Michael Cornell founded Accellos in 2006 with a vision that small and midsized business and logistics service providers were in need of a single source supply chain software partner. This vision has fueled Accellos' dramatic growth through both organic product line enhancement and strategic acquisitions. Michael brings extensive executive management experience and a proven record of success in building software companies that pride themselves in innovation, customer service and delivering value to their stakeholders.
Prior to Accellos, Michael was CEO of NxTrend Technology, the leading provider of distribution-centric ERP software in North America. During his tenure at NxTrend, Michael dramatically improved share holder value resulting in the ultimate sale of the company to Infor in June of 2004. Previously, Michael was President of JBA Americas.
Ross Elliott
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Ross Elliott is one of the founders of Accellos. He brings extensive expertise in supply chain operations and software product development. Under Ross' product leadership, Accellos has made a series of acquisitions to broaden the Accellos product portfolio in support of the corporate vision. Ross is the overall architect for the Accellos ONE technology platform which consolidates acquired technologies on a common, modern technology architecture.
Prior to Accellos, Ross was the Vice President of Business Strategy for Infor Global Solutions. Ross worked with corporate marketing, sales and engineering to synthesize a strategy that provided value to the company and to its customers. Previously, Ross was the Vice President of Products and Strategy for NxTrend Technology.
Flint Seaton
Chief Financial Officer
Flint Seaton is one of the founders of Accellos. Flint leads the finance and administration team at Accellos, overseeing all finance strategy, planning, operations and human resources. Additionally, Flint leads due diligence, execution and integration of Accellos' strategic aquisitions.
Prior to Accellos, Flint was the CFO of Xaware, a worldwide provider of information integration, conversion, and exchange solutions based upon eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Flint was previously the CFO of NxTrend Technology.
Chad Collins
Chief Marketing Officer
Chad leads Accellos' strategic go-to-market programs including lead generation, business development, product marketing and corporate marketing. Chad has over 15 years' experience building, implementing and marketing innovative supply chain software technologies that help customers streamline their distribution and logistics operations. Chad is a recognized thought leader in the supply chain management industry and was awarded a Pro to Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive magazine.
Prior to joining Accellos, Chad was Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at HighJump Software, a leading supply chain execution software provider. Chad was also a leader in the supply chain consulting practice of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
