Ektron Management Team

Bill Rogers founded Ektron in 1998 with a simple vision: enable business users to easily author and publish content on websites. Today, Ektron allows organizations to do that and more, essentially empowering them to deliver the web experiences that their customers want.

Today, Rogers has sparked a revolution in the way organizations create and manage interactive web, intranet and extranet sites. He recognized early on how important websites would become to companies’ business models, and guided Ektron in creating a web content management, marketing optimization and social software platform that provides all the functionality webmasters, designers and developers want in a single application.

In his role as a hands-on chief executive officer, Rogers is actively engaged in keeping Ektron a market and technology leader. He sets the company’s strategic direction, aligns product development with his forward-looking vision for website technology and is involved in all aspects of Ektron’s operations. In addition, he frequently participates in industry events and solicits feedback from Ektron’s customers and partners to stay on the leading edge of web technology.

Rogers also co-founded two other successful technology companies. At Global Telemedix, a telemedicine software developer, he led product development and spearheaded key strategic relationships with technical partners and investors, such as Hewlett Packard Medical Products.

At Zydacron Inc., co-developer of the first video conferencing chip set, Rogers conceptualized and executed product development initiatives and pursued strategic partnering efforts with major technology firms, such as IBM.

Early in his career, Rogers worked on new technology development in DuPont Corporation’s desktop publishing group and at MIT Lincoln Labs. Rogers received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University.

Sean participates in overall corporate and financial strategic planning to support the company's growth.

Prior to joining Ektron, Lannan was employed as Chief Financial Officer by BBN Technologies where he developed an ambitious five-year strategic plan and set up related initiatives to achieve it.  At BBN, Lannan set aggressive performance targets and planning processes for a business that delivered substantial revenue growth during his tenure.  Prior to BBN, Lannan was senior vice president and treasurer at Polaroid Corporation where he led treasury, corporate finance and corporate development.  He also has held related roles at Manufacturers' Services LTD, Telocity, Inc. and Lucent Technologies. 

Lannan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and a Masters of Business Administration from The Wharton School.

Neil is responsible for all Ektron global sales and sales operations. 

Neil brings over 20 years of expertise and success in sales, field operations, sales management, alliances and channels to Ektron. Neil joined Ektron from Autonomy (an HP company) where he served as Vice President of Sales.  Neil came to Autonomy through its acquisition of web content management pioneer, Interwoven.   Prior to Autonomy and Interwoven, Neil held sales leadership roles at IntraLinks, Ernst & Young LLP, Computer Associates and Digital Equipment Corp.

As the Chief Marketing Officer, Tom drives Ektron's global marketing strategy. Tom works closely with Ektron's executive team to deliver on Ektron's vision for transforming online customer experiences.  Tom brings over fifteen years experience in enterprise marketing and sales to Ektron. 

Prior to joining Ektron, Tom was the Web Solutions Evangelist for Autonomy Interwoven where he was responsible for delivering Autonomy Interwoven's vision to customers, partners and analysts worldwide.  Tom’s previously held senior Sales and Marketing positions at IBM and Macromedia.

Tom holds a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

As Chief Evangelist, Bill brings his passion for internet technology, software architecture, and user-centric interface design to Ektron.

Prior to joining Ektron, Cava served as a team leader and software architect at Lycos, one of the Internet's first search engines. There he led numerous high profile projects, including a large-scale distributed advertising content management system still used across well known sites such as Wired, Lycos, and Tripod.

As an undergraduate at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bill pursued degrees in Computer Science, Italian Literature, and Fine Art, and is currently finishing a Master of Science in Computer Science from WPI.

As the SVP Client Services, Mark Willson will lead the development of Ektron’s enterprise market strategy and will be responsible for supporting enterprise sales, managing the delivery of high profile client projects, building strategic business partnerships and shaping the functional requirements and product enhancements contributing to future product road maps.

Mark brings to the role more than 20 years of leadership experience directing Web development and delivery strategies for some of the world’s largest digital marketing agencies. Most recently he served as the vice president of technology for iCrossing, ranked as one of the top five digital agencies by AdvertisingAge. During his time at iCrossing, Mark managed client projects for Dolby, GMAC, Chrysler Financial and Nike as well as directed the Technical Architecture group and the Web Application Development team.

Prior to joining iCrossing, Mark was a founding member and chief executive officer for Mission Air, LLC . He spent 6 years with DuPont in Systems and Application Management and held the position of chief technology officer at CIBER, Inc., leading business development initiatives and establishing the strategic direction of application development for clients including Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu and Alcoa.

Mark holds a BS in Computer Science from Penn State University.

As Vice President of Global Sales Operations for Ektron, Chris is responsible for the sales operations and processes across Ektron's 6 global offices. 

Chris brings to Ektron a 10 year background in the high technology, business to business environment.  He has experience in business management, sales, marketing and customer service.  His experience in the LCMS and CMS industries spans more then 10 years.

