Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Cardi M. Prinzi |
President, New Edge Networks |
| Craig I. Forman |
Chief Product Officer |
| James G. Dole |
Chief Corporate Development Officer |
| Joseph M. Wetzel |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Kevin M. Dotts |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Stacie Hagan |
Chief People Officer |
| Bill Heys |
Executive Vice President |
| Brinton Young |
Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning |
| Christopher Putala |
Executive Vice President, Public Policy |
| Donald B. Berryman |
Executive Vice President, Customer Support |
| Bradley A. Ferguson |
Vice President |
| Dave Rowland |
Group Vice President |
| David H. W. Shipps Sr. |
Vice President, Consumer Sales & Marketing |
| Erika Jolly |
Vice President, Prod Marketing |
| Felix Lin |
Vice President of Human Resources |
| Gary Sonnier |
Vice President, Consumer Access Prod |
| Ken Uhlig |
Vice President, HR |
| Kevin F. Brand |
Vice President, Products |
| Kip Morgan |
Vice President, Direct Marketing |
| Mark S. Petrovic |
Vice President, Res & Development |
| Steve Dean |
Vice President, Networks |
| Stephen Currie |
Director of Product Management |
| Liza Barry-Kessler |
Earthlink's Senior Product Manager for Parental Controls |
| Philip Neches |
Advisor |
| Samuel R. DeSimone Jr. |
General Counsel and Secretary |
| Les Seagraves |
Executive Editor |
| Tom Peterson |
Investor |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
President, New Edge Networks |
Current |
Mr. Dole has served as our Chief Corporate Development Officer since August 2007. From February 2005 until August 2006, Mr. Dole served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Implementation of Mpower Holding Corporation. Mr. Dole worked as an independent business consultant from January 2002 until February 2005. Mr. Dole served as Senior Vice President of Global Access Management for Global Crossing North America from February 2000 until December 2001. Mr. Dole was Chief Financial Officer of the Business Services Division of Frontier Corporation from March 1999 until January 2000. Between 1986 and 1999, Mr. Dole held numerous management positions at Frontier, and its predecessor Rochester Telephone.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Chief Corporate Development Officer |
Current |
| Mpower Holding Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
Mr. Wetzel has served as our Chief Operating Officer since August 2007. Mr. Wetzel served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Mpower Holding Corporation from July 2001 until its merger with a subsidiary of U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp. in August 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Wetzel served as President of Operations of Mpower Holding Corporation from August 2000 through July 2001. He also served on the Board of Directors of Mpower Holding Corporation from March 2002 until April 2003. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Wetzel was Vice President of Technology with MediaOne Group and from 1993 to 1997 was Vice President of Technology with MediaOne's multimedia group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Mpower Holding Corporation |
President & COO |
Former |
| University of Miami |
MBA |
Former |
Mr. Dotts has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2004. From July 2002 to April 2004, Mr. Dotts served as our Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining us, Mr. Dotts served as a Chief Financial Officer at GE Energy Parts, Inc. from August 1999 to July 2002 and as Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis at NBC, a division of GE, from November 1997 to August 1999. Prior to joining NBC in November 1997, Mr. Dotts served in a variety of finance leadership positions at General Electric since 1987, including positions at GE Aerospace, GE Corporate Audit, and GE Plastics, both domestically and internationally.
