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Vesta News & Events

Vesta Presents at MARCON 2012!

February 27- March 1, 2012
Knoxville, TX Read more

Vesta Sponsors SAP-Centric EAM!

March 4-7, 2012
San Antonio, TX Read more

Terry Wireman Presents at the EAM and CMMS Summit!

April 17-20, 2012
Fort Myers, FL Read more

Vesta's SAP Services Video!

Vesta chooses SAP as its software partner because SAP is the world's largest business software company and creator of The Perfect Plant.
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See Us on SAP EcoHub Perfect Plant Demo

Management Team

Michael R. Maiolo - Senior Partner, CEO

Mr. Maiolo is a Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the firm. He leads the development and implementation of the Company's global strategic plans and focuses on maximizing revenues and profitability. He has over 20 years of experience with manufacturing companies and enterprise asset management consulting services. Prior to joining Vesta, Mr. Maiolo was with Spinnaker Venture Partners where he focused on helping early stage technology companies develop their business strategies and bring products to market. Before that, he was the Vice President of Strategic Development for a consulting services provider in the EAM space. Mr. Maiolo has served in a variety of general management positions in the forest products industry and has a BA from Bucknell University. Mr. Maiolo is focused on developing long-term working relationships with strategic customers while driving growth in the Vesta business through ensuring that Vesta service offerings bring financial benefit to clients.

Carl D. Graves - Senior Partner, CFO

Mr. Graves is a Senior Partner and Chief Financial Officer of the firm. He has global responsibility for the Finance, IT, Human Resources and Administrative functions of the company. He is responsible for building and implementing internal processes and systems that support Vesta's strategic and operating plans. Prior to joining Vesta, Mr. Graves was the Chief Financial Officer of GenesisSolutions, a service provider in the EAM space. In that role he planned and directed internal programs that enabled GenesisSolutions to grow from start-up phase to more than 100 personnel with nearly $20 million in services revenue. Before that, he was a Vice President in Corporate Finance with FleetBoston Financial Corporation where he structured and syndicated debt offerings for industrial clients and leveraged buyouts. He also served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy. Mr. Graves has a BS from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and received an MPPM in Finance from Yale University.

Kahn R. Ellis - Senior Partner, COO

Mr. Ellis is a Senior Partner and Chief Operations Officer with the firm. He leads the global strategy for Consulting Services and Products provided by Vesta and is focused on helping customers improve maintenance and asset management. In addition, Mr. Ellis delivers Maintenance Education and Value Assessments to our customers. As a recognized expert in maintenance and reliability, he is a frequent featured speaker at industry events and seminars. He is a CPMM - Certified Plant Maintenance Manager and a CMRP - Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional. Prior to joining Vesta, he was with SAP serving as lead Solution Manager for Enterprise Asset Management in North America. Having worked directly for SAP for 8 years in various roles associated with maintenance management, he is an expert in making companies successful using SAP for EAM. Prior to joining SAP, he worked for over 10 years in various roles as an engineering project manager, maintenance supervisor and mechanic. His current role takes him anywhere from the board room to the shop floor discussing return on investment in maintenance management. Mr. Ellis is committed to maintenance excellence and ensuring that Vesta customers get full value out of their investments in SAP for Enterprise Asset Management.

Benjamin J. Mansi, PE - Partner, EAM Sales and Services

Mr. Mansi is Partner, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Sales and Services for the firm. His responsibilities include managing new sales opportunities and delivering solutions for the more complex customer requirements including EAM solution assessments. Mr. Mansi is SAP certified in Plant Maintenance. He has 30 years of industrial experience as a project manager, project engineer, account executive and maintenance manager. Prior to joining Vesta, Mr. Mansi spent 10 years with IBM Global Services as a Service Area Manager, SAP functional consultant and project leader. He focuses on enhancing customer's business processes including work order management, integration, design and implementation of maintenance best practices ensuring the people, processes and technology work together to provide maximum customer benefits. He maintains deep domain knowledge in SAP Material Management, Project System and Customer Service. Prior to that, Mr. Mansi held various positions in the maintenance division of Delmarva Power, a large electric and gas utility company. He has a BS and MBA from Widener University. Mr. Mansi is committed to excellence in delivery by ensuring that Vesta projects meet all customer expectations.

Angus G. McIntosh - Partner, Professional Services

Mr. McIntosh is Partner and Head of US Professional Services for the firm. He is responsible for all project delivery and resource management activities while supporting sales and maximizing revenues and profitability. He has been in the professional services business for over 15 years and before joining Vesta, Mr. McIntosh led an EAM practice within SAIC and spent eight years with Capgemini as a Senior Project Manager. Prior to consulting he spent 12 years working for Total within the Upstream Oil and Gas business and has 28 years of industry experience working in the Energy, Oil /Gas, Chemical and Manufacturing sectors. He has a B.Sc. from Robert Gordon's University in Aberdeen, Scotland and is SAP certified in Plant Maintenance. As an experienced project manager and analytical professional Mr. McIntosh is committed to delivering projects and client services / solutions to the highest standards, merging business and IT objectives while effectively managing change.

