Executive Team
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John Speer, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Speer was named the President and Chief Operating Officer in August 2006, and Chief Executive Officer in 2007. From 1997 until August 2006, he was Datatel’s Vice President of Sales. In this role, he was responsible for Datatel’s business development activities, including new client acquisitions and ongoing client relationship management. Mr. Speer joined Datatel’s Software Development Division in 1984, and in 1986 relocated to California to help open Datatel’s San Francisco office. He returned to Datatel headquarters in 1994 to become Sales Manager of the Central Region Business Development Team.
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Kevin M. Boyce
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin M. Boyce joined Datatel as its Chief Financial Officer in June 2007. In this capacity, he oversees the company’s Corporate Resources Division (Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Knowledge Management, and Corporate Administration) and plays a senior role in its strategic growth initiatives. From June 2006 to June 2007, Mr. Boyce was Vice President of Finance for North America for Culligan International. He was the lead financial executive of six business lines with combined revenues of approximately $500 million. Previously, Mr. Boyce held a number of financial positions at JPMorgan Chase Vastera, completing his tenure as Chief Financial Officer.
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Thomas A. Reynolds
Vice President, Strategic Architecture
As Vice President of Strategic Architecture, Mr. Reynolds is responsible for planning Datatel’s technology framework that will continue to provide innovative solutions for the benefit of its clients. Mr. Reynolds joined the Datatel team in 1980 as a Product Manager for Datatel's flagship Colleague solution. He continued as Director of Marketing and subsequently became the company's leader of New Product Development. Mr. Reynolds held that role until 1985, when he became Vice President of Distributor Sales and New Product Development. He continued on as Vice President of Government Software, then Vice President of Software Development and then became Datatel’s first CIO. Mr. Reynolds then once again led Software Development and was promoted to Chief Technology Officer in 2008 and then Vice President of Strategic Architecture in 2010.
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E. Joshua Dietrich
Vice President, Software Development
Mr. Dietrich has spent his entire professional career at Datatel, beginning as an intern during the summers of 1991 and 1992. Since that time, he has played key roles in furthering Datatel’s technology solutions for higher education, and has received numerous company awards.
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Mahesh Gidwani
Vice President, Professional Services
As Vice President of Professional Services, Mr. Gidwani manages Datatel’s Professional Services Division, the Company’s largest division. His responsibilities include business planning, customer and employee satisfaction, and P&L. Mr. Gidwani has over 20 years of experience in helping clients to maximize their return on the investments they make in software to solve critical and complex business problems.
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David J. Gutch
Vice President, Sales
Mr. Gutch came to Datatel in January 2008 as its Vice President of Sales. He heads Datatel’s Sales Division and focuses on driving strategic revenue growth and positioning Datatel for continued success in the higher education technology and services market. With more than 25 years of experience in technology-related organizations, Mr. Gutch most recently served as Everest Software’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
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Kyle J. Loudermilk
Vice President, Product Management
As Vice President of Product Management, Mr. Loudermilk is responsible for directing Datatel’s product strategy on the basis of evolving requirements within the higher education market. He brings to the company more than 15 years of experience in helping clients to leverage technology to solve critical and complex business problems.
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Virginia L. Piercy
Vice President, Finance
Virginia Piercy, a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia, joined Datatel in 1986 as Vice President of Finance. As such, she is responsible for the financial activities of the company. Prior to Datatel, she was a Senior Auditor for Arthur Andersen & Company, and worked for Business Information Systems, the operating group of Planning Research Corporation that provides computerized information systems to the commercial sector.