VIAD's Management Team:
Stan X. Wang is a co-founder of Viador. Mr. Wang has served as President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since Viador was
founded in December 1995. Prior to founding Viador, from January 1995 to
December 1995, Mr. Wang oversaw the data warehouse division of the RightSizing
Group, a software and services company focused on Internet, data warehouse and
large database and financial database applications where he designed and
implemented numerous large enterprise software projects. From July 1990 to
January 1995, Mr. Wang was an architect in Oracle Corporation's information
access tools group. Mr. Wang holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tsing
Hua University in China, an M.S. in Mathematics from Oregon State University
and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of
Technology.
Jonathan M. Harding has served as Senior Vice President of North American
Operations since April 1998. Prior to joining Viador, from July 1994 to April
1998, Mr. Harding was Managing Partner at Vision Unlimited, an information
technology consulting company. Mr. Harding also served as Vice President of
Professional Services at Brock Control Systems from July 1993 to July 1994.
Previously, Mr. Harding has held senior executive positions at Computer Task
Group and Knowledge Ware. Mr. Harding holds a B.S. in Economics from SUNY-
Brockport and attended the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at
Carnegie Mellon University.
Raja H. Venkatesh joined Viador as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary in June 1999. Prior to joining Viador, from August 1997
to June 1999, Mr. Venkatesh served as Corporate Treasurer at Maxtor
Corporation, a manufacturer of information storage products for desktop
computer systems. From April 1996 to August 1997, Mr. Venkatesh served as
Director of Corporate Strategy and Development at the Pacific Telesis Group.
Previously, Mr. Venkatesh served in various capacities in the Treasurer's
office of General Motors Corporation from July 1990 to March 1996. Mr.
Venkatesh holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from the Regional
Engineering College in India and an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of
Business Administration at the University of Virginia.
Ben C. Connors is a co-founder of Viador. Mr. Connors has served as Vice
President of Business Development since November 1998. Mr. Connors served as
Chief Operating Officer from July 1997 to November 1998 and as Vice President
of Sales and Marketing from January 1996 to July 1997. Prior to joining Viador,
from November 1995 to Jan 1996, Mr. Connors served as Chief Executive Officer
of Quadsoft, Inc., a custom software development and outsourcing company, which
he also co-founded. Mr. Connors also served as Vice President of Sales and
Marketing for The RightSizing Group from May 1994 to November 1995. Previously,
Mr. Connors held sales and marketing management positions with The ASK Group,
Oracle Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Connors holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a M.B.A. from Harvard
Business School.
Steven C. Dille has served as Vice President of Marketing since December
1997. Prior to joining Viador, from February 1992 to November 1997, Mr. Dille
served in the marketing division at Sybase, Inc., a global independent software
company, most recently as director of data warehousing. Previously, Mr. Dille
has held marketing and technology leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard
Company, NCR and as an independent consultant. Mr. Dille holds a B.S. in
Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.B.A.
in Marketing and Finance from The University of Chicago.
Paul C. Vilandre has served as Vice President since November 1997 and
previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Prior to joining
Viador, from January 1996 to August 1996, Mr. Vilandre served as Vice President
of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Metra Corporation and from September
1993 to August 1995, he served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of Axil Computers, Inc. Mr. Vilandre was a professor in finance at San
Jose State University before joining Viador. Previously, Mr. Vilandre held
financial management positions at Intel Corporation, Digital Equipment
Corporation and IBM Corporation. Mr. Vilandre has served as Area Vice President
and National Director for the Financial Executives Institute, an international
organization of senior financial officers. Mr. Vilandre holds a B.A. in
Accounting from Loyola College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. |
