Pete Fiore

Who is Pete Fiore?

Pete Fiore has more than 25 years experience with a strong operational

background in marketing strategy, sales, mergers and acquisitions,

business development, and product development in high-technology

companies. Prior to joining Crossbeam Systems, he most recently served

as vice president of IBM’s Information Platform and Solutions business,

where he oversaw all aspects of the $500+ million business segment’s

strategy and growth. He joined IBM as a result of the company’s

acquisition of Ascential Software, where he served as president since

the company’s inception in July 2001. During his tenure, he led

Ascential through its transition to an independent public company, and

grew revenue by more than 140% while becoming the revenue and market

share leader. Prior to Ascential, Pete was president of Informix

Business Solutions, a leader in business intelligence and analytical

applications. Earlier in his career, he served as executive vice

president and general manager of Ardent Software, and its predecessor,

VMARK Software. Pete has also held various sales, marketing and product

development positions in networking, computer systems and enterprise

software companies. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors at

Lumigent Technologies and Pragmatech Software. He holds a BA in

Engineering and Applied Sciences from Harvard University.