Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Ram Metser |
CEO |
| Ron Ben-Natan |
Cto |
| Chris Kenworthy |
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Marketing and Product Marketing at Mcafee |
| Dennis Omanoff |
Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Fulfillment at Mcafee |
| George Kurtz |
Senior Vice President for Mcafee's Enterprise Business Unit |
| Joe Sexton |
Senior Vice President of North American Sales for Mcafee |
| Keith Krzeminski |
Mcafee's Current Senior Vice President of Finance |
| Avivah Litan |
Gartner Research Vice President |
| David Valovcin |
Vice President, Sales |
| Kelsey Doherty |
Vice President, Investor Relations, Mcafee, Inc. |
| Martin Pejko |
Vice President, Global Channels |
| Mike Castricone |
Vice President, Finance and Administration |
| Paul J Resten |
Vice President, North American Sales |
| Phil Neray |
Vice President |
| Rich Mogull |
Research Vice President at Stamford |
| Themis Papageorge |
Vice President, Services |
| Upesh Patel |
Vice President Business Development |
| Todd Gebhart |
Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager for Mcafee's Consumer, Mobile |
| Mounil Patel |
Research Director, Aberdeen |
| Roy Barr |
Director, Business Development |
| Steve Adler |
Program Director, IBM Data Governance Solutions |
| Brandie Claborn |
Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Mcafee, Inc. |
| Eric Ogren |
Security Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group |
| Geoffrey S Oblak |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Telekol |
CEO |
Former |
| Nokia Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Telekol |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Executive |
Former |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Master's degree in Business Administration |
Former |
Ron Ben-Natan has over 20 years of software development and technology experience. Prior to Guardium, he worked for companies such as Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Intel, and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mr. Ben-Natan holds a Ph.D. in the field of distributed computing. An IBM GOLD consultant, he is an expert on distributed application environments, application security, and database security, and has authored ten technical books and numerous articles on these topics, including his most recent book, Implementing Database Security and Auditing .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Cto |
Current |
| ViryaNet, Ltd. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Marketing and Product Marketing at Mcafee |
Current |
| McAfee, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field and Product Marketing |
Current |
| Foundstone |
Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development |
Former |
| Aventail Corporation |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| University of Washington |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Fulfillment at Mcafee |
Current |
| McAfee, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing |
Current |
| Fordham University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hacking Exposed |
CEO |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Senior Vice President for Mcafee's Enterprise Business Unit |
Current |
| Bridgegate LLC |
|
Current |
| Foundstone |
CEO |
Former |
| Seton Hall University |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of North American Sales for Mcafee |
Current |
| University of Kentucky |
Bachelor's Degree In Marketing |
Former |
Keith Krzeminski is McAfee's Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance, reporting directly to Rocky Pimentel, McAfee's Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Krzeminski joined the Company in March 2007, and provides executive management oversight for the worldwide controller, tax and sales order operations organizations.
Prior to McAfee, Krzeminski served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., a marketer and manufacturer of home décor products, from 2005 to 2006. He has also served in several capacities during his six year career at Electronic Data Systems Corporation ("EDS"), a global information technology services company, including chief financial officer for EDS’ software business, UGS PLM Solutions, and as EDS’ chief accounting officer. Before joining EDS, Krzeminski spent more than three years as vice president and controller of Quaker State Corporation, a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive consumer products and services. Previously, he spent 11 years with Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., an international accounting firm.
