Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| John J. Sims |
CEO |
| James D. Dixon |
President |
| Glenn Barrett |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Ian Pattison |
Chief Technology Officer |
| Michael E Luna |
Chief Technology Officer |
| Stephen Morrison |
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Services |
| Alan Prenoveau |
Senior Vice President |
| Dick Costolo |
Senior Vice President, MNO Solutions |
| Tamara Steffens |
Senior Vice President, Sales, Worldwide |
| Brad Rickman |
Vice President Sales, North America and Asia |
| Elda Rudd |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Farooq Ali |
Vice President, Product Management |
| John Elliott |
Vice President, Prod Management |
| Matt Dunnett |
Vice President Sales, Emea |
| Rich Conlon |
Vice President Sales, North America and Asia Pacific |
| Russ Green |
Vice President, Development |
| Steve Olechowski |
Vice President, Development, X, treme Alerts & X, treme Message |
| Steve Ramsey |
Vice President of Engineering |
| Benjamin L. Scott |
Partner With Austin Ventures |
| Kelly Lazarus |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Kit Brunning |
General Manager, Finance Services |
| Eric Lowy |
General Counsel & Secretary |
| Tracy Allard |
Sales Representative |
| Kari-Pekka Wilska |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Heriot-Watt University |
Bachelor of Computer Science (Honors) |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Open Wave |
Vice President Consulting Engineering and Distinguished Engineer |
Former |
| Phone.com |
|
Former |
| AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Services |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Director of Finance for Asia Pacific and EMEA |
Former |
| BCE Emergis Corporation |
|
Former |
| Emergis, Inc. |
|
Former |
| The University of Western Ontario |
MBA |
Former |
| Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario |
Mba |
Former |
| The University of Western Ontario |
Bachelor of Arts In Administrative and Commercial Studies |
Former |
| The University of Western Ontario |
degree in administrative and commercial studies |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Consulting Services |
Vice President |
Former |
| Xavier University |
Masters of Business Administration |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Senior Vice President, MNO Solutions |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Sales, Worldwide |
Current |
| Intelliden Corporation |
|
Current |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
Bachelor of Science degree in finance and marketing |
Former |
As Vice President of Sales for North America and Asia, Brad is responsible for securing and maintaining satisfied customers and indirect channel partners in those regions. Brad has sixteen years experience in the mobile industry, having held senior management positions at both Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and leading software infrastructure suppliers to MNOs. Brad's software infrastructure experience in the mobile industry has included selling value propositions ranging from mobile data user experience software to high volume transaction processing infrastructure such as mediation software and billing/order management software. Before joining 724 Solutions, Brad was EVP of Global Sales and Support for Perlego Systems Inc, a device management software company, and VP of Global Sales at Action Engine Software, a mobile application platform software company, where he was responsible for driving sales growth into the multi-million dollar revenue range. Brad has played direct role in securing contracts with over 18 MNOs around the globe, and as a former Certified Public Accountant for Deloitte and Touche, he has appreciation and skill for concentrating on the ROI of a solution or product for the end customer and is passionate about driving real value for his customers. Brad has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with honors and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Portland State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Vice President Sales, North America and Asia |
Current |
| Portland State University |
Bachelor of Science In Psychology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
|
Former |
| BellSouth Corporation |
|
Former |
| Florida Atlantic University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Miami |
B.A. in Industrial Engineering |
Former |
With over 17 years of extensive product management and mobile networking experience, Farooq Ali serves as the Vice President of Product Management for 724 Solutions. Mr. Ali's international career is built on a wide variety of responsibilities mainly focused in the areas of software engineering and product management. Mr. Ali has provided leadership and management to teams overseeing complex architectural and technical design encompassing all aspects of wireless and IP based data infrastructure. Mr. Ali has also been involved in the deployment of the solutions listed above and experiencing first hand the complexity, issues and criteria required for success. During his career, Mr. Ali has worked with some of the world's largest and most innovative mobile/telecoms networks: Cingular, Verizon, BT, Sprint, DoCoMo, and Helio.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Vice President, Product Management |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Vice President, Development, X, treme Alerts & X, treme Message |
Current |
As Vice President of Engineering, Steve is responsible for leading all aspects of the company's engineering activities in Europe, Canada and India. In addition to providing operational leadership to the Engineering teams, Steve is a key driver of the company's business and product strategy. Steve is a strong leader with a wealth of mobile industry experience and a proven track record in leading large technology teams. Steve joined 724 from Vodafone UK, where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility over the past fourteen years. Most recently Steve was Head of Mobile Applications & Content Services Domain, where he was responsible for the technical evolution plans, technical development and delivery, capacity management and operational support for the Vodafone UK mobile data and messaging infrastructure. Prior to Vodafone UK, Steve held Engineering roles at IPL and GEC Avionics and graduated with honours from Bristol University with a Computer Systems Engineering degree.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Austin Ventures |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Mavenir Systems, Inc |
Board Member, Austin Ventures Partner |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Partner With Austin Ventures |
Current |
| Spatial Wireless |
Chairman |
Current |
| Navini Networks, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Active Power, Inc. |
Director and Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Active Power, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PrimeCo Personal Communications |
CEO |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
President |
Former |
| PrimeCo Personal Communications |
President |
Former |
| Navini Networks, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Spatial Wireless |
Partner |
Former |
| Sipera Systems |
Partner |
Former |
| Newgistics, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Bachelor of Science In Psychology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Descartes Gf-X |
Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks and Ruggedcom Inc. |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks and Ruggedcom Inc. |
Current |
| Flagship Customs Services, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks, Ruggedcom Inc. and Certicom Inc. |
Current |
| MKS, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sierra Systems Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| C & S/Sovran Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Alias Research, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Alias Research, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Certicom Corp. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Strathclyde |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Toronto.Com |
Partner |
Current |
| Avotus Corporation |
Partner |
Current |
| Applied Research Technologies, Inc. |
Partner |
Current |
| Irwin Law, Inc. |
Partner |
Current |
| Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Avotus Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Skypower Wind Energy Fund LP |
Director |
Current |
| Skypower Corp |
Director |
Current |
| Applied Research Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Technology Group |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Torys LLP |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Torys LLP |
Partner |
Former |
| University of Toronto |
Professor |
Former |
| Technology Group |
Chairman |
Former |
| York University |
B.A. |
Former |
| University of Oxford |
B.C.L. |
Former |
| Torys LLP |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QuickArrow, Inc. |
Partner |
Current |
| Austin Ventures |
General Partner |
Current |
| Newhope Bariatrics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LDR Spine |
Director |
Current |
| Entorian Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lance Armstrong Foundation |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Spinal Restoration |
Director |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Livestrong |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Solutions, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| QuickArrow, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Austin Ventures |
founder |
Former |
| Spinal Restoration |
Partner |
Former |
| Vital Signs, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| AnswerSoft |
Partner |
Former |
| Pervasive Software Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| ClearCommerce Corp |
Partner |
Former |
| CompUSA Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Enterprise |
Partner |
Former |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Credence Systems Corp. |
Partner |
Former |
| LDR Spine |
Partner |
Former |
| Merchant Banking |
|
Former |
| Entorian Technologies Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Mba |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Mba and Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Entorian Technologies Inc. |
Member |
Former |
| Lance Armstrong Foundation |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Austin Ventures |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Brightpoint, Inc. |
Class III Director |
Current |
| Black Sand Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sotto Wireless, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Mavenir Systems, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Brightpoint, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Black Sand Technologies Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PulseWave RF |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Solutions, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Spectrasite, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
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