Management Team
Mike Robichaud comes to Percussion Software from Stride & Associates, a multi-brand placement company, where he was most recently the CEO. Under Mike’s leadership Stride grew in excess of 30% CAGR over a five-year period, expanding the company from a regional office to a national corporation with 25 offices in 11 major US cities. As a result of these and other accomplishments, Mike received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Boston Business Journal’s “40 under 40” awards. He is a founding shareholder and an active member of the Percussion board. Mike holds a BA from the University of New Hampshire.
Joe Wykes brings more than a decade of experience working for Percussion Software, and has a strong track record of success. As the Managing Director of European Operations, Joe led Percussion to record sales and dramatically grew the infrastructure. He more recently led worldwide sales and alliances from Percussion's San Francisco office. Wykes practiced law at Lamb Building and is a member of Middle Temple. He holds a BA from the University of London, a CPE from SouthBank University and is a graduate of the Inns of Court School of Law.
Vern is responsible for assessing market needs and creating the long term strategic vision for Percussion products and technology. In his 13 years at Percussion, he has defined or guided the product direction of virtually every Percussion product, including a foundational role in the Percussion CM System. He frequently speaks and writes on Web best practices and technologies such as the use of social media, content and XML. He pursued graduate research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He blogs at http://www.percussion.com/contentions.
Nancy has been with Percussion for seven years overseeing global Human Resources operations. Prior to joining Percussion Nancy was Vice President of Operations at Bond Technologies and previously held senior positions at Chase Global Fund Services and Fidelity Investments. Nancy received her MBA from Simmons School of Management and her BA from Framingham State College.
Audra Ryan has been responsible for the global financial and administrative operations of Percussion since 2001. Prior to joining Percussion, Audra was the Corporate Controller for both Marathon Technologies, a provider of high availability software products and Spacetec IMC Corporation, a publicly traded provider of 3D interactive motion control hardware. Audra worked for Ernst & Young LLP in the Entrepreneurial Services Group, where she had earned her CPA accreditation. She holds a BS and MBA from Boston University.
