Michael Schmitt has more than 25 years experience in the software industry, with a proven track record for success, growing and positioning software companies to achieve long-term profitability and market leadership. He has held executive management positions at Ariba and JD Edwards and has served on the board of a private company.

Most recently, Schmitt served as Ariba’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, helping to develop and implement Ariba’s turnaround strategy and corporate repositioning to spend management. Simultaneous to his tenure at Ariba, Schmitt served as a board member at Camstar, a leader in manufacturing execution application software. Prior to Ariba, he enjoyed an eight-year career at JD Edwards (now Oracle), where he held the positions of senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing; vice president, general manager, central European operations; and vice president, general manager, West area.