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Convergent Mediation & Provisioning Software Solutions

Number of Employees 540
Contact Information

Lapinrinne 3

Helsinki 00100

www.comptel.com

(358) 97001131

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jerry James CEO
Youssef Kermoury Senior Vicea President, Middle East and Africa
Markku Pirskanen CFO
Simo Saeaeskilahti CFO, Finance Management
Veli Matti Salmenkyla CFO
Arnhild Schia Senior Vice President, Market Dev
Kari Pasonen Senior Vice President, Provisioning Business
Leena Suviranta Senior Vice President, HR & Admin
Markku Jaervenpaeae Senior Vice President, Common Operations Support
Markku Penttinen Senior Vice President, Event Mediation Business
Mika Korpinen Senior Vice President, Asia, Pacific
Minesh Patel Senior Vice President, Global Alliances &A Sales Development
Niina Pesonen Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Pekka Maekipaeae Senior Vice President
Pellervo Haemaelaeinen Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Ricardo Carreon Senior Vice President, Americas
Jukka Nyman Director, Business Intelligence
Olivier Suard Marketing Director
Ali Hosseini Prod Manager
Janne Timonen Manager, Sales
Ray Behbehani
David J Malfara Director
Peter Aquino Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Helvar Merca Oy Chairman of The Board
Nokian Tyres Chairman
Ann-Maj Majuri-Ahonen Board of Directors
Bill Capraro Board of Directors
Carl J. Grivner board member
Charles D. Vogt Board of Directors
Christopher Reese Board Member
David Eckmann Board of Directors
Ensto Oy Board of Directors
Erik Anderson Vice Chairman
Execuplan Oy Board of Directors
Fastems Oy Board of Directors
Hannu Vaajoensuu Vice Chairman
Hannu Vaajownsuu Vice Chairman
Ilkka Toivola Board of Directors
Inventure Oy Board of Directors
James Mansour Board of Directors
Joe Stockwell Board of Directors
Juhani Hintikka Board of Directors
Juhani Lassila Board of Directors
Jukka Vetelaesuo Board of Directors
LYNN E REFER Board of Directors
Marc Laforce Board of Directors
Markku Alava Board of Directors
Matti Mustaniemi Board of Directors
Onninen Oy Board of Directors
Postipankki Oy Board of Directors
Proha Oyj Board of Directors
Proha Plc Board of Directors
Ron Whaley Board of Directors
Ronald Contrado Board of Directors
Sami Ahonen Board of Directors
Tikkurila Oy Board of Directors
Timo Kotilainen Board of Directors
Tomo Kotilainen Board of Directors
Tony Distefano Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Comptel Corporation CEO Current
I3 Networks, Inc. Board Chairman Current
Majestic Mountain Ministries Founder Former
Comptel Corporation Chairman Former
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Former
Comptel Corporation Vice-Chairman Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba In Marketing Former

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vicea President, Middle East and Africa Current

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Comptel Corporation CFO Current

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Comptel Corporation CFO, Finance Management Current
Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Products & Solutions Former

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Comptel Incatel Cfo, Administration Current
Comptel Corporation CFO Current
Comptel Incatel Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Market Dev Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Provisioning Business Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, HR & Admin Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Common Operations Support Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Event Mediation Business Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Asia, Pacific Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Global Alliances &A Sales Development Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
Comptel Corporation Director, HR Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Current

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Comptel Corporation Senior Vice President, Americas Current

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Comptel Corporation Director, Business Intelligence Current

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Comptel Corporation Marketing Director Current

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Comptel Corporation Prod Manager Current

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Comptel Corporation Manager, Sales Current

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Compassrose International, Inc. Senior Advisor Current
Comptel Corporation Current
Compassrose International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sprint Corporation Regional Manager, Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa Former
Research, Inc. Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Mba In Marketing and Finance Former
The School Company BS In International Economics Former
Georgetown University Bs In International Economics Former

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Comptel Corporation Chairman of The Board Current

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Comptel Corporation Chairman Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

William (Bill) Capraro founded CIMCO Communications in 1986. Under his vision and leadership, CIMCO has grown to become the largest privately held communications company in the midwest, complete with its own data centers and voice facilities. Formerly, Mr. Capraro had built a successful real estate company. Throughout his career, Mr. Capraro has served on numerous industry and charitable boards. From an industry perspective, he has been an ardent proponent of fair competition and industry advancement. He was a founding member of the Association of Communications Enterprises (ASCENT), now known as CompTel.

