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CosmoCom, the global leader in Unified Customer Communications, is revolutionizing the whole range of business/customer interactions, not just in formal call centers, but for all information workers. Its technology improves customer service and increases revenue while reducing cost by supporting many independent virtual contact centers on one all-IP platform that integrates easily with other VoIP network components and with the Information Technology environment. Organizations can obtain the full benefits of this technology by deploying it themselves or by working with a network service provider that hosts it on a dedicated or shared-platform basis. CosmoCom is the most-selected provider of hosted contact center platforms to top-tier telcos worldwide. Its multi-tenant platform, CosmoCall Universe, is a Contact Center On-Demand (CCOD) system designed to unify all communication channels and all major contact center functions...

Chief Executive Officer
Ari Sonesh
Number of Employees 174
Contact Information

121 Broad Hollow Rd

Melville, New York 11747

www.cosmocom.co...

1 631 940 4200

NAICS Code Software Reproducing: 334611

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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

Name (plus bio) Position
Barry Rubenstein Board of Directors
Gian Brown Board of Directors
Henry Feinberg Board of Directors
Leo A. Guthart Advisor, Board of Directors
Oren Lieder Board of Directors
Paul Lowell Board of Directors
Walter Kissinger Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
CosmoCom, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
CosmoCom, Inc. Chairman Current
Comverse Technology, Inc. Vice President of Engineering, Operations Former

Organization Position Status
CosmoCom, Inc. President, Americas Current

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CosmoCom, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Former

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CosmoCom, Inc. Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder Current
Comverse Technology, Inc. IT Director Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. senior inter, networking engineer Former

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CosmoCom, Inc. Chief Information Officer & Vice President, Product Management Current
AT&T Inc. Former
Stanford University Masters of Engineering Former
Cornell University Bachelors of Engineering Former

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CosmoCom, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Accounts Current
Crystal Technology Inc. President Former

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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

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CosmoCom, Inc. Vice President, R&D Current

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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

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CosmoCom, Inc. Vice President, Sales, Americas Current

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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

Organization Position Status
CosmoCom, Inc. Executive Vice President & Co-Founder Current
Comverse Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President 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.

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CosmoCom, Inc. Regional Sales Director, South Europe Current

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CosmoCom, Inc. Regional Sales Director, UK, Ireland & South Africa Current

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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, India Current
Cincom Systems, Inc. Manager Former

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CosmoCom, Inc. Country Manager, Brazil Current

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CosmoCom, Inc. Country Manager, Japan Current

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CosmoCom, Inc. Current
Verint Systems, Inc. Vice President of Sales for the Americas Former

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CosmoCom, Inc. Current
AT&T Inc. Former

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CosmoCom, Inc. Current

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CosmoCom, Inc. Current

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CosmoCom, Inc. 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

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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

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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
Discount Investment Corp. Ltd. Executive Vice President and Cfo Current
Super-Sol Ltd. Board of Directors Current
CosmoCom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Property Company Former
Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. Former

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

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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

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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