Kirk Herrington

Kirk Herrington is an accomplished technology industry executive who has played a key role in the success of a number of prominent software companies. He has 30+ years senior-level experience in the design, development and commercialization of advanced software technologies, as well as extensive strategic and management expertise. Prior to co-founding mPloy, Mr. Herrington was Executive Vice President Products and Chief Technology Officer of Pivotal Corporation, a leading vendor of mid-market Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions to the financial services and health care industries. During his tenure, Pivotal was recognized as one of the top 10 fastest-growing technologies companies in North America. He also founded GaleForce Solutions Inc in 2003 which was acquired in 2011 by iPipeline. Previously, Mr. Herrington co-founded Simba Technologies Inc., and was Chief Technology Officer then Chief Executive Officer. In the position of CEO for his last two years with this data access middleware company, he developed new strategies and restructured the company to capitalize on growth opportunities, and managed a new eBusiness Product unit that ultimately led to a $30 million acquisition by Pivotal Corporation. Other highlights, Kirk worked as a senior developer: - On the Microsoft Excel team working out of Redmond - On Aldus PageMaker based in Seattle Among his business achievements, Mr. Herrington has won Business in Vancouver newspaper's Top 40 Under 40 Award, which recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs and executives. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia Specialties: Computer software development