Bennie Grant is chief operating officer at Percona. He has over 20 years of professional services, support and operational delivery experience, both within North America as well as internationally. Prior to joining Percona, Bennie moved from the UK to the United States in 2008 to open U.S. operations for Mettoni Inc, which was subsequently acquired by Enghouse Interactive. Subsequently, Bennie held senior services and operational leadership positions, helping partners and customers leverage unified communications and contact center technology, while also managing OEM vendor partnerships. Bennie lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his family, where he does his best to follow the Arsenal FC soccer team from afar.