Ms. Hagan has served as our Chief People Officer since March 2007. Ms. Hagan joined us in September 2002 and has served in several capacities, including Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining us, Ms. Hagan served as President/Principal at SynerChange International, Inc. from 1993 until 2002.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Chief People Officer |
Current |
| Synerchange International, Inc |
CEO |
Former |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Former |
| Synerchange International, Inc |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Yale University |
Graduate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PeoplePC, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| TSI Power Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| TSI Power Corporation |
Acting President |
Former |
| PeoplePC, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Sales |
Former |
| TSI Power Corporation |
Consultant |
Former |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Sales and Marketing Consultant |
Former |
| Fortis, Inc. |
|
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Current |
Chris Putala, Executive Vice President of Public Policy, EarthLink, Inc. - Mr. Putala has served as EarthLink's Executive Vice President, Public Policy since August 2005. From February 2004 to July 2005, Mr. Putala was the principal of PutalaStrategies, a public policy consulting firm providing government relations services to telecommunications and technology clients. From August 1998 to January 2004, he served as the vice president for congressional affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. From 1989 to August 1998, Mr. Putala served as a senior staff member on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Public Policy |
Current |
| Broadband Policy Summit |
Executive Vice President of Public Policy, Earthlink, Inc. |
Current |
| CTIA |
Vice President |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Master’S Degree In Public Policy |
Former |
| Bates College |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| IdentityNow.com |
CEO |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Customer Support |
Current |
| Ispcon |
|
Current |
| IdentityNow.com |
president |
Former |
Dave Rowland is a Group Vice President of EarthLink, and the General Manager of PeoplePC. Dave is responsible for the day-to-day operations of PeoplePC as well as subscriber acquisitions for EarthLink. Dave has been involved in the computer industry since 1978 when he started a custom software company. Response, Inc. evolved into a national sales organization selling pharmacy, accounting and banking software. Later, the company expanded into retail computer stores and in 1995, started an Internet Service Provider business, which would later be acquired by EarthLink, Inc. Since 2000, Dave has been involved with the management of the multiple companies acquired by EarthLink, and has managed PeoplePC since 2002. Dave is a proud product of the University of Nebraska and remains an avid Cornhusker fan, with personal interests in photography, wine, cars and flying.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Group Vice President |
Current |
| PeoplePC, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| PeoplePC, Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
Mr. Shipps has served as our Vice President, Consumer Sales and Marketing since September 2008. Mr. Shipps joined us in January 2004, serving as Director, Business Development until November 2005. From November 2005 until November 2007 Mr. Shipps was Vice President, Business Development later becoming Vice President of Sales and Business Development prior to his current role. Prior to joining us in 2004, Mr. Shipps was Vice President of Business Development at ComScore, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Shipps was Vice President of Business Development at InfoSpace, Inc. Between 1991 and 1998 he held various marketing and product management positions at BellSouth and Cox Cable.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Consumer Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Prod Marketing |
Current |
Mr. Felix Lin, a partner of The MARCLIN Group, has assisted me very professionally during the past three years as a contingency executive search recruiter for EarthLink Network. As Vice President of Human Resources and EarthLink's Senior Technical Recruiter, I have appreciated Felix's straightforward, no red-tape approach to finding us top candidates. He has placed several candidates at EarthLink since 1997. I'm sure Marclin would provide any firm with outstanding service and applicants.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President of Human Resources |
Current |
| Marclin Group |
Partner |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Consumer Access Prod |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Equant |
Head of Human Resources |
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
Coach |
Former |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
World Leader |
Former |
| NCR Corporation |
|
Former |
Mr. Brand has served as our Vice President, Products since November 2003. Mr. Brand joined us in June 2001 and served as Vice President, Network Operations prior to his current role. Mr. Brand was Executive Vice President of Operations at CAIS Internet from November 1999 through January 2001. From June 1980 through November 1999, Mr. Brand worked in a variety of management positions at AT&T, AT&T Paradyne and AT&T Bell Laboratories in operations, customer support, product management, marketing and technical areas.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Products |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Direct Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Res & Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Vice President, Networks |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Director of Product Management |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Earthlink's Senior Product Manager for Parental Controls |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foundation Ventures, LLC |
Chief Technologist |
Current |
| Tizor |
Founder and Chief Scientist of Teradata |
Current |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
Advisor |
Current |
| Tacoda Systems, Inc. |
Advisor |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Advisor |
Current |
