Management Team
Jonathan Beckstrand
CEO
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Jon Beckstrand is responsible for the overall direction and vision of the company. Since his leadership began in 2002, MasterControl has enjoyed robust growth, introduced an array of new solutions, continued the company's push for innovation, and advanced its position as a leading provider of quality management software and services for regulated companies.
A lawyer and accountant by training, Beckstrand began his career as general counsel for a developer of credit union software systems. He then worked as senior consultant for a Chicago-area software strategy consulting firm. Beckstrand's extensive experience managing technology investments includes serving on a mergers and acquisitions team for KPMG in Silicon Valley, where he performed due diligence on more than 30 Internet, telecommunications, and software company purchases and investments. He also currently serves on the board of directors for a Utah-based IT services organization. Beckstrand received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Utah and a law degree from Brigham Young University and is a member of the Utah State Bar.
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Jeff Peck
CFO
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Jeff Peck, a Certified Public Accountant, joined MasterControl in 2003 to oversee the company's financial activities. He has more than 13 years of experience as chief financial officer, including four years with a software development company, where he was responsible for filing all reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. His more than 15 years of experience in public accounting have helped him gain a wealth of knowledge in audit, tax, and mergers and acquisitions. Peck earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Utah State University. He's a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. |
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Randall Autry
Sr. V.P. Engineering
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Randall Autry is responsible for engineering and product development. Before joining MasterControl in 2001, he worked in the transportation, communications, energy, finance, and manufacturing sectors. His expertise includes software development, small and large team product development leadership, technology vision, and executive management.
Autry has 14 years of experience in the field, previously serving as VP of engineering for WebBasis Inc., a provider of Web-based telephony, e-mail, and office solutions. He held several positions at Coresoft Technologies, a computer telephony integration provider, including VP of Engineering, Director of Linux Development, and Senior Software Engineer. He also held several positions at IBM Corporation. As a senior product support representative, he provided software engineering services to key IBM customers. |
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Brian Curran
Sr. V.P. Strategic Marketing & Product Management
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Brian Curran joined MasterControl in 2002 to direct and expand MasterControl's product development efforts. He has more than a decade of experience leading the direction for enterprise and entrepreneurial software development companies.
Curran began his career with IBM, where he spent five years leading consulting engagements with Fortune 500 companies, such as MCI, BellSouth, and many others. After this, he held several Director and VP-level product management and marketing positions for entrepreneurial software development companies in the telecommunications and Web analytics sector. Curran has an MBA with an emphasis in information systems. |
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John Yarbrough
Sr. V.P. Sales
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John Yarbrough is a seasoned sales executive with more than 20 years' experience in sales, business development, management and marketing in the software industry. Yarbrough is responsible for MasterControl's domestic and international sales strategy, maintaining its leadership position in the field.
Yarbrough has an extensive track record in building and leading successful sales organizations for software companies. He began his career with Information Builders, Inc. and subsequently served as vice president of sales for MetricStream, Inc. and Pilgrim Software and vice president of worldwide sales for EtQ Management, Inc. He holds an MBA from California Coast University with a concentration in management.
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Kevin Ash
Sr. V.P. Services
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Kevin Ash joined MasterControl in 2005 to manage all aspects of the delivery of the company's services, including professional and validation services, project management, technical support, and client services.
Ash has more than 16 years of professional consulting, technical services, and business management experience. Before joining MasterControl, Ash served as Senior Services Product Manager of Consulting Services at Symantec Corp., a global provider of information security software and services. He has held top-level positions with several technology companies and library automation system providers. Ash received a bachelor's degree in information management from Brigham Young University.
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Curt Porritt
Sr. V.P. Marketing
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Curt Porritt has more than 18 years of experience in the high-tech industry, including more than 13 years of upper-level management experience. He played an integral part in designing and managing WordPerfect’s international development organization — one of the first in the world to produce software products simultaneously in more than 30 different languages. In 1995, Porritt began his own consulting firm that helped clients achieve the highest possible ROI from their international markets.
Prior to joining MasterControl in 2006, Porritt served as President and CEO of 10x Marketing, an Internet marketing firm focused on helping companies realize more visitors to their Web site. As Senior Vice President of Marketing for MasterControl, Porritt has merged his international experience with the latest breakthroughs in global Internet marketing. He enjoys teaching classes on Internet marketing and business strategy for the Small Business Development Center based on a book he authored entitled The Basics of Business. |
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Paul Herd
Director, EMEA Operations
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Paul Herd oversees MasterControl's European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) operations from the Basingstoke office. He is a seasoned sales executive with experience spanning the retail, pharmaceutical, banking and financial industries. Herd brings a strong software sales and operational background to MasterControl with extensive European experience.
Prior to joining MasterControl, Paul has served as the Vice President, Sales and Marketing and head of Europe for Datafarm Inc. where, in addition to running global sales and marketing operations, Paul established and grew Datafarm’s business in Europe. He served as an account manager for Liquent Inc., formally known as ESPS, a leading provider of content management, assembly, publishing, and regulatory and intellectual property information for the life sciences industry. Herd has worked with Silvon Software Limited/MKS, Lawson Software, Inc. and various IBM partners during his software industry career.
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Diane Clements
Sr. V.P., QAAD Product Line
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Diane Clements was one of the founders of AMG IT Systems, the company that originally developed the QAAD product. In 2006, AMG IT Systems was acquired by MasterControl. In her current role she oversees all aspects of the QAAD product including Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Training and Services.
Prior to founding QAAD, she spent 14 years working in Research Quality Assurance in the pharmaceutical industry. During her time in QA she worked in both the GCP and GLP regulations in Europe and the US, as well as global responsibilities. |
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Chad Fox
Managing Director, Asia Operations
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Chad Fox manages and directs the company’s strategic growth initiatives for all of Asia from MasterControl’s Asia office in Tokyo, Japan. He has more than 18 years' experience and expertise in building and driving global ventures in many parts of the world, with particular emphasis in Asia. Prior to joining MasterControl, he was a senior executive in Asia for various start-up ventures and Fortune 500 Japanese and US firms specializing in technology, software, management consulting and entertainment/sports marketing, including head of the National Basketball Association (NBA) international expansion effort in Asia.
Fox is fluent in Japanese and attended the University of Utah in Business Administration. He was awarded a certification in Japanese Advance Business Resource Administration (JABRA) from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. |
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