Gerald K. Perkel

GERALD K. PERKEL is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Merant Plc, having joined the company on September 30, 2001.
Merant is a leading global provider of software solutions to
accelerate change with more than $120 million in revenue,
approximately 600 employees and operations in 50 countries. With
more than 20 year’s experience in the high tech field, Mr. Perkel
has a rich history of growing and driving public company business
units to achieve new goals and benchmarks. Prior to joining
Merant, Mr. Perkel was a Xerox corporate Senior Vice President
and President of the Office Printing Business, being appointed in
December 2000. In this role, he was responsible for leading
integrated global business focused on driving Xerox’ penetration
into the network printing marketplace, where he was responsible
for $3.5 billion of business and had been one of the key
executives leading Xerox’s turnaround. Prior to his appointment
to SVP, he was Corporate Vice President of the Xerox Corporation
and President of OPB, joining the company in January 2000 when
Xerox acquired the Color Printing and Imaging Division of
Tektronix, Inc. Before joining Xerox, he was President of the
Tektronix Color Printing and Imaging Division. His efforts
resulted in nearly doubling the business in a four-year period.
Under his leadership, CPID captured over 50 of the computer
industry’s highest honors over the past few years. Mr. Perkel
serves as a Director on the Board of Upright Systems, an Internet
startup, and as a Board member for the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in System
Science Engineering from the University of California at Los
Angeles.