Krzeminski is a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with a major in accounting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| McAfee, Inc. |
Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Mcafee's Current Senior Vice President of Finance |
Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Quaker State Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Quaker State Corporation |
Controller |
Former |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Gartner Research Vice President |
Current |
David Valovcin has more than 20 years of direct, channel, and international sales and management experience.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Courion Corporation |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Former |
| Pegasystems Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| American International College |
BS In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President, Investor Relations, Mcafee, Inc. |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Channels |
Current |
| Network Intelligence Corporation |
Vice President of Global Channel Sales |
Former |
| Colby College |
Bachelor Degree In Economics |
Former |
| Northeastern University |
Degree |
Former |
Prior to joining Guardium Mike served as a Controller in Nokia Networks. Mike also served as Controller of Telekol Corporation where he managed the financial operations, IT, and Human Resource functions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Current |
| Telekol |
Controller |
Former |
| Bentley College |
Masters Degree In Accountancy |
Former |
| University of New Hampshire |
BS In Interdisciplinary Mathematics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Marketing Group of New England, Inc |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President, North American Sales |
Current |
| Tambone Investment Group |
Vice President |
Current |
| American Cancer Society, Inc. |
Volunteer |
Current |
| Dropfire |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Motorola, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Bryant College |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Marketing |
Former |
| Bryant University |
Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Symantec Corporation |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Current |
| On Technology Corporation |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Schlumberger Limited |
Field Operations Engineer |
Former |
| McGill University |
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honors) |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Research Vice President at Stamford |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President, Services |
Current |
| Courion Corporation |
Vice President of Services |
Former |
| Cullinet Software |
|
Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management |
PhD |
Former |
| National Technical University of Athens |
BS In Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
Former |
Upesh Patel brings to Guardium 20 years of technology experience including more than a decade spent on security and compliance. He is responsible for managing and expanding relationships with Guardium's technology partners to provide customers with the most advanced and interoperable solution for preventing information leaks and ensuring the integrity of corporate data. Prior to joining Guardium, Upesh was Vice President of Product Partnerships for Network Intelligence (now part of RSA, The Security Division of EMC), a leading security information and event management (SIEM) company, where he drove partnership and technology integration activities with top security and infrastructure companies including Cisco, Microsoft, Check Point Software, RSA and Juniper Networks. Upesh also managed all aspects of business development for Check Point Software, where he led its award-winning OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) Alliance Initiative. He also worked at The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), managing key strategic partners and SCO's ISV Developer Program. Upesh received a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computer Science at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Vice President Business Development |
Current |
| Network Intelligence Corporation |
Vice President of Product Partnerships |
Former |
| University of Kent |
Bachelor of Science With Honours In Computer Science |
Former |
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer, Mobile and Small Business, McAfee, Inc. Todd Gebhart is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of McAfee's global Consumer, Mobile, and Small Business. In this role, Gebhart is responsible developing and executing the partnership, retail, and direct web sales strategy for the global expansion of McAfee's consumer, mobile, and small business. Mr. Gebhart joined McAfee in 1999 to lead the Company's OEM, Service Provider and Outsourcer sales teams. In 2002 Gebhart took over responsibility for McAfee's consumer business and in 2004 added the mobile business to his charter. Under his sales leadership McAfee's global consumer business has achieved record results and established many significant global partnerships with leading OEM, ISP, Telco, and financial services companies. Mr. Gebhart brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry to McAfee and has held senior level management positions with leading technology companies in Silicon Valley. Prior to joining McAfee, he held the position of VP President of Sales at Alaris Corporation, a leader in video compression technology over the internet. Gebhart started his career at IBM where he held a variety of sales and sales management positions. Gebhart received his Bachelor of Science Degree at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and completed the executive management program at Harvard University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mobile Co |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Small Business Co |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Consumer Corp |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager for Mcafee's Consumer, Mobile |
Current |
| McAfee, Inc. |
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer, Mobile and Small Business |
Current |
| Consumer Corp |
General Manager |
Current |
| Mobile Co |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Small Business Co |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Small Business Co |
Business Unit General Manager |
Former |
| Mobile Co |
Business Unit General Manager |
Former |
| California Polytechnic State University |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Director, Chairman Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Research Director, Aberdeen |
Current |
Roy Barr has extensive experience in sales and business development, with a proven record of accomplishment in building sales, channels, customer management, and OEM relations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Director, Business Development |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Telekol |
Cofounder |
Former |
| Telekol |
Director of Business Development |
Former |
| Resilien Incorporated |
|
Former |
| The London School of Economics |
MA In International Political Economy |
Former |
| Bar-Ilan University |
BA In Political Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Program Director, IBM Data Governance Solutions |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Director, Chairman Audit Committee |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Mcafee, Inc. |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Security Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group |
Current |
Amit Yoran is the chairman and CEO of NetWitness Corp (http://www.netwitness.com), provider of network-based forensics, investigations and incident-response technologies. Previously Yoran served as the Bush Administration cyber-czar, CEO and advisor to In-Q-Tel (venture capital arm of the CIA), vice president of Worldwide Managed Security Services at Symantec, founder and CEO of Riptech and director of vulnerability programs at the Department of Defense's CERT. Yoran currently serves as a director on the boards of several innovative security companies including Guidance Software (GUID), Guardium, Digital Sandbox and Trust Digital.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Netwitness Corporation |
CEO |
Current |
| SC Magazine US |
Chairman and CEO of Netwitness Corp |
Current |
| Cso Interchange |
Independent Director |
Current |
| Digital Sandbox |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Netwitness Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Security Growth Partners LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Secure Anchor |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Infowarcon |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SC Magazine US |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ironkey, Inc |
Board Member |
Current |
| Symantec Corporation |
Vice President of Worldwide Managed Security Services |
Former |
| United States Air Force |
officer |
Former |
| Cyota.com Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The George Washington University |
Master of Science degree |
Former |
| United States Military Academy |
Bachelor of Science degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Dave DeWalt is Chief Executive Officer and President of McAfee, Inc. He joined McAfee in April 2007. DeWalt has more than 20 years in the technology space, holding a series of leadership positions in some of the industry's most innovative and successful companies.
