Richard Lord

Background

About Richard Lord

I am an enterprise software entrepreneur with more than 35 years of experience launching and building enterprise software sales operations in Japan / Asia-Pacific, and have deep knowledge of Supply Chain Management, Software Security, and Enterprise Software Project Management. I have been primarily focused on helping launch, grow and manage Asia-Pacific / Japan sales operations for North American software ERP, Supply Chain and Software Security firms. My experience includes launching and/or turnaround work at- Kinaxis and webplan (Supply Chain Mgmt)- Arxan Software (Software Security)- Fortify Software (Software Security)- JD Edwards (ERP)- SSA (BPCS ERP) I also established two supply chain software sales and services start up firms on my own in Hong Kong ( & Singapore) and Japan, and successfully led both firms to acquisition by Kinaxis. In my 18+ years with Kinaxis, I have taken on several different roles, including the initial launch of Asia-Pacific / Japan operations and US West area sales. I have lived in Japan for 10 years, in Hong Kong for 4 years, and in Korea for 5 years, which has helped me develop a deep respect for local cultures and business practices across the region, and I have conversational level Japanese language abilities. I hold a Master of International Management degree from The Thunderbird School of Global Management, plus BA and BS degrees from the University of Illinois.