Frank Harbist CEO, Lavante

Lavante Inc., provider of cloud-based supplier management solutions for Fortune 1000 companies, announced that Frank Harbist has joined as new president and CEO.

In this role he will lead all company business activities reporting to the board of directors.

 Prior to Lavante, Frank was the CEO of ActiveScaler, Inc., an infrastructure software start-up focused on accelerating real-time enterprise applications. He was also president and CEO of ProStor Systems for three years, a VC-funded storage software start-up acquired in 2011. Before ProStor, he spent more than 20 years at HP in various organizations in enterprise software and infrastructure, including multiple VP and GM roles in software, storage and servers.

He holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Lavante at this exciting time and look forward to leveraging my industry experience and passion to accelerate business growth and market success,” said Frank Harbist, Lavante president and CEO. “Lavante’s mission and unique value is in connecting businesses with suppliers. Our software solutions automate and simplify supplier management processes, driving immediate gains in profitability and satisfaction for both constituencies. In Lavante, I see the opportunity to build on great reputation for customer engagement and satisfaction to extend both our market and technology leadership positions.”

Lavante’s accelerating business growth with Supplier Information Management and Statement Audit Enablement solutions, positions the company as a dominant player in the space.

“I’m excited and look forward to the bright future under Frank’s leadership,” said Joe Flynn, Lavante’s founder and CSO. “Frank’s achievements in the real-time enterprise and software markets will be pivotal to Lavante’s continued success.”

Companies and their suppliers will benefit by using Lavante’s automation technology to improve business lifecycle interactions.

“The Lavante board is proud and excited to bring in Frank Harbist; a visionary leader who has successfully delivered significant growth for both large and small businesses in the software and IT markets,” said Krish Panu, PointGuard Ventures MD. “His executive experience with enterprise applications and his customer-driven approach to leading companies makes Frank the ideal choice to guide Lavante as a dominant player in the market for supplier management solutions.“