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Dow Jones Description

telecommunications

President, Coo
Richard Baldridge
Number of Employees 24
Contact Information

Hammersborg Torg 1

PO Box TB3

Youngstorvet

Oslo

www.viasat.no

(47) 0022990033

NAICS Code Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334220

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Richard Baldridge President, Coo
Mark J Miller Vice President Chief Technical Officer
Ron Wangerin Vice President, Cfo
Steven R. Hart Vice President Engineering, Chief Technical Officer
James P. Collins Vice President, Business Development Government Systems Division
Jerry Goodwin Vice President Network Systems
Marc Agnew Vice President Broadband Systems
Phil Berry Vice President Mobile Satcom Systems
John P. Stenbit Is A Director
Elizabeth Lunder Manager, Personnel
Toresden Angereses Manager, Marketing
Wenche Oehre Finance Controller
Jennifer Batty Head of Programming
Vanda Rapti Senior Company Lawyer
B. Allen Lay Director
Harvey P. White Director
Jeffrey M. Nash Director
Robert W. Johnson Director

At ViaSat his duties include corporate responsibility for all day-to-day operations of the company's five operating groups, five subsidiaries, and investor relations. Mr. Baldridge came to ViaSat from Raytheon Corporation where he was vice president and general manager of its Raytheon Training Systems division. With over 4,000 employees in the division, his responsibilities included day-to-day management including marketing, legal, and overall management, in addition to finance. Other recent experience includes roles as chief operating officer, CFO, and VP of finance and administration for Hughes Information Systems and Hughes Training Inc., before the divisions were acquired by Raytheon in 1997. Mr. Baldridge also held various senior management roles within General Dynamics Corporation. Mr. Baldridge graduated with a B.S. degree in business administration, and an emphasis in information systems from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, where he is a member of the NMSU School of Business Hall of Fame. He serves as a director of Jobs for America's Graduates.

Organization Position Status
Viasat President, Coo Current
ViaSat, Inc. President, Coo Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President Current
Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc Board of Directors Current
Raytheon Company Vice President Former
Raytheon Company General Manager Former
General Dynamics Corporation Senior Financial Management Roles Former
New Mexico State University B.S. Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Sea Bright Chief Medical Officer Current
Viasat Vice President Chief Technical Officer Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President, Chief Technical Officer Current
Sea Bright Senior Vice President Current
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Vice President Research & Engineering Current
Lsit Associate Program Director, Integrative Biosciences, San Diego Supercomputer Center Current
Brightcure Current
ViaSat, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Viasat Co-Founder Former
University of California, San Diego Project Scientist Former
Cubic Corporation Former
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Director Former
Purdue University Ph.D In Biochemistry Former
Rush University M.D. Former
University of California, Los Angeles Msee Degree Former
Golden Gate University MBA Former
University of California, San Diego Bsee Degree Former
Eckerd College Bachelor of Science In Biology Former
Stanford University B.A. Former
University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering Former
University of California, Los Angeles Degree Former

Ronald G. Wangerin is Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of ViaSat Inc. Mr. Wangerin brings a diverse financial background to ViaSat, including two years with a startup company, three years with a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, and nine years with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Most recently, Mr. Wangerin was VP Treasurer, Secretary and CFO at startup NexusData Inc. Prior to that he was VP and CFO at Raytheon Training and also was a senior manager with Deloitte & Touche. During his career Mr. Wangerin has worked at both large and small corporations, in both commercial and government environments. His experience includes international business operations, cash management strategies, Oracle MRP system implementation, and mergers and acquisitions. While a member of Deloitte & Touche, he consulted on Raytheon Company's acquisition of Hughes Electronics Defence Business and Hughes Electronics' acquisition of PanAmSat Corporation. At the University of Southern California, Mr. Wangerin was on the baseball and football teams, including the 1985 PAC-10 and Rose Bowl Champions. He earned a B.S. degree in accounting in 1988 and completed his Masters of Accounting in 1989. He is a member of the California Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.