Martin Stenzig - Partner, Software and Technical Services

Mr. Stenzig is a Partner, responsible for Software and Technical Services with Vesta. In this role, he is responsible for business development and identification of new business opportunity in the areas of EAM centered applications and services within Vesta utilizing the latest SAP and SAP partner technologies. Before joining Vesta, he worked with Impress Software where he applied his functional and technical expertise in the areas of integrated planning and scheduling. Mr. Stenzig has managed several large implementation projects all across the globe. He has worked closely with customers throughout his career to define the processes, systems, and data elements involved in the integration of SAP Plant Maintenance, SAP Project Systems and project management or geographical information software. Mr. Stenzig is a SAP certified Plant Maintenance Functional Consultant and SAP Netweaver PI/XI developer. Mr. Stenzig is focused on helping organizations leverage their existing technology investments by developing SAP applications to resolve business problems.

Walter Wijnands - Partner, Managing Director, Europe

Mr. Wijnands is Partner, Managing Director, Europe where he leads all sales, marketing, business development and finance activities for Vesta's European business. He has over 14 years of software consulting, sales and management experience in the manufacturing industry. Prior to joining Vesta, Mr. Wijnands was co-founder and Managing Director of EAM Consultants, a leading European maintenance management and SAP EAM consulting firm headquartered in The Netherlands. Before that he was responsible for sales at Impress Software in the European region and was Division Manager for Mi Services Group, an ERP consulting firm for SAP, Oracle and Ross Renaissance. Mr. Wijnands studied Business Administration in Utrecht followed by a study in Organizational Behavior at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Amsterdam. He is committed to building long-term relationships with customers and expanding Vesta's European presence.

Peter Dunford- Managing Director, Australia AsiaPac

Mr. Dunford is Managing Director for Vesta Partners Pty Ltd (Vesta Australia AsiaPac) where he is responsible for growing the presence of Vesta's products and services throughout the Australian Asian and Pacific markets. Mr. Dunford is a management professional with a strong people focus developed through 23 years experience in BHP Billiton and supplemented with 10 years consulting internationally as part of ERP, Asset Management, Organisational Development and IT focused companies. He has proven abilities in implementing change and driving business outcomes through leadership of people and teams in industrial and corporate environments. This includes Program Director and Project Management roles in large scale ERP Implementations as well as leading significant business change programs involving ERP Systems, particularly SAP. Throughout his career, Mr. Dunford has worked/consulted globally and has Chaired and spoken at numerous Asset Management, Maintenance and SAP conferences over the last 15 years. He is a driving force to help organisations achieve their vision for Asset Management, Operations and Maintenance.

Len Harms - Vice President, Energy and Utility Practice

Mr. Harms is Vice President of the EAM Energy and Utility Practice for the firm. His responsibilities include business development, and identifying new business opportunities in the Utility Market. Mr. Harms is SAP certified in a number of solutions including Materials Management and workflow. He has over 25 years of industry experience as a project manager, logistics and maintenance manager. Prior to joining Vesta, Mr. Harms spent 10 years with SAP as an Executive Solution Engineer for Utilities, and Solution Manager for Enterprise Asset Management. As a recognized expert in SAP EAM, he is a frequent featured speaker at industry events and seminars. He focuses on showing utilities how the SAP solution can be used to support their business requirements. Mr. Harms is committed to building long term relationships with customers by helping them maximize their investment in SAP for maintenance and reliability.

Brian Moore – Vice President, Canada

Mr. Moore is Vice President for Vesta Partners, ULC (Vesta Canada). He is responsible for growing the presence of Vesta’s products and services throughout the Canadian market and handling the day-to-day operations of Vesta Canada. Prior to joining Vesta, Mr. Moore has over 20 years of software and management consulting experience. He was the Vice President of Global Business Development at NRX, a Canadian based software company that focuses on helping capital-intensive companies improve their maintenance and operations through asset lifecycle information management (ALIM). He was with NRX for over 10 years and played a key role in guiding NRX from a small software start-up into an innovative global firm. Prior to joining NRX, Brian was a Principle Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he helped develop PwC’s business intelligence program and services for Canada. Brian holds a honors degree with distinction in Business Administration from Trent University. He is committed to delivering value to customers in Enterprise Asset Management and leveraging the strength of the Vesta brand to grow the Canadian market.

Andy Bellagamba - Director, Marketing & Sales

Mr. Bellagamba is the Director of Sales and Marketing for Vesta. He has over 18 years of Sales and Marketing experience with a variety of professional services based organizations. Mr. Bellagamba is focused on identifying new business opportunities for Vesta, as well as developing and implementing strategic marketing and branding initiatives for the firm. Prior to Vesta, Mr. Bellagamba served as Senior Sales and Marketing Manager at GenesisSolutions where he focused on business development and created and managed a variety of marketing programs including a complete rebranding and repositioning effort. Mr. Bellagamba received his BS and M.Ed from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is committed to generating greater industry awareness of the Vesta brand by solidifying the company's position in the marketplace as the premier SAP Enterprise Asset Management consulting firm.