CDC Software Executives

Board of Directors

Peter Yip
Executive Chairman of the Board, CDC Software

John Clough
Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee, CDC Software

Simon Wong
Independent Director

Samson Tam, Ph.D.
Independent Director

Chung Kiu Wong
Independent Director

Sin Just Wong
Independent Director

Frank K. Au
Independent Director

Management Team

Eric Musser
President and Chief Executive Officer, CDC Software

James J. McDevitt
Chief Operating Officer, CDC Software

Bruce Cameron
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing, CDC Software

Alan MacLamroc
Chief Technology Officer, CDC Software

Timothy F. Coen
General Counsel, CDC Software

Per Norling
President, CDC Supply Chain

William Geist
Senior Vice President, Customer Services, North America, CDC Software

Niklas Rönnbäck
Senior Vice President, Services for EMEA

Mark Sutcliffe
General Manager, CDC Factory, CDC Software

Stephen Bruce
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, CDC Software

Frank Hung
Managing Director, Australia, CDC Software

Edmund Lau
Vice President, Greater China, CDC Software

Sean Yu
Vice President, CDC Software and Chairman, CDC Software (China)

Monish Bahl
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications , CDC Corporation

Peter Yip

Executive Chairman of the Board, CDC Software

Mr. Yip is Executive Chairman of CDC Software, a leading integrated enterprise software company currently ranked #18 of the global top 100 enterprise software providers. Mr. Yip is the architect of the acquisitions of Pivotal Corporation and Ross Systems that together form the core foundation for CDC Software. Mr. Yip is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of CDC Corporation. Mr. Yip was a founder of CDC Corporation and was the founding CEO between January 1999 and February 2005. Under his leadership, CDC Corporation was one of the first successful initial public offerings of an Internet company from Greater China to be listed on NASDAQ, opening the door for other Chinese entrepreneurs to list their ventures in the US capital markets.

Mr. Yip co-founded Yipkon Business Systems in 1978 with his Indian partner from Bangalore, Kumar Konanur. Yipkon, as one of the first Indian outsourcing companies based in New York, pioneered outsourcing for US companies using Indian resources from Bangalore and successfully grew to US$100M revenue, securing major federal government contracts with the US Army, US Treasury, DOD Logistics Agency, and financial institutions including Equitable Life, Morgan Guarantee Trust, Bankers Trust, New York Life, and Citibank. Mr. Yip sold Yipkon to MCI Worldcom in 1987, just before the market crash, and returned to Hong Kong to make investments in software and IT companies.

Mr. Yip has made a number of successful co-investments with institutional investors, corporate investors and high net worth individuals. These include investments in Temasek Holdings company, Xinhua News Agency, Bechtel Enterprises Inc., Mitsui & Co. Ltd., America Online, Inc., Merrill Lynch-Fred Adler Technology Fund II, and the New World Group. Mr. Yip previously held management positions at KPMG Consulting and Wharton Applied Research.

Mr. Yip is a frequent speaker at various international conferences and institutions, including the Harvard Business School, Fortune CEO Global Forum, World Economics Forum, Forbes CEO Forum, Businessweek CIO Forum, M.I.T. Enterprise Forum, US/Japan Symposium on Corporate Partnership, United Nations Conference on Science & Technology, Harvard University's Conference on Internet & Society, and the Nikkei International Conference. CDC Corporation's business model was a case study at Harvard Business School in 1996. He has authored research papers published by Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Nanjing University Press, and the National Science Foundation. He recently co-authored a book titled The China's Century with former Chinese Premier Zhu Yongji, amongst others.

Mr. Yip received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his MSEE and BSEE from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr Yip also received an Associate degree in Engineering and an honorary Doctorate degree in business from Vincennes University, Indiana.

John Clough

Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee, CDC Software

In his role as Vice Chairman of the Board for CDC Software, John Clough helps to guide corporate strategy and company growth, especially in the expansion of global sales channels. Mr. Clough is also a board member and chairman of the executive committee for CDC Corporation and serves as a special advisor to General Atlantic LLC.

