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Revision as of 05:39, 23 January 2006 by Deltabeignet (talk | contribs) (rm deleted photo)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Seth Adam Ravin, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), president and founder of Rimini Street, which was formed in 2005 as a third-party software maintenance company for licensed software of Siebel Systems and its licensees. He holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Southern California.
Career
Ravin has served several positions as a corporate officer, including vice president, with PeopleSoft between 1996 and 2001, and was responsible for directing customer service policies, global marketing and upgrade and maintenance of software. He then served as vice president of Saba Software.
Ravin co-founded TomorrowNow in March 2002. The company provided support and maintenance services for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products. He served as president and Chief Operating Officer. TomorrowNow competed against PeopleSoft for their maintenance & support business, charging prices as low as 30% of PeopleSoft's. TomorrowNow won service contracts from clients such as Safeway, Coors Brewing Company and the state of Georgia. (Bank 2004)
Ravin retired from TomorrowNow in March 2005 after he sold his 50 percent stake in TomorrowNow to SAP AG in January 2005.
Early in his career, Ravin held several management positions in software development and consultation companies. Ravin also worked in Russia in converting military bases to civilian facilities. He worked in Washington, D.C. assisting the Clinton Administration with legislation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade trade pact agreement in 1994.
References
- David Bank, 2004. 'Rebel' Customers May Cut Into Profits At Big Software Firms. Wall Street Journal, 30 September, page B1.