Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Al Bunte |
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Brian Carolan |
Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Lou Miceli |
Vice President and Cfo |
| Anand Prahlad |
Senior Vice President, Product Development |
| Allen Shoemaker |
Vice President, Operations |
| Brian D. McAteer |
Vice President, Sales Operations |
| David West |
Vice President, Marketing & Business Development |
| Mike Marchi |
Vice President of Product and Segment Marketing |
| Robert Brower |
Vice President, Services & Technical Support, Americas |
| Ron Miiller |
Vice President of Sales, Americas |
| Ron Miller |
Vice President, Sales, America |
| Steven Rose |
Vice President, Emea |
| Suresh Reddy |
Vice President, Worldwide Technical Services & Technical Support |
| Warren Mondschein |
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| William Beattie |
Vice President, Human Resources |
| Vince Blackall |
Managing Director of Channels |
| Eric Rice |
Senior Director, Strategic Alliances |
| Michael McMahon |
Senior Director of Worldwide Oem and Alliance Partners |
| Michael Picariello |
Director of Investor Relations |
| Mike Ivanov |
Senior Director and Head of Commvault's Archive Center |
| Ross Stewart |
Commvault's Regional Director of Emerging Markets |
| Simon Taylor |
Senior Director, Information Access & Management |
| Wayne Webster |
Director, Federal Sales |
| Dipesh Patel |
Senior Product Marketing Manager |
| Stephen Moore |
Product Manager |
| Tari Dogra |
MIS Global Operations Manager for Halcrow |
| Thomas Moran |
Business Development Manager |
| Alan G Blunte |
Director |
| Armando Geday |
Director |
Board of Directors
N. Robert Hammer has served as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since March 1998. Mr. Hammer was also a venture partner from 1997 until December 2003 of the Sprout Group, the venture capital arm of Credit Suisse’s asset management business, which conducts its activities through affiliates of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Prior to joining the Sprout Group, Mr. Hammer served as the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Norand Corporation, a portable computer systems manufacturer, from 1988 until its acquisition by Western Atlas, Inc. in 1997. Mr. Hammer led Norand following its leveraged buy-out from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and through its initial public offering in 1993. Prior to joining Norand, Mr. Hammer also served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of publicly-held Telequest Corporation from 1987 until 1988 and of privately-held Material Progress Corporation from 1982 until 1987. Prior to joining Material Progress Corporation, Mr. Hammer spent 15 years in various sales, marketing and management positions with Celanese Corporation, rising to the level of vice president and general manager of the structural composites materials business. Mr. Hammer obtained his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Telequest Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Telequest Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Celanese Corporation |
Vice President and General Manager |
Former |
| Sprout Group |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Telequest Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Columbia University |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Columbia University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Brian Carolan has served as our Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer since July 2006. He also held the position of Controller from February 2001. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Carolan was with Ernst & Young LLP in its Technology, Communications and Entertainment audit practice from 1993. Mr. Carolan obtained his bachelor's degree in accounting from Villanova University, his master's degree in business administration from New York University and is a certified public accountant in the State of New Jersey.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor's Degree In Accounting |
Former |
Louis F. Miceli has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 1997 and has over 30 years of experience in various finance capacities for several high-technology companies. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Miceli served as chief financial officer of University Hospital, part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), from 1994 until 1997 and as the corporate controller of UMDNJ from 1992 until 1994. Prior to joining UMDNJ, Mr. Miceli served as the chief financial officer of Syntrex, Inc., a word processing software and hardware manufacturer, from 1985 until 1992, and as its controller from 1980 until 1985. Mr. Miceli began his career as a staff auditor at Ernst & Young LLP, where he served five years. Mr. Miceli obtained his bachelor's degree, cum laude, in accounting from Seton Hall University and is a certified public accountant in the State of New Jersey.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President and Cfo |
Current |
| Syntrex, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Seton Hall University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Anand Prahlad has served as our Vice President, Product Development since May 2001 and has been with our company since 1994 as a software development and software developer manager, and from February 1999 to May 2001, as our senior director of product development. As a software developer, Mr. Prahlad oversaw the development of our QiNetix Galaxy software applications. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Prahlad was a software engineer with Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, a provider of private mortgage insurance coverage. Mr. Prahlad obtained his bachelor s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India and his master s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Marquette University.
