Jay McBain is leaving Autotask as senior vice president of strategy and market development.
On his Facebook page, McBain confirmed he was leaving the East Greenbush, N.Y.-based professional services automation platform company and added that his next job would likely be revealed in a month or so. "If I were a betting man, more details will be revealed in 30 days @ SMBNation in Las Vegas," McBain said.
McBain joined Autotask last December in a much-publicized move after spending 16 years with IBM and then Lenovo, where he was director of small and medium business when he left.
A spokesman at Autotask said McBain is still employed by Autotask by plans to leave by the end of the year.
Landing McBain was seen as a coup for Autotask as he was a veteran and popular channel leader with VARs during his IBM/Lenovo days.
"Jay is a highly experienced channel, sales, marketing and business development executive who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in a variety of highly competitive product categories, cutting-edge markets, and fast-paced environments," said Mark Cattini, CEO of Autotask, in a statement last December.
