Teamstudio - A Lotus Notes Development Company

Meet Our Team

Ever wanted to peek behind the curtain to see who’s running the show? Allow us to introduce our board of directors and management team!

Steve Ives - Chairman

Board Member

Steve Ives is founder and CEO of Taptu Ltd, a mobile search company based in Cambridge, England. Previously, he was founder and CEO of Trigenix, a Cambridge-based mobile software company that was acquired in 2004 by Qualcomm Inc.

Steve holds a masters degree in biochemistry from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London.

Nigel Cheshire

Nigel Cheshire - CEO

Board Member, Management Team Member

Nigel Cheshire founded Teamstudio in 1996. As CEO Nigel provides the strategic direction and day-to-day leadership that keeps the company in step with its customers and one step ahead of the competition.

Prior to Teamstudio, Nigel was a principal of Ives & Company, a UK-based CRM solutions consultancy that was acquired by Aspective in 1999. Before that, he worked in the R&D group at Data General Corp. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Teesside, England.

Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon - CTO

Board Member, Management Team Member

Mark Dixon conceived and created the original portfolio of award-winning Teamstudio IBM/Lotus developer tools. After spending three years focusing his time on Teamstudio's sister company, Enerjy Software, Mark returned to Teamstudio in 2008 where he now manages product strategy.

Prior to joining Teamstudio, Mark was a senior consultant at Ives & Company. He holds a master's degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, and completed postgraduate research there in applied probability.

Stephanie Heit

Stephanie Heit - VP of Sales, NALA and EMEA

Management Team Member

Since joining Teamstudio in 2000, Stephanie has played a key role in the company. Stephanie began her career with Teamstudio as a Senior Account Manager in the German market and has risen through the ranks to head the sales organizations in the U.S. and Europe. She is also responsible for developing our reseller channel in those regions.

Stephanie brings over 17 years of sales experience to this position. She has held leadership roles in a variety of vertical markets including retail, real estate, healthcare, and aviation. Born in Germany, Stephanie has been based in the U.K. for more than 10 years and is bilingual in German and English.

Benjamin Green

Benjamin Green - VP of Sales, APAC

Management Team Member

Ben worked as an Account Manager for Teamstudio APAC from 2005 – 2007, and re-joined Teamstudio in January 2011. With more than 8 years experience working in Europe, South America, and Asia, Ben looks forward to playing a key role in Teamstudio's continued expansion in the Asia Pacific region. He has previously held leadership roles in a variety of industries including interactive media and hospitality. Ben speaks Spanish and Japanese, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Morehouse College and an MBA from The University of South Carolina.