Organization Position Status
Viasat Vice President, Cfo Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Current
California Society of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
California Society of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
Raytheon Company Cfo Former
Nexus Data Inc Cfo Former
Raytheon Company Vice President Former
Nexus Data Inc Vice President Treasurer Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu senior manager Former
Hughes Electronics Former
Nexus Data Inc Secretary Former
University of Southern California Masters of Accounting Former
University of Southern California B.S. Degree In Accounting Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu member Former

Steven R. Hart is VP Engineering, Chief Technical Officer, and a co-founder of ViaSat Inc. Mr. Hart is a co-founder ViaSat Inc. and has helped lead the company's rapid growth. The company's continuing superior performance qualified it as one of the BusinessWeek "100 Best Small Corporations," as one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America" by Forbes, and for the Business 2.0 list of "100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies." Most recently ViaSat was named to Red Herring magazine's "Small Cap 100" for 2005, recognizing innovative technology and smart business models that nurture growth and profitability. Mr. Hart was named the 2004 Outstanding Executive by the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering for his dedication to ensuring the highest quality in education for its students through close ties with San Diego's high tech industry. Mr. Hart has over 20 years of experience in design, development and engineering management for digital communications and networking equipment. Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Hart was a Staff Engineer and Manager at M/A-COM Linkabit from 1982 to 1986. As VP of Engineering, Mr. Hart participates in hiring, training and guiding the engineering staff in the areas of networking and software technology. He helps select and introduce new tools and techniques in order to maintain the company's competitive advantages. He also supports business development activities, with technical support in product concept development, customer relations, and bid and proposal activities. Mr. Hart has authored numerous technical papers in satellite networking and computer and communications security, and holds patents for inventions in these areas. Mr. Hart holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego.

Organization Position Status
Viasat Vice President Engineering, Chief Technical Officer Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President Engineering and Chief Technical Officer Current
ViaSat, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Viasat Co-Founder Former
ViaSat, Inc. Leader Former
University of California, San Diego M.A. In Mathematics Former
University of California M.A. In Mathematics Former
University of Nevada, Las Vegas B.S. In Mathematics Former
University of Nevada B.S. In Mathematics Former

James P. Collins is Vice President, Business Development for the Government Systems Division at ViaSat Inc. Mr. Collins has served as vice president, business development for the Government Systems Division at ViaSat since 1988. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Collins was assistant vice president of M/A-Com Linkabit from 1982 to 1988 and managed a business area involved in strategic communication programs. Mr. Collins was a Director of Marketing at General Dynamics from 1976 to 1982 during which he was involved in the development of the Global Positioning System and with Range Instrumentation systems for US and international military training, test and evaluation applications. Prior to that he served on active duty in the US Army for 10 years. Mr. Collins serves in the US Army Reserve at the rank of Major General and retired in 2005. He holds a BA degree from Hofstra University and an MS degree in Geodetic Science from Ohio State University

Organization Position Status
Viasat Vice President, Business Development Government Systems Division Current
General Dynamics Corporation Director of Marketing Former
The Ohio State University MS Degree In Geodetic Science Former
Hofstra University BA Degree Former

Jerry Goodwin is Vice President, Tactical Networking and Information Assurance for ViaSat Inc. Mr. Goodwin joined ViaSat in 1991. Hired as a senior software engineer, he has gone on to serve as program manager, networking and security products systems engineer, and ultimately group VP. This business area develops and produces two distinct product lines: tactical networking products and secure networking products. Mr. Goodwin's involvement in networking and security technologies began shortly after his arrival at ViaSat. He has led development of both tactical networking products and high assurance, secure network products, focusing on introduction of innovative networking and security products to support military and government applications. Programs include the KG-250, THAAD Launcher Encryption Module (TLEM), VIP Crypto (KIV-21), Nato Improved Link Eleven (NILE) including the Link-22 Crypto, Advanced Data Controller for Internet Protocol (ADC/IP), NRL Data and Voice Integration Advanced Technology Demonstration, Embeddable INFOSEC Product (EIP), and JTIDS IP demonstration. Mr. Goodwin holds a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics at Point Loma Nazarene University, and an MSEE from the University of Southern California.

Organization Position Status
Viasat Vice President Network Systems Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President, Tactical Networking and Information Assurance Current
Viasat Senior Software Engineer Former
University of Southern California Msee Former
Point Loma Nazarene University B.S. In Physics and Mathematics Former

Mr. Agnew is responsible for the Broadband Systems group, which builds high-capacity satellite networking systems that bring economical and efficient broadband to fixed, airborne, and mobile customers. Prior to leading the Broadband group, Mr. Agnew served ViaSat in a number of roles after first joining the company in 1988. He led the Government Broadband group, was program director for development of ViaSat's Multifuntional Information Distribution System(MIDS) Link-16 low volume terminal (LVT) program, and led the team that developed Ka-band terminals and gateways for Astrolink, a proposed global broadband system that was one of the first to develop technology based on spot-beam, Ka-band satellites. As business area director for ViaSat Network Systems he provided strategy and vision for bringing networking products to market serving DoD customers, and co-authored Mil-Std-188-184, the data controller waveform adopted as the standard for packet data over UHF Satcom. Before joining ViaSat, Mr. Agnew worked for MA/COM Linkabit and Comsat Telesystems. During that time he was the project engineer on several US Navy sponsored small business innovative research (SBIR) programs focused on multi-user, multi-media communications, and a system engineer responsible for requirements verification, integration, and test on the Milstar UHF program. Mr. Agnew holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University and earned his MSEE at the University of California at Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Viasat Vice President Broadband Systems Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President Current
ViaSat, Inc. Business Area Director Former
Viasat Program Director Former
Sbir Former
Linkabit Former
University of California Msee Former
University of California, Berkeley Msee Former
The George Washington University Bachelor's In Electrical Engineering Former

