ON Partners Places CEO at Trafera
December 19, 2024 – Baillie Parker of ON Partners has assisted in the recruitment of Pat Davidson as the new CEO of Trafera, a portfolio company of Rotunda Capital Partners. “We are thrilled to welcome Pat to Trafera,” said Corey Whisner, managing partner at Rotunda. “Trafera is a leading provider of technology solutions to K-12 schools and state and local government entities. Pat’s familiarity with Trafera as a board member and past leadership experience with sales driven organizations as well as technology leadership roles is exactly what we need to continue building on the company’s strong history and dedication to customer experience.”
With over 38 years of experience, Mr. Davidson brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Trafera. Earlier in his career, he held various executive roles at W.W. Grainger, including senior vice president of sales, marketing, and ecommerce, SVP of customer service and VP of information services. Mr. Davidson also spent nearly 15 years as an operating partner working with multiple private equity-backed companies, where he provided strategic guidance and operational expertise, including his role as a trusted operating executive within the Rotunda Operating Executive Network. For more than a decade, he has played a pivotal role at Rotunda, contributing to strategy mapping, sales effectiveness consultation and serving on boards for select portfolio companies. He was also instrumental in helping develop Rotunda’s Strategy Execution Officer (SXO) program.
“I am excited to join Trafera and work with the talented team to continue delivering exceptional value to our customers,” said Mr. Davidson. “I look forward to building upon the company’s strong foundation and driving future growth.”
Trafera is a provider of educational technology to K-12 schools and a top K-12 focused reseller of Google Chrome devices. Trafera offers a broad range of additional hardware and software solutions that support better outcomes through technology and also offers a robust set of services including deployment and warranty support. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, the company also has operations in Arden Hills, Minnesota; Madisonville, Louisiana; and Muskogee, Oklahoma supporting the needs of school districts nationwide.
With a primary focus on technology, consumer, industrial, and the life science sectors, ON Partners recruits C-level and board talent for public and private companies, as well as venture capital and private equity firms. Founded in 2006, the firm’s consultants work from offices in Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Dallas; Menlo Park, CA; Minneapolis. MN; San Francisco; and New York. ON Partners was named one of the fastest growing search firms this year by Hunt Scanlon Media. The firm is now ranked as one of the 20 largest search firms in the nation.
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Mr. Parker focuses on board, C-level, and VP-level placements for leading private equity and venture backed companies. His search experience spans over a decade and across a range of functions and disciplines for both private and multi-billion-dollar public companies. He has completed more than 300 searches for C-level, board, and high-level executive leaders.
CMO Search
ON Partners’ Aaron Clark recently placed Colleen Langevin as chief marketing officer of NYSE-traded PROS Holdings, Inc., a provider of AI-powered SaaS pricing, CPQ, revenue management, and digital offer marketing solutions. “Colleen’s extensive experience and unique blend of B2B brand and growth marketing skills make her the perfect fit for PROS as we execute to capitalize on the large market opportunity in front of us,” said Todd McNabb, chief revenue officer of PROS. “I am confident that Colleen’s leadership will be instrumental in creating best-in-class programs that fuel our demand engine. We are thrilled to welcome her to the PROS team.”
ON Partners Recruits CFO for LeaseCrunch
ON Partners’ Tindall (Sewell) Hein and Jake Espenlaub recently helped recruit Jessica Hamilton as chief financial officer of LeaseCrunch LLC, an accounting software company in Milwaukee, WI. “Hamilton’s vast background and financial acumen are invaluable additions to our leadership team,” said Mark Weidick, CEO of LeaseCrunch. “We look forward to the contributions she will bring in steering our financial strategy.” Ms. Hamilton brings a strong background in financial strategy and operations. With extensive experience in scaling financial and operational teams for venture and growth equity-backed companies, Ms. Hamilton will play a pivotal role in collaborating with the leadership team to drive LeaseCrunch’s financial health and growth.
Ms. Langevin brings more than 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market success for B2B and B2C companies, building strong brands and helping to accelerate revenue growth for private and public technology brands. was previously the CMO of Quest Software, where she led the marketing organization and strategy that drove significant revenue growth while more than doubling enterprise valuation in 18 months.
Mr. Clark focuses on executive-level sales and go-to-market searches. He serves VC-backed growth companies, private equity firms, and large, global organizations. Mr. Clark specializes in industries such as enterprise software, tech-enabled business services, SaaS, internet, and information services.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
