JDA Software Group Inc JDAS:NSQ

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Key Information

Industry
Software & Programming
Revenues
384.89m
Net Income
-1.19m
Founded
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Location
JDA Software Group Inc
14400 North 87th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
United States
P: +1 (480) 308-3000
F: +1 (480) 308-3001

Company Description

JDA Software Group, Inc. is a provider of enterprise software solutions designed to enable planning, optimization and execution of supply chain processes for manufacturers, wholesale/distributors and retailers, as well as government and aerospace defense contractors. In addition, the Company provides pricing, yield management and demand management solutions for travel, transportation, hospitality and media organizations. Its solutions enable customers to manage and optimize the coordination of supply, demand and flows of inventory throughout the supply chain to the consumer. Its product suites include Demand Management solutions, Allocation, Replenishment & Fulfillment solutions, Merchandise Planning solutions, Space and Category Management solutions, Revenue Management solutions, Transportation and Logistics Management solutions, Contract Manufacturing solutions and Store Systems. The Company has three business segments: Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution, and Services Industries.

Mergers & AcquisitionsWhat is Deal Status?

 Acquired company name Deal
Status
 Date
announced
 Date
effective
 Transaction
value
 JDAS since
announced
Announced
05 Nov 2009
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$414.88m
+14.73%
Strategix Enterprise Technology GmbH
Announced
07 Jul 2009
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+53.03%

Directors & Officers

 Name Age Officer Since Title
James Armstrong581985Chairman of the Board

James D. Armstrong has been Chairman of the Board of JDA Software Group, Inc. Mr. Armstrong has been a Director and Chairman of the Board since co-founding the Company in 1985 (Co-Chairman from January 1999 to August 2000). Mr. Armstrong also served as Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to July 2003, (Co-Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to July 1999). Mr. Armstrong founded JDA Software Services, Ltd., a Canadian software development company, in 1978 and served as its President until 1987. Mr. Armstrong is Chairman of Omnilink Systems, Inc., a privately-held high-tech company that provides Vital Status Services tracking via GPS, cellular triangulation, RFID and situation-specific sensor devices. Mr. Armstrong also serves as a Trustee for the Arizona State University Foundation, and is on the Board of Directors of Rancho Feliz Charitable Organization. Mr. Armstrong studied engineering at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in Toronto, Ontario.

Hamish Brewer461996President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Hamish N. J. Brewer is the President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of JDA Software Group, Inc. Mr. Brewer previously served as President from March 2001 to July 2003, as Senior Vice President, Sales from 2000 to March 2001, as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems, from 1999 to 2000, as Senior Vice President, International during 1998 to 1999, as Director of Europe, Middle East and African operations from 1996 to 1998, and as a Marketing Representative from 1994 to 1996. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Brewer served as a Retail Marketing Specialist with IBM from 1986 to 1990 and in various operational positions with a privately-held retail sales organization located in England. Mr. Brewer received a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Birmingham in England.

Peter Hathaway532009Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Mr. Peter S. Hathaway is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of JDA(R) Software Group, Inc. Mr. Hathaway comes to JDA Software with more than 30 years of financial management experience. Most recently he served as the executive vice president and chief financial officer at Allied Waste Industries, Inc., the second-largest solid waste management company in the United States. Hathaway was part of the leadership team that helped Allied Waste grow revenue from a $100-million to a $6-billion company through the acquisition of more than 300 public and privately held businesses, including the 2008 merger of Allied Waste and Republic Services, Inc. and Allied Waste's acquisition of $4-billion Browning Ferris Industries, Inc. in 1999. During his tenure at Allied Waste, Hathaway with the finance team led a multi-year restructuring of the balance sheet and a leverage-reduction program, which significantly cut the cost of debt and improved cash flow. He also introduced and integrated shareholder-value mapping into related metrics, dashboards, return-based measurement, capital allocation and a decision-support model, as well as established the company's tone for governance, compliance and reporting. Prior to joining Allied Waste, Hathaway held various financial management positions at Browning Ferris Industries, Inc. and Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Hathaway received a bachelor of science degree in accountancy from Northern Arizona University.

Jason Zintak--2009Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Mr. Jason B. Zintak is Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing of JDA(R) Software Group, Inc. Mr. Zintak comes to JDA Software with more than 17 years of enterprise software sales and sales management experience. Most recently he served as the executive vice president of sales at HCL Axon, where he was responsible for the large enterprise sales and marketing organization focusing on delivering transformational solutions in multiple verticals, including retail and manufacturing. Zintak has also served in senior-level software sales executive and management roles at Capgemini, SAP and Blue Martini Software.

