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PRESIDENT & CEO

Brian Sallade

Brian Sallade is the president and CEO of Kinsmen Group. He has built his 30-year career in leadership as a startup entrepreneur and CEO of several companies. One of Brian’s most significant accomplishments was the development of a turn-key solution to help pharmaceutical companies comply with regulations such as FDA 21 CFR part 11. He has also previously worked with the US Department of Interior, General Motors, Hydro One, New York Power Authority, Seattle City Light, Idaho Power, Johnson & Johnson, Amgen, Pfizer, Gerdau, Entergy, and Koch Industries to help build world-class engineering information systems. Now, Brian continuously displays a wealth of business acumen in a myriad of industries, while staying true to his unique passion for engineering information management.

VP, Sales & Marketing

Jessica Bianchessi

Jessica Bianchessi is Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Co-Founder of Kinsmen Group. With deep expertise in industrial engineering data and information management, she leads Kinsmen’s go-to-market strategy with a strong foundation in consulting rigor and commercial execution. Jessica brings a holistic approach to solving complex engineering information challenges, spanning data quality, governance, and lifecycle enablement. Passionate about transforming how industrial data is structured, trusted, and leveraged, she works at the intersection of technology, process, and AI to help organizations turn complex information into a strategic asset.

VP, Operations

Paul Cheetham

Paul Cheetham is VP of Operations. With over 20 years of experience in the engineering information management sphere, Paul has operated closely with vendors and technology partners, such as IBM, EMC, Oracle, and OpenText. Having previously worked for Opidis, he is an authoritative figure in the management landscape of support, products, development, and service functions. Paul has a record of consistently surpassing revenue and budgetary expectations, specializing in a “hands-on” approach and being actively involved in all aspects of the software and solution lifecycle—defining products, design solutions, implementation, and project management support. He has also performed data management roles in the Royal Bank of Scotland and British Nuclear Fuels.

The depth of a large consultancy, the nimbleness of a niche company.