Xlibris The Executive Team

Kevin Weiss
President and CEO

Weiss brings nearly three decades of sales, marketing, technology, and leadership experience to his role as chief executive officer of the Xlibris parent company, Author Solutions. He is the former CEO of Simdesk, a SaaS market pioneer, and former president of McAfee, Inc., a computer security and antivirus company.

As president of McAfee, Weiss assumed leadership of sales, channel development, partnerships, services, and customer support, as well as corporate, field, and product marketing. He has previously held senior management positions at Ariba, Bindview, and BMC Software, and has spent more than fifteen years at IBM Corporation. Weiss graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Princeton University in 1979.

Kevin G. Gregory
Chief Financial Officer

Gregory has more than 19 years of finance experience, the last seven as chief financial officer of publicly traded companies. He most recently served in various senior executive positions with Pomeroy IT Solutions—a technology services and solutions provider. As the senior vice president and CFO, his responsibilities included financial, legal, human resources, procurement, and logistics functions for the NASDAQ-traded company. In 2007, he served as Pomeroy's interim president and chief executive officer.

Prior to that, he spent eight years in progressive financial roles including senior vice president and CFO of a NYSE-traded educational and commercial content publisher. He started his career in public accounting roles with Price Waterhouse and Ernst & Young. Gregory, who holds a J.D. and L.L.M from DePaul University and a B.A. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame, is also a certified public accountant.

Don Seitz
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Output Operations

Seitz leads ASI's publishing services and output operations -- including ASI's expanding printing operations; digital content management and distribution; and business and partnership development initiatives.

Prior to joining ASI, he served for eight years as the executive vice president of a large commercial print company. Seitz also has held chief executive officer and chief operating officer posts for several companies; and spent more than a decade in leadership positions with IBM.

Seitz holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Princeton University.

Bill Becher
Senior Vice President of Production Services

Becher has led service organisations from a variety of executive positions throughout his career. His leadership background ranges from serving as an associate partner at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and a national partner at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting to the vice president of professional services and program management for PowerWay, Inc. Becher earned a degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame

Randy Davis
Chief Information Officer

Davis joined ASI from Klipsch Group where he led the worldwide transformation of the global business systems unit from an ad-hoc / reactive organization to one that was business-focused and goal oriented. During his tenure, Davis integrated Klipsch’s sales, marketing, service, manufacturing and logistics from a systems perspective leading to a more effective use of technology, resources, and process to transform Kilpsch's business.

Davis also has held leadership positions at Sigma-Micro Corporation, Powerway, and Applied Systems.

Keith Ogorek
Vice President of Marketing

Ogorek's career in marketing ranges from account service to creative director and vice president of new product development. He has held executive positions with various organisations and advertising agencies, including St. Joseph Bank and Trust, McCaffrey and McCall, and Bates World Wide, an agency with offices in eighty-four countries.

He later worked as a communications consultant for churches, nonprofits, agencies, and businesses, including AuthorHouse, an Xlibris sister company. Ogorek is also the author of A Clear View, which he published through one of the Author Solutions brands.

Christopher Schrader
Vice President of Human Resources

Schrader, SPHR, has spent most of his career in “ink-on-paper” media companies. His career includes leadership positions in accounting, sales, and operations, in addition to human resources. Schrader earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, where he now serves as an adjunct professor of human resources.

Robin Lasek
Vice President, Production and Editorial Services

Lasek, who joined Author Solutions in August 2008, has more than 11 years of production and creative experience with large traditional publishers. She served in several leadership positions over the years with Macmillan, playing an instrumental role in the success of the company's "Idiot's Guide" series. After Pearson Education acquired Macmillan, Lasek continued as a Creative Director and Design Manager, working first, under Pearson Technology Group and later, two Penguin imprints, AlphaBooks and BradyGames/DK publishing.

In her current position with ASI, Lasek shepherds the production of the more than 19,000 titles published annually by the AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford and Wordclay self-publishing imprints. In addition, she oversees ASI's professional editorial services operations.

Alan Bower
Brand Manager

Bower’s publishing experience encompasses business, product, and marketing development in domestic and international markets. Holding senior management positions at Pearson Education, Pearson Technology Group, and Macmillan Publishing, Bower has led online, video, and publishing initiatives with IBM, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Cengage, Thomson NETg, and Harvard Business School Publishing. Bower’s leadership in emerging markets and content development adds depth to the corporate marketing group.