Alan J. Black has been Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Zendesk ApS since November 2011 and serves as its Principal Accounting Officer. Alan J. Black serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelliden Inc. Alan J. Black is responsible for Intelliden's worldwide strategic direction and market share growth.. Alan J. Black is a highly accomplished international business executive with over 20 years of successful experience in building and managing large global technology companies. He served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs of Intelliden Inc. He served as Managing Director of Unwired Planet, Inc.'s European, Middle Eastern and African operations since March 13, 2003.. Previously, Alan J. Black served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs of Unwired Planet, Inc. since 2000. Prior to the merger of Phone.com and Software.com, Alan J. Black served as Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Phone.com.. Prior to joining Phone.com, Alan J. Black served as Chief Financial Officer at Vicor Inc., a provider of Internet information capture and delivery systems for financial services firms. He also spent 10 years at KPMG, working as an audit professional for four years in KPMG's Canadian firm and six years at KPMG in the U.S. He serves as a Director of Intelliden Inc.. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in business and a post-gradate diploma in public accountancy from McGill University. He also has a Graduate Diploma from McGill University and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.