Software maker spredfast has enlisted technology executive rod favaron to take the young companys ceo spot. Austin, texas ive had frank do several seminars for our organization and his leadership ability comes across in every setting ive seen him in. Fisv, an industry leader with more than 2,000 insurance customers, today announced a strategic alliance with lombardi software, provider of the business process management bpm. Lombardi software was an enterprise software company based in austin, texas. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rods connections.
Spredfast names former lombardi software executive rod favaron as ceo customer acquisition, rapid product innovation and expanded leadership drive growth in 2010 and continued momentum for 2011. Rod favaron, president and ceo at lombardi, a bpm software provider, says. Upland software names rod favaron president and chief. Favaron was ceo of lombardi software where he led the business from an early startup into a global leader in business process management software and through a successful acquisition by ibm in 2010. Lombardi executive reorg and 2007 results informationweek. Rod favaron is an experienced leader with a track record of success building great companies. Lombardi software president, ceo, and director rod favaron no image. Upld, a leader in cloudbased enterprise work management software, today announced that rod favaron has been appointed president and chief commercial officer and will join the company effective march 1, 2020. Lombardi software developed teamworks 4 based on best practices gathered from industryleading organizations, resulting in an application that drives process change from the top down to ensure maximum efficiency and increase the velocity with which organizations can respond to missioncritical events, said rod favaron, president and chief. Fiserv insurance solutions and lombardi software form.
Ceo of lombardi software, rod favaron, to speak at fiserv client conference austin, texassept. I loved lombardi, i do not feel the same way about ibm. Prior to spredfast, rudden was cmo of lombardi software. Upland software announces new executive hires to scale key go. Prior to spredfast, rod guided lombardi software from an early. Rod most recently served as ceo of spredfast from 20112018. When rod favaron was named the ceo of lombardi software in 2002 he was relatively young 38, inexperienced as a ceo, and not exactly accustomed to the oscillating highs and lows that come with running a highgrowth software company. Flexible process management chief executive officer. Rod serves on the boards of directors for bypass lane, perception software, the austin technology council, and is a mentor to many technology entrepreneurs.
Find eric thompson created on may 09, 20 by spoke edited on may 09, 20 by spoke page completion. There is a great fit in ibms portfolio for lombardis teamworks and blueprint software products, which already support websphere, lombardi ceo rod favaron said in a blog postwednesday. Bw lombardi software announces bpm product for microsoft. Rod favaron is copreschief commercial officer at upland software inc. Ibm press room ibm today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire lombardi, a privately held software company based in austin, texas. As spredfasts ceo, rod favaron is responsible for overall company operations and longterm strategic direction. Prior to spredfast, favaron was ceo of lombardi software where he led the business from an early startup into a global leader in business. Advice on making your company a target for acquisition. Under rods leadership spredfast grew from a prerevenue startup to a global leader in social media software and was acquired by vista private equity in 2018. Fiserv insurance solutions and lombardi software form strategic alliance to deliver first true bpm solution specific to the insurance industrybrookfield, wis. We are seeing serious evolution of processorientated management among fortune 2000 companies, driven by competition and regulatory compliance. Rod favaron, ceo and, until last week, president and phil gilbert, president formerly cto gave us the update. Customer acquisition, rapid product innovation and expanded leadership drive growth in 2010 and continued momentum for 2011. Lombardi software releases teamworks 4 for business.
Favaron currently serves on the board of directors for vyopta, bypass mobile, and talentguard. Favaron will report to upland chairman and ceo jack mcdonald and will work alongside upland president and chief operating officer tim mattox. Rod has an outstanding track record of building great software companies. Learn more about eric thompson, lombardi software including contact information, career history, news and intelligence. See what employees say its like to work at lombardi software. Lombardi held an analyst conference call last week in advance of todays press releases a relatively new format for lombardi to discuss their executive reorganization against the backdrop of their 2007 results and 2008 strategy. Lombardi launches teamworks 7 bpm suite informationweek. When rod favaron was named the ceo of lombardi software in 2002 he was relatively young 38, inexperienced as a ceo, and not exactly. View rod favarons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It was acquired by ibm in 2010 when it had 220 employees. Is rod favaron the only contact you have for lombardi software, inc on buzzfiles professional subscription service we have 2 contacts for lombardi software, inc. He is a great communicator and motivates the troops by both his knowledge and passion. Austinbased spredfast recruits lombardi software ceo.
