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Mike Aviles is president and chief executive officer at Vignette Corporation. Aviles was appointed as CEO in February 2006. As president and CEO Aviles is responsible for all global operations including sales marketing professional services product and business development.
Prior to joining Vignette Aviles was chairman president and chief executive officer of Activant Solutions Inc. a market-leading provider of software and information services to the automotive aftermarket hardware and lumber industries. At Activant Aviles drove the company to five consecutive years of strong earnings growth and successfully completed a public offering of high-yield debt to institutional investors. Prior to Activant Aviles served as president and CEO of Foster Grant Group a leading marketer and distributor of popular priced consumer eyewear. He also held senior executive roles at FOOTACTION USA an athletic specialty retailer serving as a key member of the management team that aggressively grew the company to a half billion dollars in revenue. Aviles began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick.
Aviles received his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and has a BBA from Pace University. He also serves as an officer for the Austin chapter of Young Presidents' Organization. | 