Jan Arendtsz is a veteran of the software industry with more than 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, product development, and…
Jan Arendtsz is a veteran of the software industry with more than 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, product development, and customer success. He founded Celigo with the goal of simplifying how companies integrate business applications together for a connected enterprise. He is responsible for overseeing all company operations.
Prior to Celigo, Jan was a Director at NetSuite, the leading cloud-based ERP platform, where he launched their integration platform. Prior to that, Jan worked for Cambridge Technology Partners, where he implemented complex business solutions for a multitude of customers ranging from Internet startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Jan holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.
Steve Sutter
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Sutter brings to Celigo over 20 years senior financial and operational leadership experience within high growth, business to business, software and SaaS…
Steve Sutter brings to Celigo over 20 years senior financial and operational leadership experience within high growth, business to business, software and SaaS companies. He is responsible for accounting, finance, legal, HR and business operations teams at Celigo. Most recently Steve spent seven years serving as CFO of Egnyte, a SaaS content services platform, where he helped lead the company from early stage through 100 million in recurring revenue.
Prior to that he has held CFO roles at Eye-Fi, Elance, and Netfish Technologies; he started his career with KPMG in San Jose.
Steve holds a Bachelor’s of Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in Accounting and is Certified Public Accountant, inactive.
Scott Henderson
Chief Technology Officer
Scott Henderson has worked in the enterprise software space since 2003, focusing largely on emerging technologies and applying them to business software integration…
Scott Henderson has worked in the enterprise software space since 2003, focusing largely on emerging technologies and applying them to business software integration problems.
Scott was Celigo’s first engineer and has since led the company through multiple technology shifts. He is always reading and toying with new ideas and loves working with talented developers that have a knack for both engineering and design. Scott currently oversees Celigo’s product engineering operations along with Celigo’s product technology strategy.
Scott holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Shane Kent
Chief Revenue Officer
Shane comes to Celigo from OpenLegacy, where he launched the company into the North American market. At OpenLegacy, Shane owned sales, pre-sales, customer…
Shane comes to Celigo from OpenLegacy, where he launched the company into the North American market. At OpenLegacy, Shane owned sales, pre-sales, customer success, solutions engineering, and marketing functions and was responsible for go-to-market strategy, commercial modeling, hiring, and enablement in standing up and operationalizing the NA team.
Prior to OpenLegacy, Shane spent four years at Talend, where he was SVP/GM of the Americas. During his time at Talend, Shane led the Americas Team to be the top region globally while growing NA to represent nearly half of Talend’s annual revenues. In addition to his time in the integration space, Shane spent ten years at Verint systems in several sales and services leadership roles. He was responsible for incubating acquired companies before rolling them into the rest of the sales organization’s product portfolio. Shane started his career as a performance management consultant working for boutique consulting companies.
Shane has a BSBA in Marketing from Villanova University (Go Cats!) and MBA from Drexel University.
John Bruggeman
Chief Marketing Officer
John Bruggeman is Celigo’s Chief Marketing Officer and heads Celigo’s entire Marketing organization. John has a long track record of leading marketing teams…
John Bruggeman is Celigo’s Chief Marketing Officer and heads Celigo’s entire Marketing organization. John has a long track record of leading marketing teams at companies of all sizes that leverage the inflection point to experience explosive growth.
Most recently, as CMO of Nauto, John productized and launched the company’s initial platform product, including packaging, pricing, sales enablement, and demand generation, leading to the acquisition of two of the five largest fleet customers in the world. He envisioned and executed Account Based Marketing programs, including advertising, social media, and email campaigns.
While at Mercury Interactive, Wind River, and Cadence Design, he created categories to capture market leadership. At each of those companies, John’s marketing teams partnered closely with Product and Sales to double the average selling price and revenue in the first 18 months. He has also been the CEO of Traxpay and Lunera.
Rula Kallas
VP of Customer Success
Rula Kallas has been leading Celigo’s Customer Success department since 2009, having built it into a high performing team that is passionate about customer…
Rula Kallas has been leading Celigo’s Customer Success department since 2009, having built it into a high performing team that is passionate about customer success.
