Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Ralph Rondinone |
Vice President, Operations |
| Steve Davi |
Senior Vice President,Engineering |
| William C. Styslinger |
Founder |
| Edward Dunbar |
President and COO |
| Kevin Bisson |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Cfo and Treasurer |
| Simon McGrath |
Chief Marketing Officer |
| Yvette Gordon-Kanouff |
Chief Strategy Officer |
| Yvette Kanouff |
Chief Strategy Officer |
| Andrew Thomas Birchall |
Senior Vice President |
| Anthony William Kelly |
Senior Vice President |
| Bruce E Mann |
Vice President, Network Storage Engineering |
| Ira Goldfarb |
Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales |
| Alan Hoff |
Vice President of Product Marketing |
| Branco Gerovac |
Vice President, Res |
| Branko J Gerovac |
Vice President, Research |
| Chris West |
Vice President, Broadcast |
| David Kendler |
Vice President of Storage Strategy |
| John Pittas |
Vice President, Brdcst Products Engineering |
| Les Kock |
Vice President, HR |
| Maria Duquette |
Vice President, Customer Services |
| Michael Hunsicker |
Vice President, Sales, North American & Advertising, Broadcasting & Hospitality Products |
| Ronald J. Ham |
Vice President, Advertising Sys Engineering |
| Scott Blais |
Vice President, Customer Services |
| Simone Sassoli |
Vice President and General Manager, Global Telecoms and Middleware |
| Thomas Kracz |
Vice President, Professional Services |
| Tom Rosenstein |
Vice President, Business Dev |
| Yefim Nivoro |
Vice President, Sales, Latin America |
| Yvette Gordon |
Vice President of Seachange International's Intera |
| Bill Carleton |
Director, Sales |
| Bill Thompson |
Director, Product Marketing |
| Jim Sheehan |
Director, Public Rel |
| John Coulbourn |
Director, Communications |
| Joseph Ambeault |
Director, IP Video Sys |
| Terri Swartz |
Director, Advanced Adv |
| Vikas Anand |
Business Manager |
| Jon Gebarowski |
Webmaster |
| Martha Schaefer |
|
| Rick Hamilton |
|
| Carmine Vona |
Director |
| Thomas F. Olson |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| iDirect Technologies |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Veritas Software |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Frictionless Commerce Incorporated |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Aspen Technology, Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Aspen Co |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| SAP AG |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Precise Software Solutions, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Boston College |
|
Former |
esponsible for worldwide customer service, manufacturing, quality, information technology and infrastructure. Rondinone brings over 20 years experience in customer service, manufacturing engineering, quality and operational responsibilities from start ups to public networking companies. Previously, he held executive level positions at SeaChange International, Lucent Technologies and Ascend Communications. He spent 13 years of his career at Digital Equipment Corporation where he worked in both the US and Europe in engineering and in manufacturing operations. Rondinone holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Video Arts, Ltd |
Senior Vice President, Software Engineering |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Senior Vice President,Engineering |
Current |
| Sea Change, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Software Engineering |
Former |
| Banyan Systems |
|
Former |
William C. Styslinger, III, 63, is a founder of SeaChange and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director since the inception of SeaChange in July 1993 and as Chairman of the Board since January 1995. He additionally served as President of the Company from inception through April 2009. Prior to forming SeaChange in 1993, Mr. Styslinger was employed at Digital Equipment Corporation since March 1978, most recently as manager of the Cable Television Business Unit from October 1991 to May 1993.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
President and COO |
Current |
| Comcast Spotlight |
Vice President of Corporate Integration |
Former |
Kevin M. Bisson, 44, joined SeaChange on March 13, 2006 as the Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Secretary and Treasurer. Following the filing of SeaChange's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006, Mr. Bisson assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Bisson served from May 2003 until March 2006 as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Superconductor Corporation, an energy technologies company, and was also the Treasurer of American Superconductor Corporation from January 2004 until March 2006. Prior to joining American Superconductor Corporation, Mr. Bisson served from 2000 to 2003 as Vice President, Controller and Treasurer for Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturing company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Cfo and Treasurer |
Current |
| Sea Change, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Current |
| Digital Video Arts, Ltd |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Current |
| American Superconductor Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| American Superconductor Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Microsemi Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Microsemi Corporation |
General Manager |
Former |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
Controller |
Former |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Secretary |
Former |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| American Superconductor Corporation |
Treasurer |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
MBA degree |
Former |
| Boston College |
bachelor's degree in accounting |
Former |
| Northeastern University |
Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Wict Leadership Conference |
Chief Strategy Officer, Seachange International |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Chief Strategy Officer |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Former |
| Full Service Network |
Engineering Director |
Former |
Yvette Kanouff, 40, joined SeaChange in September 1997 and, since March 2006, has served as SeaChange's Chief Strategy Officer. Previously, Ms. Kanouff served from July 2005 to March 2006 as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development, and as Vice President, Interactive Television Management from August 2003 to July 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Kanouff served as Vice President, Technology from July 2001 to August 2003, and as Director, Interactive Technology from September 1997 to July 2001.
