David Richmond

David is a serial software entrepreneur with over 35 years in the software industry, having founded three companies and sold them all successfully. David founded Striva Corporation in 1998, which was sold to Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) in 2003 for $62m. David was Chairman and CEO of Striva. In five years Striva became the world leader in database access and integration across multiple software and hardware platforms, acquiring the EDP product line from BMC in 2002. David's previous software start ups were Adrem Systems Plc and Enhanced Software Products, Inc. More recently David has also been Executive Chairman of TouchClarity Ltd, recently acquired by Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR) and CEO of Red-M Ltd,

David has a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Business Studies from the University of Bradford Management School.

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Dave Berry

Dave has over 25 years experience in the software industry, having worked with blue chip organisations and software start ups. His recent roles have seen him build multiple sales channels and have included extensive European operational management. He has worked for IBM, BMC Software, Evolutionary Technologies, Acta Technology (acquired by Business Objects), Striva and most recently Informatica (which acquired Striva). He has held the role of Senior Vice President/Vice President EMEA for the last four organisations.

David studied for a Joint Honours in Mathematics and Chemistry at the University of Newcastle.

Tim Daniels

Tim has over 23 years in the IT industry, the majority of time spent working for software start ups principally focused in the Enterprise Software market space. He has held numerous senior positions in management and sales across EMEA for a number of companies including BMC Software, Evolutionary Technologies, Acta Technology (acquired by Business Objects), Sand Technology and most recently Informatica, where he was UK Managing Director.

Tim has a B.A. (Hons) degree in Business Studies from the London Metropolitan University.