Our management team has a long track record of operational excellence and a proven ability to acquire and integrate complementary businesses. They help to foster SunGard’s entrepreneurial culture and are highly committed to the company’s long-term goals.
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Russ Fradin
president and chief executive officer
Russ Fradin has been SunGard’s president and chief executive officer since late May 2011, when he also became a member of SunGard’s board of directors. Before joining SunGard, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Hewitt. Mr. Fradin oversaw the successful September 2010 merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates, having been chief executive officer of Hewitt since 2006. Previously, he served as chief executive officer of the BISYS Group, Inc., and also held various executive positions at Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP). His most recent position at ADP was president of ADP’s Global Employer Services business. In addition, he worked many years as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he was a senior partner. He holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Robert Woods
senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer
Robert Woods has been SunGard’s chief financial officer since January 2010. Before joining SunGard, Mr. Woods was chief financial officer of IKON Office Solutions from 2004 to 2009. Previously, he served as vice president and controller; and vice president and treasurer at IBM Corporation; and vice president, finance for IBM Asia-Pacific. Mr. Woods began his career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells and went on to hold various positions in tax, treasury, accounting and finance at DuPont. Mr. Woods is a certified public accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from Villanova University and an MBA from Widener University.
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Vince Coppola
senior vice president, global business services and technology
Vince Coppola has been senior vice president of Global Business Services & Technology, since late December 2011. Mr. Coppola joined SunGard in August of 2011 as SunGard’s senior vice president of Operations. Mr. Coppola has overall responsibility in SunGard Financial Systems for technology, global solution centers and managed services/BPO, as well as developing and executing strategies for improving operational efficiency and driving margin improvements for all of SunGard. He also leads the continual cost improvement/Lean program for Financial Systems, Public Sector and K-12 Education. Mr. Coppola came to SunGard after three years at Hewitt Associates, where he held various executive positions in on/offshore operations, technology, shared services and new product development. He also led Hewitt's margin improvement initiatives. Prior to joining Hewitt, Mr. Coppola worked at ADP, Inc. for 24 years, where he held senior management positions in finance, international, operations and global sales leadership at Brokerage services. Mr. Coppola holds a BBA in Marketing and an MBA in Finance, both from Temple University.
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Mack Gill
senior vice president, corporate development and strategy
Mack Gill has been senior vice president, Corporate Development and Strategy, since December of 2011. He leads the design, planning and execution of SunGard’s overall business strategy and oversees mergers and acquisitions across the company. Mr. Gill joined SunGard in 1993 and most recently served in SunGard Financial Systems as president of Global Technology. Prior to that, he was president of Global Services, where he had overall responsibility for Financial Systems’ consulting and technology services practices. Mr. Gill holds a BA from The University of British Columbia and an MA from Yale University.
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Harold Finders
chief executive officer, Financial Systems
Harold Finders has been chief executive officer, Financial Systems, since late November 2010 and served as division chief executive officer, Financial Systems, since April 2007. Mr. Finders is responsible for business strategy, profitability and growth. Since joining SunGard in 1996 with the acquisition of NCS Financial Systems, Mr. Finders has held various senior management positions. Previously, he held senior positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and led the divestment of its private banking software business, subsequently taking the role of managing director and then selling the business to NCS in 1994. Mr. Finders, who has many years experience in global, multi-cultural business environments, is fluent in English, French, German and Dutch, and holds an MBA-equivalent from the University of Lausanne.
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Frank Lavelle
president and chief executive officer, SunGard K-12 Education
Frank Lavelle has been president SunGard K-12 Education since 2008. Before joining SunGard, he served as president of MedQuist, a leading provider of medical transcriptions, coding and voice recognition software technology. He has also held executive-level positions with Xerox, Siemens Medical Solutions and LaFrance Corporation where he gained extensive experience in the government, education and medical sectors. Mr. Lavelle holds a BS in Marketing from Penn State University.
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Karen Mullane
vice president and controller
Karen Mullane has been vice president and controller since 2006, vice president and director of SEC Reporting from 2005 to 2006, director of SEC Reporting from 2004 to 2005 and manager of SEC Reporting from 1999 to 2004. From 1997 to 1999, she was vice president of Finance at NextLink Communications of Pennsylvania and, from 1994 to 1997, she was director of Finance at EMI Communications.
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Gil Santos
chief executive officer, Public Sector
Gil Santos has been group chief executive officer, SunGard Public Sector, since January 2007. Previously, Mr. Santos held various senior management positions, including most recently president and chief executive officer, at SunGard HTE, a public sector software business that SunGard acquired in 2003. Before joining HTE, Mr. Santos held various operational and technology roles in the Land Mobile sector of Motorola Inc., led development of the Nextel/iDEN communication system, and served as director of operations for Motorola's Worldwide Data Solutions Division. Mr.Santos holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami, and an MBA in International Business from the Stuart School at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Victoria Silbey
senior vice president, legal and chief legal officer
Victoria Silbey has been senior vice president, legal and chief legal officer since 2006 and vice president, legal and general counsel from 2005 to 2006. From 1997 to 2005, Ms. Silbey held various legal positions with SunGard, including vice president, legal and assistant general counsel from 2004 to 2005. From 1991 to 1997, she was a lawyer with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Philadelphia, PA. Ms. Silbey holds a JD from Cornell Law School, an M. Phil. in History from Oxford University and a BA in History from Cornell University.
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Andrew Stern
chief executive officer, Availability Services
Andrew Stern has been chief executive officer, Availability Services, since June 2010. Prior to joining SunGard, Mr. Stern was chairman and chief executive officer of USinternetworking Inc. (USi), an application service provider that was acquired by AT&T in 2006. Subsequently, he led AT&T’s hosting and application services business. Earlier in his career he was a partner with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, an international management and technology consulting firm, and also was executive vice president, strategic planning at insurer USF&G Corporation. Mr. Stern holds a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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Kathleen Weslock
senior vice president, human resources and chief human resources officer
Kathleen Weslock has been senior vice president, human resources and chief human resources officer since November 2006. From 2005 to 2006, Ms. Weslock was head of human resources at Deloitte Financial Services LLP, and from 2001 to 2005 she was director of global human resources for Shearman & Sterling LLP, an international law firm. Ms. Weslock has over twenty years of human resources experience as both a consultant and a practitioner. Ms. Weslock has a BS in Spanish and Psychology from Hood College, a Master's degree in Labor Relations from Cornell University and a JD from Pace University.