LEADERSHIP
Meet the Cogsdale leadership team!
Peter Fanous
Executive Vice President
As Executive Vice President, Peter is responsible for the overall direction of Cogsdale including Sales and Marketing, Product Development, Professional Services, and Support. Peter's leadership role focuses on expanding market share as well as offering superior customer service. Peter has been a member of the Harris family since 2006. In the utility industry since 1999, Peter has participated in hundreds of utility-CIS implementations. His leadership approach, combined with his utility experience, innate technical ability, and unaffected style, inspire excellence in Cogsdale's delivery of software solutions to our clients. Peter received his Bachelors of Commerce degree in Business Information Systems from Ryerson University in Toronto.
Todd Ohman
Vice President, Support
As Vice President of Client Support, Todd brings more than 22 years of experience in the technology sector, including critical leadership roles in professional services and global customer support. Todd is responsible for delivering superior customer service to Cogsdale’s vast install base. Prior to joining Cogsdale, Todd served in several leadership roles including Director of Services, Customer Operations Leader for Canada and Director of Global Hardware Support with a leading telecommunications company, where he was instrumental in evolving the company’s maintenance and support business to a world-class level and delivering large-scale network transformation projects. Todd has also held leadership roles in business operations, R&D, quality and business transformation and has been a key player in several M&A and divestiture activities. Todd recognizes the importance of continuous innovation and process improvement, and building strong, transparent and respectful relationships with clients and team members. Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Guelph.
Casey Dowd
Vice President
Sales and Marketing
Casey joined the Cogsdale sales team in October 2011 as a Business Development Representative and recently advanced from Director of New Name Sales to VP, Sales & Marketing. Casey brings over 12 years of technology sector experience to the Cogsdale team, as well as further experience at a nationally established gas distribution organization. Casey is driven and focused on the continual growth of Cogsdale clientele. Strategically Casey would like all current and future clients to view Cogsdale as not simply a vendor but trusted advisers within the utility market.
Arun Anandhan
Vice President
Research & Development
Arun has over 24 years of demonstrated experience in software engineering and technology consulting in the financial and utility market space. Since joining Cogsdale in 2008, Arun has led multiple product development teams with responsibilities including product management, client engagement, and innovation initiatives. Prior to joining Cogsdale, Arun held key product and project management roles with one of the big 5 consulting companies in the US. His leadership approach combined with his passion for innovation will drive continuous improvements across products, customer experience, and overall quality. Arun received his Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science from Bharathiar University in India.
Judy Wells
Vice President
Professional Services
Judy has been a member of the Cogsdale team since January 2007. During her time at Cogsdale she has held roles in Development, Sales, and Professional Services. Judy brings to Cogsdale 20 years’ experience working on ERP implementations. As VP of Professional Services, Judy will focus on services quality and continuous improvements ensuring client satisfaction as well as a positive return on investment.