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Grant L. Miller
President and Chief Executive Officer

Grant L. Miller is President and CEO of BlueCrest. Grant led the company through a successful divestiture from Pitney Bowes and launched BlueCrest in July 2018. 

Previously, Grant was President of Pitney Bowes Document Messaging Technologies. Prior to this role, he was Chief Operating Officer of DMT, responsible for global profit and loss of all product families that enable enterprises, banks, service bureaus and government posts to meet their customer communication needs. In his tenure at Pitney Bowes, Grant led sales, product management, marketing, strategy, as well as customer service and engagement.

Earlier in his extensive career, Grant was Senior Vice President, Operations at RR Donnelley, leading worldwide operations with 1,500 employees across 35 locations for the company's $200MM digital services business. Grant also served as Senior Vice President of Global Technology, leading RR Donnelley’s move to digital technologies and Six Sigma. Helping to round out his experience across the company, Grant held plant management and engineering roles at RR Donnelley.

Grant’s holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Butler University.

Brian K. Davis
Chief Operating Officer

Brian K. Davis is Chief Operating Officer at BlueCrest bringing more than 25 years of experience in transitioning global operations within the high-tech industry. Leveraging his comprehensive experience in product development, supply chain management and developing high-performing teams, Brian integrates business-level strategies that transform and significantly improve financial results.

Brian recently served as Director of Global Operations and Supply Chain at Amazon Robotics, where he led the operation through its extreme growth. Prior to Amazon Robotics, he was Vice President of Operations at Symmons Industries, responsible for restructuring the global supply chain and reducing the design-to-production cycle time. Brian also was Vice President of Operations at Universal Instruments after spending over 14 years at Dell/EMC in various senior operational roles.

Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Susan Gabrielsen
Vice President, North America Sales

Susan Gabrielsen is North America Vice President of Sales for BlueCrest, responsible for driving sales strategy, planning and execution across the complete BlueCrest technology and service portfolio targeting major banks, insurance providers, service bureaus and a broad regional client base. Susan brings to her role extensive cross-industry experience, leadership and high-performance sales management expertise.

Prior to joining BlueCrest, Susan held senior management roles at IBM and Cisco. At IBM, Susan was Global Vice President, Systems and Technology Group and IBM Global Services. She also held multiple sales, services and technical architect roles with the company.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science with Honors from Colgate University.

Paul Kosturos
Interim CFO

Paul Kosturos is Interim CFO at BlueCrest, where he is responsible for the planning, implementation, managing and running of all finance activities. Paul is also a Senior Director of Alvarez & Marsal's Private Equity Services Operations Group, where he specialises in interim CFO assignments for mergers and carve-out type acquisitions. He has been with Alvarez and Marsal for 9 years.

Paul has worked in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, high tech, telecommunications, retail, apparel and direct marketing.

Paul holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of California.

Karthik Krishnamurthy
Senior Vice President, Transformation

Karthik Krishnamurthy is Senior Vice President of Transformation at BlueCrest where he spearheads the development of the company’s strategy, including acquisitions, and is responsible for establishing the infrastructure and management system to meet growth and financial objectives.

Prior to his current position, Karthik held various leadership roles at Pitney Bowes, including VP of Transformation. He also was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President & General Manager for the company’s Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) region, where he led key regional initiatives and strategic partnerships to drive sustainable, long term growth.

Previously, Karthik held leadership roles across the globe and in various industries and has a successful track record of restructuring and turning around underperforming operations. He began his career in public accounting at KPMG, and subsequently worked for companies in the software and technology industries.

Karthik holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Management from the University of Bangalore, India. He is also a Chartered Accountant in India and a Certified Public Accountant.

Leif Pettersson
Vice President, Sales, Europe/Australia/New Zealand

Leif Pettersson is Vice President of Sales for BlueCrest in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He is responsible for driving sales across the company’s broad range of enterprise print, mail and parcel solutions designed to help clients, including some of the world’s largest corporations, postal organisations and parcel logistics companies, drive operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Previously, Leif was Vice President of Sales in Europe for Pitney Bowes Document Messaging Technologies (DMT). Prior to this role, he was Sales Director for the UK/Nordic region of DMT, responsible for driving growth of all products enabling enterprises, banks, service bureaus and government posts to meet their customer communication needs.

Prior to joining Pitney Bowes, Leif was with IBM Global Services where he was responsible for leading large outsourcing projects. Leif also served as Sales Manager for IBM Printing Systems in the Nordic region. Prior to these positions, Leif held plant management, logistics and system engineering roles at IBM.

Leif earned a degree in Electrical Engineering at Thorildsplans School of Engineering and Economics at Stockholm University.

Guido Rietti
Vice President, Global Partner Channel

Guido Rietti is the Vice President of BlueCrest's Global Partner Channel, responsible for leading the company's network of business partners in countries that do not have a direct presence. He also has overall management responsibility for BlueCrest’s direct operations in Japan, India and Brazil.

Having started with Pitney Bowes as a business partner manager more than 20 years ago, and helping build and manage its growing business partner network, Guido brings direct and relevant experience in leading the global partner channel for BlueCrest. He also brings significant expertise in business development and management of successful business turnarounds.

Guido holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Colgate University, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Kingston University in the UK.

Tim Rodriguez
Senior Vice President, Global Services

Tim Rodriguez is Senior Vice President of Global Services at BlueCrest. He is responsible for ensuring that the company delivers consistent and sustainable world-class services and solutions to its thousands of clients across the globe.

Tim began his career with Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS) where he held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility including Client Operations Manager, Director of Technology Service, Regional Account Manager, Area Operations Director and Vice President of Western Operations. In 2013, Tim transitioned to Pitney Bowes Global Services (PBGS) where he held the positions of Western District Service Director and Western Area Senior Vice President.

Tim studied Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Aeronautical Engineering in Queens, New York.

Arvind Sahu
Vice President, Information Technology

Arvind Sahu is Vice President of Information Technology at BlueCrest and is responsible for leading the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation, building its IT infrastructure, and developing its IT strategy. He brings to the position strong leadership skills and extensive experience leading teams in ERP infrastructure, business intelligence, and the implementation of tools and systems that support the needs of the business.

Arvind’s previous roles include various Information Technology positions at BearingPoint, CAP Gemini Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, UBS AG, Purdue Pharma, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Unilever and most recently, News America Marketing, a subsidiary of NewsCorp.

Arvind earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Utkal University and an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management.

Clive Stringer
Vice President, Global Product Management & Marketing

Clive Stringer is Vice President of Global Product Management & Marketing for BlueCrest.  In this role, he is responsible for the development, deployment and P&L of all BlueCrest product lines, including inserters, letter and parcel sorters, production printers, and the company’s newly-acquired software portfolio. He is also responsible for Professional Services globally.

Prior to his current position, Clive held a number of roles within Pitney Bowes, including Vice President, Presales and Vice President, Sales/Europe in addition to other UK and European sales leadership roles. Previously, Clive worked at IBM in various sales roles within the Printing Systems division over a period of seventeen years, including UK Sales Director.

Clive holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing from North West College.