CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
15 October 2008
Company News
CollabNet Names 25-Year Software And Technology Veteran as Vice President of Business Development
CollabNet announced that Jim Ensell joined its executive management team as vice president of business development.
In his new role, Ensell will be responsible for shaping the company's worldwide business development strategy by pursuing strategic partnerships with companies that want to leverage CollabNet's leadership and footprint in the distributed software development and development infrastructure markets. He will focus on strategy and partner identification to improve CollabNet's brand awareness, revenue, and competitive positioning.
Prior to joining CollabNet, Ensell served as president and chief operating officer of rfXcel Corporation, a SaaS provider of Track and Trace supply chain applications. At rfXcel, he successfully built out a management team and added product capabilities that enabled the company to win sales with multiple Fortune 500 companies, to grow rfXcel's revenue well over 100 percent in his first year. He also established key partnerships with large ERP companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and solution providers that greatly improved the company's market recognition, brand awareness, and customer success. Prior to rfXcel, he was senior vice president of marketing and business development at Virage Logic Corporation, where he ran worldwide marketing, program management, and corporate business development. He has also held multiple executive roles in companies in the manufacturing and semiconductor verticals. Ensell holds an MSEE from the University of Pennsylvania and a BEE from Villanova University.
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