Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Ari Sonesh |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Ben Eisner |
President, Americas |
| Paul J Strohmenger |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Stephen E Dellutri |
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder |
| Steve Kaish |
Chief Information Officer & Vice President, Product Management |
| Meir Yaniv |
Senior Vice President, Global Accounts |
| Andie Rees |
Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan |
| Isaac Perelmuter |
Vice President, R&D |
| Meir Kisos |
Vice President, International Technical Operations & General Manager, CosmoCom Israel |
| Natan Stein |
Vice President, Technical Operations |
| Ronald Rubens |
Vice President, Europe, Middle-East & Africa |
| Steve Jackson |
Vice President, Sales, Americas |
| Eric Eydelman |
Managing Director, Russia, Baltic Countries & CIS |
| Wolfhart Krischke |
Managing Director, Central and Eastern Europe |
| Stephen R. Kowarsky |
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder |
| Iraj Rezaian |
Regional Sales Director, South Europe |
| Mike Adolphy |
Regional Sales Director, UK, Ireland & South Africa |
| Wiebe Vink |
Regional Director, Northern Europe |
| Kiran Maini |
Country Manager, India |
| Luciano Dolenc |
Country Manager, Brazil |
| Tetsuo Hotchi |
Country Manager, Japan |
| Mark Lepko |
|
| Mike Goode |
|
| Rayman Wong |
|
| Shlomo Harari |
|
| Wolfhart Krishke |
|
| Richard H. Kimball |
Investor |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
President, Americas |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan |
Current |
| Onyx Software Corporation |
Senior Vice President, International |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Higher National Diploma in Micro-Electronics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Vice President, R&D |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Vice President, International Technical Operations & General Manager, CosmoCom Israel |
Current |
Natan Stein, Vice President, Technical Operations, has more than 20 years of multi-disciplinary experience in R&D and Technical Services, including communications, image processing and real-time applications. Prior to joining CosmoCom, Mr. Stein served as VP, Technology and Technical Services at Visonic Technologies and before that as Executive Vice President of Medical SNI Systems Ltd. Previously, Mr. Stein worked at Fibronics, Haifa, where he was involved in the development of advanced data-communication products and served as acting director of the R&D division. Mr. Stein holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the renowned Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, where he specialized in Digital Design, Communication and Control Systems, graduating Cum Laude.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Vice President, Technical Operations |
Current |
Ronald Rubens, Vice President - Europe, Middle-East, Africa & India, has more than 17 years of experience in the Call Center and Telecommunications industry. He has a diverse background that includes management positions in sales, marketing, strategy and product management. Prior to joining CosmoCom, Ronald worked for Avaya in key management positions. He was a major contributor to the success of Avaya in the Call Center/Contact Center business in EMEA and worked with Avaya in the United States for almost 4 years on international channel development, product management and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to his career with Avaya, Ronald worked for a system integrator in the Netherlands and for Northern Telecom in Sales and Marketing. Ronald earned a BSc in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from Rotterdam Faculty of Technology in the Netherlands and an MBA from New York University - Stern School of Business in the United States.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Vice President, Europe, Middle-East & Africa |
Current |
| Northern Telecom |
|
Former |
| Avaya Inc. |
|
Former |
| New York University |
Mba |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, Americas |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Managing Director, Russia, Baltic Countries & CIS |
Current |
Wolfhart Krischke, Managing Director, Central and Eastern Europe, has more than 20 years of experience in the Call Center and Telecommunication field. He has a broad background including diverse management and sales management positions. Prior to joining CosmoCom, Wolfhart held Senior Sales and Sales Management positions at Aspect in Central Europe and was a major contributor for Aspects success in Europe. Earlier Wolfhart was Key Account Manager at Ascom, a Swiss based IT and communications company, where he expanded Ascoms presence in the German Telco market. Prior to his sales career in the Call Center and Telecommunication industry, Wolfhart focused on international mission critical IT and Telecommunication projects for the government. Wolfhart was honored by the Government for his international achievements with the Cross of Honor.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Managing Director, Central and Eastern Europe |
Current |
| Ascom, Inc. |
Account Manager |
Former |
Iraj Rezaian, Regional Sales Director, South Europe, has over 20 years of experience in international sales and marketing, holding several management positions in the Telecommunications and Internet industries within well-established worldwide companies such as, CGEE Alsthom, Olivetti and Memorex Telex. Mr. Rezaian brings to CosmoCom his proven experience of international sales channels development and key relationship management. Mr. Rezaian's technical background includes five years of engineering studies at the U.S. Military school, The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina and S.U.N.Y. Maritime College in New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Regional Sales Director, South Europe |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Regional Sales Director, UK, Ireland & South Africa |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Regional Director, Northern Europe |
Current |
Kiran Maini, Country Manager, India, brings to CosmoCom a strong background in both engineering and international business. He has more than ten years of experience and a successful track record in sales leadership roles. Before joining CosmoCom, Kiran was Sales Manager of South Asia at Cincom Systems. Prior to Cincom, he was with Siemens. Mr. Maini holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering and a Masters Degree in International Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Country Manager, Brazil |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Country Manager, Japan |
Current |
Barry Rubenstein has been investing in technology companies since 1976 and was a founder or founding consultant to several, including Applied Digital Data Systems, Inc., Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., Novell, Inc., and Cheyenne Software, Inc., where he served as chairman and CEO. Mr. Rubenstein is serving or has served on the boards of USWeb, Opus360, Picazo Communications, CosmoCom, FatWire, and Source Media. He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from New York University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vuepoint Corp |