Mr. Clough brings significant enterprise software and entrepreneurial experience to CDC Software. He was a Co-founder and Managing Director of the CSSL Group, one of the largest mid-range application software distributors and hardware resellers in Asia and Australasia. Prior to the CSSL Group, Mr. Clough held the position of General Manager of JBA in Asia, an Australia-based worldwide mid-range software distributor.

Simon Wong

Independent Director

In addition to his directorship at CDC Software, Simon, Kwong Chi Wong has served as an independent director of our board of directors since August 2005. Mr. Wong is a partner of Argo Global Capital, LLC. Prior to joining Argo, he was a director and executive vice president of Transpac Capital Ltd., one of the oldest and largest private equity investment firms in Asia, managing a $820.0 million portfolio with investments in approximately 200 companies in East Asia and the United States. Prior to joining Transpac, Mr. Wong was deputy managing director of Cony Electronics Products Ltd. and Hung Nien Electronics Ltd. in Hong Kong and president of Cony Electronics Inc. in Chicago. Mr. Wong serves on the boards of Hang Fung Gold Technology Ltd., Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited and Glory Mark Hi-Tech (Holdings) Ltd. Mr. Wong has served previously as chairman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association and was vice chairman of The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association. He is also a committee member of the Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council; member of Financial Services Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council and board member of Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Hong Kong. Mr. Wong received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Samson Tam, Ph.D.

Independent Director

Mr. Tam is the chairman and CEO of Group Sense (International) Limited, overseeing the overall strategy formulation and creation of business and technology partnerships. Mr. Tam and his brother co-founded Group Sense Limited in 1988 and launched the world's first English-Chinese electronic dictionary in 1989, under the brand name "Instant-Dict". In 1993, the company was restructured and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the holding vehicle Group Sense (International) Limited. Mr. Tam is currently the chairman of the Hong Kong Electronics Industry Council and is also sitting on a number of different key advisory committees and councils in the public sector. He is often invited to speak at conferences and seminars on technology, industry and management. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1986 with a Bachelor's degree in Science and Electronics and holds a Ph.D. from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Chung Kiu Wong

Independent Director

Wong Chung Kiu was appointed to the CDC Software board in March 2007. Mr. Wong is the founder and managing principal of iASPEC, a group of companies that provide information technology consulting services, software products and services in Hong Kong, China and North America. iASPEC was established in 1988 and continues to maintain its headquarters in Hong Kong. Mr. Wong obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California. He served as the principal architect in a State of California government data centre from 1975 to 1981 and received the Distinguished Services Award from the State of California in 1979. Mr. Wong returned to China in 1982 and has held senior positions in international information technology companies in China and in Hong Kong. Mr. Wong is a Distinguished Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society. He is also a member of the University Grants Committee and a member of the Advisory Committee on Creative Industry of the Central Policy Unit in the Hong Kong SAR Government. Mr. Wong serves as a member in the Advisory Committees of various engineering faculties and information technology academic departments in the local universities and those in China.

Sin Just Wong

Independent Director

Sin Just Wong was appointed to our board in February 2007. Mr. Wong has served as an independent non-executive director of China.com Inc., an affiliated company, since November 1999 and independent director and chairman of the audit committee of CDC Games since February 2007. He is the executive co-chairman of E2-Capital (Holdings) Limited, chairman and chief executive officer of SBI E2-Capital Asia Holdings Limited, executive chairman of Suncorp Technologies Limited, co-chairman of China Renji Medical Group Limited, chairman and chief executive officer of China Pacific Acquisition Corp, independent nonexecutive director of Capital Strategic Investment Limited and non-executive director of Intelligent Edge Technologies Berhad. Mr. Wong possesses over 15 years of investment banking and venture capital experience, and has held positions with a number of international investment banks. Mr. Wong holds a bachelor of engineering degree (first class honors) from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London and was qualified with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales. The address for Mr. Wong is c/o CDC Corporation, 33/F, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Frank K. Au

Independent Director

Frank K. Au is an independent board director of CDC Software and CDC Games. Mr. Au is also Chairman of CDC Mobile. Mr. Au is a founding partner and Managing Director of Latitude Capital Group, a boutique Asian investment bank, which was founded in 2002 with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Latitude Capital specializes in cross-border China M&A and private placements. Previously, Mr. Au was the head of media investment banking in Greater China for Lehman Brothers Asia and had spent time in both Lehman's Hong Kong and New York offices in their industrial, LBO, telecom and technology investment banking groups. Mr. Au was also the president & co-founder of Pacific NetMarkets, a technology incubator. Mr. Au currently serves on the board of NASDAQ listed Grand Toys. Mr. Au holds a master's in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics and East Asian studies from Columbia University.