Rula is responsible for setting the vision and strategy to scale Celigo’s implementation, support, and adoption teams to ensure customers achieve full value with Celigo’s products while sustaining high growth.
Prior to joining Celigo, Rula held a variety of positions, spanning sales and services with industry-leading organizations including NetSuite, Evolve Software, and Ernst & Young.
Rula holds a B.S. degree from Miami University in Ohio.
Matt Graney
VP of Product
Matt Graney is a seasoned product management leader with over 15 years experience in the discipline across B2B software enterprises and startups. At Celigo, Matt is…
Matt Graney is a seasoned product management leader with over 15 years experience in the discipline across B2B software enterprises and startups. At Celigo, Matt is responsible for the company’s overall product vision, strategy and roadmap.
Prior to joining Celigo, Matt held senior product management roles at Axway, an integration middleware vendor, where he was responsible for the global portfolio strategy. Before that, Matt led product management for strategic products at Borland Software and Telelogic (now part of IBM Rational). Matt began his career as a software engineer in the defense and telecommunications industries in Australia.
Matt holds a B.E. in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Chris Corcoran
General Manager, CloudExtend
Chris Corcoran was a co-founder and CEO of Market Share, Inc. from 1986-2011 and oversaw the successful sale of the business to Apps, Inc. Chris was an early…
Chris Corcoran was a co-founder and CEO of Market Share, Inc. from 1986-2011 and oversaw the successful sale of the business to Apps, Inc. Chris was an early adopter of cloud computing, and Market Share, Inc. was one of NetSuite’s first customers in 1999. Chris attributes the rapid yet manageable growth of his company to his decision to implement NetSuite.
After the sale of Market Share, Inc., Chris fulfilled a one year consulting agreement with Apps, Inc. and subsequently met the leadership team at Celigo. An immediate bond was formed and he was hired to head up the Account Management team in December of 2012.
Chris holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and loves to travel with his wife and 3 daughters while not working.
Dev Chidipi
GM India
Dev Chidipi leads and manages overall operations for Celigo India. Seasoned management professional and entrepreneur with over 15 years of rich global…
Dev Chidipi leads and manages overall operations for Celigo India.
Seasoned management professional and entrepreneur with over 15 years of rich global experience and successful track record in establishing, managing and leading initiatives in results oriented environment, delivering innovation and great value to clients.
Wide experience and thorough understanding of global delivery models, outsourcing, and in dealing with distributed teams in cross cultural settings.
Dev Chidipi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, India.
Soren Riisgaard
Chief of Staff
Soren brings more than 20 years of experience in the Software, SaaS, and technology space. He joins us from FinancialForce, where he served as the VP of Corporate…
Soren brings more than 20 years of experience in the Software, SaaS, and technology space. He joins us from FinancialForce, where he served as the VP of Corporate Strategy & Business Operations, overseeing efforts to scale the company and successfully growing revenue by 4x.
Before FinancialForce, Soren worked at KMD, an ERP vendor in Northern Europe based in Denmark. At KMD, he was responsible for Corporate Strategy and M&A, with a focus later in his tenure on optimizing the company and its business processes, including building their nearshore presence. Previously, Soren worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. for several years, serving technology clients across Europe, the Middle East, and the US. He started his career as a software developer at NNIT in Denmark, serving pharmaceutical customers.
Soren has an MS in Computer Science from DTU in Denmark and has also taken graduate courses at MIT in the US.
Ronald Meaux
VP of Marketplace
Ronald Meaux is an award-winning technology leader with a history of bringing innovative products to market. As a member of the executive team, Meaux (pronounced ‘mo’) leads Celigo’s Marketplace…
Ronald Meaux is an award-winning technology leader with a history of bringing innovative products to market. As a member of the executive team, Meaux (pronounced ‘mo’) leads Celigo’s Marketplace and third-party developer program.
Prior to Celigo, Ronald held leadership roles in companies ranging from venture-backed startups to icons including Microsoft, Veeva, and Ariba. He has a strong track record of success and brings a wide range of professional expertise across technology partnerships, product management, and business development.
Meaux is married with two children and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida.
