Ben Grimes is Chief Technology Officer of Avocent. Prior to joining Avocent, Ben had a 17-year career with IBM, most recently in the appointed position of Distinguished Engineer, an executive position he held from 2002 to 2007. In that role, he served as the lead architect for software development for IBM xSeries and blades. That position overlapped with a two year special assignment in which he worked directly with large financial institutions to develop industry-specific customizations for software products. Ben's earlier years with IBM included five years as the lead designer and engineer for embedded systems management for xSeries after serving as a programmer in embedded firmware. He was awarded 9 patents for his innovations in systems software. Less   View all posts

Barbara Crane has served as the Vice President for Information Technology (IT) Customer Services for ARAMARK's North America Food, Hospitality and Facility Services since 2003. In addition to having primary responsibility for the Call Center and other support related services, she is responsible for Information Security and IT Compliance standards. Barbara initially joined ARAMARK's Sports & Entertainment division in 1997. In 2001, Crane was promoted to Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of ARAMARK Healthcare Support Services. Less   View all posts