K. CYRUS HADAVI, PH.D.
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board

K. CYRUS HADAVI, PH.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, founded Adexa in 1994 with a dual mission: to enable enterprises to deliver higher earnings per share AND improved customer service. His strategy was to increase operational and financial performance with intelligent business planning solutions. The impact of Adexa solutions can be measured with gauges of increased efficiency and responsiveness, or financial markers such as improved revenues, profitability and returns on invested capital. Prior to founding Adexa, Dr. Hadavi directed implementations at i2 Technologies, Inc., delivering business solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Before that, he helped pioneer next-generation distributed problem-solving applications at Siemens. While at Siemens, Dr. Hadavi served as Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, where he taught courses on the application of computer science and artificial intelligence to manufacturing. Besides publishing numerous articles on supply chain management, manufacturing and e-commerce, Dr. Hadavi is a frequent speaker at business venues worldwide. He holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and an M.S. degree in industrial management from the University of Birmingham, UK. He also holds an M.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Southampton, UK, and a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Michigan.

"As the world becomes increasingly more reliant on intelligent information systems, Adexa will be the leading provider of intelligent business solutions, enabling our customers to be the benchmark of their industries."