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ConnectWise Executive Team

Arnie Bellini, Chief Executive Officer
Arnie BelliniArnie Bellini is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of ConnectWise.  Arnie is the chief visionary behind the company’s long-standing success in the information technology industry.  Today, ConnectWise is a leading provider of IT services to companies in the Tampa market and the publisher of the industry’s most widely-used professional services automation (PSA) software.

In 1982, Arnie astutely recognized the impact that microcomputers would have on business and formed the company with his brother David. Arnie’s passion to continually drive operational efficiencies and deliver excellent customer service made ConnectWise one of the most admired companies in the IT services market. Read More

David Bellini, President
David BelliniAs co-founder of ConnectWise and president of the company’s Integration Division, David leads the organization’s IT managed services, applications development and consulting practice. 

David and his brother Arnie founded ConnectWise in 1982 around the time that the personal computer revolution began. The pair astutely recognized the technical support requirements PCs would place on businesses and quickly moved to establish a full-service IT company.

As the industry evolved and the complexity of managing a technology solution provider business increased, David and his brother Arnie searched for a software solution that would help them better run their company. Read More

Santo Cannone, Chief Operating Officer
Santo CannoneAs the Chief Operating Officer for ConnectWise, Santo Cannone oversees the company’s day-to-day operational activities including continued execution of its business plan and the expansion of educational and consulting programs.

Prior to joining ConnectWise, Cannone was senior vice president, real-time banking systems, for Fidelity Information Services (FIS), a provider of information technology services to the financial industry. In this role, Cannone established strong market momentum for two of the company’s flagship products offerings by improving sales processes and emphasizing customer service. In addition to his experience at FIS, Cannone was vice president, consulting operations, for Tampa, Fla.-based IDEAL Consulting, a software consulting firm specializing in mid- tier solutions. Read More

Linda Brotherton, Chief Technology Officer
Linda BrothertonLinda Brotherton is Chief Technology Officer with responsibility for the development of ConnectWise PSA. She brings more than 25 years of technical expertise to this key organizational position, which also oversees the creation of practical design methods critical to product enhancements.

In 1998, Linda joined as the Director of Operations, the company tasked her with building on the blueprint of what today has become the leading business automation software designed exclusively for the technology industry. Since that time, she has continued to expand on the product’s functionality and integration with leading business management software products including managed services applications, financial and accounting systems, quoting and more. Read More

Hal Edwards, Chief Marketing Officer
Hal EdwardsHal Edwards is Chief Marketing Officer for ConnectWise, where he is responsible for overseeing and driving the continual development of the ConnectWise marketing strategy, including sales demand generation, web presence and event planning.

Hal’s broad-based experience includes working for marketing services agencies as well as with a variety of prominent nationally branded organizations. Prior to ConnectWise, Hal had a successful career at Kforce, Inc, where he was Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Read More

 
Jeannine Edwards is Director of ConnectWise Business Services. With a focus on continuing to increase value to ConnectWise partners, Jeannine is responsible for identifying and managing go-to-market tasks for new initiatives that complement the ConnectWise core product and service offerings. In this role, Jeannine is also tasked with developing and managing the company’s channel community relationships from both the vendor and partner perspective..

 With more than twelve years of diversified B2B business development experience in the technology industry, Jeannine has become a well-known figure in the IT Solution Provider channel. Read More

Earl Provin, Director, Partner Support Services
Earl Provin is Director of Partner Support Services for ConnectWise, where he is responsible for the installation, implementation, and support teams. With 22 years of IT experience, Earl has held positions managing support teams at The Coca-Cola Company, Interliant, Inc and BellSouth.net.

Prior to ConnectWise, he worked as Manager for Help Desk Services for Dendrite International, where he managed the Pharmacia CRM–SFA Point of Sales Technical Helpdesk, the largest of seven pharmaceutical helpdesks supported. Read More

Gerwai Todd, Director of Sales
Gerwai brings a diverse background to his role at ConnectWise.  He started his career with Citifinancial, where he worked in sales and branch management. In this position, Gerwai was responsible for managing a three million dollar branch portfolio as well as a significant real estate portfolio.  He exceeded sales and profit goals throughout his employment with the company.
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