Gerard Daher

CEO

For nearly 20 years, Gerard Daher has provided innovative direct marketing solutions to the financial services, retail, and telecommunications industries. His expertise in strategic development, marketing, business operations, and data technologies has enabled Gerard to generate successful results for leading domestic and international organizations. He’s known by colleagues as having the business acumen for identifying and optimizing revenue-generating strategies that coincide with a company’s value proposition. 

Gerard currently serves as the CEO of Speedeon Data, a leading-edge direct marketing and data services company, which he co-founded in 2008, in order to close the gap in the expeditious delivery of customer data.

Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, with data center operations in Atlanta, GA, Speedeon Data’s client list includes leading banks, retailers, cable companies and newspapers. Through cutting-edge technologies, best-in-class talent, innovative client-focused solutions, and superior customer data, Speedeon Data has differentiated itself in a crowded data services marketplace.

Gerard acquired his Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management-Case Western Reserve University. He is active in numerous professional groups and associations and serves on several of their advisory boards.

Joshua Shale

President & Chief Operating Officer

Joshua Shale brings over 25 years of executive experience to Speedeon Data specializing in product development, marketing, business and resource planning, operations and sales management. By approaching the various business disciplines within an organization in a holistic manner, he recognizes efficiencies and streamlines underlying business processes.

Prior to joining Speedeon Data, Joshua held marketing and product management positions at VoltDelta.  During his time there, he managed marketing for the Data and Enterprise Contact Center divisions as well as Product Management at the LSSiDATA division. Joshua was Director of Marketing at Expensewatch.com, Director of Accounts at Knoa Software, Vice President of Sales at Alumnipride.com, and Director of Business Development at Digisoft Software. In each of these roles, he guided different business units in surpassing corporate goals.

Joshua holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton School of Business.

Linda Montgomery

Chief Financial Officer

Linda brings over 25 years of financial planning and operations management to Speedeon Data.  Specializing in strategic planning, financial analysis and funding for technology and manufacturing companies, she has an extensive background in guiding companies through organizational change and growth.  Linda has been instrumental in the development and implementation of financial plans and corporate infrastructures to reduce costs, as well as securing funding for start-up and publicly traded companies alike.  She has also led financial and management teams through corporate transitions, financial growth, and acquisitions.
 
Previously, as Director of Finance for Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC), Linda managed all internal financial activities, with additional responsibility for operations and production planning.  Prior to joining Valence, she was Vice President of Finance and Administration for Infoglide Software Corporation, a venture backed company.  During her tenure, Linda guided the company through two successful private placement rounds bringing its cumulative funding to over $20 million.  Prior to joining Infoglide, Linda worked as an acquisitions specialist for Tivoli Systems Inc., an IBM subsidiary, where she led the transition team that integrated acquired company processes and critical data into the larger corporate environment.  Linda also spent five years at Price Waterhouse in Chicago, reaching the level of audit manager.
 
Linda earned a Bachelor of Accounting from Miami University of Ohio and a Master of Business Administation from the University of Texas, Austin.

Marc Jerauld

Chief Revenue Officer

Marc Jerauld brings more than 20 years of results-focused sales and leadership experience to Speedeon Data. Throughout his career, Marc has demonstrated success across all phases of business development and sales management, while specializing in building scalable, high-performance sales organizations, generating revenue through enterprise engagements and strategic partnerships, and developing impactful, go-to-market strategies.

Marc’s passion for partnering with innovative companies in the introduction of leading-edge strategies and approaches, and in the development of client-focused solutions, has enabled him to generate new leads, clients and customers for large enterprise organizations.  Marc’s experience encompasses a full range of multi-channel direct marketing solutions.

Prior to joining Speedeon Data, Marc held sales and leadership positions at Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Johnson Controls, The ADT Corporation, and for the past 9 years, at Infogroup.   Marc earned a Master of Science in Information and Communication Science from Ball State University, where he also obtained a Bachelor of Science.

Maureen Bagley

Chief Technology Officer

Maureen brings over 25 years of technology leadership experience spanning manufacturing, human resources, financial, sales, and operations processes. In her role, Maureen oversees the current technology infrastructure, while ensuring the technology strategy enables the company for growth and achieves reliable and secure systems, as well as efficient operations.

