Ahead USA CEO and leadership

Andrew Szafran is a CFO at AHEAD.

Eric Kaplan is AHEAD’s CTO and manages the engineering organization. Eric and his team evaluate clients’ business and technical requirements and architect solutions that meet the clients’ tactical and strategic goals. Prior to AHEAD, Eric spent nine years at EMC, most recently working in the Office of the CTO for the midrange storage division. In this position he was focused on the company’s integration and relationship with VMware. Eric also held positions in Product Management, Marketing, and Sales. Before that, he worked at InstallShield Software in the Emerging Technology and Business Development group, which was responsible for building and maintaining the company’s strategic relationship with Microsoft and other partners. Eric is connected to current and future trends, a strategist who comprehends complex technology problems and uses his organization and leadership skills to solve them. This expertise is integral to AHEAD’s ability to lead its clients to the pervasive cloud. Eric has a bachelor of science in information systems from Indiana University – Kelley School of Business.

Peter Theodore is a Chief Administrative Officer at AHEAD and is based in Area, Tamil Nadu, India. He has worked as Corporate Controller at Coyne Textile Services, Accounting Manager at Pietrafesa Corp, and Director at AXA. Peter works or has worked as Co-Founder at Hygiene Solutions Inc. He studied at Le Moyne College between 1991 and 1994, West Genesee High School between 1987 and 1990, and Le Moyne College between 1990 and 1991.

Michael Hoehne is a Chief People Officer at AHEAD.

Tony Coffey is a COO at AHEAD and is based in Greater Chicago Area. He has worked as Sr Director, Corporate Development - M&A at EMC; Manager, Business Development at EMC; and Lead Operations Executive at Cerberus Capital Management. Tony works or has worked as Chief Strategy Officer at VCE. He attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business between 1997 and 1998 and Purdue University between 1988 and 1992.

Allison Kibbat is an Executive Assistant to CEO, CFO, and CMO | Office Manager at AHEAD and Executive and Personal Assistant at Colony Realty Partners LLC and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has worked as Executive Assistant - Core Technology, Infrastructure, and Trading Teams at KCG HOLDINGS, INC.; Program Coordinator, Program Development at State of Illinois Office of the Attorney General; and Administrative Assistant, Planning Discipline at Sasaki. Allison attended Southern Illinois University between 2000 and 2000.