Mr. Sonmez is responsible for TIBCO's global financial services and telecommunications industry business, as well as a new program focused on developing deeper, broader strategic relationships with TIBCO's customers. He joined TIBCO in 1994 and has held a variety of executive positions including head of worldwide sales, general manager of EMEA operations, and chief marketing officer. His professional background includes EVP of Operations at Centrata, a utility computing software firm, and engineering and product marketing positions at Consilium, a Manufacturing Execution Systems software provider. Mr. Sonmez holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech. |