Allen Shoemaker has served as our Vice President of Operations since November, 2005. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Shoemaker served as chief information officer of MFI, Plc, a London-based manufacturer/retailer of household durable goods, from 2002-2005. Prior to joining MFI, Mr. Shoemaker was the chief information officer at Sara Lee Hosiery, Coach Leatherwear, Jafra Company (a division of Gillette Corporation) and Enzon, Inc. Mr. Shoemaker has over 20 years experience successfully aligning information technology with business strategies in the global marketplace. Mr. Shoemaker received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island and his MBA from Rutgers University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Sara Lee Hosiery |
Chief Information Officer |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
MBA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sales-Operations.Com |
Vice President |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales Operations |
Current |
| Big Sky Technologies, Inc. |
Regional Manager |
Former |
| Syntrex, Inc. |
Sales Manager |
Former |
| Stratus Computer, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| The College of New Jersey |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
David West has served as our Vice President, Marketing and Business Development since September 2005 and our Vice President, Business Development from August 2000 to September 2005. Prior to joining our company, Mr. West served as a director of strategic alliances from April 1999 to July 2000 and vice president of storage solutions in July 2000 at Legato Systems, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by EMC Corporation. Prior to joining Legato Systems, Mr. West served as vice president of sales at Intelliguard Software, Inc., which was also subsequently acquired by EMC Corporation, from 1990 to April 1999. Mr. West obtained his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing & Business Development |
Current |
| Legato Systems, Inc. |
Vice President of Storage Solutions |
Former |
| Legato Systems, Inc. |
Director of Strategic Alliances |
Former |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Robert Brower has served as our Vice President of Services and Support, Americas; since May 2008. Mr. Brower was also our WW Director of Professional Services from January 2006 to May 2008. Mr. Brower is also the co-creator of CommVault ROMS. Prior to joining CommVault, Mr. Brower served as the Director of a national storage VAR, and Regional Manager for a world wide IT Infrastructure Distributor. Mr. Brower has more than ten years of experience in building solutions-centric services organizations throughout the Americas. Mr. Brower received his bachelor's degree from the Pennsylvania State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Services & Technical Support, Americas |
Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Ron Miiller has served as our Vice President of Sales, Americas since January 2005. Prior to his current role, Mr. Miiller served as our Central Region Sales Manager from March 2000 to December 2004. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Miiller served as Director, Central Region Sales for Softworks, Inc., an EMC company, from March 1997 through March 2000, and prior to that Mr. Miiller was with Moore Corporation, a diversified print and electronic communications company from 1989 through March 1997 in various leadership roles. Mr. Miiller received his bachelor of science degree in marketing from Ball State University in 1989
Suresh P. Reddy has served as our Vice President, Worldwide Technical Services & Technical Support since April 2005. Mr. Reddy also served our company from 1990 through March 2005, serving as our Vice President, Worldwide Technical Services from September 2001 through March 2005, as our Western Regional Manager, Technical Services from March 1994 through July 1995 and again from March 1998 until August 2001, as our Director of Technical Services, Europe, Middle East and Asia from August 1995 to February 1998 and as a Systems Engineer from February 1990 to February 1994. Mr. Reddy obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India and his master's degree in computer sciences from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Technical Services & Technical Support |
Current |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Master's Degree In Computer Sciences |
Former |
Warren H. Mondschein has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2004. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Mondschein served as vice president deputy counsel at Corvis Corporation, a publicly-held fiber-optic equipment manufacturer and telecommunications services provider, from April 2002 through January 2004, and as senior corporate counsel from April 2000 through April 2002. Prior to joining Corvis, Mr. Mondschein was an associate at Mayer, Brown & Platt (now Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP) from 1995 until April 2000. Mr. Mondschein obtained a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University in 1990 and his J.D., cum laude, from The University of Michigan Law School in 1995.
William Beattie has served as our Vice President, Human Resources since December 2000. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Beattie served as Vice President of Human Resources at the USI Hardware and Tools business unit of U.S. Industries, Inc. from 1998 through November 2000. Prior to joining US Industries, Mr. Beattie spent over 20 years in various human resources management positions at publicly-held technology companies including i-STAT Corporation (now part of Abbott Laboratories), Viacom International, Inc., Syntrex Inc. and Interdata/Perkin Elmer Corporation. Mr. Beattie obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University.
