Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Patrick Harshman |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Robin Dickson |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Israel Levi |
Senior Vice President, Operations, Quality |
| Anne Lynch |
Vice President, HR |
| Bradley Graham |
Vice President Comm |
| Buddy Snow |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Charles Bonasera |
Vice President, Operations |
| David Price |
Vice President, Business Development |
| David Trescot |
Vice President, Rhozet Business Unit |
| Frank Kessaratos |
Vice President, Asia Pacific |
| Ian Graham |
Vice President, Emea Sales and Service |
| Jim Marino |
Vice President of North America Sales |
| Matthew Aden |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Neven Haltmayer |
Vice President, Research and Development |
| Neven Haltmeyer |
Vice President, Research and Development |
| Nimrod Ben-Natan |
Vice President, Product Marketing, Solutions & Strategy |
| Nimrod Natan |
Vice President, Solutions & Strategy |
| Peter E. Hilliard |
Vice President, Human Resources |
| Raymond Tse |
Vice President, Apac Sales |
| Tony Xu |
Vice President, International Sales and Market Development |
| Lance Fisher |
General Manager |
| Jason Awbrey |
Founder |
| Gil Katz |
Director, Marketing |
| Jean-Christophe Morizur |
Director, Product Marketing |
| Martin Altham |
Director, Marketing |
| Amy Cook |
Senior Manager, Product Marketing |
| Tom Lattie |
Product Line Manager |
| Rolan Sargis |
Controller |
| Heather McCue |
|
| Michael Newman |
|
| Harold Covert |
Director |
| Michel L. Vaillaud |
Director |
| William Reddersen |
Director |
Board of Directors
Dr. Harshman joined Harmonic in 1993 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2006. In December 2005, he was appointed Executive Vice President responsible for the majority of the Company's operational functions, including the unified digital video and broadband optical networking divisions as well as global manufacturing. Prior to the consolidation of the Company’s product divisions, Dr. Harshman held the position of President of the Convergent Systems division and, for more than four years, was President of the Broadband Access Networks division. Prior to this, Dr. Harshman held key leadership positions in marketing, international sales, and research and development. Dr. Harshman earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and completed an Executive Management Program at Stanford University.
Robin N. Dickson joined Harmonic in April 1992 as Chief Financial Officer. From 1989 to March 1992, Mr. Dickson was Corporate Controller of Vitelic Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer. From 1976 to 1989, Mr. Dickson held various positions at Raychem Corporation, a materials science company, including Regional Financial Officer of the Asia-Pacific Division of the International Group. Mr. Dickson holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Edinburgh and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Raychem |
Financial Officer Asia, Pacific Division of the International Group |
Current |
| University of Edinburgh |
Bachelor of Laws |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Operations, Quality |
Current |
| DSC Limited |
|
Former |
| Carleton University |
M.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
B.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President Comm |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
Charles Bonasera joined Harmonic in October 2006 as Vice President, Operations. From 2005 to 2006, he was Senior Director-Global Sourcing at Solectron, a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing services and supply chain solutions. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Bonasera held various key positions in outsourcing strategies, commodity management, supply management and supply chain development at Sun Microsystems.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ifmsa-USA |
National Vice President: Atlantic Region |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Niles Motion Pictures LLC |
Vice President, Business Development at Harmonic Inc. |
Current |
| Mpegif |
Vice President |
Current |
| The Essanay café |
Chairman, Co-Founder, and Techie |
Current |
| New York Medical College |
Medical Student |
Current |
| Ifmsa-USA |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mpegif |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, San Diego |
|
Former |
As Vice President of the Rhozet Business Unit at Harmonic Inc., Mr. Trescot is responsible for product development, sales, and marketing of Rhozet’s universal media transcoding solutions. These solutions are used to rapidly convert video between all major formats for broadcast, Web and mobile applications, and are in use by companies such as CNN, BBC, ESPN, Yahoo!, MSN, and Amazon.com.
Most recently CEO of Rhozet Inc., Mr. Trescot held several senior management positions including Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Avvenu, Inc., a Silicon Valley startup focused on mobile device technologies. Prior to Avvenu, he managed the Digital Video Group at Adobe and was responsible for the product direction and marketing for Adobe’s entire range of media applications, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore, and Audition. Mr. Trescot earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Rhozet Business Unit |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Asia Pacific |
Current |
| ITT Corporation |
|
Former |
Ian Graham joined Harmonic as Vice President for EMEA Sales & Services in May 2008. In this position, he is responsible for Harmonic’s sales and technical services in the EMEA region. He brings to Harmonic more than 13 years of experience in broadband video, voice and data delivery. He joined Harmonic from Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility division, a broadband business with both wireless and wireline network technology, where he held senior positions in sales management including Vice President of Motorola Sales & Services Inc, EMEA. Mr. Graham holds a BA in Public Administration from Hallam University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Emea Sales and Service |
Current |
Jim Marino is Vice President of North America Sales at Harmonic, responsible for domestic cable and telco customers. Mr. Marino brings over 14 years of Broadband Industry sales experience having started his career in 1995 with Scientific-Atlanta and joining Harmonic in 2001. He also spent six years with ADC Telecommunications holding various key account positions. At Harmonic, Mr. Marino has held positions including Director of Sales for the Cox Communications account, Southeast Sales Director, National Account Manager and Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Marino holds a BS in Finance from Penn State University and a MBA in Finance from Georgia State University.