Christopher Moore462004Executive Vice President - Services

Christopher J. Moore has been Executive Vice President, Services of JDA Software Group, Inc., since November 2008. Mr. Moore previously served as the company's Senior Vice President, Customer Support Solutions from 2004 to 2008, as Vice President, US Consulting Services from 1999 to 2003, as Vice President, Consulting Services Group Operations in 1999, as a Regional Director, Consulting Services Group from 1997 to 1998, as Associate Consulting Director from 1995 to 1997, as Senior Implementation Manager from 1994 to 1995, and in various other programmer, analyst and consulting positions from 1991 to 1993. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Moore served in various management positions with Vormittag Associates, Inc. a privately-held software and consulting services distributor, from 1990 to 1991, Sunrise Software Systems, a privately-held POS hardware and software distributor, from 1989 to 1990, and Computer Generated Solutions, a privately-held consulting company, from 1987 to 1989. Mr. Moore attended Polytechnic University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

Laurent Ferrere492007Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

Laurent F. Ferrere II has been Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of JDA Software Group, Inc., since February 2009. Mr. Ferrere previously served as the company's Senior Vice President, Product Management and Chief Marketing Officer from July 2007 to January 2009. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Ferrere served as Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales Operations of Manhattan Associates, Inc., a publicly-held software company, from 2004 to 2006, as a founding executive of InterimOne, a privately-held executive management and strategy advisory firm, from 2001 to 2004, as Senior Vice President of Vastera, a global trade management firm from 1997 to 2001, as a Principle and Director of Industry Marketing for JDEdwards, a publicly-held software company, from 1992 to 1997 and in various management positions with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) from 1981 to 1992. Mr. Ferrere has previously served on the Board of Directors of NetRegulus, a venture-backed provider of web-based enterprise regulatory management software, and in Board advisory roles with various software and services companies. Mr. Ferrere received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Computer Science from Western Illinois University.

G. Michael Bridge452004Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

G. Michael Bridge has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of JDA Software Group, Inc. Mr. Bridge has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel since August 2004. Mr. Bridge was elected Secretary in March 2008. Mr. Bridge previously served as Vice President and General Counsel from July 1999 to July 2004. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Bridge served as in-house counsel for various technology companies from 1991 to 1999. From 1989 to 1991 Mr. Bridge served as an associate in the corporate and securities department of Piper & Marbury. Mr. Bridge’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California, and a Juris Doctor degree from Cornell University.

Brian Boylan482007Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Brian P. Boylan has been Senior Vice President, Human Resources of JDA Software Group, Inc since April 2007. Mr. Boylan previously served as Vice President, Human Resources from June 2005 to March 2007. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Boylan was a founding partner of Alliance HR Advisors, a human resources consulting firm from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Boylan previously served as Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Human Resources of Asarco Incorporated, an international natural resource company from 2001 to 2003, where he also served in various executive and management positions from 1988 through 2003, including Director of Employee Relations, Operations Manager and Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Boylan also served as Assistant General Counsel for the New York City Office of Labor Relations Office from 1986 to 1987. Mr. Boylan received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Labor-Management Relations from Pace University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Brooklyn Law School.

Wayne Usie422001Senior Vice President - Retail

Wayne J. Usie has been Senior Vice President, Retail of JDA Software Group, Inc since July 2006. Mr. Usie previously served as Senior Vice President, Americas from January 2003 to June 2006 and as Senior Vice President, Product Development from January 2001 to December 2002. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Usie served as Vice President - Information Technology for Family Dollar Stores, Inc., a publicly-held mass merchant discount retailer from 1997 to 2000, as Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer of Campo Electronics, Appliances, and Computers, Inc., a publicly-held consumer electronics retailer, from 1996 to 1997, as President and Chief Executive Officer of International Networking & Computer Consultants, Inc., a privately-held software integration consulting firm, from 1992 to 1996, and in various management positions in the regional accounting firm of Broussard, Poche, Lewis & Breaux from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Usie attended Louisiana State University and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration - Accounting.

David King642004Senior Vice President - Product Management and Development

David R. King has been Senior Vice President, Product Management and Development of JDA Software Group, Inc., since February 2009. Mr. King previously served as the comapny's Senior Vice President, Product Development from January 2004 to January 2009. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. King served as Vice President Product Planning of Geac Computer Corp. Ltd, a publicly-held Canadian software company, from August 2003 to December 2003, as Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technology Officer of Comshare, Inc., a publicly-held software company, from 1997 to 2003, and as its Director of Applied Technology and Research from 1991 to 1997, and in various management positions including Director, Advanced Product Design and Development of Execucom Systems Corporation, a privately-held provider of decision and executive support systems, from 1983 to 1991. Prior to that, Mr. King was a full-time faculty member responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics, research methods, mathematical and computer modeling at Old Dominion University, the University of Maryland, and the University of South Carolina, from 1969 to 1982. Mr. King currently serves on the advisory boards for MIS at the University of Georgia and Arizona State University Technopolis. In addition, Mr. King has written over 50 articles and books in the areas of decision support, business intelligence and electronic commerce. Mr. King’s education includes a Bachelor of Sociology Degree, a Master of Sociology Degree, and a Ph.D. in Sociology with a minor in Mathematical Statistics from the University of North Carolina.

