Enterprise software as we knew it is dead and the future is onDemand. Veeva Systems has brought together a group of industry experts with deep expertise in enterprise and onDemand software, CRM strategy and deployments, and the life sciences industry to exploit this opportunity. We have been successful at every stage in our careers, serving as early employees, founders, and directors of leading companies such as salesforce.com, PeopleSoft, and Siebel Systems. Now, we are going to bring onDemand CRM to key industry segments.
- Peter Gassner, President & CEO
- Matt Wallach, VP, Sales & Marketing
- Tim Cabral, Chief Financial Officer
- Mitch Wallace, VP, Operations
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Peter Gassner, President & CEOPeter is responsible for the overall direction and management of Veeva Systems. Peter is a twenty year veteran of the software industry.Prior to founding Veeva Systems, Peter was SVP of technology at salesforce.com where he had responsibility for building the salesforce.com platform including product, marketing, and developer relations. Before salesforce.com , Peter was with PeopleSoft for 9 years as the VP and GM of PeopleTools. Peter began his career with IBM in relational database development and research at IBM Silicon Valley Lab and then at IBM Almaden Research Center where he had the privilege of working closely with some of the inventors of relational database technology. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Oregon State University. |
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Matt Wallach, VP, Sales and MarketingIn his role at Veeva Systems, Matt is responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing. He brings ten years of software product management, marketing, and general management experience to the company. In 2007, Matt was named to the PharmaVOICE 100, which recognizes the 100 most influential people in the life sciences industry.Matt comes to Veeva Systems from Health Market Science, a leading healthcare data services company, where he was Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to Health Market Science, Matt was Vice President of Marketing & Product Management at IntelliChem, an enterprise software company focused on improving the productivity of research and development activities in the pharmaceutical industry. IntelliChem was acquired by Symyx Technologies in 2004. Matt is best known for his work as the General Manager of the Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology division at Siebel Systems, the world's leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, which has since been acquired by Oracle. During his time at Siebel, Matt was responsible for building this global division, which grew from its inception to over $140 million under his leadership, capturing greater than 80% market share in the pharmaceutical CRM and clinical trial management (CTM) markets. Over 150,000 pharmaceutical sales reps, marketers, customer service agents, clinical research associates, and medical affairs personnel from the world's largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies use the products created during his tenure at Siebel. Matt currently serves as a Senior Advisor to ETF Venture Funds, a leading early stage venture capital fund, and is on the Advisory Board at Crossix, an innovator in the healthcare analytics arena. Matt received his MBA from the Harvard Business School and his BA in Economics from Yale University. |
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Tim Cabral, Chief Financial OfficerAs CFO, Tim is responsible for all aspects of Financial Management and G&A Operations. He brings over 20 years of technology finance background and nearly 10 years of software finance and operations background.Prior to joining Veeva Systems, Tim served as CFO/COO for Walsh Wireless, a wireless solutions and services company and as CFO/CoFounder of Agistics, a start-up focused on employee management services. Tim also spent more than 7 years at PeopleSoft, Inc., where he held various positions, including VP of Products & Technology Finance and Senior Director of Corporate FP&A. During his tenure as VP of Finance, Tim created and built the Operational Controller team and developed an influential business partnership model with General Managers who owned business units driving upwards of $250m in revenue. Prior to PeopleSoft, Tim served in finance positions at Chiron Corporation and LSI Logic. Tim holds a MBA in Finance and a Bachelors Degree in Finance from Santa Clara University. |
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Mitch Wallace, VP, OperationsAs VP of Operations, Mitch is responsible for the company's overall operational infrastructure. He brings over 19 years of technology industry experience.Before joining Veeva Systems, Mitch spent 7 years at salesforce.com where he held various positions including VP of IT Integration Services, VP of Information Systems, and Senior Director of Business Operations. In his most recent role, he was responsible for the systems integration architecture for all internal employee facing systems. As an early employee, he was instrumental in building out the corporate IT infrastructure, financial systems, and information systems architecture as the company grew from 25 to over 1800 employees and $500 million in revenue. Previously, Mitch spent 7 years with Oracle in various technical roles including Technical Director. Mitch has also held technical positions with Pacific Bell and Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Mitch graduated cum laude from Western Washington University and holds a Bachelors degree in Business and Computer Science. |
