Michael Dering

Prior the starting D&E Mr. Dering joined ServiceBench as President and CEO in 2003 bringing over 25 years of experience in the technology industry.  Under his leadership, ServiceBench experienced rapid growth by developing innovative “Service Management On-Demand” solutions, attracting prestigious new customers and expanding internationally.  As a result, ServiceBench was recognized by Deloitte as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America ServiceBench was sold to NEW in January 2008.

Prior to ServiceBench, Mr. Dering served as President and CEO of CrossAccess Corporation, a multi-national venture-funded software infrastructure company that focuses on integrating corporate business functions with new e-business applications. CrossAccess was sold to IBM 2002. Prior to joining CrossAccess, Mr. Dering served as president and CEO of two publicly traded Bell & Howell companies. Under Mr. Dering’s leadership, Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies (MMT) doubled its profits and grew its revenue to $500 million while cultivating a broad customer base that included telecommunications carriers. At Bell & Howell Publishing Services (PSC), Mr. Dering launched its European operation and implemented a focused sales program that resulted in increased market share. Previously, Mr. Dering had a 20-year career at TAB Products Company, a $170 million publicly traded manufacturer of information storage and retrieval solutions for office environments. He initially served in a variety of sales and marketing positions, and, in his last five years, was TAB’s president and CEO, helping turn around the company and making it the dominant industry leader.

Mr Dering received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Maryland.