Alan Cooke

Alan Cooke brings over 25 years of software infrastructure and enterprise application sales experience and 15 years of sales management experience to the company. Most recently, Alan was Vice President ofWorldwide Sales for Actional,the leader in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Security, Management, Monitoring Broker software where his team grew revenue 300% and put the company in position for acquisition by Progress Software.Prior to Actional, Alan was Vice Presidentof Sales for Datasweep, a leading provider of web-based real-time manufacturinglifecycle management solutions which doubled revenues during his tenure and was acquired by Rockwell Automation. Earlier, Alanheld multiplesenior sales management roles in his 6 year career at Sybase wherehis teamswere instrumental in the company's growthfrom $160m to over $1b. His education includes a bachelor's degree in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University, and studies at Wroxton College in England.