About UsAbout Us
---Vortini was founded in 2009 to build a SaaS platform for Sales and Marketing process automation and optimization. The key Vortini staff have many years of experience in enterprise software roles covering product development, product management and consulting. They have technology expertise in database technologies, data integration, analytics, planning solutions and Salesforce CRM.
David GriffinDavid Griffin
Chief Executive Officer
---For over 30 years David has had product development, product management, and general management roles in the enterprise software industry. David co-founded and built Relational Matters which built an innovative data integration product. The company was eventually sold to Cognos Inc. At Cognos Inc., David worked in the Business Intelligence and Performance Management groups before co-founding Vortini.
Ken LeeseKen Leese
Chief Technical Officer
---Ken has 45 years of experience in the enterprise software industry, mostly in entrepreneurial roles. He has a successful track record of growing and mentoring teams and solving complex technical problems in a pragmatic way. Ken led the Microsoft Commerce Server product team, served as Vice President at Cognos Inc., and founded Transform Research and Fulcrum Technologies Inc. He has particular expertise in complex technology issues including planning, forecasting, and workflow.
Alan GreenhalghAlan Greenhalgh
Chief Product Officer
---With 25 years of high tech experience, Alan has had diverse roles in the software industry. He has worked in consulting and product management for companies such as Cognos Inc. and CA Technologies Inc. He is an expert in business process automation and analytics, especially as it applies to sales and marketing. He has particulate expertise in data integration and Salesforce. In addition to guiding product management at Vortini, Alan heads up our UK office in London.
Dave WalshDave Walsh
Adviser
---Dave has 30 years experience in enterprise sales helping accelerate growth at early stage companies. During his 11+ years at Salesforce.com, Dave was part of the first enterprise sales team that propelled Salesforce.com from $60 million to over $6 billion. During this time Salesforce.com went from a startup to a Fortune 500 company. Prior to Salesforce.com, Dave spent seven years with CRM pioneer, Onyx Software. Dave closed strategic enterprise transactions helping Onyx grow from $4M to $160M and went from a basement startup to a publicly traded NASDAQ company.
Mike LaginskiMike Laginski
Adviser
---Mike has 35 years of experience in the high tech industry. He began his career in sales, selling enterprise hardware, software and professional services solutions. Over his career he has worked at companies where the revenue has ranged from early start-ups with no revenue, to multi-billion dollar corporations. Mike has held various sales, sales management, marketing, product management, operations, COO, CEO and Board of Director roles. During the course of his career he has had the privilege of working at a number of great companies including: Burroughs, Hewlett-Packard, Cognos, Lotus Development Corporation, Fulcrum Technologies, Lumapath and Klocwork.