Leadership Team
Alan Dabbiere
Chairman
Alan Dabbiere is the chairman of AirWatch, driving the company’s vision, direction and growth plans. Mr. Dabbiere is also the president of AJD, LLC, a privately held investment company, and he serves on the board of Directors of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).
Prior to AirWatch, Mr. Dabbiere founded Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH), the world’s leading supply-chain execution software company, where he served as president and CEO from 1990 through the end of 1999. Following the company’s successful initial public offering in 1998, he served as Manhattan Associates’ chairman of the board of directors through 2003. Today, Manhattan Associates is a global company with over 1200 customers, 2000 employees and more than $337 million in revenue. During his tenure, Mr. Dabbiere oversaw the company’s fast-paced growth and expansion, earning numerous citations and national media attention.
In 2005, Cape Horn Strategies honored Manhattan Associates as one of only three public software companies — Microsoft and Kronos were the other two companies cited — with 15 years of consecutive profitability and growth. In addition, while Mr. Dabbiere was leading Manhattan Associates, leading industry analysts — including Gartner, Forrester, ARC and AMR — repeatedly recognized the company as having this global industry’s most comprehensive and robust supply chain and logistics solutions.
Mr. Dabbiere currently is a member of the Washington, DC chapter of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), serves on the Board of PrimeRevenue, an Atlanta-based supply chain finance company, on the Foundation Board for Inova Health Systems, on the Board of Trustees for The Potomac School in McLean, VA, and on the Advisory Board of Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, which advises College leadership on matters regarding research and education initiatives.
Mr. Dabbiere is also a charter member of the Georgia Tech Hill Society and has served as a member of the President’s Advisory Board of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Advisory Board of Emory University’s Roberto C. Goizueta Business School. In 1998, he endowed the Manhattan Associates Chair of Supply Chain Management at Georgia Tech’s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Prior to Manhattan Associates, Mr. Dabbiere was a consultant for Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), a management consulting firm specializing in the consumer products, retail and healthcare sectors. He received both his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and his MBA from Indiana University.
John Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
John Marshall founded AirWatch in 2003, serves as CEO, and drives the company’s strategy and operations. Under Marshall’s leadership, AirWatch’s customer base has grown to over 2,000 organizations in the financial services, retail, healthcare, government, transportation, distribution, field services, hospitality and manufacturing industries.
Prior to founding AirWatch, Marshall helped launch Celarix, a leader in global supply chain visibility. As vice president, Marketing Strategy for Celarix, Marshall was responsible for designing the company’s product solutions and developing the go-to-market strategy. Marshall also led business development activities with technology and transportation partners in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Celarix was acquired in 2002 by Global Exchange Systems, formerly GE Information Systems.
Prior to joining Celarix, Marshall worked in a variety of senior roles at Manhattan Associates during its fast-paced growth of the late 1990s. Marshall led the design and deployment of warehousing and supply chain solutions for over 30 Fortune 500 retailers and manufacturers, developed the Knowledge Management Group, helped launch international operations in the UK and mainland Europe, and designed software modules relating to transportation, load planning and global logistics.
Marshall received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
David Dabbiere
Chief Operating Officer
David Dabbiere is chief operating officer (COO) for AirWatch and is responsible for helping AirWatch scale its operations and expand its presence globally as well as all legal matters.
Dabbiere most recently was senior vice president and chief legal officer for Manhattan Associates (NASDQ: MANH) where he served a major role in the company’s successful initial public offering. He was also responsible for all of Manhattan Associates’ global legal matters, contract administration and the corporate Code of Ethics.
Prior to Manhattan Associates, Dabbiere was an associate general counsel at The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), where he oversaw legal matters related to P&G’s Beauty Care, Health Care and Cosmetics & Fragrances business units.
Dabbiere graduated from Indiana University where he received both a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a law degree.
Ian Evans
Managing Director, EMEA
Ian Evans is managing director, EMEA, at AirWatch. In this role, Evans is responsible for growing AirWatch’s business in the European, Middle Eastern and African regions.
Evans brings more than 20 years of experience in the software industry and over 10 years in direct and channel sales to AirWatch. A diversified senior executive with global CRM technology applications and services experience, Evans has been successful in helping companies achieve their forecast goals by structuring sales and operation processes and coaching sales teams to deliver multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts.
Prior to joining AirWatch, Evans worked at a number of global private companies. At Astea, a worldwide software solutions company, Evans served as managing director, EMEA. Before Astea, he was director, EMEA for O4 Corporation, a global software company that focuses on delivering mobile sales solutions to the consumer goods and retail industry. Prior to that, Evans was vice president at InforGlobal Solutions where he focused on increasing sales for the company in EMEA. Evans was also a sales director at Pivotal Software, a subsidiary of China.com.
Rob Roe
Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand
Rob Roe serves as AirWatch’s managing director for the Australian and New Zealand markets, overseeing the company’s in-country business development, professional services and marketing efforts. A 30-year veteran in the telecom, mobility and technology industries, Roe spent nine years with Telstra, working in a variety of leadership positions.
Most recently, he served as director of product and service marketing, responsible for voice, data, mobiles, unified communications, contact centres, managed services and professional services. Prior to that, he was the managing director of KAZ Technology Services, doubling profitability and growing revenue by 20% the first year after being acquired by Telstra.
Prior to his tenure at Telstra, Roe served for three years as Gartner Group’s senior vice president, marketing. He also worked for 13 years at IBM, serving in a variety of senior executive roles, including director of the company’s ERP Solutions Asia Pacific. He is a graduate of Swinburne University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
John Czerwinski
Data Center and IT Operations
John Czerwinski has over 17 years of network and data center design, implementation and operations experience. At AirWatch, he leads the Data Center and IT Operations team, which oversees the design, delivery and maintenance of all mission-critical hosting environments for the company and its global customer base.
