Management Team
Nogacom's executive management team is comprised of veteran industry pioneers who have proven their ability to deliver enterprise-scale innovative information management solutions that address critical business needs.
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Thomas Quednau CEO
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Thomas Quednau has over 17 years in IT and management, including extensive experience in service management, project management, business process management, technical administration and bringing new technologies to market. In 2000 Thomas founded ConMedias, a consulting organization which specializes in security and governance solutions. ConMedias was the sole European integration partner for PortAuthority (acquired by Websense). From 1995-2000 Thomas worked in various IT roles for a number of large German banks including Bau und Boden Bank, DePfa Bank, Aareal Bank and Dresdner Bank. Thomas gained a Diplom Volkswirt in International Economics from the University of Hamburg.
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Ariel Peled CTO & Founder
Ariel Peled has extensive technology and industry experience. In 2000 Ariel founded PortAuthority (formerly Vidius), the leader in Information Leak Prevention served as its General Manager and CTO until 2005. At PortAuthority, he was responsible for product development, product architecture, product marketing and marketing strategy. Additionally, Ariel invented 20 patents at PortAuthority and was responsible for the company's IP strategy. PortAuthority was acquired by Websense (NSDQ:WBSN) for $90M in 2006. Prior to PortAuthority, Ariel worked for Microsoft where he played a key role in developing the OS2 and PM subsystems for WindowsNT. Ariel is a co-founder and serves as the President of Israel's Information Security Association. Ariel has a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the Technion University, Haifa, Israel.
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Vered Liberman Country Manager, Israel
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Vered Liberman joined Nogacom in September 2009 and is responsible for all operational and sales activities in Israel. Vered has over 14 years experience in sales, and sales and channel management. Prior to Nogacom Vered served as the Israel Country Manager for Novell for 6 years. At Novell Vered was responsible for the entire customer relationship lifecycle from sales, through delivery to support. She also recruited and managed VARs and Novell’s business partners in Israel. During her tenure Vered grew sales revenue by over 20% year over year. Prior to managing Novell Israel, Vered served as its Channel Account Manager where she was responsible for recruiting and managing distributors and resellers across Israel. Vered also worked at ABnet Communications as a Sales Manager. Vered has a BSc. in Industrial Engineering from the College of Management in Israel, and is a qualified Business Coach.
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Andre van Rhee VP Professional Services
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Andre van Rhee joined Nogacom in 2008 and is responsible for consultancy and professional services across Europe. André has over 23 years experience in IT systems and services. He previously worked for ConMedias, a consulting organization which specializes in security and governance solutions. ConMedias was the sole European integration partner for PortAuthority (acquired by Websense). André also worked for Nedlloyd Computer Services, Rijnhaave Automatisering, where he developed one of the first commercial Services Management Systems.
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Joanne Godfrey VP Marketing & Business Development
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Joanne Godfrey is an experienced marketing executive with a proven track record of delivering integrated marketing programs that accelerate growth and maximize visibility. Most recently, Joanne served as the VP of Marketing at Zettapoint, where she was responsible for defining and executing the marketing strategy and programs to generate demand and business growth worldwide. Prior to Zettapoint, Joanne served as the Director of Marketing at Shunra Software where she initiated and drove the company's marketing programs to accelerate revenue growth, generate brand recognition and increase visibility during her 5-year tenure. Previous to Shunra Software, Joanne served as the Director of Corporate Communications at Precise Software Solutions (1998-2002). Following a highly successful IPO and Secondary Offering, Precise was acquired by Veritas Software for $637M in 2003. From 1994-1997 Joanne worked for Mercury Interactive as its Marketing Manager and was responsible for the company's European marketing communications activities. Joanne has an MA in History from the University of London, and a BA in International Relations from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
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Marcel Sohn VP Sales - Germany, Austria, Switzerland
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Marcel Sohn has extensive sales experience in the IT industry, particularly in server based computing and data security software solutions. Marcel’s experience spans new market penetration, strategic account sales, managing global accounts, developing relationships and distribution partnerships. Before joining Nogacom, Marcel served as the Territory Manager for DLP solutions at Websense Deutschland GmbH. Prior to join Websense, Marcel served as the Business Unit Leader for security solutions at EDS Germany (acquired by HP). |
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Jonathan Skelker VP Products
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Jonathan Skelker is responsible for market research, definition and delivery of Nogacom’s products to market. He brings has over 15 years of product management and software development experience and a proven track record of building and launching industry-leading enterprise solutions. Prior to Nogacom, Jonathan was Product Manager at Imperva, the leading provider of Application Data Security systems. Before Imperva, Jonathan was a product manager at IBM leading classification and search technologies developed during his time at Banter and iPhrase and acquired by IBM. He holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Birmingham, UK.
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