About Shunra Software

Executive Management

Shunra's Executive Management Team

Shunra's executive management team is comprised of veteran industry pioneers who have proven their ability to deliver practical, innovative solutions that address core IT and business needs.

Thomas Charlton - President & CEO

Thomas Charlton, President & CEO

As President and CEO, Thomas Charlton is responsible for the strategic direction and global expansion of Shunra which provides network emulation appliances and software.

Prior to Shunra, Charlton was the CEO of VoiceGenie Technologies in Toronto, Canada, which developed a Voice XML Speech Platform. Revenues were flat and the company was suffering year over year operating losses. Charlton's team increased revenues sharply and returned the company to profitability. Under his leadership, VoiceGenie was recognized in Canada's "Hot Profit 100," ranked #1 by IDC and received multiple technical awards. VoiceGenie was acquired by Alcatel in 2006.

Before VoiceGenie, Charlton was CEO of Trailblazer Systems. The company, based in Atlanta, designed and marketed Ecommerce EDI software. Charlton built a new sales team and restructured the organization enabling TBSI to grow profitably under his leadership. Trailblazer Systems was acquired by Nu Bridges in 2004.

Prior to Trailblazer Systems, Charlton was with Tidal Software in Palo Alto, California. He joined the provider of enterprise job scheduling solutions initially as VP of Sales and quickly changed the team's people, processes, and structure. This resulted in sales doubling in the first 18 months. In spite of this growth, the company was suffering severe financial losses. Charlton assumed control of the organization. As CEO he assembled a team that returned the company to profitability and continued strong revenue growth. The company was recognized as: Visionary by Gartner, Upside Magazines "Hot 100," Silicon Valley Business Journals "100 Fastest Growing Companies," and Ranked #4 by IDC. Tidal was acquired by Cisco.

Charlton began his management career at US Surgical, the pioneer in Laparoscopic Surgery and Surgical Stapling. He held various sales management positions ultimately responsible for the Western Area Business Unit with revenues of $220M.

Since 2004, Charlton has been a Venture Partner with Insight Venture Partners, NYC. In this capacity, he participates on due diligence teams prior to investment and engages with portfolio companies to execute operational initiatives including recruitment of executive teams, organizational restructuring and growth planning.

He has been featured in Inc. Magazine, CEO Magazine, New York Times, Business Week, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, Silicon Valley Business News, San Jose Mercury News and The Marker (Israel).

Adam Clay Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Adam Clay, Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Adam Clay is responsible for the company’s worldwide sales and consulting operations. Prior to joining Shunra, Adam was the VP of North American Sales for Keynote Systems (KEYN), an application performance management company. During his career at Keynote, he also ran International Sales for the company from their London office. Prior to joining Keynote, Adam was the Director of Sales for CTNY, a technology consulting company specializing in large-scale network and application projects for major enterprises. CTNY’s wireless division was spun out and sold to Palm in 2001.

Adam holds a B.A. in English and American Studies from Skidmore College.

Chris Hughes, Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hughes, Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hughes is responsible for all of Shunra’s financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, financial systems and internal and external reporting.

Prior to joining Shunra, Chris was chief financial officer at Planalytics, Inc. Chris has over 14 years of experience working with technology companies. He is a CPA and member of the American and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Sharon Levin, Vice President of Customer Care

Sharon Levin, Vice President of Customer Care

Sharon Levin is responsible for the company’s worldwide customer support organization. A seasoned software engineer, Sharon started his career at Shunra Software as quality assurance engineer, and was quickly promoted to Director of QA.

During his tenure at Shunra he built up the QA group, which included developing the company’s rigorous testing and quality assurance infrastructure and procedures. During his time with Shunra, Sharon has worked extensively with customers both in the customer support capacity and as a collaborator with the professional services organization.

Yaniv Bronstein, Vice President of Development

Yaniv Bronstein, Vice President of Development

Yaniv Bronstein brings Shunra over 14 years of experience in security, networking, test management within overall Application Lifecycle Management markets. Bronstein served in a broad range of technical and management positions in privately held startups and global public companies. Before joining Shunra, Bronstein was System Architect at HP where he was responsible for the development of HP’s next generation Test Automation platform.

Bronstein holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, with honors, from the University of Tel Aviv and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science, with honors, from the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya.