The Management Team

Mike Hughes
Chief Operating Officer, Sword Group
Kenny Bain
CEO, Sword Ciboodle EMEA
Richard DeFrancisco
CEO, Sword Ciboodle Americas
Paul White
Worldwide Sales and Marketing
Brian Donn
CEO, Sword Ciboodle Asia Pacific
Steven Thurlow
Chief Technical Officer
Alan Porter
Chief Finance Officer
Michael Cairns
Head of Professional Services
Jim McIntosh
Head of Project Governance

Richard DeFrancisco CEO, Sword Ciboodle Americas

Richard DeFrancisco is CEO, Sword Ciboodle Americas. He is responsible for overseeing Sword Ciboodle’s North American operations – continuing to drive the company’s leadership position in customer engagement solutions in the US marketplace.

Rich is an accomplished senior level executive with proven experience in building new markets, securing revenue dollars and driving incremental revenue through executive level relationships with Fortune 500 companies globally. His previous positions include executive appointments at Wirecache, Dun & Bradstreet Software, Evolve Software and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.