Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Julien Signes |
President, CEO, Founder |
| Alain Fernando-Santana |
Chief Marketing Officer |
| Jean Pierre Henot |
Chief Technology Officer |
| Jean-Pierre Henot |
Cto |
| John McAdoo |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Richard Stanfield |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Yuval Fisher |
Chief Scientist |
| Albert Liong |
General Manager and Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific |
| Boris Felts |
Vice President, Product Marketing |
| Eric Deniau |
Vice President of Engineering |
| Eric Rosier |
Vice President, Engineering |
| Ian Locke |
Vice President, Global Communications |
| Ian Trow |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Jodi Benassi |
Vice President, Sales, Americas |
| Peter Giordano |
Vice President, Manufacturing |
| Rudi Polednik |
Vice President of Marketing and Global Alliances |
| Steve Wallbank |
Vice President, Sales, Emea |
| Dawn Danaher |
|
| Evan Sirof |
|
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sigma Designs, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Current |
| Sigma Designs, Inc. |
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Trilogy Systems Corporation |
|
Former |
| Amdahl Corporation |
|
Former |
| Fujitsu Limited |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S.E.E. |
Former |
| University of Wisconsin |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| ARM Holdings plc |
|
Former |
| Novartis AG |
|
Former |
| Manchester University |
Degree In Economics & Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Texas A&M University |
B.S. Degree |
Former |
As a recognized leading in his field, Yuval Fisher brings more than 20 years experience in multimedia technology implementation to Envivio in his role as Chief Scientist. One of founders of the Envivio, Yuval is responsible for conceiving, advocating, and planning major research and development activities within the company. Currently on the Management Team of the Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA), he was one of the lead editors of the MPEG-4 Systems specifications. He has also been a chair of the MPEG-4 Conformance Group and Advanced Text and 2D Graphics Group. Prior to Envivio, he worked on several MPEG-4 implementations for participating MPEG-4 companies including Rockwell International, Conexant, and France Telecom. Yuval has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Cornell University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Chief Scientist |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Nineleft |
Senior Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Envivio, Inc. |
General Manager and Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific |
Current |
| Envivio, Inc. |
COO and CFO |
Former |
| Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. |
Assistant Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Chevron USA, Inc. |
Accountant |
Former |
| San Francisco State University |
M.B.A. In Accounting and Finance |
Former |
| Washington State |
M.B.A. In Accounting and Finance |
Former |
| San Francisco State University |
B.S. In Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President, Product Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President of Engineering |
Current |
| Imperial College London |
MSc in communication engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Communications |
Current |
| Minerva Networks, Inc. |
Director of Market Development |
Former |
| University of Sydney |
B.Sc. In Anatomy and Histology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Tandberg Television Ltd. |
Engineering Group Manager |
Former |
| Snell & Wilcox, Inc. |
design engineer |
Former |
| University of Sussex |
B.Sc in Electronic Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, Americas |
Current |
| San Jose State University |
BS Degree In International Business |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President, Manufacturing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing and Global Alliances |
Current |
| Imperial College London |
B.Eng. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Former |
| Imperial College London |
BEng in Electronic Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, Emea |
Current |
| Tandberg Television Ltd. |
Sales Director |
Former |
| University of Bath |
B.Sc. In Physics |
Former |
Corentin du Roy joined HarbourVest's London-based subsidiary in 2003, where he focuses on non-U.S. direct growth equity and leveraged buyout investments. He sits on the board of Acision, Envivio, Flash Networks, Kiala, and Servista. He has also been involved in HarbourVest's direct investments in Cramer Systems (acquired by Amdocs), Betapharm (acquired by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories), Bezier, Finjan Software, and Loxam, among others. He joined the Firm from AXA Investment Managers, where he was an equity and high-yield debt research analyst focusing mainly on the telecom sector. Fluent in French, Corentin received a BS in Business Administration from Paris IX Dauphine University in 1999 and received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Flash Networks, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Acision |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Servista Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
David is a 17-year veteran of the venture capital business and the Founder and Managing General Partner of Crescendo Ventures. During his 17 years in the venture capital industry, David has been active in the formation and development of nearly 50 technology companies with 16 IPO's and a dozen trade-sales. David has been ranked on the Forbes Midas list since 2003 (8th among VCs in 2005). He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, a Core Team Member of the World Economic Forum Working Group on "Nurturing the Early Stage Investment Climate in China", and a member of the board of the National Venture Capital Associations (NVCA).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Crescendo Ventures, Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Edentree Technologies, Inc. |
Managing General Partner, Crescendo Ventures |
Current |
| eSilicon Corporation |
Managing General Partner, Crescendo Ventures |
Current |
| Galatia Web Services, Inc. |
Managing General Partner |
Current |
| Crescendo Venture Management LLC |
Owner |
Current |
| Lumenare |
|
Current |
| National Foundation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Edentree Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eSilicon Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Crescendo Ventures, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| National Foundation |
Chairman |
Former |
| University of Minnesota |
degree in accounting |
Former |
Mr. Sawyer is currently a Managing Director for Saints. Before founding Saints in 2000, he was formerly the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions of Prudential Volpe Technology Group, a division of Prudential Securities. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Sawyer was the Head of Strategic Advisory Services and Mergers and Acquisitions at Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., a privately held investment bank focused on emerging growth companies in technology and healthcare and later acquired by Prudential Securities in December of 1999. Mr. Sawyer serves on the Board of Directors, or is a Board Observer at Cleargauge, Continuous Computing, HK Systems, Travel Intelligence, Laureate Pharmaceuticals, Acsis and Alliance. Prior investments have included Sidestep, Tellme, Military.com, Vertical Networks, Scene 7, Cyber Trust, eVoice and Magnet Communications. Mr. Sawyer received his Masters of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He earned his Bachelor of Science with honors in Industrial Engineering at Stanford University. Mr. Sawyer was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. Mr. Sawyer also studied at the University of Tours in France and the Copenhagen School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Saints Limited |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Saints Vc |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Saints Vc |
Founder |
Current |
| Travel Intelligence Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Acsis Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| HK Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Tecs, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Tecs, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Volpe Brown Whelan |
Head of Mergers and Acquisitions |
Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Masters of Business Administration |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bachelor of Science With Honors In Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Executive News
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Finnish DIGITA chooses Envivio platform for new mobile TV service
Broadcast Engineering Magazine - 9/01/09 - View Story
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Does Sigma Deserve Your Love?
Motley Fool - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Sigma Designs fiscal 2Q profit falls by 50 percent
CNBC - 8/26/09 - View Story
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New Envivio 4Caster C4 HD Encoder/Transcoder Crosses the 6 Mbps Barrier Expanding HD Delivery...
Forbes.com - 8/19/09 - View Story
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New Envivio 4Caster C4 HD Encoder/Transcoder Crosses the 6 Mbps Barrier Expanding HD Delivery Capacity for IPTV and TV Broadcasters
Business Wire - 8/19/09 - View Story
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Sigma Designs, Inc. Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fiscal Second Quarter Financial...
Reuters - 8/18/09 - View Story
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Digita Chooses Envivio Encoding for New DVB-H Mobile TV Service in Finland
Business Wire - 8/13/09 - View Story