Sam Cece

Current

Chairman & CEO at StrongMail Systems

Past

Interim CEO; Chairman of the Board at Mark Logic Corporation
Executive at BEA Systems, Inc.
Director, Corporate Marketing at Avid Technology

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Education

School of Hard Knocks

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Computer Software

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Sam Cece’s Experience

Chairman & CEO

StrongMail Systems

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

October 2005 — Present (2 years 10 months)

Strongmail's mission is to empower businesses to maximize the value of their customer relationships through Digital Messaging.

StrongMail develops email delivery software that transforms email from a simple communication tool to a platform for conducting business. Our email infrastructure products enable enterprises and service providers to focus less on the mechanics of email delivery, and more on the value that email can bring to their business.

The future of e-mail is really about the future of Digital Messaging.

Sequoia Capital, Evercore Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners and DAG Ventures investment.
Interim CEO; Chairman of the Board

Mark Logic Corporation

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

February 2004 — January 2006 (2 years)

Appointed to Mark Logic Board of Directors in May, 2004 and served as the interim CEO in August, 2004 to help secure Series B financing. Successfully helped Mark Logic secure Series B funding ($12M Lehman Brothers/Sequoia Capital) and recruited the CEO. I was appointed Chairman of the board in August, 2004. I subsequently resigned my Board seat to focus my efforts on Strongmail Systems.
Executive

BEA Systems, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; BEAS; Computer Software industry)

1995 — 2002 (7 years)

Positions held at BEA Systems:
-President, Global Services Division, BEA Corporate HQ
-Vice President & General Manager, BEA WebLogic Division
-Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, BEA WebLogic Division
-Vice President, Worldwide Marketing & Volume Sales, BEA Corporate HQ
Director, Corporate Marketing

Avid Technology

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AVID; Computer Software industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

Avid acquired Digidesign.