Jim Cassens — CEO
After 22 years as part of the leadership team that built, recreated and grew the cybersecurity powerhouse, Fortra, I have begun an exciting new journey with Perforce, a recognized leader in supplying key solutions devoted to simplifying, automating and speeding development cycles for large, critical environments. I am passionate about creating an exciting, fun, enriching, diverse, employee centric culture that supports and promotes the values needed to deliver a positive customer experience. The root to all great businesses starts with people, culture, values and operating principles. Without a great culture, a company will never achieve its full potential. At Perforce, we recognize the success of our people and the accomplishments of the teams that drive our business. And we have fun in working together and supporting each other. Our people hold the answers to our success and it is our jobs as leaders to uncover those ideas to further the solutions needed to help deliver success of our customers. Our employees are focused on listening to our customers and utilizing that feedback as continuous improvement to our solutions, processes and evolution. At Perforce, it is our job to deliver on the promises to our customers and partners, by extending our solutions both organically and through thoughtful, strategic acquisitions that will also bring us new resources and people with bright new ideas. Perforce has been very disciplined in our acquisitions leading to the creation of a well connected set of solutions that aid in solving the most complex development issues facing businesses with the most diverse environments. We are good stewards of our past and creators of a strong future. Go Perforce. I personally aspire to developing the people in our organization as our next leaders. I've based my career on personal integrity, leadership, and persistence in the development and implementation of creative solutions while constantly striving for improvement. I have experience in all aspects of Business Acumen including: Business Processes and Improvement, Mergers and Acquisitions, Deal Structure, Integration, Strategic Planning, Sales Execution, Operations Management, Portfolio Management, Channel Sales and Development, Financial Literacy, Brand Management, Culture Development, Business Management and Leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS executive with extensive experience in leadership, M&A, and operational management.
Location: Wayzata, Minnesota, United States
Experience: 35 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- Integration
- Sales
- Marketing
- Operations Management
Career Highlights
- 22 years of leadership in cybersecurity and software solutions.
- Expert in mergers and acquisitions with a proven track record.
- Passionate about employee-centric culture and customer experience.
Work Experience
Perforce Software
Chief Executive Officer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Fortra
Executive Director (0 mo)
President (3 yrs 6 mos)
Executive Vice-President of M&A (3 yrs 9 mos)
President, Cross-Plaform (1 yr 7 mos)
Managing Director International (2 yrs 5 mos)
Director of Business Development (10 yrs 5 mos)
Electrolux Major Appliances
Director of Information Technology (2 yrs 9 mos)
Ideal Industries
Data Center Supervisor (8 yrs 7 mos)
Education
MBA at University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business