Daniel's 14-year career in technology spans senior management, business analysis and engineering positions at software, Internet and telecommunications companies. Prior to leading the commercialization and growth of KnowledgeTree, Daniel was CTO and board member at Jam Warehouse, a South African systems integrator. While there, Daniel led enterprise content management and workflow software implementation projects for premiere global retailers and consumer goods companies including Tesco PLC, Britvic PLC, and Foschini Group. Daniel is a graduate of the University of Cape Town, with an honors degree in business science and information systems. Follow Daniel's regular blog posts on content management and open source software. Follow Daniel on Twitter: @danielchalef

John brings over 15 years of experience in the IT sector to his role as COO of KnowledgeTree. In this time, he has started, raised funding for, and grown four technology companies. Most recently, John founded Jam Warehouse, a South African systems integrator. Under his leadership as CEO, the company expanded from 4 to 60 employees and revenues grew an average of 80% year over year. Prior to Jam Warehouse, John also founded one of South Africa's first commercial internet service providers, Dockside Internet. He grew that firm from 5 people to 80 people over three years before selling the company. In addition to an MBA from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, John has a medical degree from the University of Cape Town and formerly practiced rural hospital medicine.

Tim Spink has an 18-year history of successful executive sales management, particularly in open source software. Prior to joining KnowledgeTree, Tim was Senior Director of Sales and Operations for rPath, Inc., where he had global revenue responsibility for all indirect and inside direct sales. He also served as Global VP of Sales for Solarwinds where he dramatically grew both revenue and the sales team over fivefold in one year. Tim was an early contributor to the success of Red Hat, where he was a Global Senior Director of Inside Sales who routinely exceeded quota. Tim brings experience with building global sales teams and channels, implementing repeatable and scalable sales processes, and directing operations to his role as VP of Sales for KnowledgeTree. Tim has a BA in Public Administration from Elon University.