Emmerling was previously with Epicor Software from August 2013 until taking the new job this month. In her last one year, three months with Epicor, she was VP of global marketing. Before that, she spent five years four months with Great Plains and with its purchase moved to Microsoft where she worked for 11 years 10 months. At Great Plains and Microsoft, she was a manager in marketing programs for the channel. In her last position at Microsoft from January 2011 through January 2013, she was director of marketing strategy and business operations, for the U.S. Public Sector.