Richard Furby
Chief Operating Officer
Favorite Quote: "Never give up on something you can't go a day without thinking about.” - Winston Churchill
Operational Outcomes
Richard Furby serves as the COO of Mirador Software Group, managing the day-to-day operations of all group companies. He has more than 25 years of technology leadership, sales and consulting experience, having worked with some of the world’s leading companies including Siemens, Standard Life, AIG, Virgin Media, Telefonica, Starbucks and Pepsi.
Prior to joining Mirador, Richard held a number of leadership roles at Forterro, a PE-backed, international, multi-product ERP software group. Most recently, he served as President of Northern Europe (overseeing business units in the UK and Nordics) and Head of Corporate M&A. Before that, he was the Managing Director of Germany-based abas Software, Forterro’s largest acquisition. Prior to abas, he was SVP Professional Services, Support & Education and CIO (overseeing the development of onshore / offshore service excellence centers, centralized cloud operations centers in India and Poland, and multiple back-office integration projects).
Earlier in his career, Richard started and headed Smartsheet’s enterprise business and held several executive roles at Consona (now Aptean).
Richard graduated from Southampton Solent University with a BSc in Computer Science.