Interesting, I did not realize there was a connection between Patrick Dennis and David Funck from Alviria where Patrick Dennis was CEO and David Funck was CTO. Things are starting to make a lot more sense now.
(based on Gemini queries)
Patrick Dennis:
Based on the available information, Patrick Dennis served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Alvaria, Inc. from 2021 to 2/2022.
Prior to that, he was President & CEO of Aspect Software (which merged with Noble Systems to form Alvaria) from 2019 to 2021.
https://www.vectorcapital.com/team/
Patrick Dennis started as Chairman of the Board at Avaya in 2023.
The role began when the company emerged from its recapitalization in May 2023.
David Funck:
David Funck was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Alvaria.
While the exact start and end years are not specified in the available snippets, it is confirmed that:
He served as CTO at Alvaria.
He was noted as Alvaria Chief Technology Officer in an article dated Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Alvaria's launch date was in 2021 (formed from the merger of Aspect Software and Noble Systems).
He later joined Avaya as Chief Architect and then became their CTO.
The exact month David Funck began as CTO of Alvaria is not explicitly stated, but the information suggests his tenure in that specific role started close to the company's formation:
Alvaria was formed by the merger of Aspect Software and Noble Systems, which was announced on May 10, 2021.
David Funck had previously been a technology leader at Aspect Software for 20 years, and served as Chief Technology Officer there.
He is listed on Alvaria's subsequent leadership teams as the Chief Technology Officer.
Given that Alvaria was formed in May 2021 and he was already the CTO of the merging entity, Aspect Software, it is highly likely he transitioned into the role of CTO for the newly formed Alvaria around May 2021.
The available information states that David Funck was the CTO of Edify and joined Avaya through the acquisition of Edify, which was closed in May of 2024.
The specific start year for his tenure as CTO of Edify is not provided in the context, but his time in the role would have ended in May 2024.