Daniel Pulver has served as a director of our company since October 1999 and is chairman of our Nominations and Governance Committee. Mr. Pulver served as a director at Credit Suisse First Boston LLC from November 2000, when Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (now Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC) merged with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, until April 2005. Mr. Pulver obtained his bachelor s degree from Stanford University and his master s in business administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Pulver also serves on the board of directors of Endstream Communications. Prior to May 24, 2007, Mr. Pulver served on the Compensation Committee of our Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Director, Chairman of The Nominations and Governance Committee |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Endstream Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
| DLJ Merchant Banking Partners |
Principal |
Former |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
|
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Master's In Business Administration |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
David F. Walker has served as a director of our company since February 2006 and is chairman of our Audit Committee. Mr. Walker is the Director of the Accountancy Program and the Program for Social Responsibility and Corporate Reporting at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where he has been employed since 2002. Prior to joining the University of South Florida, Mr. Walker was with Arthur Andersen LLP, having served as a partner in that firm from 1986 through 2002. Mr. Walker earned a master’s of business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business with concentration in accounting, finance and marketing, and a bachelor of arts degree from DePauw University with majors in economics and mathematics and a minor in business administration. Mr. Walker is a certified public accountant and a certified fraud examiner. Mr. Walker also serves on the board of directors of Chico’s FAS, Inc., First Advantage Corporation and Technology Research Corporation, participating on the executive, audit and corporate governance committees of Chico’s and chairing its audit committee; chairing the audit committee of First Advantage; and participating on the compensation and nominating committees of Technology Research.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Director, Chairman |
Current |
| Guzzo The Contrarian |
Chair of The Audit Committee |
Current |
| First Advantage's Litigation |
Director |
Current |
| First Advantage Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chico's FAS, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Technology Research Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Backtrack Reports |
Director |
Current |
| University of South Florida |
Director of The Accountancy Program |
Former |
| Paradyne Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
Master's |
Former |
| DePauw University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
Keith Geeslin has served as a director of our company since May 1996 and is chairman of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Geeslin became a partner at Francisco Partners in January 2004, prior to which Mr. Geeslin spent 19 years with the Sprout Group, the venture capital arm of Credit Suisse’s asset management business, which conducts its activities through affiliates of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Prior to joining the Sprout Group, Mr. Geeslin was the general manager of a division of Tymshare, Inc. and held various positions at its Tymnet subsidiary from 1980 to 1984. Mr. Geeslin obtained his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and master’s degrees from Stanford University and Oxford University. Mr. Geeslin also serves on the board of directors of Blue Coat Systems, Inc., Hypercom Corp. and Synaptics, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Senior Director of Worldwide Oem and Alliance Partners |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Senior Director and Head of Commvault's Archive Center |
Current |
Alan G. Bunte has served as a director of our company since January 2008, as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2003 and as our senior vice president from December 1999 until October 2003. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Bunte was with Norand Corporation from 1986 to January 1998, serving as its senior vice president of planning and business development from 1991 to January 1998. Mr. Bunte obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Iowa.
Armando Geday has served as a director of our company since July 2000. From April 1997 until February 2004, Mr. Geday served as president, chief executive officer and a director of GlobespanVirata, Inc., a digital subscriber line chipset design company. After GlobespanVirata was acquired by Conexant Systems, Inc. in 2004, Mr. Geday served as chief executive officer of Conexant from February 2004 until November 2004. Prior to joining GlobespanVirata, Mr. Geday served as vice president and general manager of the multimedia communications division of Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. Prior to joining Rockwell, Mr. Geday held several other marketing positions at Harris Semiconductor. Mr. Geday obtained his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology. Mr. Geday also serves on the board of directors of MagnaChip Semiconductor.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Magnachip Semiconductor Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Conexant Systems, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Florida Institute of Technology |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Florida.Com Inc |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Technology Solutions Company |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| BSG Concours |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Philip Morris Companies Inc. |
|
Former |
| Yale University |
Master of Engineering Degree |
Former |
| Fairfield University |
Bachelor of Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Yourleap, Inc. |
Global Chief Information Officer and Managing Director |
Current |
| Focus Ventures |
Advisor |
Current |
| Dtventures |
Special Advisor |
Current |
| Sona Innovations, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Linux Standard Base |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| IT Structures Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Correlix, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Allegis Capital |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Calypso |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Collaborative Software Initiative |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Focus Ventures |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Embedded Linux |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Calypso Technology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Linux Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| GFI Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Open Source Development Lab, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mediabin Inc |
Board Member |
Current |
| Interwoven, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avaya Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Credit.Com, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| PeopleSoft, Inc. |
outside director |
Former |
| Fairfield University |
Bachelor's Degree In Management |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
systems engineering and software development |
Former |
| CIO Magazine |
|
Former |
| PeopleSoft, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| New York University |
M.B.A. In Finance |
Former |
| Fairfield University |
B.S. In Management |
Former |
| Credit Suisse |
member |
Former |
Gary B. Smith has served as a director of our company since May 2004 and as our lead director since May 2006. Mr. Smith is currently the president, chief executive officer and a director of Ciena Corporation. Mr. Smith began serving as chief executive officer of Ciena in May 2001, in addition to his existing responsibilities as president and director, positions he has held since October 2000. Prior to his current role, his positions with Ciena included chief operating officer and senior vice president, worldwide sales. Mr. Smith joined Ciena in November 1997 as vice president, international sales. From 1995 through 1997, Mr. Smith served as vice president of sales and marketing for INTELSAT. He also previously served as vice president of sales and marketing for Cray Communications, Inc. Mr. Smith received his master s in business administration from Ashridge Management College, United Kingdom. Mr. Smith currently serves as a commissioner for the Global Information Infrastructure Commission.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ciena Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Ciena Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Ciena Corporation |
Vice President, International Sales |
Former |
| Intelsat, Ltd. |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Advisory Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CommVault Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BSG Concours |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Technology Solutions Company |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Philip Morris Companies Inc. |
|
Former |
| Yale University |
Master of Engineering Degree |
Former |
| Fairfield University |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
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