| Luxtera, Inc. |
Advisor |
Current |
| Expand Beyond Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Evolving Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The People Link |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| California Institute of Technology |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tizor |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| AT&T Inc. |
Chief Technical Officer, |
Former |
| Teradata Corporation |
Chief Scientist |
Former |
| NCR Corporation |
Chief Scientist |
Former |
| Idealab |
Acting Chief Technology Officer |
Former |
| NCR Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Teradata Corporation |
Founder |
Former |
| Foundation Ventures, LLC |
Chairman |
Former |
| Semandex Networks, Inc. |
Chairman of Foundation Ventures Llc |
Former |
| Dayton Public Radio |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Semitech Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| MCC Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| California Institute of Technology |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| California Institute of Technology |
M.S. |
Former |
| California Institute of Technology |
B.S. |
Former |
Mr. DeSimone has served as our General Counsel and Secretary since February 2000. Prior to that, Mr. DeSimone served in such capacities at MindSpring Enterprises Inc. since November 1998 prior to its merger with EarthLink in 2000. From September 1995 to August 1998, Mr. DeSimone served as Vice President of Corporate Development with Merix Corporation, a printed circuit board manufacturer. From June 1990 to August 1995, he was an associate attorney and a partner with Lane Powell Spears Lubersky of Portland, Oregon.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| New York University |
JD |
Former |
| Amherst College |
Phi Beta Kappa |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Affiliate 2 |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| aQuantive, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Marchex, Inc. |
Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of The Compensation Committee |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Marchex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TDI |
CEO |
Former |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. |
President and CEO |
Former |
| TDI |
President |
Former |
| Western Wireless Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Palmer Communications |
Cfo |
Former |
| Palmer Wireless |
Vice President |
Former |
| Palmer Communications |
Vice President |
Former |
| General Dynamics Corporation |
Administrator |
Former |
| Palmer Wireless |
Operator |
Former |
| The Mitchell Company, Inc. |
Auditor |
Former |
| ALLTEL Corporation |
|
Former |
| Tribune Company |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Palmer Communications |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Palmer Wireless |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Des Moines Register Co. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis |
BS Degree In Business |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Atlanta International School |
Trustee |
Current |
| Accel Partners |
|
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Benevolink Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mirant Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Mirant Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Mirant Corporation |
Senior Vice President of Mirant's North American Operations and Business Development |
Former |
| Mirant Corporation |
Vice President for Domestic Business Development |
Former |
| Union College |
Master's Degree In Power Systems Engineering |
Former |
| The University of Alabama |
undergraduate electrical engineering degree |
Former |
| Southern Company |
Member |
Former |
David Koretz founded BlueTie in March 1999. As its President and CEO, Mr. Koretz has led BlueTie from a fledgling Internet start-up to a recognized technology leader. Prior to founding BlueTie, he served as CEO of several companies, including Network Marketing International, which during his tenure became the world's first Internet-based sales lead company. Mr. Koretz is also the author of several patents in the area of email messaging and collaborative technology. A native of Rochester, NY, Mr. Koretz has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CIO Magazine, eWeek, Computer Reseller News, ASP Industry News, VAR Business, Wall Street Reporter, VentureWire, People Magazine, Business Strategies, the NY Times, The Boston Globe and the NY Sun.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Bluetie, Inc. |
Founder, President & CEO |
Current |
| Venturewire |
Reporter |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Varbusiness |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Mirant Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mirant Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Mirant Corporation |
President |
Former |
Ms. Bowick has served as a director of the Company since December 2006. Ms. Bowick serves as a consultant to the joint venture of Nokia Corporation and Siemens A.G. since 2006. From 1977 to 2004, Ms. Bowick served at various executive positions with Hewlett-Packard Company, a provider of information technology, infrastructure, personal computing, global services and imaging and printing, most recently as its Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Workforce Development. Ms. Bowick serves as a guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a founding Board member of the Washington state M.E.S.A. program engaged in the identification and retention of high potential junior high students. Ms. Bowick is currently a director of EarthLink, Inc., an Internet service provider. Ms. Bowick holds a B.S., Business Administration and Education from the University of Nebraska. Ms. Bowick is an independent director.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Travelocity.com LP |
Founder |
Current |
| General Catalyst Partners |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Essential Ideas |
|
Current |
| Speakers Platform |
|
Current |
| 71MILES Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Kayak.Com |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Pinpoint Travel |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Overture Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Entrust, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Airtegrity Wireless, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rearden Commerce, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Travelocity.com LP |
