Board of Directors
Ariba is fortunate to have some of the world's most gifted strategists and technology leaders as members of its board. Through their significant practical experience in building world-class organizations, our directors provide us with an uncompromising vision and inspired leadership that will continue to drive the company's growth and success.
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Robert M. Calderoni
- Robert M. Calderoni is chairman and chief executive officer of Ariba, Inc., the leading spend management solutions provider. Since joining the company in 2000, Mr. Calderoni has successfully transformed Ariba from a narrowly focused e-procurement vendor to a comprehensive spend management solutions provider that companies of all sizes rely on to transform the way they do business globally.
Under Mr. Calderoni's leadership, Ariba has led the way in developing and delivering innovative solutions that combine technology, commodity expertise and services to help companies streamline the procurement process and drive bottom-line results. As the creator and leader of spend management, Ariba has procurement from a back office function to a strategic business imperative that drives savings, operational excellence and business improvements.
In early 2004, Mr. Calderoni led an aggressive acquisition strategy that significantly expanded Ariba’s technology offerings, service capabilities and positioned the company as a recognized leader in its market. Under Mr. Calderoni’s leadership, Ariba has secured the top Fortune 10 companies and 500 Global companies as customers. Ariba has been named to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, the Manufacturing Business Technology Global 100 and is routinely identified as a top vendor by independent research firms.
With more than 20 years of experience as a Fortune 500 financial and operations executive, Mr. Calderoni has intimate knowledge of change management and a deep understanding of how technology can optimize a corporation's spending practices. Prior to joining Ariba, Mr. Calderoni served as senior vice president of Finance and chief financial officer for Avery Dennison. Before joining Avery Dennison, Mr. Calderoni served as senior vice president of Finance and corporate controller for Apple Computer, Inc., and as chief financial officer and vice president of Finance for IBM's $8 billion Storage Systems Division. He began his career with Arthur Andersen & Company. In 2006, Mr. Calderoni was named among the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk Management Magazine.
Mr. Calderoni is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University. He is also a member of the Board of Juniper Networks and the School of Business Advisory Council of Villanova University. - Back to the top
- Robert D. Johnson
- Robert D. Johnson has been chairman of Honeywell's $10 billion aerospace business since January 2005. Previously, he was the company's president and CEO.
Mr. Johnson also has served as president and CEO of AlliedSignal Aerospace Marketing, Sales & Service. Earlier, he was president and CEO of the company, where he led the consolidation of two strategic business units into a unified organization. He joined AlliedSignal in July 1994 as vice president and general manager of Global Repair and Overhaul Operations. In 1996, he was named vice president and general manager of Aerospace Services.
Before joining AlliedSignal, Mr. Johnson was vice president and general manager of Manufacturing and Services for AAR Corporation, an aviation company. He began his career at GE Aircraft Engines in 1969 and spent 12 years in key financial management positions. In 1983, Mr. Johnson was appointed president and managing director of GE Aircraft Engines' Singapore operations. He later served as general manager of GE's global Field Service Engineering team and GE's global Engine Services business.
Mr. Johnson serves on advisory boards for Miami University of Ohio and University of Arizona, the Board of Trustees for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Arizona State University School of Business Dean's Council. He is Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, a Board member of the Aviation Safety Alliance, and a member of several civic organizations. He is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. - Back to the top
- Richard A. Kashnow
- Richard A. Kashnowis the retired president of Tyco Ventures, a venture capital unit he established for Tyco International in 1999, following Tyco's acquisition of Raychem Corporation.
For several years before that, Dr. Kashnow served as chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Raychem, a $1.8 billion public technology company specializing in electronic components and engineered materials. Prior to Raychem, Dr. Kashnow held executive positions with Manville Corporation, where he became president of its $1 billion building products and engineered materials subsidiary, Schuller Corporation.
Dr. Kashnow began his business career as a physicist at General Electric's corporate R&D center. During his seventeen years at GE, he held technical and general management positions, including corporate technology consultant, manager of GE Aerospace's electronics laboratory, and general manager of GE Lighting's quartz and chemical products business.
Dr. Kashnow earned a BS degree in physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1963) and a PhD in solid-state physics from Tufts University. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army (1968-1970).
