Frank KELCZ

General Manager - Europe, Guidewire Group

Frank Kelcz has spent over 20 years building businesses and communities in multi-cultural and multi-lingual environments. Kelcz is Founder and President of Excelerance Limited, a marketing, sales and business development consultancy for clients entering European market. Prior to founding Excelerance, Kelcz spent nearly ten years at Ziff-Davis Publishing where he launched the group in Europe, created Ziff-Davis's first international corporate sales and marketing group, and successfully launched leading IT publications in Europe. Kelcz has held senior management positions leading companies such as at Bertelsmann's, Gruner & Jahr, and Entertainment Systems International (ESI).

Kelcz earned a Bachelor of Science degree (summa cum laude) from Bowdoin College in Maine, and pursued MBA studies at New York University before leaving to launch a magazine in Italy. He is fluent in English, French and Italian, and is conversant in German and Spanish.