Management
David Ehrhardt
Chief Executive Officer
Responsibilities: Overall management of company strategy, operations and performance
Career Highlights: Prior to joining Apptix, David was the Chief Operating Officer of Spheris, Inc. a $210M company that provided technology solutions for the healthcare market. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer, and earlier CFO, of HealthScribe, Inc., which was acquired by Spheris in December 2004. Earlier in his career, he was the CFO of CompuCare and spent several years at Ernst & Young.
Education: B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Certified Public Accountant
Chris Mack
Chief Financial Officer
Responsibilities: Oversight and management of Finance Accounting, Tax, Legal and Human Resources
Career Highlights: Chris leads Apptix's Finance, Accounting, Human Resources and Internal IT functions. He joined Apptix from Anystream, where he served as CFO. Prior to that, he held the positions of CFO and Senior Vice President of Operations for Spheris, CFO of HealthScribe, and President and CFO of ITC Learning Corporation. Chris is a Certified Public Accountant and brings significant expertise to his role at Apptix, including extensive experience managing the finances and operations of public companies.
Education: B.S. in Accounting, Shepherd University
Certified Public Accountant
John Kersse
Chief Technology Officer
Responsibilities: Directing and administering all information technology operations
Career highlights: Prior to joining Apptix, John spent over six years at Network Solutions, where he was responsible for all aspects of Technology-based systems and Software Quality Management. Previously, John spent 12 years at NASDAQ, where he managed operations for its Maryland-based Technical Operations and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity division. John also spent two years at PSINet, overseeing the company’s technical operations in Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts. John began his IT career at Management Technology, and at the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).
Education: B.S. in Business Administration from Longwood College and the University of Phoenix.
Chris Damvakaris
Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Responsibilities: Management of Direct and Channel Sales
Career Highlights: Chris is responsible for setting Apptix' sales and marketing communications strategy across all brands, focused on both direct sales and channel development. Prior to joining Apptix, Chris was the Vice President of Business Development and Product Marketing at Spryance, where he led sales, marketing and business development. He has also worked in sales and business development leadership positions at HealthScribe, Honeywell-POMS and QuadraMed.
Education: MBA, American University; B.S. Business Administration, Old Dominion University
Rick Rumbarger
Vice President, Product
Responsibilities: Directing product management, product marketing, and the company’s Web marketing strategy across all Apptix brands.
Career Highlights: Rick has 20 years of technology leadership experience in the consumer, business, and government markets. Prior to joining Apptix, Rick worked at NeuStar, a provider of clearinghouse and directory services for the global communications and Internet industry, as the head of product management for the company’s UltraDNS division. Previously, Rick served as the head of product management for e-business solutions provider Network Solutions within its messaging and communications product group. Rick also worked as a consultant for telecommunications companies Nextel and MCI, and has held senior management positions at Digital Commerce Corporation, ICF Consulting, and SynapSyS.
Education: B.S. in Management from Ithaca College
Donald Dimon
General Manager, MailStreet
Responsibilities: Management of the MailStreet organization and strategy
Career Highlights: Prior to joining Apptix, Don was President and Founder of the MailStreet hosted collaboration service. MailStreet was acquired by Apptix in 2005. At the time of the acquisition the company had over 4,000 customers and 25,000 subscribers. Prior to MailStreet, Don was a Web development architect for a variety of large-scale online projects, including All American Semiconductor's Direct Ecommerce Platform, AAA Internet's HotelPlus Portal, and the U.S. Army's AKO Army Knowledge Online project.
Johan Lindqvist
Chairman of the Board
Johan was appointed Chairman of the Board of Apptix in 2007. He is also the Managing Director of Investa Företagskapital AB, a Swedish venture fund. From 2004 to 2006, Johan was the CEO for TeleComputing ASA. He served as the managing director of TeleComputing Sweden AB from 2001 to 2004. Since 1996, Mr. Lindqvist held various positions in Alfaskop AB, including serving as the CEO from 1999 to 2001. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering (Industrial Economy) from the Technical University in Linkøping, Sweden.