Ronald B. Raup joined the company as chief marketing officer in September 2005 and became the president and chief operating officer in October 2006. In November 2007, he was named co-CEO. Mr. Raup was also named a director on MakeMusic's Board of Directors in October 2006. He had previously served on the Board of Directors from September 2004 until September 2005. He has been a key influencer, demonstrating his knowledge and depth of experience gained over 30 years of leadership roles within the music products industry. Raup most recently served as vice president of Brook Mays Music Company. Prior to Brook Mays, Raup was employed by MakeMusic where he served as president and chief operating officer from 1995 until 1999. Before that, he was senior vice president of marketing and sales at Yamaha Corporation of America and served on Yamaha's Board of Directors. Mr. Raup has served on various industry boards including the International Association of Music Merchants.
 
Mark E. Dunn joined the company as senior vice president of product development in October 1991, and became the chief technology officer in October 2000. In this position he manages software engineering, business systems, repertoire development, and quality assurance for MakeMusic. Mr. Dunn has more than 24 years’ experience managing software development at the VP level and above. In that time he has overseen the development of a large variety of award-winning, best-selling products in numerous categories, including education, desktop publishing, and small business applications. In addition, he has managed development resources on an international scale, managing offices and working with large engineering teams in China, France, and Germany. Mr. Dunn has a BA degree from the University of Minnesota and certification as a software engineer from Brown Institute in Minneapolis.
 
Diane W. Hummon joined MakeMusic as senior vice president of marketing in September 2009. Ms. Hummon has more than twenty-five years of marketing experience in a variety of service industry organizations, including public and private companies, as well as a large non-profit organization. Most recently, Ms. Hummon was the vice president of global marketing at Personnel Decisions International. From 2002-2007 she was the senior vice president of Donor Relations and Strategic Marketing at Greater Twin Cities United Way. Prior to this, Ms. Hummon led marketing groups at U.S. Bank and American Express Financial Advisors, now known as Ameriprise. She earned her MBA though the University of St. Thomas, she earned a certificate from the Harvard Business School with a focus on executive competitive strategy and she received her BS in Music Therapy from Florida State University.
 
Karen L. VanDerBosch joined MakeMusic as chief financial officer in December 2006 with more than 20 years of financial experience in technology and manufacturing industries. From 2001 to 2006, Ms. VanDerBosch was CFO at Sagebrush Corporation, a privately held developer of library automation software and services and book re-binder for the education market. Prior to joining Sagebrush, she held chief financial officer positions at KB Gear Interactive, FieldWorks Incorporated and Empak Incorporated. Ms. VanDerBosch began her career at Honeywell and her education includes a BS from the University of Minnesota and MBA coursework at the University of St. Thomas.

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