Digital Fuel- Service Management Leadership

Digital Fuel prides itself on its customers' ongoing business success, enabled by the talent of its people. The company is thriving under the guidance and leadership of its executive team!

	Yisrael Dancziger | President & CEO Yisrael Dancziger co-founded Digital Fuel. He has a proven track record of leadership in building and operating flexible, execution-oriented organizations from inception through hyper-growth. Yisrael brings to Digital Fuel a wealth of strategic and operational experience from both public and private companies, including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (TEVA), Arotech Corporation (ARTX), and Minicom Advanced Systems, Ltd. Yisrael also co-founded Coridan Inc, a pioneer in distributed messaging solutions.  Yisrael and his wife Bat-Ami are also the founders and owners of an organic Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) farm in Israel.
	Vincent Fleming | CFO Vincent Fleming serves as the company's CFO and is responsible for all global finance and administrative functions. A software industry veteran, Vincent has more than 15 years of experience managing financial performance. Most recently Vincent was CFO at Epicentric, Inc., an enterprise portal software company, where he was instrumental in the company's acquisition by Vignette Corporation. Prior to Epicentric, Vincent was CFO at Attest Systems, a software firm focused on the desktop asset management space. He was also a member of the IPO team at Wink Communications. Vincent has also served as interim CFO at Laszlo Systems, and as finance director at Redefining Progress, a progressive nonprofit focused on sustainability and social justice. Vincent has a BA in Economics and Philosophy from Duke University and an MBA from Tulane University, and is a certified public accountant.
	Tom Schaefer | Executive Vice President of Marketing Tom is responsible for all marketing operations. A seasoned software executive, Tom brings to Digital Fuel more than 20 years of marketing experience in corporate strategy, product management, and development of enterprise software solutions in both domestic and international markets. Prior to Digital Fuel, Tom was the General Manager at i2 Technologies, Inc. for the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) business unit. Prior to i2, Tom held senior executive positions at Aspect Development, Inc., where he contributed significantly to the company's revenue growth leading up to its acquisition by i2 Technologies for $9 billion. Prior to Aspect, Tom's executive management experiences included international marketing for a software division of Schlumberger (when he was based in Europe) and field sales management, as well as delivering business results instrumental in two successful IPO's. Tom holds an MBA from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science degree.
	Steven Bachert | Executive Vice President of North America Field Operations As executive vice president of North America field operations, Steven is responsible for North American sales, field marketing, consulting, and customer support. His mission is to drive Digital Fuel's sales growth and ensure end-to-end customer success for Digital Fuel's diverse customer base of industry-leading companies – from the initial contact and point of sale through implementation and ongoing support. With 18 years of experience as a senior sales management executive in enterprise software, Steven's proven expertise includes building and managing sales teams and channels, developing and implementing winning sales strategies and processes, and building strong client relationships. His results-oriented career includes successful leadership positions as Vice President of Sales for PTC, where he grew sales over 45% annually; Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Hologix; and Vice President of North American Sales at Solution 6/CMS Data Corporation, with a proven record of consistent sales growth year after year. Steven holds an MBA from Loyola University in Chicago, and a BS from Northern Illinois University.
	Shahar Tzafrir | Executive Vice President of EMEA Field Operations As executive vice president of EMEA field operations, Shahar oversees sales, field marketing, consulting, and customer support for the EMEA region. He is responsible for ensuring end-to-end customer success throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa – from the initial customer contact and sale through deployment and ongoing support.  Shahar brings more than 15 years of in-depth experience in software and sales at such accounts as SAP, Visa, Vodafone, Lockheed Martin, T-Systems, Belgacom, and others. He is recognized as a leading authority on service level agreements (SLA) and business process outsourcing (BPO). Shahar's previous experience also includes a management position at BAAN. Shahar is a graduate of the IDF Mamram computer division, and the recipient of four outstanding achievement decorations from the IDF.
	Anat Birnboim | Vice President of R&D Anat is the general manager of our Israeli operation and Vice President of Research and Development, with responsibility for all product development, quality assurance, and technical documentation. Anat brings more than 15 years of experience in software design and development at NDS and Amdocs (DOX). Anat holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Hebrew University.