Axway announced it has added three new members to its leadership team and Axway Executive Committee. Nick Ferrante, formerly of IBM, has joined Axway as EVP of global sales; Paul Shortell, formerly of Oracle, has taken the role of Axway's SVP of professional services, North America; and Laurent Bride, formerly of SAP, is Axway's new EVP of research and development (R&D). In their roles, Ferrante, Shortell and Bride will help Axway meet the growing global demand for the Axway 5 Suite, which is the industry's only solution that helps organizations govern the flow of data across enterprise, cloud and mobile environments.

Nick Ferrante joins Axway with more than 30 years' experience leading global sales teams, most recently as the director of worldwide sales for IBM's business solutions portfolio. In his new role, Ferrante will be responsible for overseeing Axway's global sales organizations. His primary goal will be driving sales productivity and customer satisfaction for the Axway 5 Suite, in alignment with the company's mission to help organizations govern the flow of data.

Paul Shortell brings to Axway more than 30 years' experience in service organization management, most recently serving as SVP of Oracle's North America Applications consulting business. In his new position, Shortell will lead Axway's North American professional services organization to ensure Axway continues to deliver the best possible customer experience to its growing client base. He will also take a role in global customer service by supporting the growth of the Axway 5 Suite.

Laurent Bride joins Axway with more than 17 years of IT and development experience. Prior to joining Axway, he was SVP of advanced development at SAP. In his new role, Bride will be responsible for developing and sustaining all of Axway's products and platforms, and will oversee Axway's R&D teams in the U.S., Asia and Europe.