Prior to McAfee, DeWalt oversaw customer operations and sales at EMC Corporation. His responsibilities included channels, alliances and partners, product sales, global accounts, vertical programs, and field business operations. DeWalt also led EMC's content management and archiving software business.
At EMC, DeWalt helped form the EMC Software Group (ESG), which in turn helped transform EMC from a hardware vendor to a complete IT provider. Responsible for a more than $4 billion business, DeWalt was promoted three times, ultimately becoming president of software, sales and services.
He joined EMC in 2003 when EMC acquired Documentum, the global leader in enterprise content management. As president and CEO, DeWalt led Documentum through nine consecutive quarters of growth, five record revenue quarters, and four successful acquisitions before leading the sale of the company to EMC for $1.9 billion.
Prior to joining Documentum, DeWalt was founding principal and vice president of Eventus Software. He also held various executive positions as Quest Software, Segue and Oracle Corporation.
Over the course of his career DeWalt has helped build companies from startup (Eventus, Quest) to midsize (Documentum, Segue) to some of the largest (Oracle, EMC). A true expert in acquisitions, he led the sale of Documentum and Eventus, has been acquired three times, and has acquired more than 50 companies over the course of his career.
DeWalt was named one of the 25 most influential executives in high technology by the readers of the industry publication CRN. He has spoken at the World Economic Forum on the issue of cybersecurity and keynoted at several technology industry conferences including Interop and Software 2008 and is slated to keynote at RSA 2009. DeWalt has served on the board of directors for MatrixOne, Serena, Polycom (as lead director), Documentum, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and the Enterprise Software Roundtable. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum IT and telecom industry board of governors.
As a recognized expert on mergers and acquisitions, DeWalt is the author of "Making M&A Work." He's a frequent guest on international business programs, and appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, CNN and Fox Business.
DeWalt received his Bachelors of Science in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of Delaware. At the University of Delaware, he won a school-record three East Coast Conference titles, advanced to the NCAA championships three times, and was the first wrestler to be inducted into the Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| McAfee, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Polycom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| McAfee, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Documentum, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| McAfee, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Documentum, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Dewalt |
Executive Vice President Mark Lewis |
Former |
| EMC Corporation |
Executive Vice President & President, Software Group |
Former |
| Documentum, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Quest Software, Inc. |
vice president of sales and marketing |
Former |
| Documentum, Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
| University of Delaware |
B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ascent Venture Partners |
Partner |
Current |
| Ascent Venture Partners |
Owner |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| CFA Institute |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Network Intelligence Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Fidelis Security Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
audit, business advisory division |
Former |
| Norwest Venture Capital |
Investment Analyst |
Former |
| Ascent Corp |
|
Former |
| Business Layers |
Director |
Former |
| Watch Hill Partners, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Integral Access, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Boston University |
MBA |
Former |
| Hamilton College |
BA In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sirica |
Interim Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Weblayers, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Bamboo Media Casting |
Board Member |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
B.Sc. In Aeronautical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Nimrod Schwartz. One of the founders of NetVision, Israel's leading ISP, Mr. Schwartz brings to Cedar the technologist and entrepreneur's perspective. With 5 years as NetVision's VP of Business Development and CTO and over 12 years of technology and engineering experience with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC,) Mr. Schwartz is experienced in the operations aspects of technology development, support and management.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Netvision, Inc. |
Vice President of Business Development |
Current |
| Cedar Fund |
Team Member |
Current |
| Cedar Corporation |
|
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Pegasus Limited |
Board Member |
Current |
| Digital Equipment Corporation |
technology and engineering experience |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Stage One Ventures |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Guardium, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sandlinks |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
MBA Degrees |
Former |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Llb |
Former |
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