Executive Team

Frank Helle

Chief Executive Officer

Frank Helle is CEO of Axian, Inc., a 22-year privately-held web-services software & data engineering firm building custom software and data solutions enabling digital commerce, real-time collaboration, and decision-making.

Prior to 2002 he was a senior global manager at Monsanto Company. During that career he lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managing Director for 3 Monsanto Divisions.

Frank’s leadership helps organizations realize more of their full potential, and often focuses on turnarounds and turbo-charging growth.

Aside from positioning Axian to be “built to last,” Frank mentors local CXOs to help them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon.

Frank is an active Board Director of Oregon’s Association for Corporate Growth as Past-President, is an active Board Director of Oregon’s High Tech Trade Association called Tech America, and is an active volunteer for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - as current Chair for Portland Angel (investing) Network and Chair-emeritus for the CEO Roundtable.

Frank in the Community

Tom Meese

President

Tom Meese heads up Axian's Web Services business unit. Previously, Tom was the IT Professional Services Practice Manager and led product development teams for client engagements. Before coming to Axian, Tom was the Sr. Product Manager for Equilibrium's enterprise product line and partner integrations. Prior to Equilibrium, Tom ran marketing and technology programs for Intel's Developer Relations Group. Tom has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Portland State University.

Brian Hranka

Vice President of Sales

Brian Hranka leads Sales and Marketing for Axian. Before coming to Axian, Brian was Vice President of Sales for the Americas at Centennial Software. Prior to Centennial, Brian held various sales and sales leadership positions for Merant (Serena) and Central Point Software (Symantec). Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Information Systems from Linfield.

Scott Brown

Vice President of Business Development

Leading Axian's Business Development effort, Scott is a Global Supply Chain Management, Operations and Manufacturing executive with over 19 years of Fortune 500 expertise in the development/management of corporate supply chain operations (strategic planning, organizational development, sourcing, lean manufacturing, demand planning, customer service, logistics, and transportation)

This includes extensive international management experience with sports and fitness apparel, footwear, equipment and consumer goods in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese and Southeast Asian working environments