Biography

Jeff Rodek was named chairman and CEO in October 1999 to provide strategic leadership and direction and drive Hyperion's profitable growth. Prior to joining Hyperion, he served for five years as president and chief operating officer of Ingram Micro, the world's largest wholesale provider of technology solutions, products and services. In January 1998, while at Ingram Micro, Rodek joined the board of directors of Arbor Software, which merged with Hyperion in 1998.

Before joining Ingram Micro, Rodek spent 16 years at Federal Express Corp., a $20-billion global provider of transportation, freight, and e-commerce and supply-chain management services. Rodek's career began in Operations Research, continued in Financial Planning and Analysis, then Operations. His last position at FedEx was Senior Vice President.

Throughout his career as a provider and user of decision support and performance management software, Rodek gained an appreciation for the value of software in measuring performance and driving improved profitability.

Rodek holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in business administration, with an emphasis in finance, from The Ohio State University. He currently serves on the board of directors of NewRoads, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced business operations solutions to companies engaged in multichannel, one-to-one direct commerce, and EXE Technologies, Inc., a global provider of fulfillment, warehousing and distribution software. In addition, Rodek is a member of the board of Gifts In Kind International and the advisory board to the Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University.