Richard Clark
President and CEO

Rick has twenty years of leadership experience in the enterprise software industry. He co-founded APTARE in 1993 with the sole purpose of developing scalable web-based applications for large enterprises. As CEO Rick is responsible for setting the strategic vision and direction of the company. In addition to founding APTARE Rick served as Chief Information Officer for Sanrise, a leading storage service provider where he was responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s solutions. Rick holds several patents covering web-based architectures for enterprises.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Auckland University, New Zealand.

Machell Silva
Chief Financial Officer

Machell is responsible for the day to day operations and the financial accounting of the company She brings over 15 years of experience as a financial executive in high technology. Prior to APTARE, Machell worked as a Certified Public Accountant with expertise in tax and audit.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from The University of California at Santa Barbara.

Robert Cordell
Vice President, Business Development

Robert is responsible for the development and growth of APTARE's strategic business partnerships. He has over 30 years of experience working with leading technology companies including IBM, Hitachi Data Systems and Sun Microsystems. Robert has been a member of the board of directors for both public and private corporations and has been instrumental in developing business strategies and partnerships throughout his career.

Robert earned his Masters of Business Administration degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina.

Graeme Kelly
Vice President, Engineering & Services

Graeme is responsible for leading all aspects of product development and professional services at APTARE. He has extensive experience developing solutions for enterprises around the globe. Prior to joining APTARE, Graeme was Vice President of Services for Annuncio Software. There he built and managed the engineering team responsible for customizing and implementing their enterprise email solution. Graeme also served as a senior engineering executive at PeopleSoft after the acquisition of Annuncio in 2002.  Graeme was also part of the services senior management team at Plexus Software and Hewlett Packard.

Graeme holds a degree in Computer Sciences from Glasgow University, Scotland

Rick Oswald
Vice President, Sales

Rick is responsible for driving the revenue growth of APTARE’s worldwide sales channels. He has over twenty years experience managing enterprise sales organizations comprised of direct, inside, channel, and field marketing teams. Prior to APTARE, Rick served as Vice President of Sales for Palamida where he was instrumental in building global relationships and expanding the company's enterprise customer base. He also held executive sales positions at InfoGain, Segue Software, IBM/Rational and Hewlett Packard.

Rick holds an MBA from the University of Illinois and a BA, in Business Administration from Michigan State University.

Tony Wessels
Vice President, Marketing

Tony Wessels has over twenty years of experience launching worldwide marketing programs. As Vice President of Marketing Tony is responsible for all aspects of marketing including product marketing, channel marketing, and marketing communications.

Before joining APTARE, Tony was Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Stata Labs an email provider that was acquired by Yahoo. Prior to Stata Labs Tony served as President of Hi-Fi Marketing, a marketing agency whose clients included enterprise storage companies including Network Appliance, Vixel, and Aarohi. He has also served as a senior marketing executive at PGP, Novell, Sun Microsystems, and Motorola.

Tony earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from University of Texas at Dallas.