Eric Musser

President and Chief Executive Officer, CDC Software

Eric Musser is President and CEO of CDC Software. For nearly 15 years, Mr. Musser has served in a variety of management roles at CDC Software and its acquired enterprise software companies. He has built a successful track record of working closely with customers, partners, analysts, and industry associations to deliver leading, industry-specific enterprise solutions and services that enable competitive advantage for customers and create value for the company's stakeholders.

Prior to his current roles, Mr. Musser served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Chief Technology Officer for CDC Software, where he spearheaded the company's innovative product architecture, new vertical market product strategy, support of advanced technology platforms and development of the company's acquisition strategies. In addition to that role, he also successfully expanded CDC Software's Asia Pacific operations through closely working with business partners and customers there, as well as establishing its first major development center in China. At CDC Software's Industri-Matematik (IMI), Eric returned the business to profitability after multiple years of losses and set the foundation for future expansion. He focused IMI on its current blue-chip customer base and started the transition of IMI into a customer-driven company. At Ross Systems, Mr. Musser held senior management positions in services, marketing and development, including Chief Technology Officer. During his tenure there, he also was responsible for shifting the company to a major new technology direction --- from client/server to Internet-based solutions.

Prior to Ross Systems, Mr. Musser held IT management and production engineering positions in the process industries, where he implemented projects spanning from shop floor automation to ERP integration. As a software entrepreneur earlier in his career, he developed CRM solutions running on the Apple Macintosh platform for non-profit organizations.

James J. McDevitt

Chief Operating Officer, CDC Software

James McDevitt is Chief Operating Officer for CDC Software. As COO, he is responsible for Finance, Accounting and Information Technology.  He also is responsible for the operations of the CDC Global Services business that is focused on all areas of IT professional services and outsourcing. CDC Global Services provides services ranging from project management and consulting to complete offshore project and development resources.

With more than 25 years of operations and finance experience, McDevitt comes to CDC Software from Geac Computer Corporation, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Performance Management Division.  Previous experience includes serving as Geac's Vice President and General Manager, Industry Specific Applications Division and as Chief Financial Officer for then NASDAQ-traded CLARUS Corporation. Earlier, he held business analyst and financial management positions at Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Bausch & Lomb. He holds a master's degree in business administration and bachelor's degree in accounting from Bentley College in Massachusetts and has completed executive programs from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bruce Cameron

Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing, CDC Software

Bruce Cameron is Executive Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Marketing and is responsible for overseeing global sales and marketing for the company's enterprise solutions.

Mr. Cameron was originally hired into Pivotal in 2003 as General Manager. He has overseen license revenue growth of over 20% per year in North America and has had similar success in EMEA. Today he manages the sales and marketing of numerous product lines across multiple geographies for $350M CDC Software.

Previously, Mr. Cameron held executive positions at QAD Inc., Delano Technology, and JBA International. As Vice President of Worldwide Sales for QAD Inc., Mr. Cameron grew revenue in North America from $7 million to $45 million in two years and from $10 million to $100 million on a worldwide basis, while adding major customer accounts, including Gillette, Unilever, and Colgate.

At Delano Technology, Mr. Cameron grew revenue from $6 million to $30 million in a single year while serving as General Manager. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Cameron held executive roles at JBA International and was responsible for taking the company into four new vertical markets, helping JBA surpass $100 million in sales in these verticals in three years.

Alan MacLamroc

Chief Technology Officer, CDC Software

Mr. MacLamroc is responsible for the definition, development and deployment of all products for the company, including technology strategy, product management, software development, quality assurance, performance and systems integration for CDC Software.

