Qarbon.com

Executive Bios


Jay LuckeJay Lucke, President and CEO
Jay has more than 10 years experience in the Enterprise software industry. His executive and operations roles in sales, marketing, strategic planning, and product development have prepared him to produce results on several levels within various organizations. While leveraging strong analytic skills in both small and large companies he has developed unique technology solutions in a broad range of industries and application areas. Throughout his career, he has successfully lead teams that have brought new technologies and business operations to new markets.
 
Patrick LeGranchePatrick LeGranche, Chairman, CFO and Founder
Patrick has more than twenty years of experience creating high-tech start-ups. In the early 1980s Patrick founded VIF, one of the pioneers of electronic software distribution in France. The company worked with many United States software vendors, including Borland, Lotus and Microsoft, to distribute their software via the Minitel, the French ancestor to the Internet. He was also the exclusive French distributor of McAfee antivirus products. Patrick sold VIF to McAfee (now Network Associates) in 1995. Prior to Qarbon, he was the founder and director of Premiers Pas, a start-up incubator developed in partnership with leading French groups such as Caisse de Dépôts, Cogema/Areva, Alcatel and EDF. Patrick holds an MBA from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC).
 
Jim LynchJim Lynch, Senior Vice President
Jim has more than 20 years experience in selling business and corporate solutions for data communications and data security. He founded the International Agent network for McAfee Associates in 1989, and managed all international territories for McAfee until 1996, when he left the company as vice president international. In the last seven years, Jim has been an independent investor and consultant focusing on small software companies. He is an early investor in Qarbon and helped establish the company in the U.S.