Overview

Founded in 1987, Silvon Software, Inc. develops and provides business Enterprise Performance Management analytic applications to manufacturing, wholesale distribution and retail enterprises. Today, our Enterprise Performance Management applications are licensed by more than 1,500 customers globally. These solutions provide to our customers hard dollar, bottom-line benefits from reducing cost of goods sold to shrinking inventories, accelerating time-to-market, and improving overall supply chain productivity. Our solutions are also validated and endorsed by leading industry analysts and organizations including Microsoft, IBM and Compaq.

Behind Silvon's products are more than 100 professionals worldwide in the areas of product research and development, technical support, consulting, sales, marketing and administration. We are positioned to meet the growing demands of a global market through offices in the U.S. and a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom that serves as the sales and support organization for our distributors, affiliates and customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Corporate Mission

At Silvon, our mission is to deliver powerful Enterprise Performance Management solutions that are quick to implement and provide quantifiable results and a fast return-on-investment for our customers. It is our belief that we can fulfill this mission through a unique combination of industry vision, supply chain expertise and innovative technology.

Executive Management Team

	Mike Hennel, President & CEO Mr. Hennel is responsible for driving the Company's vision and for managing day-to-day operations. He is also actively involved in the strategic planning and development of all Silvon products, including product acquisitions. Mr. Hennel has 23 years of sales, marketing, consulting and software development management experience in the computer industry. Prior to establishing Silvon in 1987, he spent six years at Pansophic Systems, Inc. (now part of SSA Global Technologies). While at Pansophic, Mr. Hennel managed the firm's international application software customer and agent network, as well as the development of Pansophic's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software products for manufacturing, distribution and financial systems.
	John Hughes, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mr. Hughes joined Silvon in 1995 and is responsible for building and managing the Company's sales and marketing organizations worldwide. Mr. Hughes brought 22 years of experience in the computer software industry to Silvon. As Marketing Manager of Application Software for Chicago-based System Software Associates (SSA), he was responsible for re-positioning the company's products in the open client/server market and for SSA's vertical marketing plan, competitive intelligence program, pricing and product positioning strategies. Prior to SSA, he was Sales and Marketing Director for Motorola, Inc., where he was responsible for developing, implementing and managing the sales, marketing and customer support operation for a start-up subsidiary specializing in industrial automation software. He was also employed over a ten-year period at Hewlett Packard in various management positions, where as a Area General Manager he managed a 400-person/$130 million organization responsible for all computer products, software and measurement systems sales and support.
	Frank C. Bunker, Jr., Vice President of Support & Client Services Mr. Bunker is one of the founding partners of Silvon and is responsible for managing the Company's worldwide professional services, customer support, and internal IT organizations and related programs. Mr. Bunker helped build and develop Silvon's Professional Services organization after working on the teams that developed the Company's initial products and first Business Intelligence solution suite. Today, he continues to be actively involved in the planning and development of Silvon products. Prior to founding Silvon, Mr. Bunker was employed by Pansophic Systems, where he designed and built ERP applications and productivity aids.
	Steve Morgan, General Manager of Development Mr. Morgan has overall responsibility for all product strategies, functional signoffs, promotional campaigns, competitive intelligence, documentation and product rollout efforts relating to the DataTracker product suite. He joined Silvon in 1993 with 15 years of experience in the design, development and marketing of application software products. For six years at Pansophic Systems, he was responsible for the worldwide product direction of the PRMS financial and distribution application products for IBM mid-range systems. Prior to Pansophic, Mr. Morgan held sales, installation and user training positions for an integrated accounting software and hardware point-of-sale system company, and he was responsible for operational management of a service bureau providing accounts receivable billing to the floral industry.
	Mark Mahara, Managing Director & Vice President of EMEA Mark Mahara joined Silvon in 1999 and assumed responsibility for Silvon's Europe, Middle East and Africa operation. In this position, he is actively involved in strategic planning, business development, sales and marketing directives. Mr. Mahara has been in the computer industry for the last 23 years and has held senior management positions over that period with other large technology companies, including Compuware, Cognos and Data General.