Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 21, 2001
STAN SMITH, CEO, President and Founder of Open Ratings, brings to the
company more than 10 years of management experience and 20 years in the
high tech and startup arena. He oversees all Open Ratings strategy and
investor relations. Prior to Open Ratings, Mr. Smith served as Vice
President and General Manager of Agile Software, which develops and
markets Web-centric product content management software. Mr. Smith
oversaw the business development, sales, services, and strategic
partnerships groups. During his tenure, sales grew tenfold in a two-year
period. Previously, Mr. Smith was Vice President of North American sales
at Adra Systems (now MatrixOne), where he was responsible for more than
75% of Adra's product data management (PDM) revenue and successfully
rebuilt the sales force, focusing on growing their PDM business at
triple digit rates. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Profile
JEFF BARON, the Director of Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Open
Ratings, brings extensive experience in the areas of sales, marketing
and strategic planning to his position. He oversees all corporate
marketing initiatives for the company and is responsible for the
development and execution of its alliance strategy. Prior to joining
Open Ratings in June 2000, Mr. Baron worked on multiple engagements with
Fortune 500 clients as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney.
Additionally, he has several years of experience in major account sales
with MediaMap, a Boston-area software and information services provider.
Mr. Baron holds a BA in Government from Colby College and a Master of
Business Administration from the Johnson School of Management at
Cornell. Profile
Mr. Smith: Open Ratings is focused on building the global standard for
predictive supplier performance solutions. What we mean by
