michael borman

Avocent, now part of the Emerson Network Power platform, makes data center management hardware and software for diverse industries such as media and entertainment, healthcare and finance. As its chief executive, Mr. Borman led numerous transformational changes, including a strategic shift from a hardware model to a value-added software model, with company-wide adaptations in operations.

SunGard Public Sector provides technology solutions to meet the specialized needs of city and county governments, public safety and justice agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Under Mr. Borman's leadership, the company reversed its revenue trend from flat to declining, to positive organic growth.

Blue Coat, now a Symantec business, is a leading provider of advanced web security solutions for global enterprises and governments. As its chief executive, Mr. Borman transformed the company's infrastructure for sales, marketing and business unit development to support a new strategy designed to drive revenue growth.

Blue Martini Software's e-commerce software is used by hundreds of companies around the world to facilitate online purchases under the name RedPrairie Commerce Suite. Mr. Borman led the company during a period of significant growth in scale, market base and revenue.

During the 3 and 1/2 years in this role, IBMs Software business doubled in revenue and profitability. Through organic growth and acquisitive growth the sales/technical sales force approached 18,000 professionals.

Mr. Borman held complete profit and loss responsibility for the $4 billion iSeries (AS/400) server line, IBM's flagship small business brand. Under his leadership, the iSeries team revitalized the line's go-to-market profile and drove double-digit revenue growth. He also served on IBM's Strategy Team during his tenure.

* Responsible for all of IBMs Channels world wide * revenue contribution at the time was approximately $29 B * from ISV's , Influencers and Resellers.

Borman Strategic Consulting Group was founded by Mr. Borman to assist technology companies in developing growth strategies and scaling up operations to increase revenue and profitability. Services were provided through arrangements with McKinsey & Company and Bain Capital, among others, as well as through independent contracts.

Michael Borman had executive responsibility for XPO s commercial strategy and the operation of its sales organization. Under his leadership, XPO s global sales team helped customers utilize the company's integrated services and cutting-edge technology to operate their supply chains more effectively. He has had a dramatic impact on the growth of public and private companies over the course of his career. During a notable tenure with IBM, Mr. Borman led a workforce of 18,000 sales and technical support associates to grow the revenue of the Software Group from $9 billion to $18 billion in four years. Additional roles with IBM included head of the $29 billion business partners organization; P&L responsibility for the $4 billion iSeries (AS/400) server line; management of the UNIX server line; and responsibility for Asia-Pacific and other regional business units. Additionally, he has served in chief executive positions with SunGard Public Sector and legacy operations of Symantec Corporation and Emerson Electric.

Activities and Societies: Swam competitively: varsity letter winner in freshman year; fraternity officer