Phil Berry is Vice President for Military Satellite Communication at ViaSat Inc. Mr. Berry is currently leading our business area targeted at developing narrowband applications for mobile satellite communications. He has over 15 years experience in design, development and engineering management of commercial and military satellite communication systems. He has been instrumental in ViaSat becoming the leader in supplying UHF Satcom systems and products to the U.S. military, where the company has a 15-year history of market success. This success includes the design and development of modems, terminals, and test and training equipment. ViaSat has supplied nearly 20,000 modem modules used in "manpack" satellite communication terminals as well as airborne, ship, shore and mobile applications. Mr. Berry joined ViaSat when the company was in its formative stages and has been involved in every military SATCOM development in the history of the company. In the 11 years Mr. Berry has been with ViaSat, he not only helped build the company's military SATCOM capability, but was also instrumental in developing the company's first commercial VSAT technology. Mr. Berry holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Organization Position Status
Viasat Vice President Mobile Satcom Systems Current
ViaSat, Inc. Vice President, Military Satellite Comm Current
University of Michigan Master In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Michigan Bachelor In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Michigan Degrees in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Groove Networks, Inc. Is A Director Current
Cogent, Inc. Is A Director Current
SI International, Inc. Is A Director Current
ManTech MBI, Inc. Is A Director Current
Aetc Incorporated Is A Director Current
Viasat Is A Director Current
Defense Group, Inc. Is A Director Current
ManTech MBI, Inc. Consultant Current
Mercator Partners, LLC Advisor Current
National Security Agency Member, Advisory Board Current
Nexql Corporation Board of Directors Current
Groove Networks, Inc. Director Current
Defense Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alliantgsa Board of Directors Current
Viasat Director Current
Logtec, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aetc Incorporated Director Current
Biowarn LLC Board of Directors Current
SI International, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
SM&A Corporation Director Current
Defense Science LLC Board of Directors Current
Loral Space & Communications, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
Vsat Networks Director Current
The Mitre Corporation Board of Directors Current
ViaSat, Inc. Director Current
Link-16 and International Director Current
Cogent, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
TRW, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Information Integration, LLC Assistant Secretary Former
Control, Inc Assistant Secretary Former
The Aerospace Corporation Fellow Former
SI International, Inc. Consultant Current
Viasat Consultant Former
Groove Networks, Inc. Consultant Former
Intelligence, Inc. Board of Directors Former
ManTech MBI, Inc. Director Former
Information Integration, LLC Board of Directors Former
Co-Defense Board of Directors Former
Control, Inc Board of Directors Former
California Inc M.S. Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
California Institute of Technology M.S. degree in electrical engineering Former
California Inc B.S. Degree In Engineering Former
California Institute of Technology degrees in electrical engineering Former
TRW, Inc. Member Former

Organization Position Status
Viasat Manager, Personnel Current

Organization Position Status
Viasat Manager, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Viasat Finance Controller Current

Jennifer Batty started her career working in International distribution for Great North International, Canada's leading factual Producer and Distributor. She has since worked at Alliance Atlantis International, known worldwide for their CSI franchise developing, co-financing, and selling factual programmes worldwide. She was also Director of Business Affairs and Acquisitions at Discovery Europe for a short time. Jennifer is currently Head of Programming for Pay TV at Viasat, responsible for the branded channels VExplorer, VHistory, VCrime and VNature programming strategy. These channels broadcast into 26 countries in 16 languages across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Viasat Broadcasting is part of MTG, Modern Times Group, an international media group with principal broadcasting businesses in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, Hungary and Russia. MTG is the largest Free to Air and Pay TV operator in the Nordic and Baltic regions and the largest commercial radio operator in Northern Europe. Viasat channels reach over 60 million people in 26 countries.

