Founders:

Centivia was founded by two technology startup veterans, Dennis Ehle and George Valentine. Both grappled first-hand with today's IT operations challenges as they managed highly complex, globally distributed IT environments of their own. They understand the obstacles that IT operations leaders face today—the increasingly urgent call to drive improved operational performance, productivity and business value.

Dennis Ehle

Dennis Ehle provided the original vision and architecture for Centivia. He has served as Centivia's Chairman and CEO since the company's founding and is responsible for Centivia's ongoing vision and strategy.

Dennis has more than 17 years' experience with application development, operations and sales in the information technology industry. Most recently, he was cofounder, president and COO of Transchannel Inc., an application service provider that was successfully merged with Surebridge Inc. in October 2002. Prior to Transchannel, Dennis co-founded IMA, LLC, a professional services firm specializing in ERP implementations. Prior to IMA, Dennis held various roles and management positions at BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting), IBM Global Services and Firstwave Technologies. He received a BS in computer sciences from the University of Arkansas.

Contact Dennis at dennis.ehle@centivia.com.

George Valentine

George Valentine joined Centivia in 2004 and heads up Sales and Marketing. In this role, George leads Centivia's efforts in marketing, business development, channel management, and sales.

George has more than 17 years' experience in finance, operations, sales and marketing in the manufacturing, services, entertainment and IT industries. Most recently, George was the SVP of enterprise operations at Surebridge Inc. Prior to Surebridge, he was cofounder and CEO of Transchannel Inc., an application service provider that was successfully merged with Surebridge Inc. in October 2002. Prior to Transchannel, George co-founded IMA, LLC, a professional services firm specializing in ERP implementations. Prior to IMA, George held various roles and management positions at BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting), Turner Broadcasting Inc., Emerson Electric and Monsanto. George received both an MBA and a BS from the University of South Carolina.

Contact George at george.valentine@centivia.com.