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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$82.4M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Axesstel (OTC:AXST) is a recognized leader in the design and development of fixed wireless voice and broadband data products. Axesstel's best in class product portfolio includes broadband modems, 3G gateways, machine to machine applications, voice/data terminals, fixed wireless desktop phones, and public call office phones for high-speed data and voice calling services. The company delivers innovative fixed wireless solutions to leading telecommunications operators and distributors worldwide.

Chief Executive Officer
Clark Hickock
Number of Employees 34
Contact Information

6815 Flanders Dr Ste 210

San Diego, California 92121

axesstel.com

1 858 625 2100

NAICS Code Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334290

Recent Events

  • Axesstel Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

    11/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Axesstel Signs Distribution Agreement with Quality One Wireless

    10/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Axesstel Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    8/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Axesstel Receives Delisting Notice From NYSE Amex

    7/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Clark Hickock Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Gray Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Sek Cto
Mr David Kim Senior Vice President, Head of Axesstel Korea
Murray Kawchuk Senior Vice President of Sales and Corporate Marketing
Haydn Hsieh
Mr Jonathan Lee
Roland Van der Meer
Scott Fox
Ake Persson Director
Marv Tseu Director
Ricard M. Gozia Director
Seung Taik Yang Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bryan Min Chairman and Director
Jai P Bhagat Vice Chairman and Director
Osmo Hautanen Chairman
Harry L. Casari Board of Directors
Mike Kwon Board of Directors
Richard M Gozia Board of Directors

Clark Hickock was appointed CEO on March 13, 2008. He joined Axesstel as Chief Operating Officer in April 2005 and has been responsible for all areas of operations including global contract manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality control and product cost reduction and new product introductions. In addition for the past year Mr. Hickock has managed Global Sales. Prior to joining Axesstel, Mr. Hickock was executive vice president (EVP) of global operations for Cherokee International Corporation, responsible for operations and supply chain management in the U.S., Mexico, China and Europe. Prior to that he served as EVP of global operations for REMEC, Inc., where he managed an international team of over 4,000 in the manufacturing services business unit, new product introduction, and supply chain. While at REMEC, he also led a major corporate restructuring by consolidating 22 separately acquired manufacturing operations into a unified global supply chain of three low cost offshore manufacturing facilities. Prior to REMEC, Mr. Hickock was director of materials of E-systems Inc., an aerospace and defense division of Raytheon Company, where he managed the material and subcontract department. Hickock holds a B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Texas.

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Axesstel, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Axesstel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
REMEC, Inc. Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing Former
Lineage Power OEM Division Executive Vice President Former
Esystems, Inc. Director of Materials Former
Materials, Inc. Director Former
The University of Texas B.A. Former

Mr. Patrick Gray joined Axesstel in March 2004 and is chief financial officer. From 1996 to 2004, he served as senior vice president finance, corporate controller and performed various finance and accounting roles including serving as VP corporate controller and VP controller of global operations at REMEC Inc. Gray holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in accounting from California State University, Northridge.

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Axesstel, Inc. Vice President, Controller Current
Axesstel, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Remec Former
Pepperdine University M.B.A. Former
California State University B.S. in Business Administration Former
California State University, Northridge B.S. In Business Administration With A Concentration In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Cto Current
Novatel Wireless, Inc. General Manager Former
Novatel Wireless, Inc. Director of Technology and Standards Former
Boston University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Senior Vice President, Head of Axesstel Korea Current
Axesstel, Inc. One of the Earliest Members Current
Franklin Wireless Board of Directors Current
Axesstel, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Axesstel, Inc. Vice President, Product Management and Asian Sales Former
Axesstel, Inc. Product Manager Former
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Network Engineer Former
San Diego State University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
Sogang University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales and Corporate Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Epsilon Systems Solutions Founder, President & CEO Current
Axesstel, Inc. Chairman and Director Current
University of Southern California Board of Directors Current
San Diego Convention Center Board of Directors Current
Earl Industries LLC Director of West Coast Operations Former
Texas Commerce Bank Former
Axesstel, Inc. Director Former
University of Southern California Bachelor of Science Former

Organization Position Status
Advanced Partners Founder, Chairman and CEO Current
Axesstel, Inc. Vice Chairman and Director Current
Acts Power Technologies, Inc. Executive Chairman Current
Smartsynch, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Radio Club of America, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Reignmaker Communications Board of Directors Current
Elandia Group Board of Directors Current
Comfozone, Inc. Board Advisor Current
Elandia International Inc. Director Current
Axesstel, Inc. Director Current
Elandia.Com Director Current
JP Mobile, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MCI WorldCom CEO Former
SkyTel Corp. CEO Former
SkyTel Corp. Co-Founder Former
WorldCom, Inc. Former
Axesstel, Inc. Chairman of Board Former
US Wireless Online, Inc. Executive Chairman Former
Wireless Communications Association International, Inc. Chairman Former
MCI WorldCom Vice Chairman Former
Mesh Networks LLC Director Former
Birla Institute of Technology & Science M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Howard University M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Birla Institute of Technology & Science B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Current
Acer Group Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Current
CP Company Former

