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PENTA Leadership

Penta Technologies has assembled a management team of "industry smart" professionals with extensive experience in applying information technologies and professional services to the specialized needs of commercial and industrial contractors and engineering firms.

Karl Koenig

CEO

Karl Koenig has over 30 years experience in the engineering and construction enterprise information systems industry, covering tenures at both System 5 and Penta Technologies. Karl has served as CEO of Penta Technologies since its inception in 1991, and he previously served as President of System 5.

Karl is the founder and CEO of Penta Technologies, a post he has held since 1991. While CEO of Penta Technologies, Karl has helped the company grow into one of North America’s leading vendors of enterprise software to the engineering and construction industries.

Bill Wagner

President

Bill Wagner is an experienced business and thought leader who is passionate about driving growth by creating great experiences for customers. He has a long track record of successfully applying cutting-edge best practices from the worlds of business, science, marketing and economics in a way that scales into all companies, both large and small.

His areas of expertise include: product portfolio management, strategic planning, corporate and competitive research, communications strategy, brand platform development, data science and e-business. Bill has experience working with start-ups, mid-size, and Fortune Global 500 firms including ABB, Badger Meter, Direct Supply and ARI Network Services.

Bill is also the Past President of the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Marketing Association and is a sought-after speaker on the topics of product management, digital disruption, business strategy and the impact of digital experiences on the customer journey. He has recently informed audiences as a featured presenter for AGCIT, BuiltWorlds, Product Camp and the University of Wisconsin eBusiness Consortium.

As President of Penta, Bill is responsible for leading Penta's long-term strategy, product portfolio and demand generation activities by focusing on developing solutions that solve the big challenges facing the construction industry.

Laura Henderson

Chief Operating Officer

Laura has over 18 years’ experience as an innovative technology leader who’s passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences through the power of relationships. Prior to joining Penta Technologies, Laura was the founder and CEO of Epiphany Learning, the CEO of TEKLYNX Americas, Inc., and the global IT manager of Brady Corporation. Throughout her career, she has managed large-scale technology implementations and projects with cross-functional teams, created and executed business, marketing and product strategies that drove double-digit top and bottom-line growth, and built values-oriented team cultures that fostered creativity and yielded high productivity. Laura has a B.S. in computer science, and has received the SBA Emerging Leadership award, the Rising Star Award by The Executive Committee – Milwaukee, and has been named a Woman of Influence by Milwaukee Business Journal.

Laura is responsible for driving performance of Penta's value delivery strategies and tactics, including software development, implementation, accounting and HR.

Wendy Dole

Director of Technology Innovation

Wendy has over 20 years’ experience in software engineering, technology, software implementation, and product development. She thrives on the creation and implementation of new and innovative software and finding the best technology solution for the business. Prior to joining Penta Technologies, Wendy worked in the healthcare industry and held various positions at Aurora Health Care, NightHawk Radiology, and Virtual Radiologic. Wendy has B.S. degrees in Management Computer Systems and Speech/Communication with an emphasis on Organizational Communication and has an M.S. in Management Computer Systems.

Wendy is responsible for driving performance of Penta's technology strategies as well as helping lead efforts to increase Penta’s operational efficiency.