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724 Solutions Inc.

SVNX is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$18.2M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

724 Solutions delivers intelligent any-to-any service message and traffic handling solutions built upon a common carrier-grade architecture that allows mobile network operators and virtual network operators to rapidly deploy flexible and open next generation IP-based network and data services. The company's solutions enable the Unwired Lifestyle , 724's vision of seamless communication without barriers; a vision of how subscribers will use mobile data services to enhance and enrich their professional and private lives with services relevant to their specific needs, with user communities preserved across generations of technology and with data services as reliable and ubiquitous as voice services. 724 Solutions is a global company headquartered in Santa Barbara, California and with development centers in Switzerland and India. 724 Solutions is privately owned by Austin Ventures.

Number of Employees 113
Contact Information

4101 Yonge Street Suite 702

Toronto, Ontario M2P 1N6

724.com

(416) 226-2900

NAICS Code All Other Business Support Services: 561499

News & Analysis

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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

Name (plus bio) Position
J. Ian Giffen Chairman
Barry J. Reiter Board of Directors
Gary Schulman Board of Directors
John Ian Giffen Board of Directors
Joseph C. Aragona Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
724 Solutions Inc. CEO Current
724 Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Scc, Inc. Former
Tandem Inc. Former
Tandem Computers Former
University of Glasgow Bachelors degree in accounting Former
University of Glasgow Degree Former

Organization Position Status
724 Solutions Inc. President Current
BroadVision, Inc. Chairman Current
724 Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Upstream Technologies LLC Director Current
Rare Hospitality International, Inc. Director Current
C & S/Sovran Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
BroadVision, Inc. Director Former
Florida State University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
724 Solutions Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
724 Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current

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724 Solutions Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Heriot-Watt University Bachelor of Computer Science (Honors) Former

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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

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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

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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

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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

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724 Solutions Inc. Vice President, Prod Management Current

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724 Solutions Inc. Vice President Sales, Emea Current

Organization Position Status
724 Solutions Inc. Vice President Sales, North America and Asia Pacific Current
Wichita State University Bachelors of Arts, Economics Degree Former

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724 Solutions Inc. Vice President, Development 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
724 Solutions Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current

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
724 Solutions Inc. Director, Corp Communications Current

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724 Solutions Inc. General Manager, Finance Services Current

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724 Solutions Inc. General Counsel & Secretary Current

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724 Solutions Inc. Sales Representative Current

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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
724 Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Verizon Wireless, Inc. President, Mid, Atlantic Area Former

Organization Position Status
724 Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
724 Solutions Inc. Chairman 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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