Organization Position Status
ComVentures Co-Founder Current
Spectralinear, Inc. Partner Current
Fyrestorm Inc Partner, Comventures Current
Stratalight Communications Partner, Velocity Interactive Group Current
Axesstel, Inc. Current
Stratalight Communications Board of Directors Current
Spectralinear, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ComVentures Partner Former
Partech International, Inc. Partner Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania BS Former

Organization Position Status
Digital Orchid, Inc. Founder and Executive Vice President of Digital Orchid Current
Smartdrive Systems Inc Senior Advisor Current
Cascadia PM Veteran Executive of the Wireless Industry Current
Axesstel, Inc. Current
Lgc Wireless, Inc. Current
Rutberg & Company Current
Bitfone Corporation Current
Gsma, Inc. Chairman Current
Picomobile Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nextivity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Florida Parking Association Board of Directors Current
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. President Former
Facilities, Inc. Group President Former
BellSouth Corporation Chief Technology Officer Former
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Cto Former
BellSouth Corporation Vice President, Strategy Former
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Former
Southwestern Bell Former
University of Florida Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Magnolia Broadband, Inc. CEO Current
Milcom Technologies, Inc. Current
Mobility Ventures Current
Axesstel, Inc. Chairman Current
Genesis Campus Board of Directors Current
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc. Board of Directors Current
CallWave, Inc. Board Member Current
Elandia Group Board of Directors Current
Elandia International Inc. Board of Directors Current
Forefront Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bitwave Semiconductor Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fuze Meeting Board Member Current
Axesstel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fenix LLC CEO Former
Union Pacific Corporation CEO Former
Nokia Corporation Senior Executive Former
Philips Electronics Ltd. Former
Magnolia Broadband, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Georgia State University MBA In International Business Former
Georgia State University Bachelor of Science Former
Techni Cal Inc Bsee Former

Organization Position Status
Dragonwave Inc. Current
Axesstel, Inc. Director Current
Axesstel, Inc. President Ericsson's Cdma Systems Business Unit Former
Ericsson, Inc. General Manager Former
BellSouth International Former
University of Uppsala Former

Harry Casari has served on the Company's Board of Directors since August 2004. Since 1994, Mr. Casari has been a private investor. Mr. Casari worked as a certified public accountant for Ernst & Young LLP from 1969 until 1994 when he retired as a partner. Mr. Casari currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Meade Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ: MEAD), an optics and telescope manufacturer; a member of the Board of Directors of Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU), a semiconductor equipment, television camera, metal detection instrumentation and microwave communications equipment manufacturer; a member of the Board of Directors of Catcher Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CTHH), a development stage company developing a portable, ruggedized, wireless, hand-held computer and integrated communications device built to military specifications; and a member of the Board of Directors of RedEnvelope, Inc. (NASDAQ: REDE) a specialty gift retailer.

Organization Position Status
Orange 21 Inc. Chairman Current
Cohu, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orange 21 Inc. Board of Directors Current
Catcher Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Axesstel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
RedEnvelope, Inc. Board of Directors Current
California Society of Certified Public Accountants Director Former
University of Denver B.S. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Active Reasoning, Inc. Active Reasoning Founder and CEO Current
Opsource, Inc. Current
Volume Logic Director and Chairman of the Board Current
Sound Innovation Director and Chairman of The Board Current
Plantronics, Inc. Chairman Current
Axesstel, Inc. Director Current
SiteSmith CEO Former
Axesstel, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Plantronics, Inc. President Former
CIDCO, Inc. Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales Former
Plantronics, Inc. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Former
AT&T Inc. Former
CIDCO, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Stanford University B.A. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Axesstel, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
The American Stock Exchange LLC Former
Rutgers University B.A. in Business Administration Former

Richard Gozia is chair of the audit committee and has served as director since February 2009. He served as CEO of ForeFront Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company in the golf accessories business, from 2007 to 2008. From 2000 to 2004, Gozia served as chief executive officer of Fenix LLC, the holding company for Union Pacific Corporation's extensive portfolio of technology assets. From 1996 until 1999 Gozia served as president and chief operating officer of CellStar Corp., a distributor of wireless phone products with operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. During his tenure, CellStar more than doubled its revenue through a combination of organic growth and several acquisitions. Prior to that, Gozia served as CFO of SpectraVision, Inc.; CEO of Wyatt Cafeterias, Inc.; CFO of Harte-Hanks Communications; and vice president and chief accounting officer of Campbell Taggart, Inc. He began his career as a CPA at Arthur Young & Company. Gozia holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Missouri.

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Director Current
Fenix LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Forefront Holdings, Inc. CEO Former
University of Missouri B.S. In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc. Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer Current
Forefront Holdings, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Chem Rx Board of Directors Current
Axesstel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fenix LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
CLST Holdings, Inc. President Former
CLST Holdings, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Spectra-Vision Chief Financial Officer Former
Spectra-Vision Executive Vice President Former
Arthur Young, Inc. Audit Manager Former
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Missouri B.S. In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Axesstel, Inc. Director Current
The American Stock Exchange LLC Former
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering Former
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Rutgers University B.A. in Business Administration Former
Seoul National University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Executive News

  • Axesstel Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    TMC Net - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • Axesstel Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/10/09 - View Story

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