Our Company Executive Team
OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM
Ara A. Ohanian
Ara A. Ohanian Chief Executive Officer, Founder and President
Ara has led CERTPOINT from a start-up company in 1996, to a global player, delivering product and brand knowledge to some of the world's most powerful brands. His leadership has put CERTPOINT on the map by earning the trust of great companies such as Toyota, A.T. Kearney, The Hartford, and Black & Decker. Ara works closely with senior executives from these organizations to develop proven and unique methodologies for leveraging Product and Brand Knowledge to accelerate sales.
Constantin Ohanian
Constantin Ohanian, Founder and Executive Chairman
Constantin is a successful line executive with an outstanding record of pioneering and growing major business for Procter & Gamble, CBS Records, Clorox, Tambrands, and RJR Nabisco in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, China, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Before founding CERTPOINT, he engineered and led Tambrands' global expansion and RJR's $1.2 billion entry into the former Soviet Union.
Daniel M. Pess
Daniel M. Pess, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Dan is responsible for the financial and administrative management of CERTPOINT, including accounting, banking relationships, investor relations and legal, as well as the Human Resource function. He plays an active role in global strategy and related tactical initiatives and execution. Dan brings to CERTPOINT more than 25-years of experience in both public and private company environments with extensive experience in companies from the development stage to IPO, through revenues in excess of $350 million.
Brian D. Baloga
Brian D. Baloga, Senior Vice President of Sales
Responsible for CERTPOINT's revenue generation, Brian manages the Sales Team in their focus to achieve growth objectives through new business initiatives and revenue retention. He brings to CERTPOINT a highly successful 18-year background in Strategic Enterprise Sales and Sales Force Management. Before joining CERTPOINT, Brian was the National Sales Director for eSignal, a division of Interactive Data Corporation, where he was responsible for leading a successful North American Sales Team.
Kenneth Fung
Kenneth Fung, Senior Vice President, Strategic Global Initiatives
Kenneth is responsible for management of CERTPOINT’s Global Services Group. In this capacity he oversees all pre and post sales support activities and client services on a world-wide basis. With over 15 years of experience in the learning industry, Kenneth has a breadth of knowledge in client services working with world-class organizations such as Deloitte & Touche, Johnson & Johnson, and Tambrands.
Maria van Vlodrop
Maria van Vlodrop, Senior Vice President, Europe
Maria is the Senior Vice President for CERTPOINT Europe based in Brussels. She brings 15 years of global Account Management experience in the US and international markets to CERTPOINT. With CERTPOINT, Maria also co-led the launch and implementation of the CERTPOINTVLS™ for TAE-SED (Toyota Academy Europe School for Employee Development) and managed its entire launch and adoption program.
Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart, Vice President of Technology and Product Innovation
In his role as Vice President of Technology and Product Innovation, Robert previously held the position of Senior Product Manager. During his tenure at CERTPOINT, Robert effectively integrated “Lean Thinking” practices into the core product development approach of CERTPOINT, putting clients at the center of key product innovations. This achievement earned CERTPOINT the “Kaizen Spirit Award” from the University of Toyota. Furthermore, in his earlier capacity as Chief Network Officer of CERTPOINT.
Preston Dodd
Preston Dodd, Vice President- Strategy & Development
Preston currently leads CERTPOINT’s efforts in marketplace research, competitive analysis, and analyst relations and has contributed in multiple business areas since he joined CERTPOINT in 2001. Previously, Preston worked as a Senior Analyst, Technology & Operations, at Jupiter Research in New York, where he produced dozens of published research reports, served as a featured speaker in over 20 US and European cities and appeared in such media outlets as ABC World News Tonight, the BBC, CNBC, CNN, US News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal Europe.
Mary Grace Sauve
Mary Grace Sauve, Vice President – Client Community
Mary Grace is responsible for the planning and execution of CERTPOINT’s Client Community activities, including Live forums, monthly virtual web conferences and the online portal. The goal of these activities is to provide the venues, tools, and resources for clients to collaborate, share best practices, drive the product roadmap, and bring added value and business results. In 2004, Mary Grace was appointed by the CEO to lead all Lean Thinking initiatives
Stan Ulis
Stan Ulis, Director of Client Services
Stan manages CERTPOINT’s Client Services group, a team that helps clients realize the full value of CERTPOINT’s solution by providing technical support, business support, content creation, and training services. His team also does business needs analysis and manages development and deployment of custom enhancements. Stan has been with CERTPOINT for over 7 years, taking on progressively broader responsibilities.
Denis Finnegan
Denis Finnegan, Ed.D., Chief Learning Officer
Denis is a lifelong alternative learner who has pursued his education part-time while at sea on submarines with the US Navy and by distance learning. He has earned a B.S. in vocational education from Southern Illinois University, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Phoenix.
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