Kirk Krappe
CEO, Apttus

Here’s his bio:

Kirk is a veteran of Enterprise Software, having being involved in the very first instances of the internet and enterprise applications. Kirk has extensive experience marketing, selling and delivering enterprise solutions to organizations, world wide. Previous to Apttus, Kirk held the role of Executive Vice President of Worldwide Markets with I-many, where he managed Sales, Marketing, Business development and International.

Previously, was Chief Executive Officer of Nextance, a privately-held contract management solutions provider and earlier in his career, he was the Senior Vice President at Corio through its initial public offering where he pioneered the whole concept of ASP before it became mainstream. He also served as Vice President of Solutions Marketing at Oracle and Vice President of Industry Solutions at Siebel Systems. Earlier in his career, he was with Bain and Company as a strategy consultant and began his career as an engineer with Ford Motor Company.

Kirk has an Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of London and an MBA from INSEAD.