Prior to joining AirWatch in 2009, Czerwinski led a network and network security team at Scientific Games, responsible for building and operating a 20,000+ international VSAT network; completing the development of a CDMA/EVDO-based point-of-sale solution for the lottery industry; building and operating a 90,000+ node network in China; and building and operating a 1000+ node international enterprise network. Before his tenure at Scientific Games, Czerwinski was part of the network engineering team at Equifax Healthcare, where he was responsible for designing and maintaining a mission-critical medical claims clearinghouse telecommunications network. Czerwinski received his bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from Kennesaw State University.
Matt Finger
Operations and Technical Support
Matt Finger has 13 years of operations, sales, and business development experience with high-growth technology companies. At AirWatch, Finger is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company’s wireless infrastructure and hot-spot solutions business, which supports more than 10,000 locations, 40,000 access points and over 40 million unique connections each year from its 24/7 NOC, which is located at the company’s headquarters in Atlanta.
Before joining AirWatch, Finger led business development and program management at Simtrol, a developer of enterprise software solutions that efficiently manage extended network devices such as security cameras, projectors and digital displays. Prior to that, Finger spent two years at The Home Depot, where he graduated from the company’s prestigious Business Leadership Program. Finger started his career at Manhattan Associates, where he spent seven years designing and deploying distribution and supply chain solutions for a wide range of global Fortune 1000 companies. Finger graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and received an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
Rick Franke
Professional Services
Rick Franke leads and manages the company’s professional services and sales engineering organizations. In this role, Franke is responsible for the successful delivery and ongoing support of AirWatch’s MDM solution to the company’s global customer base. Prior to joining AirWatch, Franke served as Manhattan Associates’ senior vice president, Professional Services, responsible for all software delivery and consulting services.
Franke joined Manhattan Associates in December 1997 to help develop a retail supply chain services practice. During his tenure, services revenue grew from approximately $14 million annually to $175 million annually, with the professional service organization growing from approximately 40 to 540 members.
Franke came to Manhattan from Kurt Salmon and Associates, where he worked in the consulting services practice. Prior to Kurt Salmon and Associates, he served as a manager of consulting services for HNC Software’s retail division. Franke began his career as an industrial and operations engineer for Westinghouse Electric. He received his MBA from Emory University and Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan.
JP Halebeed
Development and Product Management
JP Halebeed oversees and manages AirWatch’s software development and product management. Previously, Halebeed worked at Manhattan Associates for 17 years, where he was one of the first eight employees, helping to drive the design and coding of the company’s flagship solution.
During his tenure, Halebeed held a wide variety of leadership positions that oversaw the design, development and management of Manhattan Associates’ best-of-breed supply chain software products, including warehouse management, RFID and inventory optimization modules. He has deep domain expertise in building software applications across multiple technology platforms.
Most recently, Halebeed was vice president of product development for Manhattan Associates’ planning and inventory optimization products, where he led and managed teams of more than 100 people. From 2003 until 2006, he was responsible for building and managing Manhattan Associates’ Technical Services Organization in Europe. Halebeed earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Mysore University, India.
Jacki Hertenstein
Human Resources
Jacki Hertenstein leads the company’s Human Resources (HR) function for AirWatch, the global leader and innovator in mobile security, mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM). Jacki brings more than 13 years of human resources expertise to AirWatch. In this role, Jacki oversees policies and programs for the entire company as well as organizational planning and development, recruiting, training, employee relations, compensation, benefits and health.
Prior to joining AirWatch, Jacki was vice president of Human Resources for Manhattan Associates, a global solutions provider for supply chain leaders.
Previous to Manhattan Associates, Jacki was the HR manager for KSA and the HR manager for IP Unity Glenayre (now Movius), a provider of value-added communication solutions.
Jacki earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Business Administration from the State University of New York College at Oswego and a Master’s degree in Human Resources from Georgia State University.
Kevin Keith
Business Development
Kevin Keith has over 15 years of experience in wireless and mobility applications as well as extensive experience in leading and managing mission-critical application implementations for global Fortune 1000 companies. He also possesses extensive experience in establishing and developing strategic partnerships with ISVs, OEMs and systems integrators. Prior to joining AirWatch in 2007, Keith led the sales and delivery efforts for the U.S. division of Microlise, a United Kingdom-based company.
In this role, Keith implemented mobile device management solutions to support his customer’s mobile users as well as support Microlise’s Mobile Worker application module.
Prior to Microlise, Keith led a team of over 100 consultants, developers and trainers in his role as executive director for professional services at Manhattan Associates. During his seven-year tenure, Keith provided implementation quality assurance and oversight for more than 60 supply chain software implementations, including mobile device and wireless network roll-outs, at various Fortune 1000 companies. Keith started his career at Accenture, working in the firm’s logistics and supply chain strategy practices. Keith graduated from the University of Florida, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Dan Wardle
Global Finance and Accounting
Dan Wardle oversees and manages the company’s global accounting and finance operations. He drives operational improvements through the implementation of controls, systems and best practices as well as managing all audit, tax and compliance activities.
Wardle brings more than 13 years of finance and operational experience in the software industry with Manhattan Associates, where he served in a variety of roles, with his most recent being senior director, Finance, Asia Pacific. In this role, he oversaw finance and administration for the company’s Asia-Pacific locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Shanghai and Tokyo. He also served as Manhattan Associates’ director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis as well as in several accounting-related roles. Wardle began his career as a certified public accountant for Ernst & Young LLP, working with telecom and technology-based clients. He graduated magna cum laude from Clemson University, with a degree in Accounting.