Craig Guarente is the CEO and founder of Palisade Compliance. Launched in 2011, Palisade Compliance is the leading independent provider of Oracle licensing, contracting, audit defense, and cost reduction services. Palisade Compliance enables businesses to reduce their Oracle costs, remain compliant, and take back control of their Oracle business relationships. Before founding Palisade, Craig worked at Oracle for more than 15 years.

Michael Bathon leads the Cloud Services practice at Rimini Street. Michael has more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications, managed services, and cloud technologies. Since beginning his career at EDS, he has worked at Nextel, Sprint and Convergys, leading development, production, and customer-facing organizations. Prior to joining Rimini Street, he led the IT organization at Goodman Networks. He also worked with Rimini Street as a client, using the company’s services for more cost-effective support of Oracle applications at two client organizations.

Scott Hays is Senior Director of Product Marketing at Rimini Street and is responsible for the company’s go-to-market strategy, messaging, and content for support services. Scott is a seasoned technology marketing professional, with industry and solutions expertise in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, and services sectors. His previous roles include Senior Vice President of Product Marketing for Epicor, and Vice President of Solutions Marketing for Verint, a global leader in customer engagement solutions.