Glomark-Governan Management Team

Leaders and Experts in Economic Value Creation

 
 
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Javier Bardon, Sr. Vice President Europe; Managing Director for Iberia, and Executive EVC Analyst
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Javier joined Glomark-Governan in 2006 and currently leads the Glomark-Governan sales, marketing and consulting practice in Iberia.  Javier also leades the sales effort in Europe.

Prior to Glomark-Governan Javier worked in sales and marketing management roles for large IT companies including Digital Equipment Corporation, Microsoft and Intel.

Javier holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in 1982; and an Executive Program Degree in Business Management in Telecommunications from the Instituto Empresa in 2001.  

 
Ana Bermudez, Vice President Administration

Ana Bermudez, co-founder of Glomark-Governan, has brought discipline and efficiency to Glomark-Governan’s administrative and supply chain processes. Ana is responsible for Glomark-Governan procurement, treasury, accounting, and administrative efforts; and plays a key role in negotiations and relationship with vendors, partners, banks, and Glomark-Governan Clients. Her leadership has allowed the successful delivery of many projects, which have resulted in many satisfied customers.

Ana is also responsible for the coordination of training logistics, and works closely with the Glomark-Governan regional teams to ensure high quality in the delivery of Client projects.

Ana graduated with honors with a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from the Motolinia Univesity, and has been with Glomark-Governan since the company was incorporated in December of 1991.

 
Gary Casale, Vice President of Operations & Executive EVC Analyst, North America

Gary joined Glomark-Governan in 2008 and currently leads the Glomark-Governan operations, sales and consulting-training delivery practice.

Prior to Glomark-Governan Gary held executive management, production management, strategic sourcing and procurement positions for large manufacturing and financial services companies, including Sybron Corporation, Combustion Engineering, ABB Inc, Huntington Bancshares and JP Morgan Chase. 

With experience in key senior operations management roles Gary has expertise in Economic Value Creation for technology and service providers that want to sell the economic value and ROI of their products, solutions and services to their customers.  Also, for buyers that need to develop business cases for internal justification, Gary’s expertise above and his experience in supply chain management provides an invaluable consulting know-how for clients. 

Gary graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Production Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology and earned a MBA from the same institution.  
 
Venu Edupuganti, Development and Technical Director

Venu joined Glomark-Governan in 1999, and has since led the development of Glomark-Governan’s Genius software tools.  Venu is currently leading the effort of moving Glomark-Governan’s software into .NET and web 2.0 to further improve the functionality of Glomark-Governan’s tool set.

Prior to Glomark-Governan, Venu worked in various software development roles in several companies in India, as well as with Mettler-Toledo in Ohio.

Venu holds a Masters Degree in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, with special emphasis on numerical methods and computation. Venu is also a Microsoft certified Solution Developer (MCSD).


 
Giuseppe Graci, Managing Director for Italy, and EVC Analyst

As Managing Director, Italy, for Glomark-Governan, Giuseppe is responsible for the sales and delivery efforts of the Glomark-Governan Italy team.  With over 30 years of consulting experience, working for top management consulting companies, Giuseppe brings tremendous experience and knowledge to the Italian market.

Giusieppe worked from 1996 to 2006 as a Vice President & Principal Consultant for the Financial Services for Gartner Italy.
Having operated at the Board level of many major industrial and financial institutions in Italy, Spain and Portugal, Giuseppe has a strong competence in advising and supporting Business and Technology Managers in achieving their business and technology goals.

Giuseppe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy. 
 
Ruben Melendez, President, CEO and Executive EVC Analyst

As CEO and founder of Glomark-Governan, Ruben Melendez' main goal is to guide the Glomark-Governan team to ensure successful delivery and maximum results of the company’s solutions implemented by Glomark-Governan Clients.

Jointly with the Glomark-Governan team, since 1992 Ruben has worked with many companies, including vendors and buyers of technology and services; and has lead the effort to continuously enhance the portfolio of Glomark-Governan software, consulting, and training programs, to ensure they meet the needs of the constantly changing marketplace.

Prior to Glomark-Governan, Ruben worked for Thermo Electron, AccuRay Corporation, Combustion Engineering, and ABB, in various engineering, sales, and marketing management roles.

Ruben earned the 2004 TopCAT Award for Executive of the Year by TechColumbus. Ruben is currently on the Advisory Councils of the CBPM and the CIBER centers, at The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business. Ruben graduated from the Engineering School of the IPN in Mexico City. His studies have also included a multitude of business management, economics, and technology programs over the length of his career.  Ruben has been a frequent speaker in industry conferences, and in global events for some the largest companies in the world such as Microsoft Corporation.