Matthew Aden joined Harmonic in October 2007 as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Service. Mr. Aden was previously Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Customer Operations at Terayon Communications, a manufacturer of broadband systems, from July 2005 to July 2007. Prior to Terayon, Mr. Aden was at Motorola/General Instrument from 1984 until July 2005 and held a variety of positions in executive sales management. Mr. Aden holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| The Cable Center |
|
Current |
| General Instrument Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
Neven Haltmayer joined Harmonic in December of 2002 and was appointed Vice President Research and Development in November 2005. Prior to November 2005, Mr. Haltmayer was Director of Engineering of Compression Systems and managed the development of Harmonic’s MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoder and DiviCom Electra product lines. Between May 2001 to 2002, Mr. Haltmayer held various key positions including Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for system integration and development of STB middleware and interactive applications while at Canal Plus Technologies. Mr. Haltmayer earned a degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Research and Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Research and Development |
Current |
Nimrod Ben-Natan joined Harmonic in 1997 and was appointed Vice President of Product Marketing, Solutions and Strategy in 2007. Mr. Ben-Natan initially joined us as a software engineer to design and develop our first-generation video transmission platform, and in 2000, transitioned to product marketing, solutions and strategy to develop the digital video cable segment. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Ben-Natan was employed at Orckit Communications Ltd., a digital subscriber line developer. Previously, Mr Ben-Natan worked on wireless communications systems while he was with the Israeli Defense Signal Corps. Mr. Ben-Natan holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Product Marketing, Solutions & Strategy |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Solutions & Strategy |
Current |
Pete Hilliard joined Harmonic Inc. in October, 2008 and brings over 20 years of executive Human Resources leadership experience. Previously, Mr. Hilliard was Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Corporate Services with Agile Software Corporation from 2002 until acquired by Oracle in 2007. Prior to Agile Mr. Hilliard served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Administration with internet infrastructure companies Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. and SiteSmith, Inc. and was Partner & Vice President of Client Services with consulting firm 54th Street Partners, LLC, where he led strategic engagements with clients such as Webvan, Borland Software, BeVocal and SiteSmith. Prior, he held senior executive HR roles with explosive growth company, Boston Market, Inc. Mr. Hilliard also serves on the Board of Directors with enterprise solution service provider Metaverse Mod Squad, Inc., and on the Advisory Board of the consulting firm, Compinsense.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
Raymond Tse was appointed Vice President of Asia Pacific (APAC) Sales in 2006. In this position, he is responsible for Harmonic’s sales and technical services in the region. Mr. Tse joined Harmonic in 2000 as Regional Sales Director in Hong Kong. In 2003, he was appointed Regional Director for the APAC region. He brings to Harmonic 20 years of sales and management experience in Asia Pacific markets. Mr. Tse has successfully identified and developed business opportunities, and led high-performing sales and support teams throughout his career. Prior to joining Harmonic, Mr. Tse held various sales and regional management positions with Simplex, Antec, General Instrument and Johnson Controls. Mr. Tse holds an MBA from University of Strathclyde and B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering from University of Hong Kong.