Prior to joining Speedeon, Maureen led the definition and governance of the global information technology architecture for Eaton Corporation. 

Maureen earned her Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

Neil Barry

Chief Legal Officer

Neil joins Speedeon with more than 21 years of international financial services experience with expertise in designing and implementing risk, governance, and control frameworks. During this time, Neil has been responsible for managing regulatory relationships across the globe and advising senior management and board members on risk issues.

Prior to joining Speedeon, Neil was the Group Head of Compliance for Standard Chartered Bank, responsible for managing the global compliance function. Neil has also worked for Citigroup, most recently as the General Counsel of the Citigroup’s International Retail Bank. Neil graduated with a B.A. in History and Political Science from Vanderbilt University, a Juris Doctor (cum laude) from Case Western Reserve School of Law, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from NYU.

Neil lives in Cleveland Heights with his wife and two daughters. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and reading.

Brian Rainey

Board of Advisors Member

Currently, Brian is President of Path2Response, a firm designed to help omni-channel marketers interpret results from multiple media and eliminate the bias that exists within attribution models.

He is the former President of Epsilon Targeting where he oversaw the operation and development of Epsilon's unique data offerings. Mr. Rainey has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Abacus, Director of Marketing for The Sharper Image, and List Developer Manager at Sara Lee. He has an unmatched track record in growing sales and transactions and maximizing efficient business practices.

Tom McSweeney

Board of Advisors Member

Tom provides senior-level leadership in sales and business development coupled with deep international and sales operations experience.  He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sales at Proxibid, an Omaha-based company that provides auction companies and asset owners with strategic online selling solutions.  In his role, Tom is responsible for global sales and strategic growth initiatives. Prior to joining Proxibid, Tom held several positions at InfoGROUP Inc., where he most recently served as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Solutions; he also led the company’s premier subscription division, Salesgenie. Prior to InfoGROUP, Tom contributed more than 25 years at Automatic Data Processing (ADP), where he held leadership roles with increasing responsibility for revenue, sales growth, and manpower.

Tom earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University.

Tania Morr

Board of Advisors Member

Tania is currently at Facebook where she is responsible for Portal CRM, part of the Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Marketing team. Previously, Tania was Vice President of CRM & Analytics for Tailored Brands, Inc., a portfolio of men's apparel brands including Men's Wearhouse, Jos .A. Bank and Joseph Abboud. There she oversaw the marketing customer database and was responsible for driving incremental revenue through data driven solutions across all channels. . Prior to Tailored Brands, Tania held a similar position at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSI), a portfolio of home decor brands. She has deep experience in data acquisition and life-event marketing. Before WSI, Tania developed and managed a consulting practice around E.piphany campaign management software for a SaaS startup and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Tania earned a master’s degree in international policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies (now Middlebury) and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from U.C.L.A.

Bruce Biegel

Board of Advisors Member

Bruce’s background includes strategic and business planning, financing, global multichannel marketing, technology development and support, legal coordination and financial management. He is currently the Senior Managing Director of the Winterberry Group, an industry-leading management consultancy that helps advertising, marketing, media, information and technology organizations to create custom strategies, capitalize on emerging opportunities and grow their value.

A DMCNY Silver Apple and Mal Dunn Leader’s award winner, Biegel was as a member of the Data Marketing Association Board of Directors.

He presently serves as an advisor or board member for companies in data, data services, agency, and technology, including: Allant Data, OneSpot, SpotRight, Throtle, and Bond Brand Loyalty. He is also an advisor to investment bank Petsky Prunier LLC.

Fred Neil

Board of Advisors Member

Fred Neil is a global marketing executive with over 30 years of experience having led FORTUNE 100, including Dell, The Home Depot, and Amazon, as well as start-up brands in various industries, including retail, financial services, CPG, and technology. Mr. Neil has a proven track record in driving growth through his deep understanding of the customer, technology and innovation. Fred currently heads Global Engagement Marketing for Amazon Music and is a regular speaker at various global industry events, as well as being an investor and advisory for various start-ups globally.