Organization Position Status
Cimco Communications, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Cimco Communications, Inc. President Current
Cimco Communications, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Comptel/Ascent Board of Directors Current
Association for Local Telecom Services Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Illinois Commerce Commission Lead Witness Former

Carl Grivner was appointed chief executive officer of XO Communications on May 15, 2003. Mr. Grivner's career in telecommunications and technology spans more than 25 years. Formerly, Mr. Grivner was chief operating officer at Global Crossing, a position he held from February 2002 until April 2003. Mr. Grivner joined Global Crossing in June 2000 as executive vice president of global operations. Prior to joining Global Crossing, Mr. Grivner was chief executive officer of Worldport Communications. He is also a former chief executive officer for the Western Hemisphere at Cable & Wireless. Additionally, Mr. Grivner has held various senior executive positions at Advanced Fiber Communications. Early in his career he held various positions with Ameritech and IBM. Mr. Grivner received a Bachelor of Arts from Lycoming College and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1975-1978. He is a board member and vice chairman of CompTel, the nation's largest association of facilities-based competitive telecommunications companies.

Organization Position Status
XO Communications, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Telecomhub Special Advisor Current
XO Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Locus Telecommunications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation board member Current
Worldport LLC CEO Former
Worldport Communications, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Cable Com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Global Crossing Ltd. chief operating officer Former
Global Crossing Ltd. executive vice president of global operations Former
Worldport LLC Chairman Former
Comptel Corporation vice chairman Former
Lycoming College BA Former

Organization Position Status
GENBAND President and CEO Current
Chief Executive Network Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
GENBAND Board of Directors Current
Taqua, Inc. CEO Former
Taqua, Inc. President Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
Occam Networks Inc. Former
ADTRAN, Inc. Former
Saint Louis University Bachelor of Science in Economics and Computer Science Former

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I3 Networks, Inc. Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, & Chief Operating Officer Current
Comptel Corporation Board Member Current
Von Coalition, Inc Board Member Current
University of Texas at Arlington Former
Texas Tech University Former

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FPL Fibernet, LLC Director of Business Development Current
Comptel/Ascent Board of Directors Current
Association for Local Telecom Services Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Itflorida.Com, Inc. Treasurer Current
FPL Fibernet, LLC Co-Founder Former
FPL, LLC Director of Business Development Former
FPL Group, Inc. Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Mba With A Finance Concentration Former
Polytechnic Institute of New York MS In Electrical Engineering Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Duke University BS In Electrical Engineering Former

Mr. Malfara serves as President/CEO and Director of Remi Communications Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries. He also serves as Chief Technology Officer, directing Remia s strategic efforts to offer broad-ranging, basic and advanced communication and IMS-based application services, over its metropolitan Ethernet and VPLS-based network infrastructure, to enterprise customers in the Northeast US. Mr. Malfara is a founding Director of Boathouse Communications Partners, LLC, a Philadelphia-based investment and management firm, and leads the firma s telecommunications interests. He also serves as a member of the Management Committee of The Pew Consulting Group, a Philadelphia-based consulting firm and as a co-founder and partner of Pew Broadband Advisors. Over the past 30 years Mr. Malfara has founded or co-founded several successful companies, both public and private, including two nationwide telecommunications carriers: Z-Tel Network Services and Pace Communications. Early in his career he held technical and managerial positions with Vector Group, Inc., National Computer Corporation, Honeywell Information Systems, and GTE Telenet. Mr. Malfara has addressed telecommunications issues before members of the U.S. Congress and Administration as well as state and federal regulatory agencies and legislative bodies. He serves as a Director of COMPTEL (The Competitive Telecommunications Association www.comptel.org ) and chairs the associationa s Technology Task Force. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Organization Position Status
Remi Communications CEO Current
Remi Communications President Current
Pew Broadband Advisors Co-Founder Current
Pew Broadband Advisors Partner Current
Comptel Corporation Director Current
Remi Communications Director Current
Boathouse Communications Partners, Inc. Director Current
Comptel Corporation Member Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Comptel Corporation Vice Chairman Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Basware Corp Member of the Board Current
Basware Corp CEO, Basware Corporation Former
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Former

