Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 4, 2014
James L. Bindseil is the President and CEO of GlobalSCAPE, Inc., and serves on its board of directors. Before being named President and CEO in October 2013, Mr. Bindseil was GlobalSCAPE’s Senior Vice President of Client Operations, and was responsible for the company’s worldwide sales and operations. During his three-year tenure as SVP of Client Operations, he not only grew maintenance and support revenue by over 75% but also increased GlobalSCAPE’s enterprise customer support contract renewal rates to 92% per year. Prior to joining GlobalSCAPE, Mr. Bindseil held key leadership positions with companies such as Symantec and Fujitsu America, where he was instrumental in shaping the strategic direction and positioning of those organizations. As Chief Technology Officer for Symantec’s Global Consulting Services, Mr. Bindseil led a team that grew annual revenue from $3.1 million to $300 million in nine and a half years. Mr. Bindseil earned degrees in management and mathematics. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional — CISSP — with professional certifications from Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and Microsoft. Mr. Bindseil served honorably for the United States Marine Corps. He sits on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of America in San Antonio, and for the Alamo Area Boy Scouts of America. Profile
TWST: Please tell us about how Globalscape is evolving since you’ve taken the helm this past December.
Mr. Bindseil: Well, we’ve made a couple of significant changes to