BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$66.8M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Critical Path is about Messages that Matter. For consumers, this means messaging services that deliver a better email experience, rich multimedia sharing capabilities and on-the-go access to the messages that matter most. For service providers, this means mass-market solutions that have a significant impact on the bottom line ? value-added messaging services that attract new subscribers, drive revenue and improve customer loyalty. Founded in 1997, Critical Path has deep messaging experience and a strong track record of success. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe, Critical Path's solutions have been deployed by more than 200 service providers throughout the world, including Vodafone, T-Mobile International, O2, Orange, Telefonica Moviles, Tiscali, SFR, Indosat, SK Telecom and Virgin.net.
CEO
Mark PalombaNumber of Employees 331
Contact Information
2 Harrison Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 541-2500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512
Recent Events
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Europeans Frustrated by Fragmenting Address Books
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Critical Path Survey Finds 78% of Consumers Want More from Their Social Network Experience
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International Civil Aviation Organization Deploys Critical Solutions for ePassport Initiative
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International Civil Aviation Organization Relies on Critical Path's Identity and Access...
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Telefonica O2 Czech Republic Chooses Critical Path's Phone Back-Up Solution to Protect Subscriber Data
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'Telefonica introduces Aplicateca business app store'
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Critical Path and Ilex Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Identity and Access Management Suite Modular Solutions...
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ANTEL Expands and Protects Consumer Email Service with Critical Path's Messaging and Anti-Abuse...
News & Analysis
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O2 UK Expands Partnership with Critical Path; Deploys Memova Platform for Converged Services; Memova Enables O2 UK to Bridge the Gap between Mobile and the Internet.
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2007-CRITICAL PATH: O2 UK Expands Partnership with Critical Path; Deploys Memova Platform for Converged Services; Memova Enables O2 UK to Bridge the Gap between Mobile and the InternetC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20032007 Critical Path, Inc. (OTC:CPTH), a leading...
O2 deploys additional Critical Path products - Brief Article
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-22 October 2002-O2 deploys additional Critical Path products C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Mobile operator O2 has implemented personal address book and directory products from Critical Path Inc, a provider of digital communications software and services. The Critical Path Personal Address Book Server provides a...
Mobile operator O2 selects Critical Path to offer new services and manage user identities for five million subscribers; O2 adds Critical Path personal address book and directory to complement existing email and SMS deployment.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 October 2002-CRITICAL PATH: Mobile operator O2 selects Critical Path to offer new services and manage user identities for five million subscribers; O2 adds Critical Path personal address book and directory to complement existing email and SMS deployment C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
Mobile Operator O2 Selects Critical Path to Offer New Services and Manage User Identities for Five Million Subscribers
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 16, 2002 O2 Adds Critical Path Personal Address Book and Directory to Complement Existing Email and SMS Deployment Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), a global leader in digital communications software and services, today announced that mobile operator O2 has selected and...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Palomba | CEO |
| Karen Baldwin | President |
| Donald Dew | CTO |
| James A. Clark | Chief Financial Officer |
| Paul Bartlett | COO |
| Barry Twohig | Vice President |
| Michael Zukerman | General Counsel & Vice President |
| Ray Coyte | Vice President, Northern, Central & Eastern Europe |
| Sharon Wienbar | Vice President, Marketing |
| Jim Fulton | Senior Director, Corp Marketing |
| Bernard Harguindeguy | Executive Vice President & General Manager |
| Mario Bobba | General Manager, Worldwide Sales |
| Tracy Currie | General Manager, Hosted Operations |
| Jon Beck | |
| Kevin Harvey | |
| Michael Dilascio | |
| Norman Chou | |
| Steve Spencer | |
| Tom C. Tinsley | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark J. Ferrer | Chairman |
| Edmond Ip Takchuen | Board of Directors |
| Frost R.R Prioleau | Board of Directors |
| Michael J. Shannahan | Board of Directors |
| Robert D Fraik | Board Member |
| Ross M. Dove | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Field Operations | Former |
Karen Baldwin, President - Ms. Baldwin is the Founder and Sr. Partner with Critical Path, Inc. In 1995, Karen launched Critical Path to serve the increasing need for high quality, professional recruitment services in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. A graduate of California State University, Long Beach, Karen leads the company's search for management and executive level professionals who will help lead our client companies on the path to greater success. With more than 10 years experience, Karen's knowledge of the industry provides a stable foundation from which Critical Path is able to maintain the position of a "provider of choice" to some of the leading pharmaceutical organizations in the world.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | President | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | CTO | Current |
James Clark joined Critical Path in February 2004 and brings over 18 years of experience as a chief financial officer in the technology industry. Prior to Critical Path, he was the chief financial officer at Diversified Healthcare Services, Inc., which was recently acquired by Fair Isaac Corporation. Before that, he was the CFO at a number of other software and services businesses, including Netopia, Inc. and Integral Systems, Inc. He is a certified public accountant and has held financial positions in a variety of organizations, including Price Waterhouse. Mr. Clark holds a bachelors degree in business administration and accounting from California State University, Chico.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netopia, Inc. | Former | |
| Integral Systems, Inc. | Former | |
| California State University | Business Administration and Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | COO | Current |
As senior vice president, Engineering, Barry Twohig leads Critical Path's product development and new technology integration. Mr. Twohig has served as the vice president, messaging, since November 2000. In this role, he managed the worldwide Critical Path messaging engineering organization including development and release of Critical Path's Personal Address Book, Calendar, Mail Server and Notification Products, and led the department during the development of Critical Path's new Instant Messaging and Presence Technology. Mr. Twohig came to Critical Path when Isocor was acquired in 2000. Prior to Isocor, Mr. Twohig spent 7 years at Retix, where he worked in the European development center in both development and professional services roles on communication technology projects including development, integration and deployment of Retix communication software to major telecommunications providers and OEM's in the US, UK and Japan. Mr. Twohig earned a Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering from Trinity College in Dublin.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| ISOCOR | Former | |