Dr. Kashnow is also a director of ParkerVision (NASDAQ: PRKR), ActivCard (Nasdaq:ACTI) and Komag (Nasdaq:KOMG). He also serves as non-executive chairman of Komag. - Back to the top
- Robert E. Knowling, Jr.
- Robert E. Knowling, Jr. is CEO of the Leadership Academy, City of New York Department of Education, and he serves as chairman of the board of The Immune Response Corporation. Previously, he was chairman and CEO of SimDesk Technologies, Inc. (formerly Internet Access Technologies, Inc.). Mr. Knowling began his career in 1977 at Indiana Bell and progressed rapidly through assignments in operations, engineering and marketing. He was assigned to Ameritech's re-engineering breakthrough development team in 1992 and was named vice president of Network Operations for Ameritech in 1994.
Mr. Knowling joined U S WEST in 1996 as vice president of Network Operations. In 1997 he was named executive vice president of Operations and Technologies, responsible for a 30,000-member team in charge of planning, delivering and maintaining high-quality telecommunications services. In 1998, he joined Covad Communications as chairman, president and CEO.
In recognition for his spirit and mission of inclusion, opportunity, expansion, advocacy and success in the workplace, he was awarded the Wall Street Project's Reginald Lewis Trailblazers Award by President Clinton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1999. He serves on the board of directors for HP and Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. He is on the advisory boards for Ontologent, Inc.; Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management; and the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Knowling received a BA in theology from Wabash College and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Business. - Back to the top
- Dr. Thomas (Tim) F. Monahan
- Dr. Thomas (Tim) F. Monahan is a professor of accounting at Villanova University and from 1996-2003 served as dean of the College of Commerce and Finance. Prior to joining Villanova's faculty in 1981, Dr. Monahan was a tenured professor at LaSalle University, and prior to that worked in the Treasurer's Department of Becton, Dickinson and Company. Dr. Monahan has won teaching awards at both LaSalle and Villanova Universities and has published research in many academic journals involving topics such as capital budgeting, integrating finance and strategy in decision making, evaluation and reward systems, improving decision models, and new models for accounting education.
Dr. Monahan has served as a consultant to more than 30 Fortune 500 companies over the past ten years in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Most recently, his clients have included Accenture, Cisco, Exelon, 3M, Philips Electronics N.V., Rockwell International and Sprint. Much of this consulting work has focused on strategic cost management and understanding cost drivers in developing an Economic Profit approach to managing a company.
In 1981, Dr. Monahan received his doctorate in accounting from Temple University. He received an MBA in Finance (1974) from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree in Economics (1971) from Hofstra University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. - Back to the top
- Karl E. Newkirk
- Karl E. Newkirk is a former global managing partner of Accenture, a management consulting and technology services company. He retired from the firm and its predecessor companies, Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting, in December 2001 after nearly 40 years of service.
During his tenure with Accenture, Newkirk initiated and built the firm's ERP practice in 1994 and served as its global managing partner for six years. This global consulting organization grew from an initial focus on SAP into an organization with more than 5,000 employees managing ERP implementations in many of the world's largest companies, and became one of the firm's most successful and profitable lines of business. Newkirk most recently served as the first managing partner of Accenture's Microsoft Solutions Organization.
Prior to leading Accenture's ERP and Microsoft Solutions groups, Newkirk served in a variety of leadership roles with Accenture. These roles included: managing partner of the Process Industries practice in the Midwest region, where he oversaw engagements with clients in the energy, resources and chemicals industries; managing partner of the Manufacturing and Retail Practice in the Ohio region; and managing partner of the Cleveland Consulting Practice. - Back to the top
- Richard F. Wallman
- Richard F. Wallman is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Honeywell International, Inc. Wallman joined AlliedSignal, the predecessor of Honeywell, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 1995, from IBM, where he was Vice President and Controller from 1994 to 1995 and General Assistant Controller from 1993 to 1994. He had previously been with Chrysler Corporation for fourteen years, in positions of increasing responsibility. His last positions were Assistant Controller for Sales and Marketing and Assistant Corporate Controller. Born in 1951, Mr. Wallman holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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