Meet your management team.

Ascend was co-founded by Tony Parkinson and Steve Royer, two senior software executives with decades of experience. They have assembled a talented group of proven veterans to assist in the rollout of your sales and marketing campaigns.

Given the broad scope and expertise of the Ascend team, we can provide our clients with a larger US presence than can be afforded by the direct staffing model.

While our model is well structured for start-up and early-stage companies, our value proposition extends equally to growth and later stage companies as they expand their markets, shift strategies, introduce new products offerings, or expand their geographic reach.

Tony Parkinson

Senior Partner


Chicago
630-789-2881
aparkinson@ascendmt.com
  • Executive Highlights:
  • • 35+ years of experience in managing all aspects of both private and public company global environments
  • • Former President & CEO of Insession Technologies, an international provider of infrastructure and middleware software solutions
  • • Former President of ACI Worldwide Americas, the global leader in electronic payments in the consumer and wholesale banking market
  • Steve Royer

    Senior Partner


    Omaha
    402-517-2215
    steve@ascendmt.com
  • Executive Highlights:
  • • 30+ Years of experience in directing successful start-up environments and managing growth-oriented business operations
  • • Former President of Grapevine Systems, a Fortune 1000 provider of system monitoring and management solutions
  • • Former Chief Operating Officer of Insession Technologies, specializing in data management, security, networking, and connectivity environments
  • Benefits

    Clients Say

    “…lead generation to qualification to requirements analysis to POC in weeks, not months … Ascend is a highly capable, experienced partner we can depend upon…” Founder & CEO Technical Outsourcing Leader Mumbai, India
    “…how do I recruit world-class sales talent in North America at this stage of our growth, with limited capital resources and minimal knowledge of the Americas markets? We did not need to due to our 15-month relationship with Ascend.” CEO Financial Payments Technology Company Paris, France
    “…virtually immediate pipeline stream and targeted channel acceptance… 3x as effective as my last direct hire in just the first quarter. Ascend MT put our solutions in front of budget owners, gained immediate credibility due to their years in the market, and established a beach-head for expansion.” SVP Sales & Marketing Infrastructure Software Vendor San Jose, CA, USA