Dr. Tony Xu joined Harmonic in 1994 and has held various positions in the Company including Manager of Applications and Support, Country Manager for China, Director of Strategic Marketing, and Senior Director of Business Development. In his current position of Vice President of International Sales and Market Development, Dr. Xu is responsible for sales and market development activities of Harmonic's fiber optics line of products in APAC and EMEA, plus sales activities of the Company's digital video products in China. Dr. Xu graduated with a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University in Beijing, and holds a MSEE and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Southern California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Data Associates |
Chief Web Integrator & Co-Founder |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Matthew Steven |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Senior Manager, Product Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Product Line Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Data Associates |
Senior Developer |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
|
Current |
Lewis Solomon was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in May 2008 and has been a director of the Company since January 2002. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of G&L Investments, a consulting firm specializing in technology. Mr. Solomon also co-founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Broadband Services, Inc. (BSI), an outsource provider of supply chain management, network planning, and fulfillment services from 1999 to 2004. From 1983 to 1988, he served as the Executive Vice President of Alan Patricof Associates, a global venture capital firm. Mr. Solomon also spent 14 years at General Instrument Corporation, ultimately as Senior Vice President and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Solomon is a director of Anadigics Inc., Artesyn Technologies Inc., and several private companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Lantronix, Inc. |
Chairman of Board, Chairman of Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Activevideo Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ICTV, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Artesyn Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| General Instrument Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| General Instrument Corporation |
senior vice president |
Former |
| Gic, Inc. |
vice president of marketing |
Former |
| General Instrument Corporation |
assistant |
Former |
| Gl.Com |
|
Former |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Lantronix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Temple University |
M.S. degree in industrial engineering |
Former |
| St Joseph's College |
Bachelor Degree In Physics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Collabrx, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Diamondhead Ventures |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Schlumberger Limited |
President |
Former |
| University of Cambridge |
M.A. in Mechanical Sciences |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
S.M.E.E. |
Former |
| Harmonic Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
David R. Van Valkenburg has been a director of the Company since October 2001. Mr. Van Valkenburg currently serves as Chairman of Balfour Associates, Inc., a firm providing counsel to chief executive officers, boards of directors and private equity funds and Chairman and President of privately-held Zero Point Corporation, a computer network engineering company. From 1995 to 2000, he was Executive Vice President of MediaOne Group, Inc. While at MediaOne Group, Mr. Van Valkenburg was seconded to Telewest Communications where he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999. He has also held the position of President at both Multivision Cable TV Corporation and Cox Cable Communications Inc. Mr. Van Valkenburg serves on the board of Moscow Cablecom Corporation, and several private companies. He holds a B.A. degree from Malone College, an M.S. degree from the University of Kansas, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Management Data Systems International |
|
Former |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Association |
|
Former |
| Harvard University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Kansas |
M.S. degree |
Former |
| Malone College |
B.A. degree |
Former |
David R. Van Valkenburg has been a director of the Company since October 2001. Mr. Van Valkenburg currently serves as Chairman of Balfour Associates, Inc., a firm providing counsel to chief executive officers, boards of directors and private equity funds and Chairman and President of privately-held Zero Point Corporation, a computer network engineering company. From 1995 to 2000, he was Executive Vice President of MediaOne Group, Inc. While at MediaOne Group, Mr. Van Valkenburg was seconded to Telewest Communications where he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999. He has also held the position of President at both Multivision Cable TV Corporation and Cox Cable Communications Inc. Mr. Van Valkenburg serves on the board of Moscow Cablecom Corporation, and several private companies. He holds a B.A. degree from Malone College, an M.S. degree from the University of Kansas, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zero Corporation |
President |
Current |
| The Cable Center |
|
Current |
| Zero Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| MediaOne Group |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Time Warner Inc. |
|
Former |
| Samaritan Counseling Center |
|
Former |
| Mobile Data Solutions, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Management Data Systems International |
|
Former |
| Moscow Cablecom Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Kansas |
Master of Science degree in Radiation Biophysics |
Former |
| Harvard University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Malone College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Harvard University |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
Harold Covert
Chief Financial Officer
Covert brings to Silicon Image more than 30 years of financial management experience at technology and telecommunications companies. From 2005 to 2007, Covert served as CFO for Openwave Systems Inc. and as a board member and chairman of their audit committee from 2003 to 2005. Covert has previously served as the CFO of Adobe Systems Inc., Silicon Graphics, Extreme Networks Inc. and Fortinet Inc. Earlier in his career, he held financial management positions with industry-leading companies including Northern Telecom Inc., ISC Systems Corp. and Brush Wellman Inc. Covert received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lake Erie College and an MBA from Cleveland State University. Covert is a Certified Public Accountant and has served in the United States Army.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Silicon Image Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Extreme Networks, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| SOLTA MEDICAL, INC. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Solta Medical, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Open Wave |
chief financial officer |
Former |
| Extreme Networks, Inc. |
chief financial officer |
Former |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Open Wave |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Northern Telecom |
|
Former |
| Cleveland State University |
MBA |
Former |
| Lake Erie College |
BS degree in Business Administration |
Former |
Michel L. Vaillaud has been a director of the Company since March 1997. Now retired, from 1973 to 1986 Mr. Vaillaud was with Schlumberger Limited, most recently as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines in Paris. He is an Honorary Trustee of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton, New Jersey.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Schlumberger Limited |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Ecole Nationale |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ubiquisys Ltd. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Golden Telecom, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| World Wide Packets Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Macro 4 plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ciena Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Getronics N.V. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Macro 4 plc |
Chairman |
Former |
| Ubiquisys Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Warwick University |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Frontier Capital |
Operating Partner |
Current |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Otelco Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Pine Tree Networks |
Director |
Current |
| War Telecommunications |
Director |
Current |
| BellSouth Corporation |
President |
Former |
| BellSouth Corporation |
Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
sales positions |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
M.S. in Management |
Former |
| University of Maryland |
B.S. in Mathematics |
Former |
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