years of experience in both the US and Europe, Dawn is responsible for the market strategy that has driven Xyleme’s rapid revenue growth. She is the author of the popular Dawn of Learning blog and has written numerous white papers and trade articles focusing on the topics of next generation learning technologies, social learning, XML and content reusability. Prior to Xyleme, Dawn worked for a number of start-ups including network mediation and billing vendor Narus Inc. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Greg Schottland - Vice President of Operations

Greg has over 25 years of experience in starting and growing software companies in evolving markets. He has both created and run start-ups, as well as large public companies and is familiar with all aspects of the business. Greg founded object-oriented tools leader Advanced Software Technologies, growing it to the number two player behind Rational Software before being acquired. He has implemented turnarounds as President of  Xitec Software, Inc. and was General Manager of public company BluePhoenix. Greg has worked for Bell Laboratories, Lockheed Martin, and IBM  and holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and a B.S. in Business from the University of Colorado.

Jeffrey Katzman - Vice President & Chief Learning Officer

Jeff has provided thought leadership and served as the product visionary for three market-leading Learning companies. Prior to Xyleme, he was Vice President of Product Management for Avaltus, where he helped transform their existing eLearning products into a market-leading enterprise solution. Before this, Jeff was a founder and Chief Strategist at Peer3, a pioneer in XML Learning Objects and one of the first commercial Learning Content Management Systems. Jeff has been at the cutting edge of learning technologies, content management, and knowledge management throughout his career, and was a founder at CourseNet Systems, an award-winning multimedia content producer. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Stuart Grossman - Vice President & Chief Client Officer

Stuart has over 20 years of experience in design, development and implementation of training systems and performance support tools. Prior to Xyleme, Stuart was a Curriculum Design Manager at Amgen, a global biotechnology company. He also founded a consulting group with Dr. Allison Rossett and Dr. Bob Hoffman at San Diego State University, bringing together faculty, professional staff and talented graduate students to create innovative new learning applications. Having spent most of his career at the intersection of technology and instructional design, he has personally developed training for numerous multi-national organizations and received his Master's Degree in Educational Technology from San Diego State University.