Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 25, 2015
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 responsible for the company’s worldwide sales and operations, and Vice President of Client Services. During Mr. Bindseil’s three-year tenure, 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 the organizations. As Chief Technology Officer for the Global Consulting Services division at Symantec, Mr. Bindseil was a part of the leadership team that achieved an increase in annual revenue from $3.1 million to $300 million within 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 Clubs of America and for the Alamo Area Council for the Boy Scouts of America. He is also an Ironman competitor. Profile
TWST: Can you briefly describe the company and what it does?
Mr. Bindseil: GlobalSCAPE is a software-manufacturing firm. We specialize in secure