The upgraded business process management suite increases collaboration, governance and reuse and simplifies tasks across the process development lifecycle. Upld, a leader in cloudbased enterprise work management software, today announced that rod favaron has been appointed president and chief commercial officer and. That distinction is important to bestofbreed bpm providers like lombardi software. Rod favaron, who led austin company spredfast through an.
Favaron was ceo of lombardi software where he led the business from. Ibm to buy enterprise software maker lombardi cnet. Before spredfast, favaron was ceo of lombardi software, where he led its. The software specialist has about 300 large enterprise class customers using its flagship. Spredfast names former lombardi software executive rod. The conference is a gathering of over 350 insurance. Prior to spredfast, rob guided lombardi software from an early startup in a global leader in bpm solutions acquired by ibm in 2010. Prior to spredfast, rod guided lombardi software from an early startup into a global leader in bpm solutions acquired by ibm in 2010.
Sap unveils its netweaver business process management tool. Prior to joining lombardi, rod served as ceo of mediaprise, inc. About lombardi lombardi is a leader in business process management bpm software for companies, systems integrators and government agencies. Lombardi lands former mediaprise ceo austin business journal. Upland software hires former spredfast ceo austin business. View rod favaron s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Spredfast names former lombardi software executive rod favaron as ceo. Rod earned a bachelors degree in industrial engineering from louisiana state university, and an mba from the university of dallas graduate school of management. Ibmwe were one of the first vendors in the bpm space to deliver a product running on websphere, wrote. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rod s connections. His heart for both business and people allows him to impact his sphere. These three leaders will report to rod favaron in his role as president and chief. Lombardi announces executive appointments to support. Upland software names rod favaron president and chief commercial officer.
In this role, favaron will lead uplands gotomarket functional areas including sales, marketing, and customer success. Prior to joining lombardi, rod served as ceo of mediaprise. Prior to spredfast, favaron was ceo of lombardi software where he led the business from an early startup into a global leader in business process management software and through a successful acquisition by ibm in 2010. Lombardi software created business process management bpm software and was founded in 1998. Lombardi software is the leader in business process management bpm software for global 2000 companies as recognized by forrester research in their report humancentric. Lombardi, a leading provider of business process management bpm software and services, helps organizations automate and integrate business processes to increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Ceo of lombardi software, rod favaron, to speak at fiserv client conferenceaustin, texassept. Building a great company starts with building a great leadership team. Rod favaron, former president and ceo of austins mediaprise inc. Rod favaron is responsible for overall company operations and longterm strategic direction. Lombardi ceo rod favaron said in a blog postwednesday. I am very excited these leaders came from within lombardi. Favaron currently serves on the board of directors for vyopta. Prior to spredfast, favaron was ceo of lombardi software where he led the business from an early startup into a global leader in business process management software and through a successful.
As president and ceo of spredfast, rod is responsible for overall company operations and longterm strategic direction. Rod favaron, president and chief executive officer of lombardi, added, our customers are excited to bring the power of bpm to every desktop via microsoft office. There is a large degree of crossover between the two firms, according to lombardi ceo rod favaron. Phil gilbert, its president, has played a key role in ibms efforts to focus product development on design. Board of directors talent management software talentguard. There is a great fit in ibms portfolio for lombardis teamworks and blueprint software products, which already support websphere, lombardi ceo rod favaron said in a blog post wednesday. Ceo of lombardi software, rod favaron, to speak at fiserv. Spredfast, provider of the first enterpriseclass social media management and social crm system, today announced that rod favaron has. Rod favaron is the chief executive officer at lombardi software. There is a great fit in ibms portfolio for lombardis teamworks and blueprint software products.
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