Kirk Munroe
vice president of product

Kirk Munroe

"The opportunity to work with robust technology and a passionate customer base made joining Kinaxis an easy decision. RapidResponse can shorten the time to detect and correct any supply and demand balancing situation, allowing operational execution to become a nimble and collaborative experience. It has the ability to completely change the way enterprises operate, and the current market readiness for this opportunity presents an exciting opportunity for Kinaxis and for me personally."

Kirk Munroe joined Kinaxis in August 2011 as vice president of product. He is responsible for product management, product marketing, user experience and sales enablement. His primary objectives are to drive user adoption and new RapidResponse Control Tower applications.

As a seasoned software executive, Kirk brings 17 years of product strategy experience to Kinaxis. In his most recent role, Kirk led sales engagement strategy and sales enablement for Business Analytics (BA) at IBM. Kirk joined IBM via the acquisition of Cognos. While at Cognos, he held several product management positions crossing a number of solution groups. Significant product management and marketing experience was also gained during his tenures at Radialpoint and Kortrack solutions.

Kirk holds a Bachelor of Science from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.