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Comptel Corporation Vice Chairman Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Convergent Investors Steve Shaper Current
Grande Communications Holdings Inc Chairman Current
Acta Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Ceoamerica Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Redeemer Presbyterian Church Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Member Current
Acta Incorporated Member Current
Grande Communications Holdings Inc Board of Directors Former
Tulane University Law School Jd Former
Millsaps College Bba Former
St Joseph High School Former

Organization Position Status
Pt Access Networks CEO Current
Tower Cloud Chief Operating Officer of Odyssey Telecorp Current
Odyssey Telecorp Chief Operating Officer Current
Odyssey, Inc Coo Current
Odyssey Telecorp Partner Current
Tower Cloud Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Exodus Communications CEO Former
Exodus Ltd. Senior Vice President for Corporate Development Former
Tower Cloud Co-Founder Former
Progress Telecom, LLC Board Member Former
Progress Telecom, LLC Executive Vice Chairman Former
Cleveland State University B.S Degree In Marketing Former

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Looking Glass CEO Current
Looking Glass Co-Founder Current
The Heiden Group, LLC Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
MFS Communications Senior Vice President of Development Former
WorldCom, Inc. Senior Vice President of Network Planning and Engineering Former
Looking Glass Networks, Inc. Founder Former
Northwestern University Masters Degree of Management Former
Iowa State University Bachelor of Science degree Former

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Ulysses Consulting Principal Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Ulysses Consulting Founder Former
McGill University Bachelor of Arts Former
McGill University Degree Former

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

Peter Aquino is President and Chief Executive Officer of RCN Corporation. He also serves as a Director on RCN Corporation's Board of Directors. Mr. Aquino previously served as a Senior Managing Director of Capital & Technology Advisors LLC ("CTA"), a telecom restructuring firm, from 2001 through 2004. From January, 1995 to February 2002, Mr. Aquino served as Chief Operating Officer for Veninfotel, LLC during which time he helped design, build, and operate a "triple play" integrated broadband company in Venezuela. Prior to 1995, Mr. Aquino spent thirteen years with Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) in various positions, including finance, regulatory, and corporate development. Mr. Aquino earned his MBA at George Washington University in D.C. Mr Aquino was elected to the COMPTEL Board of Directors in October 2005.

Organization Position Status
Bowman Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
RCN Corporation CEO Current
RCN Corporation President Current
Comptel Corporation Director Current
RCN Corporation Board of Directors Current
Pharmaceutical Search Professionals, Inc President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Capital & Technology Advisors, Inc Senior Managing Director Former
Capital & Technology Advisors, Inc Senior MD Former
The George Washington University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

Ron Whaley is the vice president of sales and marketing for OSG Billing Services. Whaley joined the company in 1998, bringing an extensive knowledge of the bill presentment and telecommunications industry. He is responsible for cultivating new business and strategic partnerships along with overseeing sales and marketing activities. With a strong knowledge of the industry and his expertise in managing relationships, Whaley continues to steer the initiatives that keep OSG Billing Services a leader in the industry. For over 15 years, he built his career in the electronic printing field at Comvestrix. Whaley served as a key executive and helped to take the company public under the name of Vestcom International. His roles included vice president of sales, regional sales manager and district manager. Prior to working at Comvestrix, Whaley spent two years in the office products division at Burroughs Corporation. Whaley often appears as a guest speaker at industry events and regularly has articles published in trade magazines such as Billing World & OSS Today and Phone Plus. He is a member of the Rural Cellular Association (RCA), COMPTEL, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) and is active in many other industry associations. He holds a BS in marketing from the State University of New York at Oswego.

Organization Position Status
OSG Billing Services Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
RCA Corporation Member Current
CTIA Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Comptel Corporation Member Current
Burroughs Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Homisco, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Homisco, Inc. President Current
Homisco, Inc. Chairman Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Association for Local Telecom Services Board of Directors Current
Homisco, Inc. Founder Former

Organization Position Status
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Q Advisors LLC Chairman and CEO of Arrival Communications Current
Comptel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Caltel Board of Directors Current
Rebuilding Together Oakland Board of Directors Current
Arrival Communications CEO Former
Arrival Communications Chairman Former
World Affairs Council of Northern California Board of Directors Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Masters In Electrical Engineering Former
Stanford University B.S. Former
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S. Former

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