Management Team

The management team at KIKA is a group comprised of business, technology, and healthcare professionals focused on leading the company, assuring the best customer experience, and delivering the highest quality products and services.

Linda Beneze

Chief Executive Officer

Linda has more than 25 years of experience in the clinical healthcare and research community. She last served as Vice President of Sales and Client Services at PHT, the leader in Patient Reported Outcome Solutions. She also had responsibility for Marketing and Production Services at different times in her tenure with PHT. Prior to joining PHT, Ms. Beneze was Executive Director of Channel Management with Phase Forward, where she was responsible for CRO and SMO partnerships and management of the West Coast Sales team. At one point, she was responsible for 35% of the company’s sales.

Prior to working in the EDC space, Ms. Beneze was Director of Sales with Bard Vascular Systems, a division of C.R. Bard, Inc. As a member of the Bard Management Board, she was responsible for all sales and marketing communications for this $70-million division. Ms. Beneze spent 15 years in the medical device and critical care hardware arena at several divisions of C.R. Bard, in senior sales and marketing management positions. Throughout her career, Ms. Beneze has earned numerous Sales and Marketing Achievement awards. Ms. Beneze holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland, College Park

Nicolas Dubost

VP Administration , Finance and IT

Nicolas Dubost joined KIKA in 2002 after 7 years at Boston Scientific Europe, where he served as the CFO for the French affiliate, European Financial Manager and then as Sales Operations Manager in the leading Cardiology business.

Formerly he held management responsibilities as a statutory Auditor during 4 years with the firm Mazars in Germany, and 3 years as an internal consultant with United Technologies Corporation in the UK and internationally. Nicolas earned a French MBAs from the ESCP-EAP and a German Diplom-Kaufman degree from the ESCP / Technische University Berlin.

Kristine Klinger

Vice President of Professional Services

Ms. Klinger guides KIKA’s customers in successful adoption of KIKA's next generation of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) solutions. Prior to joining KIKA, Ms. Klinger was Director of IT Planning and Business Operations for The Mentor Network, a home and community-based human services organization. She also held management positions with Digital Equipment, Keane Consulting, Phase Forward and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Kristine was the originator of the InPhase Methodology used to deploy customized ASP InForm solutions for Phase Forward’s clients and directed several of these clients through their first EDC experiences.

Ms. Klinger holds M.B.A. and B.S. in Business Administration. She earned Project Management and Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute. Ms. Klinger's work has been published and presented in numerous forums and webcasts.

Zaher El-Assi

Senior Director, Global Sales and Strategic Partnerships

Mr. El-Assi is an entrepreneurial professional with over 12 years experience in various areas of the healthcare, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. At KIKA he is responsible for developing global strategic accounts with customers and partners. Prior to joining KIKA, Mr. El-Assi headed financial planning, strategic sourcing and project management for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Previously he was Director of Information Technology and Product Planning at Predix Pharmaceutical.

As a Senior Manager with Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Mr. El-Assi contributed to the launch of Millennium's flagship compound VELCADE. Mr. El-Assi also established and launched the Longwood Radiation Oncology Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Board of Directors

KIKA is committed to conducting its business with the utmost integrity and according to the highest ethical standards. Our Board of Directors is a group of seasoned industry leaders with a broad range of expertise. They work to help serve the best interests of KIKA, its customers, and its shareholders.

Eric Archambeau

Co-chairmen

General Partner, Wellington Partners Venture Capital
Founding CEO of Enterprise Software Co’s Right Point and Trading Dynamics

Jean-Paul Ortelli

Co-chairmen

Partner, Acceleration International.
Sanofi-Aventis and Baxter

William Gedale

Managing General Partner and co-founder of NGN Capital
General American Investors; Warburg Pincus

Gerard Moufflet

Acceleration International

Georg Nebgen

Managing General Partner and co-founder of NGN Capital.
MPM Capital, Schering-Plough, Hoffmann-La Roche