Founder |
Current |
| Certpoint Systems Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Wheatley Partners II Annex Fund LP |
General Partner and Co-Founder of Wheatley Partners |
Current |
| Crossbar Capital, LP |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Wheatley Partners II Annex Fund LP |
General Partner |
Current |
| FatWire Corporation |
Partner, Wheatley Partners |
Current |
| Certpoint Systems Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rembrandt Venture Partners |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Cheyenne Software |
CEO |
Former |
| Novell, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Woodland Partners LLC |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Cheyenne Software |
Founder |
Former |
| The Woodland Company |
Co-founder |
Former |
| Seneca Corporation |
Co-founder |
Former |
| Novell, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Century Partners |
General Partner |
Former |
| Cheyenne Software |
Consultant |
Former |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| Novell, Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| Wheatley Partners II Annex Fund LP |
Principal |
Former |
| Netegrity, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Cheyenne Software |
Chairman |
Former |
| Novell, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| US Web Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Source Media |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Vuepoint Corp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Unger Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| CallWave, Inc. |
Board Member |
Former |
| New York University |
M.S. In Computer Sciences |
Former |
| City College of New York |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SAIC Venture Capital Corporation |
President |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SAIC Venture Capital Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| King & Spalding LLP |
|
Former |
| Fordham University Law School |
Juris Doctor |
Former |
| New York University |
Bachelor's Degree In Politics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Technology Crossover Ventures |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Adknowledge, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| thinkorswim, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Integres, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Freight Club |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northwestern University |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Insurance Services Office, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Key Transportation Services |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rand McNally & Company |
CEO |
Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Galileo International, LLC |
|
Former |
| Rand McNally & Company |
Chairman |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
B.S. In Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Topspin Partners |
CEO |
Current |
| The Top Spin |
Founder |
Current |
| Topspin Partners |
Founder |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Chairman |
Current |
| AptarGroup, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Advisor, Board of Directors |
Current |
| Usbx Advisory Services LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symbol Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hofstra University |
Board of Trustees |
Current |
| Passport Systems Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Security Group Corp |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Senior Managing Director |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Faculty |
Former |
| Ford Foundation |
Fellow |
Former |
| Honeywell Corporation |
|
Former |
| Hofstra University |
Chairman |
Former |
| Pittway Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. |
chairman |
Former |
| Pittway Corporation |
Vice Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Cylink Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Harvard Business School |
Doctorate |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Mba |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
BA in physics |
Former |
| Harvard College |
A.B. In Physics |
Former |
| Hofstra University |
member |
Former |
Oren Lieder, member of the Board of Directors, serves since the beginning of 2003 as an Executive Vice President and CFO of Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. and also serves on the Board of Directors of a number of Israeli enterprises connected with DIC - including Super-Sol Ltd., Elron Electronic Industries Ltd., Property and Building Corp. Ltd. and Bayside Land Corp. Ltd. Prior to his current assignments Mr. Lieder served as CFO of Bezeq, The Israeli Telecom Corp. and of Zim Israel Navigation Co. Inc. and as board member of various companies connected with them including, recently, Pelephone communications Ltd. and DBS Satellite Services Ltd.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. |
Senior Vice president |
Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Resident Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Topspin Partners |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Griffis Blessing Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Allen Group Limited |
CEO |
Former |
| Allen Group Limited |
President |
Former |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Allen Group Limited |
Chairman |
Former |
| Hofstra University |
Vice Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Hofstra University |
Board of Trustees |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Technology Crossover Ventures |
Co-founder |
Current |
| Technology Crossover Ventures |
Founding General Partner |
Current |
| Liquidnet, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| KGB |
Director |
Current |
| Techwell, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tradingscreen, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Egenera, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| KGB |
Investor |
Current |
| RiskMetrics Group, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| LHS Telekom GmbH & Co. KG |
Investor |
Current |
| Copper Mountain Networks |
Investor |
Current |
| Xiotech Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| Allbusiness.Com, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Alteon WebSystems, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Egenera, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Clarus Corp |
Investor |
Current |
| Techwell, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Liquidnet, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Xylan Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| Montgomery Securities |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Amdocs Limited |
|
Former |
| ADC Telecommunications, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Greenwich Associates |
|
Former |
| FORE Systems, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Seagate |
|
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Montgomery Securities |
Venture Capitalist |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
master of business administration |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
A.B. In History |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
A.B. Degree In History |
Former |