Richard Clark
President and CEO

Rick has twenty years of leadership experience in the enterprise software industry. He co-founded APTARE in 1993 with the sole purpose of developing scalable web-based applications for large enterprises. As CEO Rick is responsible for setting the strategic vision and direction of the company. In addition to founding APTARE Rick served as Chief Information Officer for Sanrise, a leading storage service provider where he was responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s solutions. Rick holds several patents covering web-based architectures for enterprises.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with Honors and a Bachelor of Science degree from Auckland University, New Zealand.

Machell Silva
Chief Financial Officer

Machell is responsible for the day to day operations and the financial accounting of the company She brings over 15 years of experience as a financial executive in high technology. Prior to APTARE, Machell worked as a Certified Public Accountant with expertise in tax and audit.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from The University of California at Santa Barbara.

Nick Blozan
Vice President, Worldwide Sales

With over twenty years in the high-tech industry, Blozan is responsible for the global sales strategy including direct sales and channel partnerships.Prior to joining APTARE, Blozan served as the senior vice president at 3Tera, Inc. Blozan was responsible for all operational and strategic worldwide sales and relationship management of channel partners and target customers. Previously, he held senior positions at leading companies such as OpSource, Inc. and EMC, leading the product management, sales, and marketing teams.

Nick graduated from San Diego State University Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Administration.

Graeme Kelly
Vice President, Engineering & Services

Graeme is responsible for leading all aspects of product development and professional services at APTARE. He has extensive experience developing solutions for enterprises around the globe. Prior to joining APTARE, Graeme was Vice President of Services for Annuncio Software. There he built and managed the engineering team responsible for customizing and implementing their enterprise email solution. Graeme also served as a senior engineering executive at PeopleSoft after the acquisition of Annuncio in 2002.  Graeme was also part of the services senior management team at Plexus Software and Hewlett Packard.

Graeme holds a degree in Computer Sciences from Glasgow University, Scotland

Tony Wessels
Vice President, Marketing

Tony Wessels has over twenty years of experience launching worldwide marketing programs. As Vice President of Marketing Tony is responsible for all aspects of marketing including product marketing, channel marketing, and marketing communications.

Before joining APTARE, Tony was Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Stata Labs an email provider that was acquired by Yahoo. Prior to Stata Labs Tony served as President of Hi-Fi Marketing, a marketing agency whose clients included enterprise storage companies including Network Appliance, Vixel, and Aarohi. He has also served as a senior marketing executive at PGP, Novell, Sun Microsystems, and Motorola.

Tony earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from University of Texas at Dallas.