Management Team

Bryan Plug, President and CEO

Bryan Plug is a seasoned executive with extensive executive leadership experience in the information technology industry. He has a proven track record of establishing crisp vision and creating innovative solutions that deliver significant strategic business value to customers. He has served as President and CEO of several successful companies including Kintana, which was acquired by Mercury Interactive. Prior to Kintana, Bryan served as CEO of SMART Technologies, which was acquired by I2 Technologies. Bryan also spent several years at SAP where he was president of SAP Canada and executive vice president of SAP Americas. Bryan Plug also serves (and has served) as a director of several public and private companies, including his serving as a member of the Accept Software Board of Directors.

James Davies, Chief Innovation Officer

James brings over 15 years of business development, marketing, product development and professional services experience to Accept Software. Prior to joining Accept, James was the co-founder of The Future State, a product lifecycle management (PLM) consulting company assisting vendors and customers in understanding PLM strategy. James was also the co-founder and CTO of Novare Software, an award-winning pioneer in the PLM market that was acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation. James previously held senior management consultant positions with KPMG Peat Marwick (now BearingPoint) and XIS. While at KPMG, James authored one of the industry-standard texts on business process management. James began his technology career in business development and marketing for the IT/software division of BSI, the world's largest standards body. James has a BS with Honors from University of Southampton, England.

Stephen Plume, CFO & SVP Business Operations

Steve has been working with venture-backed companies in Silicon Valley since 1987, with particular focus on enterprise software infrastructure and applications. Steve was a co-founder of R. B. Webber & Company, a Silicon Valley high-tech consulting and investment firm, where his early-stage clients included such future IPO companies as Aurum, Sybase, SeeBeyond, CommerceOne, Persistence, and Sagent. Steve holds a Bachelor's Degree magna cum laude from Yale University.

Stephen Turner, Senior Vice President Sales

Stephen Turner brings to Accept Software his deep knowledge of Field Operations from his tenure at Epiance / MeasureLive.  Stephen has spent just shy of 20 years delivering over-quota for companies such as ASK Computer, SAP America, and Allegis Corporation, where he increased revenue by 400% over 3 years.  At SAP Stephen ran a vertical organization responsible for the U.S. manufacturing sector. 

Mark Pecoraro, Senior Vice President Customer Solutions

Mark Pecoraro brings more than 18 years of leadership experience in enterprise applications, infrastructure software, technical services and global business operations to Accept Software. Mark has been a CEO twice, at Commerce One LLC and SuccesFactors.  His other senior leadership roles have included tenures as Senior Vice President of Global Customer Services at Commerce One and Vice President of Customer Solutions and Engineering at SuccessFactors.  Mark holds a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Yonatan Goraly, Chief Technology Officer

Yonatan Goraly has managed complex software projects for the past 20 years, in the areas of business application analysis, J2EE application development, and rich user-interfaces. Before co-founding Accept Software, Yonatan was the co-founder, Engineering Director and Chief Scientist at Diligent Software Systems, a leading eSourcing vendor that was acquired by B2E Markets. Yonatan holds a BS with Honors from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Michael Marfise, Vice President Product Operations

Michael Marfise has been providing innovative solutions and delivering effective results for early-stage and established technology software companies for the last 14 years.  Prior to joining Accept Software, Michael was a key executive at Workscape, responsible for Engineering, QA and Product Management. During his tenure, Workscape established itself as a leader in Outsourced Benefits and Workforce Management, with industry-acclaimed product offerings.  In addition, Michael has built and managed engineering organizations, business development groups, and national consulting practices.  Michael has a BS in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University.

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