Press Kit

Catherine Sigmar is Chief Legal Officer responsible for providing legal services that facilitate customer service and growth. Prior to ToolsGroup, she was Chief Legal Officer and VP Strategy at Tecsys Inc.. Catherine has significant experience in the technology sector including stints at Intel Corporation, Baan Corporation, and SSA Global Technologies Inc. She has worked extensively in North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and has held COO, SVP, and GC roles in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Catherine has law degrees from Illinois Institute of Technology (USA) and the University of Western Ontario (Canada), and a BA from Queens University (Canada).

Eric Austvold is the CRO of ToolsGroup. Eric joined ToolsGroup following a series of progressive leadership roles in software companies where he fostered collaborative teamwork resulting in high margin revenue growth. In his previous role, Eric was recruited to lead a $100M Process Manufacturing business unit for INFOR, a top 4 global provider of SaaS ERP. Before joining INFOR, Austvold served in leadership roles across many early-stage SaaS start-up companies and was known as a trusted advisor to the leading manufacturing and retail companies while at AMR Research, now part of Gartner. Eric earned his BS in applied mathematics from The University of Wisconsin-STOUT.

Howard Reba is the Chief Financial Officer at ToolsGroup, where he brings extensive expertise in strategic and operational management. Prior to joining ToolsGroup, Howard held significant Private Equity roles as CFO and Operating Partner at SBI Growth Advisory, CI Capital Partners, and Marlin Equity Partners. Earlier in his career, Howard served as CFO for three early-stage technology companies, including most notably PE-backed Tradeware Global Corp., a leading broker-neutral SaaS provider for electronic access to global equity markets. His robust career also includes key financial management positions at The CIT Group, IBM Business Consulting Services/PwC Consulting, Research Partners International, J.P. Morgan & Co., and Ernst & Young. Howard holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Binghamton University and a Master of Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He is an active Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Warren Wilbee is a globally focused development executive with expertise in scaling complex initiatives and driving organizational transformation. Before joining ToolsGroup, Warren was the Senior Vice President of Global Product Development at Körber Supply Chain. In this role, he led the globalization of the engineering organization and delivered AI-based products. Before his time at Körber, Warren had a long tenure at Microsoft, where he held various leadership roles within the ISV Partner Ecosystem. Earlier in his career, Warren led development in several supply chain software organizations across the United States and Canada. Warren holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Toronto. He is passionate about mentoring and promoting business growth through innovation and strategic development. Warren lives in Colorado with his wife Rosalinde, although he often travels the country to visit his five children, their spouses, and his nine grandchildren

Eugenio Cornacchia is Chief Scientist and co-founder of ToolsGroup, which he started with Joseph Shamir in 1993. Credited with its original design and development, Eugenio leads all R&D for SO99+, the industry’s first service-driven supply chain planning tool. Prior to ToolsGroup, Eugenio was an early stage executive at ITP, a firm specializing in industrial automation and logistics. At ITP, Eugenio met Joseph Shamir, where the two delivered early ‘factory of the future’ systems that paved the way for modern IoT and Factory (or Industry) 4.0 systems. Before ITP, Eugenio was at Draper Laboratories in Cambridge, MA, where he led a ground-breaking project to redesign Fiat’s global spare parts logistics information system. At its heart was new inventory modeling and optimization technology that overcame the limitations and inaccuracy of current systems by applying probabilistic, or ‘stochastic’ methods. The technology, upon which SO99+ is based, transformed Fiat by raising its service levels roughly 30 percentage points while lowering inventory levels and associated costs. Mr. Cornacchia holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Genoa University in Italy, a post-graduate diploma in Operations Research from E. Mattei School, Milan, Italy, and an MS degree in Operations Management from the Sloan School at MIT, Boston, MA.

Sean Elliott is the CEO of ToolsGroup.  Sean brings a wealth of experience to our team, having previously served as the Chief Technology Officer at Körber Supply Chain Software, and later as Co-CEO, leading a global team of nearly 2,000 employees and generating $500M in revenue.  Over his 17-year tenure at Körber Supply Chain Software, Elliott held multiple leadership positions and spearheaded the development of innovative solutions to address the industry’s most complex challenges. Before joining Körber Supply Chain Software, Elliott was the CTO at HighJump, a global supply chain software provider later acquired by Körber. Sean lives in CO with his wife Julie, 3 daughters, and can often be found playing the drums or enjoying a live show.

Joseph Luciano is Chief People Officer, leading global human resources at ToolsGroup with a focus on developing and executing programs and processes that enhance the culture, create an environment of success, and equip employees to achieve their fullest potential. Joe joined ToolsGroup in 2022 after more than 30 years as a human resources leader for financial services and software companies including Credit Suisse, AIG, Citibank, and e2open. Joe has extensive experience leading teams across Asia Pacific, EMEA and the Americas. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Arizona State University.

Mauro Adorno is VP of Global Alliances and EMEA Chief Operating Officer. He has more than 20 years of experience in consumer-oriented businesses, internet retailing, communication and advertising, automotive manufacturing, telecommunications and finance. Prior to joining ToolsGroup in 2014, Mauro worked for Telecom Italia Group, Fiat Group Automobiles and Seat Pagine Gialle Group in global executive roles across customer operations, sales and marketing, IT and business development. He has a degree in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and a Master in Business Administration from Politecnico di Torino.

Kevin Young is the CMO of ToolsGroup. Prior to ToolsGroup, Kevin was the CMO at TraceLink where he helped build the world’s largest pharmaceutical supply chain network. Before TraceLink, he was CMO at INTTRA by E2open. He has over 25 years of supply chain and e-commerce marketing experience at companies ranging from large enterprises such as SAP and Microsoft to successful startups like FreeMarkets/Ariba. Kevin completed his BA at the University of Notre Dame, and his MBA at Carnegie Mellon University.

Robert Kaufholz is SVP Product Management at ToolsGroup, where he leads company-wide product strategy and development. Robert also served as ToolsGroup’s Director of Solution Design, where he architected advanced analytics, solution development and data engineering services for customers. Prior to ToolsGroup, Robert held various analytics, supply chain, and solution development leadership positions with Crocs, Convergys, IBM, PwC Consulting, and ArcelorMittal. Robert holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, and an M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology with a specialization in machine learning.