With more than 20 years of technology management experience, Mc. MacLamroc comes to CDC Software from CompuCredit, where he served as chief technology officer, Valued Services.  Previous experience includes serving as chief product and technology officer, Global Product Marketing & Engineering, for MAPICS and chief technology officer, Global Engineering, for CLARUS. He also has served in a variety of technology management positions at System Software Associates (SSA), IBM and Sprint.

Timothy F. Coen

General Counsel, CDC Software

Tim Coen is general counsel for CDC Corporation and its subsidiaries.  Most recently, Tim was vice president, general counsel and secretary for IP Unity Glenayre, Inc. and its predecessor Glenayre Technologies, Inc., a publicly-held global company engaged in the worldwide distribution of complex mobile messaging systems platforms, mobile applications and entertainment media. Tim holds more than 25 years of domestic and international corporate and transaction-oriented legal experience. He has served as an attorney in major law firms and as an executive-level in-house lawyer, including tenure as of counsel with King& Spalding, LLP.  He also was a partner in the law firm of Powell Goldstein LLP, and in-house counsel with Concert Communications and with BellSouth Corporation. He has represented numerous technology companies in complex software, technology and professional IT services transactions, as well as in corporate, securities and compliance matters and other complex commercial and financial transactions.

Per Norling

President, CDC Supply Chain

Per Norling is responsible for CDC Software operations in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) and CDC Supply Chain operations worldwide. His responsibilities include customer-focused software, services, and support solutions, as well as the company's internal operations.

Before joining CDC Software, Mr. Norling was Chief Operating Officer of Baan Company in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). More recently, Mr. Norling was business leader for the EMEA region of Descartes Systems Group (DSG) and a member of the DSG Operations Team.

Mr. Norling graduated in 1979 from the School of Industrial Economics in Linköping with a Master of Science degree in Engineering. Since then he has garnered over 20 years' experience in the IT and manufacturing industries—including sales, marketing, manufacturing, consultancy, and business development roles with Nordic and global industry leaders such as General Electric, Siemens, and Ericsson.

William Geist

Senior Vice President, Customer Services, North America, CDC Software

Mr. Geist is responsible for delivery of software services to CDC Software's North American customers and global support for all CDC products. 

Mr. Geist most recently served as a partner at Tatum, L.L.C., an Atlanta-based national consultancy focused on providing financial, strategic and technology services to companies in transition, accelerating their business growth and creating value. Previous experience also includes serving as CEO for Application Partners, L.L.C., a consultancy providing business intelligence and data warehousing services; senior vice president and vice president for Headstrong, Inc., an international consultancy; partner and branch manager of Whittman-Hart, Inc.; director and group manager of Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.; vice president, Information Technology and Services for Scientific Atlanta, Inc., and several other IT management positions.

Niklas Rönnbäck

Senior Vice President, Services for EMEA

Niklas Rönnbäck is Senior Vice President, Services for EMEA.  He is responsible for all customer service, across all product lines in EMEA.

Since 1997, he has served in a variety of management roles at CDC Software including Vice President, Operations at CDC Supply Chain.

Rönnbäck brings more than 15 years of enterprise software experience, specifically in the implementation of ERP, order management and warehouse management systems.  Earlier, he was President at Öhrwall & Rönnbäck, a privately held logistics and supply chain firm.

Mark Sutcliffe

General Manager, CDC Factory, CDC Software

Mark Sutcliffe is a general manager for the company's CDC Factory solution, a packaged manufacturing operations management solution.

Sutcliffe is an acknowledged authority on continuous improvement and change management practices, centered on technology. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences in Europe and the U.S. on the subject of deploying technology to leverage "human capital" and achieve "breakthrough performance" across the whole enterprise.

After an outstanding career in enterprise software sales, Mark formed MVI technology in 1991 to provide leading-edge improvement technology to the food & beverage manufacturing sector. In the fourth quarter of 2006, MVI was acquired by CDC Software and the product line has posted consistent record sales quarters.

