# Peter Draney

> Peter Draney is an Australian software entrepreneur, LANSA co-founder and former CEO. His career includes Aspect Computing and decades leading a development-tools business focused on enterprise applications, reuse and modernization. Idera announced its acquisition of LANSA in December 2018.

- **Role:** Software entrepreneur and former software executive
- **Organizations:** LANSA, Aspect Computing, Alterego, KAZ Group
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Known for:** Co-founded LANSA in 1987., Co-led the management buyout that created Aspect in 1978., Led LANSA as it expanded from IBM midrange development tooling into modernization, integration and low-code applications.

## Career timeline

- **Early 1970s** — Worked as a programmer at Alterego in London alongside Lyndsey Cattermole.
- **1975** — Returned to Sydney to open an Alterego office.
- **1978** — With Cattermole, negotiated a management buyout of Alterego’s Australian operations, renamed Aspect.
- **1987** — Co-founded LANSA with Lyndsey Cattermole.
- **2002** — Aspect Computing was acquired by KAZ.
- **2003** — Left his managing director role in KAZ’s technology services business in August; contemporary reporting said he remained a KAZ director.
- **2008–2012** — Published LANSA Review editorials as Director and CEO.
- **2018** — Idera announced the acquisition of LANSA on December 18 and said Draney would continue in a senior leadership position.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LANSA in 1987.
- Co-led the management buyout that created Aspect in 1978.
- Led LANSA as it expanded from IBM midrange development tooling into modernization, integration and low-code applications.
- At its December 2018 acquisition announcement, LANSA reported use by more than 8,000 organizations in 65 countries.

## Latest updates

- **2018-12** — Idera announced the acquisition of LANSA and said Draney would assist its growth strategy in a senior leadership position.

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