Evanta Overview
Dedicated to creating and sustaining executive leadership networks for business leaders across the globe, Evanta has established a broad mix of unique conference and media-based platforms designed to meet the needs of executives across the C-Suite.
Evanta's flagship product, the CIO Executive Summit, operates in 29 cities across North America and expanded internationally to London and Sydney in 2007. It is complemented by the CIO Institute, a leadership development academy for technology executives who have been selected to assume significant management responsibilities, and the CIO Leadership Network, the industry's first invitation-only, online social networking site for technology executives.
The dramatic growth of Evanta's presence in the technology market led to the development and launch of an Executive Summit series for Chief Marketing Officers (CMO), Chief Financial Officers (CFO), Chief Security Officers (CISO) and Human Resource Executives. The company was acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail & General Trust plc (DMGT) and, as a member of the FTSE 250, DMGT is ranked as one of Britain's largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Management Team
Robert L. Dethlefs | CEO & Founder
In his role as CEO and Founder of Evanta, Bob Dethlefs is responsible for the strategic direction for an organization that creates market leading executive level conferences and social networks for the leaders of America's most prominent companies and the owners and President's of sports teams within the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS and Premiere League of England through the launch of the Global Sports Summit.
Bob's commitment to executive communities has resulted in a global network of leadership conferences (67 in 2011) that support CIOs, CFOs, CMOs and HR Executives within 862 of the Fortune 1000 organizations – in total representing more than $12 Trillion in combined annualized revenue. In 2007, he developed the first online CXO social leadership network for the leaders of America's largest organizations. Today The Leadership Network has a global membership of 16,429 senior leaders.
Committed to developing the next generation of leaders, in 2006 Bob founded and continues to serve as the Strategic Director of the CIO Institutes at UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Texas and University of Chicago.
Prior to founding Evanta, Bob was SVP and General Manager of American Show Management the nation's largest producer of regionally-based IT expositions and conferences. Bob prides himself on his commitment to culture and community. In 2007 and 2009 Evanta was recognized as one of the "Best 100 Large Companies to Work for in Oregon (#6 in 2007) & (#9 in 2009)" and the "Fastest Growing 100 Large Companies in Oregon (#8)."
Bob and his wife Anita reside in Portland, Oregon with their five children – Aaron, Zack, Alicia, Garrett and Anna.
Contact: Bob.Dethlefs@evanta.com
William Klutho | EVP & CFO
Bill has been serving as Evanta’s senior finance executive since 2004. He is a seasoned financial professional with a strong background in executive leadership, financial management, business continuity planning, operations, finance, banking and risk management. Bill is responsible for the management, planning and organization of the company's financial operations, including financial planning, budgeting and analysis, forecasting and revenue cycle planning. He is involved with strategic planning for the business and he provides strategic support of the sales team by way of assisting them with financial monitoring of revenue and expense budgets to ensure that the company achieves its short and long term financial objectives.
Prior to joining Evanta, Bill served as a “CFO to Go” consultant to several small businesses in Portland, Oregon. Other professional finance experience includes construction and banking industries.
Bill is an MBA graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Contact: Bill.Klutho@evanta.com
Katy Happel | Vice President, Corporate Operations
As Evanta's Vice President of Corporate Operations, Katy Happel manages all business relationships with key suppliers to deliver services that exceed industry standards for quality and cost effectiveness. Katy is responsible for the company's quality control, order fulfillment, human resources, production timelines, business process improvement and corporate communications. Her team also directs all logistics and operations across Evanta's growing portfolio of conferences and media platforms. Widely recognized for her extraordinary commitment to the leadership needs of the Fortune 1000's executive community, she has engineered an industry leading production process plan that delivers unequalled operating efficiency and quality control optimization.
Contact: Katy.Happel@evanta.com
Kirk Lohmolder | Vice President
Kirk Lohmolder is a Vice President at Evanta, helping lead the facilitation of the CFO Executive Summit, CISO Executive Summit, CIO Executive Summit, and Global Sports Summit brands as well as the training and development of the program and content directors in those areas. He also manages the community development team, responsible for the database management of the executives involved in Evanta events. An avid soccer player and Manchester United fan, in 2011 Kirk was able to combine his no-nonsense business savvy with his love of sports as part of the leadership team that facilitated the first Global Sports Summit for owners and presidents of professional sports teams. Kirk joined Evanta in 2007 as a Program Director following a career as a Buyer for May/Federated Department Stores Company and was promoted to his current role in 2009.
Contact: Kirk.Lohmolder@evanta.com
Markus McDaniel | Vice President
Markus McDaniel, Vice President at Evanta, leads the sales and content teams responsible for the facilitation of the CIO Executive Summits, CIO and HR Institutes, Global CIO Executive Summit and Global HR Leadership Summit, as well as the management of the CIO Leadership Network. Markus joined the Evanta family in January 2005 and managed several of the companies flagship events, including the Houston, New York, Chicago and the Atlanta CIO Executive Summits. With more than 20 years of business development experience, Markus combines a mastery of developing quality strategic relationships with partners and being an inspirational mentor for the up-and-coming professionals within his organization. A proud husband and father of two, Markus is a two-time Little League All-Star Coach and a superlative example to both his children and colleagues alike, on how to be successful through working hard and playing hard.
Contact: Markus.McDaniel@evanta.com
Nancy Hess | Director, Healthcare Executive Summits
As one of Evanta’s Directors Nancy Hess has more than 20 years of sales experience in high-tech, medical equipment and leadership conferences. Since coming to Evanta, Nancy was integral in the launch of the Sydney CIO Executive Summit and the New York CFO Executive Summit. Currently Nancy is launching the inaugural Healthcare Executive Summit which will bring together the “Chairs and Chiefs” of the leading hospitals in North America for a collaborative leadership forum. She is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of the launch slated for 2012.
When not volunteering for the Oregon Humane Society, you can find Nancy on her road bike enjoying the beauty of Oregon.
Contact: Nancy.Hess@evanta.com
Pam Leone | Director, HR Leadership Summits
As Director of the HR Leadership Summits, Pam Leone manages 16 HR Leadership Summits annually. She is responsible for strategic planning and tactical implementation of these summits. She is also responsible for developing her team in the areas of relationship building and sales results. Her team facilitates the build of each of the summits on a timeline whereby they interface and coordinate with the marketing, content, community development and operations departments. Each of her team members work regionally to develop relationships with and meet the needs of the top HR leaders in their community to provide the platform for them to come together to network and collaborate.
Contact: Pam.Leone@evanta.com