Parature announced today that Tim Davenport has been appointed as CEO to lead Parature in its next stage of growth. A successful executive with an impressive track record in the software industry, Mr. Davenport has held several CEO and Board positions and will lead Parature’s growth strategy. Mr. Davenport brings a wealth of relevant operating experience in many corners of the technology industry, including software, e-commerce, business process outsourcing and transaction hosting. Mr. Davenport succeeds founder and CEO Duke Chung, who will serve in a new role to help the company focus on strategy, corporate development, and serve as the chief evangelist for Parature.
Mr. Davenport most recently served as president of Revolution Health Network. Preceding his position at Revolution Health Network, he was the CEO of Vastera which sold to JP Morgan Chase in 2005. Prior to that, he served as CEO of Best Software, where he oversaw the company’s IPO in 1997, as well as its purchase by the Sage Group plc in 2000. Mr. Davenport has also served as an executive with a number of public and private technology companies, including Lotus Development and McGraw Hill. He has also held board positions in a number of successful technology companies including Axent Technologies, Softrax, Serena Software and CorasWorks Corporation. Read more »