Organization Position Status
Viasat Head of Programming Current
History New Zealand Ltd. Head of Prodramming, Pay TV, Viasat Broadcasting Uk Ltd. Current
Discovery Europe Limited Director of Business Affairs and Acquisitions Former

Organization Position Status
Coffee Arts and Media Ltd Producer, Lawyer Company Director Current
Viasat Senior Company Lawyer Current

B. ALLEN LAY has been a director of ViaSat since 1996. From 1983 to 2001, he was a General Partner of Southern California Ventures, a venture capital company. From 2001 to the present he has acted as a consultant to the venture capital industry. Mr. Lay is currently a director of Physical Optics Corporation, a privately-held optical systems company; Oncotech, Inc., a privately-held medical diagnostic company; NPI, LLC, a privately-held developer and supplier of proprietary and patentable ingredients for dietary supplements; Luminit, LLC, a privately-held light shaping film company; and Canley Lamps, LLC, a privately-held manufacturer of specialty light bulbs.

Organization Position Status
ViaSat, Inc. Director Current
Viasat Director Current
Oncotech, Inc. Director Current
Physical Optics Corporation Director Current
Link-16 and International Director Current
Southern California Ventures General Partner Former

HARVEY P. WHITE has been a director of ViaSat since May 2005. Since June 2004, Mr. White has served as Chairman of (SHW)2 Enterprises, a business development and consulting firm. From September 1998 through June 2004, Mr. White served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leap Wireless International, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. White was a co-founder of QUALCOMM Incorporated where he held various positions including director, President, and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. White attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and Marshall University where he received a B.A. degree in Economics.

Organization Position Status
Vsat Networks Chairman Current
Quanlight, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
ViaSat, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Viasat Director Current
Motive Inc. Director Current
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation Board of Directors Current
Amcc Corp Board of Directors Current
Leap Wireless International, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
QUALCOMM Incorporated President Former
QUALCOMM Incorporated Coo Former
QUALCOMM Incorporated Executive Vice President Former
QUALCOMM Incorporated Co-Founder Former
Linkabit Coo and Director Former
Link-16 and International Chairman Former
Leap Wireless International, Inc. Chairman Former
Linkabit Director Former
Link-16 and International Director Former
Vsat Networks Director Former
QUALCOMM Incorporated Director Former
Marshall University Ph.D. In Humanities Former
Marshall University B.A. In Economics Former
University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor's Degrees Former
West Virginia Wesleyan College Former

DR. JEFFREY M. NASH has been a director of ViaSat since 1987. From 1994 until 2003, he served as President of Digital Perceptions Inc., a privately-held consulting and software development firm serving the defense, remote sensing, communications, aviation and commercial computer industries. Since September 2003, he has been President and Chairman of Inclined Plane Inc., a privately-held consulting and intellectual property development company serving the defense, communications and media industries. In addition to his role at ViaSat, Dr. Nash serves as a director of two San Diego-based companies: Pepperball Technologies, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of non-lethal personal defense equipment for law enforcement, security and personal defense applications and REMEC, Inc., which is now in dissolution.

Organization Position Status
Inclined Plane President Current
Inclined Plane Chairman Current
Link-16 and International Director Current
Viasat Director Current
ViaSat, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pepperball Technologies, Incorporated Director Current
Vision Robotics Corp Board of Directors Current
Digital Perceptions CEO Former
Conner Technology CEO Former
Digital Perceptions President Former
Conner Peripherals Former
Binarylabs, Inc. Former
REMEC, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. Degrees In Engineering Former
University of California, Los Angeles MS Former
University of California, Los Angeles BS Former

Organization Position Status
Foundry Networks, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current
Arc Rubber Current President Current
Mimix Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
Robert W. Johnson & Associates Owner Current
Customer Manufacturing Group Consultant Current
Arc Rubber Arc Rubber Current
The Scholar Group, Inc Current
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Current
ViaSat, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Link-16 and International Director Current
Viasat Director Current
Hifn Inc. Board of Directors Current
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Former
Tri-Data, Inc. CEO Former
Tri-Data, Inc. president Former
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. General Manager of Internetworking Former
International Business Machines Corporation developer Former
Dartmouth College tenure, track professor Former
Hifn Inc. Accountant Former
The Dial Corporation Former
Lakeview Technology, Inc. Former
Harvard Law School J.D. Former
Stanford University PhD Former
Columbia Business School M.B.A. Former
University of Toledo MBA program Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
University of California, Berkeley MBA Former
San Jose State University Master of Arts degree in Applied Economics Former
Stanford University M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering Former
University of San Francisco BSBA degree in Finance Former
University of Michigan BBA degree Former
Baruch College Bba Degree In Economics Former
Stanford University B.S. Former
Santa Clara University degree in economics Former
University of Toledo Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former
Arc Rubber Vice President Former
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