Management Team
Caroline Daniels
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Caroline Daniels is widely acknowledged by the aviation industry as a pioneer of safety information management systems and is dynamically involved in industry affairs at all levels. As one of the three founders of ATP, Ms. Daniels has successfully led the company through four generations of technology innovation and built an internationally recognized brand representing technology enabled solutions for aviation professionals. Ms. Daniels leads with attention to service, quality and constituent satisfaction, with her focus on business strategy and product innovation.
Ms. Daniels currently serves as the Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and as a Trustee of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Ms. Daniels also serves on the board of the San Francisco based Academy of Art University, is Co-Chair and Founder of the Northern California chapter of Women Corporate Directors (WCD), a member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum and the World Presidents' Organization (WPO).
Ms Daniels earned her BA at the University of Colorado and is a graduate of the Harvard Business OPM program. She earned her pilot's license in 1978 to fully appreciate the industry ATP serves.
Rich Marino
President
Rich Marino has been a successful President, COO and CEO of both private and public organizations in various industries and in both emerging and mature markets. He has demonstrated a proven track record with these organizations which were both centralized as well as decentralized operational environments.
Previously Mr. Marino served as President of the Media Division of SourceForge Inc. (previously VA Software) where he was able to grow revenues by 36% year over year and profits by approximately 27%. This was accomplished while increasing the user base of the network to over 33 million unique users (now the largest technology network in the world), launching a new site; “Marketplace”, building out and refocusing the sales organization, as well as strengthening their relationship with their partners and initiating a number of very strategic alliances.
Mr. Marino’s combined experiences and successes at International Data Group (IDG), CNET and SourceForge, Inc. encompassed the following responsibilities; audience growth and acquisition, content development along with advertising and multiple revenue generating strategies. In addition to restructuring of the organizations, building out of technology infrastructures, acquisition and partnerships and developing key organizational strategies and visions. This made him an accomplished leader in the technology and internet space, in addition to becoming expertly adept at delivering and monetizing content and audience in both the online and print environments. He has accomplished this through organic growth strategies, partnerships, alliances and acquisitions.
He has an exemplary track record of building successful brands with outstanding teams that have increased valuations through EPS growth for shareholders.
Gregory Daly
Chief Technology Officer
Gregory Daly, ATP’s Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for the overall direction and management of technology and technology organizations for the company. Additionally Mr. Daly is responsible for production operations, including documentation library management and subscription fulfillment.
Mr. Daly has held a variety of executive and information and manufacturing technology-related positions through a career of over 20 years, providing extensive experience in software development, electronic and paper publishing, technology infrastructure management, program and project leadership and technology investment planning.
Prior to joining ATP, Mr. Daly served as IT Vice President at Gemstar — TV Guide where he was charged with technology strategy development, technology standardization, information and systems security and disaster recovery planning. Other senior positions he has held include Chief Information Officer for the New York Post where he was a member of the company’s management committee and had responsibility for all business and manufacturing systems. Prior to the New York Post, Mr. Daly was a technology and management consultant for Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and Andersen Consulting, LLP.
Mr. Daly holds a BS degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MS degree in Telecommunications and Computing Management from Polytechnic University.
Brian F. Sours
Chief Financial Officer
Brian F. Sours is the Chief Financial Officer for ATP. He oversees all financial functions for the company. Mr. Sours has more than 20 years experience in financial leadership and executive management roles for publishing and technology related companies.
Prior to joining ATP, Mr. Sours served as the Director of Finance for Aplia, a publishing technology company that is a leader in the higher education marketplace for subscription based online interactive media and teaching resource. In the five year prior to joining Aplia, Mr. Sours served as CFO and COO of International Data Group (IDG) Entertainment, a publishing and trade show company in the computer gaming marketplace.
Earlier in his career Mr. Sours served in number of financial leadership roles with Addison Wesley Publishing, Harper Collins Publishing and Research Publishing.
Mr. Sours graduated from San Diego State University with a BS in Accounting.
Caroline Daniels
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rich Marino
President
Gregory Daly
Chief Technology Officer
Brian F. Sours
Chief Financial Officer
