Peter Duff
Grimsby,ON
Summary
Pragmatic professional with solid experience in leadership roles. Adept at building and implementing strategic business plans, driving growth and improving operations. Skilled in financial management and stakeholder relations. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated teams.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Product Officer
Adlib Software
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Devised innovative Product Strategies to transform existing document conversion product line into a native cloud platform to open up new markets based on embedded AI for document classification and data extraction.
- Collaborated on GTM strategy with key stakeholders from marketing, sales and customer success organizations.
- Led initiative to obtain SOC2 and ISO27001 certifications.
- Built and led strategy to shift company from on-premise license model to subscription license and pricing model in a cloud first deployment.
- Created new pricing strategies to capture additional revenue streams and provide the means to upsell and cross sell new products within our customer base.
Board of Directors Member
Adlib Software
01.2001 - 08.2019
- Provided guidance and leadership on strategic planning initiatives and organizational development.
- As CEO I prepared and presented board decks with key metrics and management commentary to inform board on organizational progress and goals.
- Spearheaded transformation of the Board to an external, professional board by recruiting key external Directors.
Chief Executive Officer
Adlib Software
10.2007 - 08.2019
- Cultivated company-wide culture of innovation, collaboration and inclusivity.
- Devised and presented business plans and forecasts to board of directors.
- Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.
- Consistently achieved double digit growth year over year as a self funded entity.
- Engaged positively with staff and leadership colleagues, soliciting and encouraging feedback and collaborative spirit.
- Built productive relationships with strategic partners to support strategic business objectives.
- Drove fund raising process to seek external investment working with an investment banker and approaching numerous PE investors.
Founder, VP Product Development
Adlib Software
01.2001 - 10.2007
- Founded company, securing early Angel investment. Led product development and supported close of early customers which ultimately led the growth of the company.
Education
Masters of Information Science -
University of Toronto
Toronto, ONBachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering -
Queen’s University
Kingston, ONSkills
- Strategic Business Planning
- Corporate Governance
- Change Management
- Innovation Fostering
- Business Judgment
- Team Building
- Digital Transformation
- Executive Coaching
- Forecasting and Budgeting
- Board Reporting
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Chief Product Officer
Adlib Software
08.2019 - 12.2021
Chief Executive Officer
Adlib Software
10.2007 - 08.2019
Board of Directors Member
Adlib Software
01.2001 - 08.2019
Founder, VP Product Development
Adlib Software
01.2001 - 10.2007
Masters of Information Science -
University of Toronto
Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering -
Queen’s University
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