Stephen Bruce

Senior Vice President of Human Resources, CDC Software

Stephen Bruce is vice president of Human Resources and leads CDC Software's global HR organization.  Mr. Bruce has more than 15 years of experience in the management and delivery of human resources for small/emerging software organizations, as well as, large enterprise software providers.  Over the past 10 years, Mr. Bruce held global HR director-level positions for Infor Global Solutions and Geac Computer Corporation Limited. Most recently, at Infor, Stephen directed global HR for the Strategic Solutions Group, comprised of the CRM, SCM, EAM and PM business units. Previously, he served as the Vice President of Human Resources for eCredit.  Stephen holds extensive experience in all facets of HR including: executive leadership, talent management, acquisition integration, organizational development, performance management, and compensation programs/planning in diverse and rapidly-changing organizations.

Frank Hung

Managing Director, Australia, CDC Software

Frank Hung has served as CDC Software's managing director of Australia since January 2007 and is responsible for operations activity for Australia and New Zealand.

Mr. Hung has more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector and has held various international and senior management positions throughout Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Before joining CDC Software, Mr Hung served as the Managing Director, Australia, and Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific, for Maximizer Software, where he oversaw all customer relationship management (CRM) operations for the company throughout the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Maximizer Software, Mr. Hung served as Chief Operating Officer, Asia for Powerlan Limited. While at Powerlan, he played an instrumental role in the initial merger of CSSL Group and Powerlan and led the integration of the companies' infrastructure, operations and combined services and solutions.

Edmund Lau

Vice President, Greater China, CDC Software

Edmund Lau is vice president, Greater China. He is responsible for sales, services and business development in Greater China (Hong Kong, Taiwan and China).

With more than 20 years of senior management experience, Lau has earned a formidable reputation for his track record in transforming and growing established and start-up businesses while building solid relationships with customers. Most recently, he served as president of Viador, Inc., a leading provider of web-based Business Intelligence (BI) solutions based in bay area, US. There, he also served in senior sales positions that included vice president of worldwide sales and vice president of international sales, where he expanded company sales in Europe and Asia Pacific, especially the Greater China area.  Under the leadership of Lau, Viador sales increased dramatically in Greater China through direct sales and strategic OEM partnerships with China-based vertical market-focused ISVs (Independent Software Vendors). Lau also established Viador's new outsourcing operation in that country.  Earlier, Lau served as general manager of China/Hong Kong region for Hamilton/Brighton Technology Ltd., a U.S.-based IT company.  Prior to that, he served in a variety of technical management positions for California-based IT companies.

Sean Yu

Vice President, CDC Software and Chairman, CDC Software (China)

Sean Yu, Vice President for Development of CDC Software and Chairman of CDC Software (China), is responsible for establishing, expanding and managing the company's China offshore operations. Under his leadership, CDC Software's offshore capability in China has grown from scratch to account for more than one-third of the global product workforce within three years. To ensure CDC Software's rapid growth in China, he also identifies and examines acquisition targets, conducts due diligence analysis, and serves as board members on the company's joint ventures to ensure their continuing success.

Before joining CDC Software, Mr. Yu held senior positions in the field of supply chain management. Creative solutions developed under his guidance are still supporting a number of globally-known companies today in optimizing their supply chain and transportation networks.

Earlier in his career, he worked at the Harvard Institute for International Development conducting economic and investment analysis for international and government institutions such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Mr. Yu received his M.S. in operations research and M.A. in urban planning from Harvard University.

Monish Bahl

Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications , CDC Corporation

Mr. Bahl is responsible for communicating the company's financial and other relevant information to shareholders and the financial community. He has held a variety of management positions with publicly traded companies and has extensive experience with Wall Street.

Prior to joining CDC Software, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations of Verso Technologies, a next generation telecommunications equipment provider in Atlanta. In this role, he communicated the company's strategy to the investment community, was involved in two equity capital raises, as well as mergers and acquisitions activity.  Earlier, he was one of the founding members of HarborPayments, an e-commerce financial services company that was later sold to American Express Corporation. Prior to HarborPayments, he worked as Assistant Vice President for Parker/Hunter, a sell-side brokerage house later sold to Janney Montgomery. In that capacity, he served as a senior equity analyst covering technology stocks such as Computer Associates, Ansys and others. He was also involved in five public equity offerings. He holds a MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor of science from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.