Leadership

Gene Austin has over 30 years of experience in leading both private and public software and technology companies. Most recently, Austin was the CEO of Bazaarvoice, and previous to that was the CEO of Convio, where he led a team that grew the business to a successful IPO in 2010 and eventual sale to Blackbaud in 2012. Prior to Convio, Austin was a member of the executive team that took CareerBuilder.com public in 1999.

As President of Quorum Software, Paul Langenbahn is responsible for worldwide customer-facing operations. Paul has over 25 years of experience leading large, vertical software and technology businesses. Most recently, he was the executive vice president and president of the commerce business unit of NCR Corporation (NCR), a global enterprise technology provider for the financial, retail, and hospitality industries. Prior to NCR, Paul served as the executive vice president and president of the hospitality division of Radiant Systems (Radiant) from 2007 until the company’s successful sale to NCR in 2011. Paul held several senior leadership roles in sales, channel management, and professional services throughout his 25 years with Radiant and NCR.

As Executive Vice President of Quorum Software Norway AS, Kaare Lunde leads the business unit responsible for the company’s Energy Components and DaWinci product lines, the leading solutions in hydrocarbon accounting and management, and integrated logistics management, respectively. Before joining Quorum, Kaare was the Vice President of TietoEVRY’s Oil and Gas business unit, a global provider of Energy Components and DaWinci. Kaare has a proven executive management track record and almost 30 years of experience driving growth and innovation in the technology industry. Previously, Kaare was the Sales and Marketing Director with Palantir AS, a Norwegian provider of IT and communications solutions to the global maritime sector. Prior to that, he had a long career in Hewlett-Packard (HP), where he held various sales and marketing leadership roles.

Tyson Greer leads the Software organization at Quorum and is responsible for product and technology direction in addition to overseeing innovation, engineering, product management & customer success across the company’s entire portfolio of software solutions serving the energy value chain. With over 15 years in both technology and energy, he brings a unique depth and breadth of experience across both domains to the role in addition to a proven track record of innovation and leading high performing teams. While at Quorum he has filled a variety of roles including product management, software development, solutions consulting and leading Quorum’s Energy Transportation and Marketing vertical. Mr. Greer holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University.

Lindsey Herndon Goodgion is Chief Sales Officer for Quorum. In this role, Mrs. Goodgion is responsible for all sales, account management, and commercial activities worldwide. With 15 years of oil and gas industry experience, Mrs. Goodgion has held a variety of roles within Quorum including key roles in Client Delivery and Product Support. Mrs. Goodgion holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

Salva Clave has more than 20 years of experience in the software technology industry. As EVP for EMEA, APAC, and Latin America, Salva oversees all of the go-to-market activities for Quorum’s international regions. Prior to founding Aucerna, Salva was the COO for Hyprotech Ltd. He was a key executive team member that delivered 20 percent growth year over year while achieving net margins above 20 percent. Following the acquisition of Hyprotech Ltd. by Aspen Technology Inc., Salva assumed the role of Senior Vice President of Global Sales Operations. He was a member of the global sales team that successfully reorganized the worldwide sales organization of 400 employees while meeting revenue targets and increasing sales efficiency by 62 percent.

David Townsend leads the Services organization at Quorum where he is responsible for driving the strategy, methodology, and execution of Quorum’s professional services and outsourcing practice. With over 19 years of professional services experience in technology and energy, he brings a breadth of experience in leading high performance teams and working with clients to drive their digital transformation. Prior to joining Quorum, David spent 12 years with Accenture. In his role as an Account Executive, he was primarily responsible for client engagement, program planning, as well as proposal development in the Resources Market Unit. Mr. Townsend holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University.

Tom Lacy is the Executive Vice President of Engineering at Quorum, where he oversees the development of all Quorum’s products. Lacy brings over two decades of software development leadership experience to Quorum. Most recently, he was the vice president of engineering at Bazaarvoice, a $200M SaaS company focused on consumer-generated content solutions for leading retail brands. Before that, Lacy led engineering and quality assurance teams at Convio, a leading provider of digital solutions to help nonprofits engage supporters in a faster, more effective manner. Lacy holds a Masters in Geography and Cartography from Texas State University. 

As Chief Financial Officer at Quorum, Clay Myers is responsible for leading the company’s accounting and finance organization. Myers brings to Quorum more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience in the technology sector. Prior to Quorum, he spent six years in finance and operations roles at One Technologies, a provider of digital products and services in the consumer analytics arena. Myers also served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at telecommunications provider HyperCube LLC. Under his leadership, the company achieved CAGR above 34% over six years and was acquired in 2012. Myers is a CPA and holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.