Greg Drew, Chief Executive Officer and President
Greg brings over 30 years experience with fast-growing technology companies to SmartDrive's
leadership. Most recently he was President and CEO of WebTrends. He served at the
helm of WebTrends since 2003, driving the organization's strategy to become a premier
provider of digital marketing solutions, which has resulted in record performance
nearly every quarter since. WebTrends served 8 major vertical markets and 10,000
customers worldwide including Microsoft, HSBC, Lloyds, State Farm, Nationwide and
Northwest Mutual, to name a few. Drew also served as founder, chairman and CEO of
the technology retailer 800 Electronics, and has held leadership positions at leading
high-tech companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Central Point Software, Clientele Software
and NOW Software/Qualcomm. Greg serves on the board of directors of Ace Metrix,
and is a founding board member of the Web Analytics Association and past chairman
of the Software Association of Oregon. He is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickenson University,
with a BS in business management.
Dan Lehman, Vice President of Corporate Development
Dan brings over 15 years of experience in finance, mergers and acquisitions, and
private equity in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining SmartDrive, he was
Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Viaspace, Inc., a $150 million public technology
company. Previously, Dan was a key member of the Strategy and Corporate Development
team at Case Corporation, a $6 billion manufacturer of heavy equipment, and was
responsible for all acquisitions, recapitalizations, divestitures, and joint ventures
for the company's worldwide operations. Dan earned a BS in Information Systems from
Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
Jason Palmer, VP, Chief Product Officer
Jason Palmer brings over 16 years of experience in leadership bringing award winning
products to market for fast growing technology companies such as WebTrends, 800.com,
Qualcomm, Now Software, Clientele Software, and Tut Systems. Prior to joining SmartDrive,
Jason was the Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at WebTrends, Inc,
where he was responsible for defining the market-leading product development and
go-to-market strategies for WebTrends award-winning Marketing Lab suite of digital
marketing solutions and services. He was a founding member of 800.com's management
team that grew the company to $50M annual revenue within four years. He is a graduate
of Oregon State University with degrees in Marketing and Economics.
Joe Pacella, VP Worldwide Sales
Joe Pacella brings 25 years of sales experience from Hewlett Packard to SmartDrive.
At HP Joe managed Major Accounts, the Reseller channel and was the Worldwide Director
of Sales for the Emerging Software Group. Joe was involved in many Hewlett Packard
sales transformation projects including multiple software company acquisitions.
Joe also has 12 Years of international sales management experience from working
at HP with companies such as SAP, Oracle and SAS.
