A 35-year IT industry veteran, Jim Maikranz was most recently the senior vice president, worldwide sales, at J.D. Edwards, responsible for the development and overall execution of worldwide sales strategies, sales support activities and strategic alliances. Prior to joining J.D. Edwards, Maikranz served as the sales senior vice president for SAP, a competitor, where he developed sales strategies, participated in global pricing strategies and established competitive positioning initiatives. Maikranz has also served as senior vice president of marketing for Computer Application Specialists, an oil and gas industry firm, senior vice president with Info Services, held multiple officers positions at TRES Computer Systems, and was a founder and member of the board for Chaptec Company, Splash Pond and Stratascope. Maikranz has been an advisory board member for i2 Technologies and is currently on the board of directors for Netfish Corporation, Healy-Hudson Corporation, Iona Technologies, Swift Rivers and Lombardi Software. |