Thomas Dziersk45--Senior Vice President, Americas

Thomas Dziersk has been Senior Vice President, Americas of JDA Software Group, Inc since August 2006. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Dziersk served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SAMSys, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of radio frequency identification reader (RFID) technology, from January 2006 until the sale of the company in April 2006, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of ClearOrbit, Inc., a privately-held supply chain execution automation company from December 2000 to August 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Dziersk served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Essentus International, Inc. (formerly Richter Systems), a privately-held provider of business-to-business portal functionality and enterprise resource planning software solutions for the apparel and footwear industries from July 1999 to November 2000, and in various management and sales positions with JBA International, Inc., an enterprise resource planning software firm, from June 1991 to May 1999 and with Loadstar Computer Systems, a provider of specialized software solutions for the automotive aftermarket industry, from June 1985 to June 1991. Mr. Dziersk received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.

David Johnston462007Senior Vice President - Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution

David J. Johnston has been Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Wholesale-Distribution of JDA Software Group, Inc., since February 2009. Mr. Johnston previously served as the company's Senior Vice President, Supply Chain from April 2007 to January 2009, as Vice President of Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions from January 2006 to March 2007 and as Vice President of Product Marketing from September 2001 to December 2005. Prior to joining JDA, Mr. Johnston served as Vice President, Industry Marketing and Partner Relationships from 1999 to 2001 and as Vice President of Product Development from 1995 to 1998 of E3 Corporation, a privately-held software company acquired by JDA in September 2001, as a Development Manager for IBM Corporation from 1989 to 1995 and in various information technology positions for D.H. Holmes Company Limited, a publicly-held department store from 1984 to 1989. Mr. Johnston studied computer science at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans.

James Gullard641999Director

James Michael Gullard is Director of JDA Software Group, Inc. since January 1999. Mr. Gullard has been the General Partner of Cornerstone Management, a venture capital and consulting firm specializing in software and data communications companies, since 1984. Mr. Gullard also serves as Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee of DynTek, Inc., a publicly-held company which provides professional technology services to government, education and mid-market commercial customers, as a director and interim Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, a publicly-held semiconductor company, and as a director of Proxim Wireless Corporation, a publicly held wireless solutions company. Mr. Gullard previously served as Chairman of Merant PLC from 1996 to 2004, a change management software tools company, as Chairman of NetSolve, Incorporated from 1992 to 2004, an IT infrastructure management services company, as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Telecommunications Technology, Inc. from 1979 to 1984, and held a variety of financial and operational management positions at Intel Corporation from 1972 to 1979. Mr. Gullard is currently Chairman of Mainsoft Corp., a private company, and serves on the Board of Directors of Planar Systems, Inc., a publicly-held designer and distributor of specialty displays. Mr. Gullard has formerly served as a Director of other technology companies. Mr. Gullard attended Stanford University where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and a Masters Degree from the Graduate School of Business.

Jock Patton631999Director

Jock Patton has been a Director of JDA Software Group, Inc., since January 1999. Mr. Patton is a private investor and a Director of Janus Capital Group, Inc., a publicly-held investment management company. Mr. Patton previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Multimedia Group, Inc., a producer of digital entertainment, from 1999 to 2001. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Patton served as a Director and President of StockVal, Inc., an SEC registered investment advisor providing securities analysis software and proprietary data to mutual funds, major money managers and brokerage firms worldwide. Prior to 1992, Mr. Patton was a Partner and Director in the law firm of Streich Lang where he founded and headed the Corporate/Securities Practice Group. Mr. Patton has previously served on the Board of Directors of various public and private companies, including Swift Transportation Company where he was Chairman until the company was sold in May 2007. Mr. Patton holds an A.B. Degree in Political Science and Juris Doctorate, both from the University of California.

Douglas Marlin612001Director

Douglas G. Marlin has been a Director of JDA Software Group, Inc., since May 2001. Mr. Marlin served as President and principal owner of Marlin Ventures, Inc., a Canadian-based consulting firm, from 1997 to 2000. From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Marlin served as President of JDA Software Services, Ltd., and from 1981 to 1987 as its Vice President. Prior to that, Mr. Marlin served in a variety of technical and development positions with IBM from 1973 to 1981. Mr. Marlin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Zed.i Solutions, Inc., a Canadian technology company that develops hardware and software for real time industrial process monitoring, and Aero-Mechanical Services Ltd, a Canadian technology company providing Internet-based aircraft monitoring services. Mr. Marlin attended the University of Calgary where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics.

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Institutional Shareholders

 Holder Shares Held % of Shares Held 
Barclays Global Investors NA1.97m6.16%as of 30 Jun 2009
Vanguard Group, Inc.1.96m6.13%as of 30 Jun 2009
Wellington Management Co. LLP1.24m3.87%as of 30 Jun 2009
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC1.15m3.61%as of 30 Jun 2009
LSV Asset Management1.13m3.54%as of 30 Jun 2009
Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.