CEO |
Former |
| Sabre Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Travelocity.com LP |
President |
Former |
| Sabre Corporation |
Chief Information Officer |
Former |
| Sabre Corporation |
vice president of product development |
Former |
| Sabre Corporation |
decision technologies |
Former |
| Vega Travel |
Travel Agent |
Former |
| Denison University |
graduate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The National Archives |
President |
Current |
| Core Capital Partners |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Smartbrief |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Mercator Partners, LLC |
Advisor |
Current |
| The Washington Post Company |
columnist |
Current |
| Los Angeles Times |
columnist |
Current |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
Trustee |
Current |
| Boomertirement |
|
Current |
| Updatelogic, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Core Corporation |
|
Current |
| The Anya Corp Wireless Store |
|
Current |
| The National Archives |
Chairman |
Current |
| Smartbrief |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Telephia |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Twisted Pair Solutions, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| John F. Kennedy Center |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Public Broadcasting Service |
Director |
Current |
| Tech Corps |
Director |
Current |
| Telephia, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| InPhonic, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| John F. Kennedy Center |
Trustee |
Current |
| CTIA |
CEO |
Former |
| Core Capital Partners |
Partner |
Former |
| WiderThan Co., Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
B.S. |
Former |
Mr. Wheeler has served on our Board of Directors since July 2003. Mr. Wheeler is a managing director of Core Capital Partners, a venture capital fund, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Shiloh Group, LLC, a strategy development and private investment company specializing in telecommunications services. From 1992 through October 2003, Mr. Wheeler served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Mr. Wheeler led President Obama's Transition Team on Science, Technology, Space and the Arts.
Mr. Wisehart has served on our Board of Directors since July 2008. Mr. Wisehart is a member of the Board of Directors of Marchex, Inc. where he serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Wisehart served as Chief Financial Officer of aQuantive, Inc., a digital marketing services company, from March 2006 until September 2007. aQuantive was acquired by Microsoft in August 2007. Prior to this position, Mr. Wisehart served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Western Wireless Corporation, a cellular phone service provider, from January 2003 until September 2005. Western Wireless was acquired by Alltel in August 2005. Prior to that time, Mr. Wisehart served as Chief Financial Officer of iNNERHOST, Inc., a web hosting services company, from October 2000 through February 2002, and as President and Chief Executive Officer for Teledirect International, Inc., a marketing automation software company, from February 1999 through October 2000.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| C-E-N-T-E-R |
Director and Chairman |
Current |
| Accel Partners |
|
Current |
| Ironkey, Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Myvest |
Chairman |
Current |
| Freebase |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Xtec Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LowerMyBills.com, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Visual Sciences, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Myvest |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Global Com LLC. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adviceamerica, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| WebSideStory, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Upek, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fatdoor |
Director |
Current |
| Plymedia Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PayPal, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Intuit, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Intuit, Inc. |
president. The merged |
Former |
| Intuit, Inc. |
executive vice president |
Former |
| U.S. News & World Report, L.P. |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Macromedia, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA Degree |
Former |
| Middlebury College |
bachelor's degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Edgewater Networks, Inc |
General Partner, El Dorado Ventures |
Current |
| Jigsaw Data Corp. |
General Partner, El Dorado Ventures |
Current |
| El Dorado Ventures |
General Partner |
Current |
| Skinstore, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Ecast, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Strix Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Edgewater Networks, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Jigsaw Data Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rioport.Com, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Xponent Photonics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PC Helper |
Director |
Current |
| Compu-Fix Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Blaze Dfm |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Skinstore.Com |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| McKesson Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| EarthLink, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Efficient Networks, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Nanosys, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Cyras Systems |
Investor |
Current |
| Entrisphere, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
engineering and management positions |
Former |
| General Electric Company |
engineering and management positions |
Former |
| Cortina Systems Corporation |
Board Member |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
M.B.A. Degree |
Former |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management |
MBA |
Former |
| Iowa State University |
B.S.E.E. Degree |
Former |
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