Before joining Ektron, Chris was the Director of Sales for New York based company, Vuepoint Corporation where he increased sales 200% in less than 2 years and helped secure over $11M in venture capital money.  He is responsible for the global sales operations of Ektron’s domestic and international offices.

Chris earned his B.A. in Communications and Criminal Justice from the University of New Hampshire.

Brian is responsible for overseeing the direction and efforts of Software Quality Assurance and Technical Support teams for Ektron products. Within this role he is dedicated to effectively identifying and improving the quality of the product as well as providing world class product support for all Ektron clients. Working closely with all groups within the organization, these critical efforts build on an important foundation for the daily operations at Ektron.

Joining Ektron in 1999, Brian has served in many areas of the company; understanding customers’ needs and effectively delivering based upon them. With over 14 years of industry experience in the software field, he has a diversified skillset ranging from an array of web based technologies, financial applications, and telecommunications technologies.

Brian holds a degree in computer science from Manchester Technical College as well as several certifications relating to software tools and quality assurance. 

Erick joined Ektron in 2011 to implement and lead a new Global Community Practice (GCP) to proactively integrate traditional media, social media, thought leadership and community hub in a real-time engagement, marketing and sales environment.  Erick Mott brings 20 years of results to Ektron with prior innovation, marketing and communications leadership roles at Sitecore, Lyris, Nokia, Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Philips Electronics, and CBS television.

Erick enjoys innovation with the web, helping other creators, family time, reading, tennis, motorcycles and the tropics.

As the Vice President of Engineering, Alpesh is responsible for Ektron’s day to day engineering operations. He oversees Ektron's product strategy as well as product management and architectural design. Alpesh joined Ektron in 2000 as a Software Engineer and was instrumental in implementing eWebEditPro, Ektron’s first product. He is also actively involved in OASIS CMIS group.

Alpesh holds Computer Science Degree from Daniel Webster College. 

Chris Rogers joined Ektron, Inc. in May 2002. He functions as the Corporate General Manager of Ektron’s business activities in APAC and oversees the corporate business activities, manages business operations, and serves as a Senior Executive for the Ektron Australia Office.

Chris previously served as Ektron's Vice President of Vertical Strategies where he was responsible for aligning Ektron’s solutions to the specific needs of organizations across multiple vertical markets.

Prior to his role at Ektron, Chris served as a Program Manager at Enterasys Networks. He was a member of the Strategic Development Team for Enterasys Managed Services and was responsible for the development of a one and two-tier sales model for their managed security services. Chris’ previous positions have included Senior Solutions Architect for Global Network Technology Services (GNTS) and co-owner/CEO of Brac Solutions (Brac), a security consulting company founded in Manchester, New Hampshire, which was sold to GNTS in March 2001.

Chris holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology, Canada.

As Vice President of Channel and Alliances, Benjamin is responsible for the growth of Ektron’s channel program. Benjamin’s focus is to strategically align Ektron with implementation, technology, and reseller partners whose core business supports Ektron’s growth strategy. With over seven years experience in the Content Management industry, Benjamin understands the importance of the partners’ success and the recognition needed to expand and solidify business practices around Ektron.

Benjamin was promoted internally to lead the channel and alliance program after spending the previous 18 months managing Ektron Europe Limited’s operations throughout Europe, The Middle East, and Africa.  Benjamin has over seven years experience in the content and document management marketplace. For three years Benjamin was the director of sales for a Java based web content and document management solutions organization. An additional two years was spent working with Ektron as a regional sales director for one of Ektron’s US sales regions. Benjamin’s experience in managing the sales, services, and partner channels within the Web Content Management industry has positioned him with the leadership skills needed to expand Ektron’s channel and alliance program. 

Benjamin earned his B.A. from Boston University’s School of Management.

As Managing Director for Ektron operations throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), David is focused on supporting and expanding the Ektron client and partner communities in Europe.

David was promoted internally to lead the EMEA operations after spending the previous 14 months as the Director of Services for Ektron EMEA. David has over 15 years in print and web technology with over nine years experience in content and document management and customer experience management.

Prior to joining Ektron, David was the professional services manager for OpenText (formerly RedDot Solutions) where he was responsible for building the Professional Services practice. Working with organisations ranging from FTSE 100 and International Blue Chip companies, SME's, Central Government bodies, to local borough and county councils; universities and charities, David has a wealth of experience with Ektron customers and partners of all sizes and missions.

As Director, Ektron Canada, Kevin was tasked with opening the Ektron Canada office in the spring of 2008 with the goal of establishing a sales, marketing and services team that focused on supporting and expanding the Ektron client and partner communities. Kevin brings close to 15 years of experience in Professional Services with a focus on providing his clients with Enterprise Content Management solutions that ensure the overall success of their business objectives.  

Prior to joining Ektron, Kevin was the Director, onDemand Consulting with Momentum Advanced Solutions (formerly OnX Enterprise Solutions) where he was responsible for building a Professional Services practice focused on providing Enterprise Web Content Management and custom Application development solutions.  

Kevin earned his B.A. from Carleton University located in Ottawa, Ontario.