Andrew Birchall, 61, has served as a Senior Vice President of SeaChange since September 2005, concurrent with SeaChange's acquisition of ODG. Mr. Birchall also serves as Chairman of ODG, a position he has held since October 2002. Mr. Birchall was a founder of ODG in 1995. Prior to founding ODG, Mr. Birchall served as Head of Acquisitions and Managing Director of The Movie Channel at British Satellite Broadcasting from March 1987 to November 1990. Prior to that, from September 1984 to February 1987, Mr. Birchall served as Chief Executive Officer of Premiere International, the first pay TV film channel in the UK.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Odg |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Digital Video Arts, Ltd |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Sea Change, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Odg |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Movie Channel |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Odg |
Founder |
Former |
Anthony Kelly, 44, has served as Senior Vice President of SeaChange since September 2005, concurrent with SeaChange's acquisition of ODG. Mr. Kelly also serves as Chief Executive Officer of ODG, a position he has held since 1996. Prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer of ODG, Mr. Kelly served as a director of the Lambie Nairn Group from May 1992 to December 1994 and as an executive at Video Networks Limited from December 1992 to April 1995. Prior to that, from July 1990 to April 1992, Mr. Kelly served as CEO of the Palace Group, a major UK independent film producer and distributor. Before joining Palace, Mr. Kelly was Head of Program Finance at British Satellite Broadcasting from 1987 to June 1990.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Odg |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Digital Video Arts, Ltd |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Sea Change, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Palace Group |
CEO |
Former |
| Odg |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| The Palace |
|
Former |
Bruce E. Mann joined SeaChange in September 1994 as Vice President, Network Storage Engineering. Mr. Mann is also President of SeaChange Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of SeaChange which develops and manufactures video server-based products. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Mann served as Director of Engineering at Ungermann-Bass, Inc., a subsidiary of Tandem Computers Inc., from March 1993 to September 1994. Prior to that, from September 1976 to March 1993, Mr. Mann was an engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation, most recently as Senior Consulting Engineer.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sea Change Systems, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Senior Vice President Network Storage Engneerg |
Current |
| Sea Change, Inc. |
Vice President, Network Storage Engineering |
Current |
| Digital Video Arts, Ltd |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Vice President, Network Storage Engineering |
Current |
| Ungermann-Bass |
Director of Engineering |
Former |
Ira Goldfarb, 48, has served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales since August 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Goldfarb served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales since January 1998, Vice President, U.S. Systems Sales from August 1997 to January 1998, as Vice President, Eastern Region from January 1997 to August 1997, and as Vice President, Central Region, from August 1994 to January 1997. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Goldfarb held several sales management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation from September 1983 to July 1994.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, North American & Advertising, Broadcasting & Hospitality Products |
Current |
Salvatori has served as CEO of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario since 2006. Previously, he was Chairman of Gruppo Unicredito Italiano from May 2002 to January 2006, and prior to that served as the CEO of Banca Intesa. He also served in several senior executive and management positions with Gruppo Cassa di Risparmio di Parma, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Banco Ambrosiano Veneto and CARIPLO.
Salvatori holds a degree in economics and business from the University of Bologna, a degree in banking from the University of Siena, and an honorary degree in political science from the University of Macerata. He is a registered chartered accountant.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Metrosoft |
Chairman |
Current |
| Blueliner - India |
Chief Technologist (Financial Services, Technology) |
Current |
| Digital Video Arts, Ltd |
Director |
Current |
| SeaChange International, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Sea Change, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Metrosoft |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
Thomas F. Olson, 59, has served as a Director of SeaChange since May 2001. In addition, from January 1999 to December 2003, Mr. Olson served as the Chief Executive Officer of National Cable Communications, a company specializing in cable television advertising time sales. From January 1995 to May 1998, Mr. Olson was Managing Partner of National Cable Communications and Chief Executive Officer of Katz Media Group, a radio, broadcast television and cable television national sales representation firm. Mr. Olson was with Katz Media Group for 23 years. Since 2005, Mr. Olson has also served on the board of Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., a private company that owns and operates television and radio stations.