Philip C. Deck
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Philip Deck is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MKS Inc., the global leader in application lifecycle management (ALM) technology.
Since the appointment of Mr. Deck as CEO in 2001, MKS has become the fastest growing competitor in the ALM market through its transformation from a desktop tools provider to an enterprise software vendor to the Global 1000. MKS's renewed product strategy, growth and profitability has positioned it to become the global leader in the ALM market.
Prior to joining MKS, Mr. Deck was Chairman and/or CEO of Certicom Corp from April 1993 to November 1999 establishing it as one of the worldwide leaders in cryptographic technology. Mr. Deck is a director of the Bank of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company.
Mr. Deck holds an undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics from Queen's University.
Michael W. Harris
President & COO
Michael Harris is President and Chief Operating Officer for MKS. Michael brings to MKS a long and successful track record of building enterprise software companies, through an adept knowledge of various markets and technology and delivering value to customers, while managing long-term and growing profitability.
Michael was the former President of Industry Specific Applications (ISA) as well as CEO of the Interealty division of Geac Computer Corporation. Through his direction and execution, Interealty became a leading supplier of web-based CRM to the market. Michael's leadership guided the ISA group to profitability and brought several successful products to the marketplace at the same time. Prior to his experience at Geac, Michael held executive positions of increasing responsibility at SunGard Data Systems, based out of London, England and New York, including Managing Director of North America where his customers included large global banks looking for enterprise risk management solutions to manage their exposure.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from York University.
Douglas M. Sawatzky
Chief Financial Officer
Douglas Sawatzky is Chief Financial Officer of MKS, responsible for leadership of all financial functions within the company. Doug joined MKS in October 2001, and previously held the positions of Corporate Controller and Vice President of Finance.
Prior to joining MKS, Doug held positions with United Rentals of Canada Inc., and ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. Doug also spent one year in the Corporate Finance practice and five years in the assurance practice of KPMG.
Doug earned his CA Designation 1994, CBV Designation in 1998, holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from University of Waterloo.
Thomas A. Bosanko
President and Chief Operating Officer, MKS Interoperability Division
Tom Bosanko's career spans over 25 years as an entrepreneur, technologist and executive in the software industry. In 1981, Tom co-founded Convergent Solutions, Inc., a software products and services company. At Convergent, Tom served in numerous capacities including CFO, President and CEO. In 1995, the company merged with publicly traded KTI, Inc., where he continued as President of its software subsidiary. Tom was on the Board of Directors at both Convergent and KTI.
In 1996, Tom and his business partner, Pat Higbie, acquired DataFocus. Tom was President of DataFocus until the company merged with MKS, Inc. in 1999.
Tom currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of MKS Inc. Interoperability Division, overseeing all operations related to MKS's Interoperability Product Line. Tom is an advisor to the Board of Monumental Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm.
Tom graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree from Rider University.
John J. Cull
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
John Cull is Vice President, Marketing and Business Development of MKS, responsible for leadership of MKS’ global marketing activities and strategic alliance initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Cull leads the North American team of Area Account Managers to develop territories and build a broader base of MKS customers.
Mr. Cull joined the Company in 2003 as Eastern Regional Sales Director and was promoted to Vice-President, North American Sales in 2005.
Prior to joining MKS, Mr. Cull was employed with Rational Software as a District Sales Manager (Atlanta, GA) from 1994 to 2002 where he managed both sales and technical personnel with overall responsibility for product sales and services.