| Trinity College | Bachelors Degree In Computer Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | General Counsel & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Vice President, Northern, Central & Eastern Europe | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Ba Venture Partners | Managing Director | Current |
| Atlantic Corporation | managing Director | Current |
| Myelin Repair Foundation | Managing Director, Bank of America Venture Partner | Current |
| Myelin Repair Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Facetime Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dealmaker Media | Board of Directors | Current |
| Glu Mobile Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reply! Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Merchantcircle | Board of Directors | Current |
| BIZ360, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bellamax, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Outerbay Technologies, Inc. | Former | |
| Adobe Systems Incorporated | Former | |
| Bain & Company | Former | |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| Harvard University | M.A. In Engineering | Former |
| Harvard University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Senior Director, Corp Marketing | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Senior Director, Corp Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Executive Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | General Manager, Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | General Manager, Hosted Operations | Current |
An industry veteran of fourteen years, Mr. Beck brings experience shaping the growth of IP infrastructure and communications industry. Mr. Beck has held positions of increasing responsibility with companies such as Critical Path, Netcom (acquired by EarthLink), Global Center (acquired by Exodus), and Genuity (acquired by Level 3 Communications) and most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Pandora Networks, a leading VoIP messaging company where he managed marketing, sales and field support in the U.S. and U.K. Prior to joining Pandora Networks, he founded the consulting firm, Top Bunk Consulting, providing sales, marketing and operations consulting services to, among others, Click Commerce and Aurema. Mr. Beck has managed zero to multi-million dollar growth, multi-national product launches and field operations across North America, Central-Latin America, Asia-Pacific and European regions. He frequently lectures to corporations and business schools on ethics and integrity in the workplace. Mr. Beck earned his BA in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley . He has served on several non-profit boards and is an active volunteer for the National Multiple Sclerosis and is a working member of the Screen Actors Guild.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Opsource, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Sales and Channel Development | Current |
| Pandora Networks | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| GlobalCenter | Current | |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Current | |
| Netcom Inc. | Current | |
| Click Commerce, Inc. | Former | |
| EarthLink, Inc. | Former | |
| Aurema, Inc. | Former | |
| Apac, Inc. | Former | |
| University of California, Berkeley | BA In Psychology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Capital | General Partner | Current |
| Collabnet, Inc. | General Partner, Benchmark Capital | Current |
| Tellme | Current | |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Current | |
| Collabnet, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Odesk Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qlusters, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Zimbra, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bytemobile, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mysql Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Metaweb Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freebase | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Red Hat, Inc. | board member | Current |
| Lotus Development Corporation | President and CEO | Former |
| Approach Software Corporation | CEO | Former |
| windows | CEO | Former |
| windows | President | Former |
| Approach Software Corporation | president | Former |
| Lotus Development Corporation | Founder | Former |
| windows | Founder | Former |
| Approach Software Corporation | Founder | Former |
| Keen.Com, Inc. | Former | |
| Claris Corporation | Former | |
| Ashford.Com | Former | |
| Allegis Corporation | Former | |
| Ingenio, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Qlusters, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Terra Cotta Corp | Investor | Former |
| Zimbra, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Ingenio, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Bytemobile, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Collabnet, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Broadbase Software | Investor | Former |
| Proofpoint, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Rice University | Bsee Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Siderean Software, Inc. | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Process Software, LLC | Current | |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Current | |
| Abridge LLC | Current | |
| Signiant, Inc. | Vice President Sales | Former |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | Former | |
| Tucana Technologies, Inc. | Former | |
| The College of New Jersey | BS In Marketing | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Machine PC, Inc | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Twelve Horses Ltd | President, Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Twelve Horses North America, LLC | President and Cto | Current |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | Current | |
| Utc, Inc | Current | |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Current | |
| Qwest Corporation | Current | |
| Young Entrepreneurs' Organization | Current | |
| Sprint Corporation | Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Foundry | Owner | Current |
| Digital Foundry | Board Member | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| GO Corporation | Former | |
| Next Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Path, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Tinsley has been a Partner with General Atlantic Partners, a private equity investment firm, since February 2001 and served as a Special Advisor to the firm from September 1999 until becoming a partner. Mr. Tinsley joined Baan Company N.V., in November 1995 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in July 1998 and served in that position until June 1999. Prior to joining Baan, he was a Director at McKinsey & Company, Inc., where he was employed for eighteen years. Mr.Tinsley is a director of several private technology companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Atlantic, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Xchanging | Director | Current |
| Philanthropic Research Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BMC Software, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Director | Current |
| General Atlantic, LLC | Partner | Former |
| Baan Company | Chairman | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters in Business Administration | Former |
| University of Notre Dame | Bachelor of Arts | Former |
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