Mr. Roche, a US National, was Vice Chairman of the Management Board and Executive Vice President at Getronics, a $3b, Information Technology solutions provider to Fortune 1,000 companies with over 26,000 employees in 20 countries. In addition to his board responsibilities, Roche lead the 8,000 person Americas business; worldwide service delivery teams; and was responsible for the global marketing and portfolio group. Roche joined Getronics in 1999 and held a number of executive positions including President of North America and lead the global technology alliances. He has spent the last 15 years in international business.
Prior to his employment with Getronics, Mr. Roche spent two years at Wang Global where he was responsible for worldwide service strategy and central service operations. Between 1992 and 1998, Roche worked at Astea International, a global leader in Customer Relationships Management (CRM) software where he lead the professional service team, software development group, and ultimately leading the Americas operations. During this time, Roche was part of the management team that saw Astea successfully go public.
His background also includes manufacturing, service delivery, and information technology. Mr. Roche graduated from Northeastern University with a BS degree in Business Administration with a concentration in management and marketing. He was recognized as one of the top 25 cooperative education students in his graduating class.
He can be reached at kevin-roche@comcast.net.