Entigral Names Mark Self as President and CEO
February 9, 2015 ‒ Raleigh, NC ‒ Entigral Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce Mark Self as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Tom Miller as the company’s new Chairman. Mr. Self replaces Booth Kalmbach, a co-founder of Entigral, who has transitioned to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Miller takes over the Chairman’s role from Allen Bennett, the company’s other co-founder, who remains Executive Vice President, Professional Services. All four will remain on the company’s Board of Directors.
Prior to his new role at Entigral, Mr. Self had executive sales and marketing roles at NCR, Motorola and IBM. “We felt it was the right time to make the change,” said Booth Kalmbach. “Entigral is growing nicely, and we needed additional expertise in strategic planning and market positioning to accelerate our growth. In my role as CTO, I look forward to continuing to build up Entigral’s industry-leading software technology and to oversee ongoing development and implementation of our asset tracking and automation software platform, TraxWare®.”
Mr. Self said, “I am excited about the opportunity at Entigral. Last year we announced the release of Version 5.1 of TraxWare and are actively installing solutions nationwide. As a Board Member, I had visibility to the growth opportunities at Entigral and I believe we have a solid foundation for growth. My immediate focus will be to help accelerate the company’s growth, creating value for all stakeholders – investors, customers and employees.”
Mr. Self has spent the majority of his career developing and implementing go to market and sales enablement strategies for new hardware and software products in the retail, manufacturing and supply chain industries. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Marketing in the retail division of the NCR Corporation. Previously, he was at Motorola where he served as Vice President, Industry Solutions Group. Prior to that he held various sales and marketing positions at IBM. He holds a BS from the University of California, Davis and a Masters of Management from Northwestern University.
Tom Miller, an Entigral Board member since 2007, takes over as Chairman. Mr. Miller has an extensive resume of success in the technology industry that will be instrumental in helping achieve Entigral’s growth strategies. Miller is currently a Partner in The SAGE Group of Bellevue, Washington, a management consulting company where he directs the company’s mobile computing, wireless and automated data collection practice. He is currently on the Boards of Directors of Mobile Technology Inc. a global leader in mobile display technology solutions, and Quest Solutions Inc., a national mobility systems integrator with a focus on integrated mobile solutions. Previously, he served on the Boards of Directors of Socket Mobile, Inc. and InfoLogix, Inc., an enterprise mobility automation company. In addition, Mr. Miller was a member of the executive team at Intermec Corporation, a leader in the automated data collection, wireless and mobile computing industries, serving as its President from 2004 to 2005. He is a past Chairman of A.I.M. Global and a member of the AIDC100 organization. He received his B.A. in Business and M.B.A. degrees from Western Illinois University.
Allen Bennett commented, “I am delighted that Tom Miller has assumed the Chairman’s role at Entigral Systems. His knowledge of the market, technology, the industry players and customer base will be of great value during this next growth phase. Tom’s appointment enables me to focus on sales and building the internal systems necessary for the company’s growth.”