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Management

Red Bend is led by a team of technology and business leaders with extensive experience in commercializing innovative technologies in global markets. This team, with its mix of IT and mobile industry experience, is uniquely qualified to address the increasingly converging needs of application, mobile and embedded software customers. Together, they have an unmatched track record in delivering proven solutions that overcome the barriers to the fast, reliable and effortless flow of increasingly complex software to millions of users.

Yoram Salinger, CEO
Sharon Peleg, CTO and Founder
Udi Dagan, CFO
Morten Grauballe, EVP, Products
Alon Kleinman, EVP, Research and Development
Lori Sylvia, EVP, Marketing

Executive Team

Yoram Salinger, President and Chief Executive Officer

Yoram Salinger is responsible for enhancing Red Bend Software's position as a leading provider of advanced technology for creating, deploying, installing and managing updates to complex software. He brings 17 years of experience in PC software development, marketing and management to Red Bend Software. Previously, as business development manager for Contahal Ltd., one of Israel's largest software companies, Yoram led the deployment of several new technologies. As COO of Algorithm Research Ltd., a leader in providing security solutions for e-business applications, he headed marketing and sales for Europe and the Far East. Yoram was also CEO of Netgame Ltd., a leading provider of programmable broadband technology.

Sharon Peleg, Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Sharon Peleg is responsible for maintaining Red Bend's technological advantage in developing advanced solutions for installing and updating complex software. For 20 years, he has been creating state-of-the-art technology solutions ranging from real-time, embedded applications to compilers, software development tools and graphical interfaces. Before founding Red Bend Software in 1998, Sharon held research and development positions at leading companies, including: Applied Materials; Advanced Computer Research Institute (ACRI), Lyon, France; and National Semiconductor, Herzeliya, Jerusalem.

Udi Dagan, Chief Financial Officer

Udi Dagan is responsible for Red Bend’s strategic financial management and operations. He has more than 20 years’ experience in various executive positions with IBM with responsibility for finance, operations, business strategy, and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to joining Red Bend, Udi was the IBM Business Consulting Services Country Manager in Israel, heading a team of several hundred professionals conducting business and IT consulting engagements in Israel, Eastern Europe and Asia. He also served as Chief Financial Officer for IBM Israel, Vice President for Operations of IBM Global Services in Israel, and Manager of Financial Planning for IBM in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Udi has also been active in the CFO Forum in Israel as a member of the Steering Committee and a leader of the Technology and eCommerce Committee.

Morten Grauballe, Executive Vice President of Products

Morten Grauballe leads the company's product development and strategy efforts. He has 11 years of experience in the wireless industry and most recently served as Red Bend's EVP, Marketing. Prior to joining Red Bend, Grauballe was vice president of product management for Symbian Ltd., where he helped establish the company as a leading provider of mobile smartphone software. During his seven years at Symbian, Grauballe successfully brought Symbian OS v8 and v9 to market, driving the operating system into the mass-market while introducing innovative new technologies. Due to his language skills, he was instrumental in the company's success in the Japanese mobile market prior to joining Symbian, Grauballe was a senior member of Ericsson's marketing team in Tokyo and helped launch several handsets for NTT DoCoMo.

Alon Kleinman, Executive Vice President for Research and Development

Alon Kleinman is responsible for research & development activities at Red Bend. He joined the company in 2001. Prior to Red Bend, Alon served as General Manager and CTO of Ubique, a leading developer of chat, presence, and instant messaging solutions, acquired by IBM. Before Ubique, he held a senior technical position with Technomatix and was a research assistant with the Weizmann Institute. Alon holds degrees in mathematics and computer science from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute.

Lori Sylvia, Executive Vice President of Marketing

Lori Sylvia is responsible for Red Bend's worldwide marketing efforts, including product marketing, corporate marketing and market adoption. She has 13 years of experience in marketing and communications in the networking and telecommunications sectors, previously serving as Red Bend's VP, Corporate Marketing. Prior to Red Bend, she was director of marketing for General Dynamics' $3 billion IT services division, and served in various senior product marketing and management roles at venture-backed start-ups including OpenReach and Indus River Networks, acquired by Enterasys Networks in 2001.

Kazuhiro Abe, President, Red Bend Software Japan KK

Kazuhiro Abe brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications industries in Japan. He formerly held the positions of general manager of a major trading company and board member of a global IT company. Mr. Abe has also held leadership roles in various IT standards organizations and associations. Before joining Red Bend, he was appointed vice president of P.J.P. Consulting, a consulting company. Since founding the Red Bend office in Japan in 2004, Mr. Abe has grown Red Bend Japan K.K. be a Top Vendor in the mobile market due to the rapid progress of business expansion. His sales results and monumental achievements have been publicized by various Japanese media and magazines. He also has been recognized as a leading person of Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) updating and Device Management (DM) in the mobile and M2M markets. Mr. Abe studied Business Administration at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, and holds a MBA.

Dean Martin, Vice President Sales, EMEA

Dean Martin has responsibility for Sales and Operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry.

Prior to joining Red Bend Software, Dean held several positions at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies, where he led Sales and Business Development activities in the automotive, networks and wireless mobile markets.

Dean graduated from the University of Portsmouth (England) with honors in electronic engineering.

John Seo, Country Manager, Korea

John Seo has responsibility for sales and operations in Korea. He has more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry.

Prior to joining Red Bend Software, John was the managing director of MPIA, a mobile payment solution company, where he was responsible for planning regional sales strategies for Korea and China. Before MPIA, he held several executive positions, including head of global sales, marketing and operations, at venture capital-supported companies in Korea, China and the United States.

John has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and he also studied international relations at Columbia University.

Danny Wang, Country Manager, Greater China

Danny Wang has responsibility for sales and operations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has more than 18 years of experience in sales and management in the U.S. and in APAC. Before joining Red Bend, Danny served as the Country Manager of Greater China for Bitfone, where he established the local operation and managed sales in the region. Prior to Bitfone, he worked for VWeb, a leading chip designer of IP video transfer, as Sales Director of APAC. At VWeb he built up the local sales channel and strategic partnerships which contributed more than 70% of the sales for the company. Before VWeb, Danny worked at NTS Technology for more than eight years. He has a BS degree in Computer Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, and an MBA from Santa Clara University.