CEO
Mike joined NorthgateArinso in February 2009 as CEO. Having led billion dollar businesses, Mike has extensive experience in areas of global outsourcing and infrastructure services, global BPO strategy and operations and has established a highly successful track record, operating at both a strategic and operational level. Senior appointments Mike has held include VP for Global Outsourcing and Infrastructure at Unisys, where he has worked for the last 4 years. Prior to this role, Mike held senior roles with Synstar and EDS. Mike is used to building and leading strong multi-cultural teams and has previously managed businesses in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. He has lived and worked in South Africa, Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom.
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VP Products & Software
Malcolm is the Managing Director of NorthgateArinso, the UK’s leading provider of Human Resource, Payroll and Pensions applications. Malcolm has been UK Managing Director of the Division since 1998 and has overseen the strategic growth of the business through organic and acquisitioned growth. Taking responsibility for the overall Profit and Loss of the business, Malcolm made the necessary re-structuring to reduce the cost base and maximise revenue opportunity. Once Malcolm had created the underling structure of the business and returned it to profitability, the expansion could begin. Malcolm has grown the business to the UK’s number one HR and Payroll provider with no other organisation offering the same range of services. Throughout this growth period, Malcolm has ensured that the quality of service and commitment to its customers and prospective customers has remained at the same high standards throughout this journey. Malcolm is now ready to take Northgate HR to the next stage of the journey. This strategy involves driving the business forwards at an International level, without compromising on the levels of service offered in the UK. Malcolm’s belief in the product, the people and the business partnership approach with customers will ensure that Northgate is the key international player in the HR and Payroll market place.
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President EMEA
Kobe Verdonck has been appointed since June 2007 as Executive Regional Director EMEA. In this position he oversees 19 countries and 2,000 employees presenting net sales of 180 Million €.
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President Americas
Samuel V. “Trey” Campbell joined NorthgateArinso as President, Americas in September, 2009. In this role, Campbell leads all management and operational activities for NorthgateArinso in both North and South America,
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President APAC
Darcy Lalonde joined NorthgateArinso as the President, NorthgateArinso Canada and Singapore in late 2001. Since this time he has been instrumental in expanding the Asia Pacific region to more then 400 employees serving both local and international clients. Darcy was also instrumental in creating the NorthgateArinso Offshore strategy complete with major offshore service centers now in Manila, Philippines and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a full hosting facility based out of Singapore. He leverages his extensive international experience in Asia Pacific, the Americas and Europe to continue to grow the operations throughout the APAC region as well as leveraging the unique blended offshore model to NorthgateArinso clients globally. Prior to joining NorthgateArinso, Darcy was a partner with DFI Consulting where he was the Managing Director responsible for operations in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and business throughout Asia Pacific. He was also a co-owner of DPS Consulting, a HCM Consulting boutique based in Vancouver, Canada which NorthgateArinso subsequently acquired in 2002. Previously, Darcy was the Managing Director of ISM-BC Global SAP Services headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Darcy was a founding member of the SAP Practice in 1994 and built this organization to more than 200 employees globally. Darcy not only developed its consulting services but also the SAP TBPO offerings as well as the initial regional expansion into Asia. Prior to focusing on Human Capital Management, Darcy has many years of experience in Strategic and Business Consulting, ERP Finance and Supply Chain systems, EDP Auditing, Network Engineer and has managed many large application development and operational organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Regina, and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) with more than 20 years of business experience.
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VP Operations
Jerome Losson joined KKR Capstone in 2003. He joined from Causeway Technologies, a U.K. developer of software solutions for the construction sector, which acquired a company he had co-founded. He previously worked at McKinsey & Co. in Brussels and London. At KKR Capstone, Losson has been involved with Demag (MPM and DCC), Tenovis (as interim managing director of the French business), Toys 'R' Us, and PagesJaunes, where he ran transformation programs. He is currently the COO at NorthgateArinso. Jérôme has a B.Sc., with Honors, a Ph.D. in Physics (Dean's List), from McGill University/Canada, and an M.B.A. from INSEAD/France. Losson can work in French, English, and Spanish.
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CFO
John Stier was promoted to Group Finance Director of Northgate Information Solutions on 15 May 2003. Prior to joining Northgate IS, he held senior financial positions with Thames Water plc and Shanks plc. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. John is the CFO of Northgate's three divisions, including NorthgateArinso.
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VP Strategic Sales
Prior to his role as Global Accounts Executive, Rudy Vandenberghe combined the roles of EVP NorthgateArinso and Regional Executive UK & Central Europe. Rudy has played a crucial role in the NorthgateArinso’s largest outsourcing contracts in recent years. In 2002, Rudy initiated HR Business Consultancy as a new European practice for NorthgateArinso, assuming responsibility for HR Strategic Consulting & International Sales. In this capacity he led large scale HR Transformation studies for major companies. Rudy was the founding partner and first Managing Director of NorthgateArinso in the Netherlands, which was the first foreign subsidiary in 1996. He pioneered the business for major customers such as Shell, Fortis, DSM and the Dutch public sector. In 2000 he assumed the role of Regional Director for the Netherlands and the UK. He installed an organizational growth model which allowed the Dutch operation to grow to 300 people and more than 30 M EUR. Previously Rudy worked at Hessenatie, Integan and Europdata Systems (now Zetes) where he was remarked for his business development results and achievements in Quality Assurance.
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VP Sales & Marketing
Juergen Seibert has over 20 years experience in the IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. As VP Global Sales & Marketing, he focusus on business development, sales and marketing, by maximising growth opportunities around the globe, developing and sharing innovation and best practice, and improving sales effectiveness. Juergen joined from his previous role as VP sales of global outsourcing and infrastructure services at Unisys, where he has worked for the last four years. Prior to Unisys, Juergen worked in various sales and management functions for Hewlett-Packard. Juergen lives and works in Frankfurt, Germany.
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VP Consulting
Peter Bouten (1966) currently holds the position of Global VP Consultancy within NorthgateArinso, which he joined early 1999. Since the start of Peter’s career in the late eighties he has been working in the HR and Payroll domain, the latest at IBS (formerly known as Consist) where he held various positions.
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President UK-Ireland-South Africa
Simon Caunce has been with Northgate for 10 years. He initially joined as Sales Manager when the UK human resources division turned over less than 10m pounds. He has achieved the equivalent of true north qualification every year of his Northgate career.
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