James Arth Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at ITASCA Consulting

ITASCA Consulting has named James Arth Chief Commercial Officer. Arth's profile lists an October 2026 start, and the move became public on October 18, 2026.

Why ITASCA Consulting Is Hiring

ITASCA Consulting is a privately held, employee-owned geotechnical software company. It was founded in 1981 and is based in Minneapolis. It has 137 employees, according to Crustdata company data. That is down from 141 a year ago, a change of -4 people, or -2.1%. Headcount has held at 0% growth over the past six months, with 138 employees six months ago.

The company is built around its technical staff. Engineering accounts for 57 employees, or 41.6% of the total. Consulting has 16 people and Research has 10.

The workforce is split between the United States and Chile. There are 50 employees in the United States, with 41 in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Chile has 42, including 26 in the Santiago Metropolitan Area.

The data records no earlier holder of the Chief Commercial Officer title at the company. It also shows no outside funding and no recent acquisitions.

The Team Arth Joins

Arth joins a small commercial group. The data gives no separate sales headcount, and Business Development has 6 people, or 4.4% of staff. No one joined the sales function in the past 12 months, and no sales leadership hires were recorded in that period.

Hiring is quiet. Crustdata job data shows one listing since July 18, a General Manager role for ITASCA Australia in Brisbane, Queensland, posted on August 31. There are no open sales listings.

Where Arth Comes From

Arth joins from ITASCA Software, where they have been Director of Marketing and Sales since March 2023.

What To Watch

Will ITASCA Consulting post sales listings under Arth, after none since July 18? The next headcount reading will show whether Business Development moves from 6 people. Another open question is who fills the General Manager role for ITASCA Australia posted on August 31.