BNET Industries
Market Cap:$167.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$116.4M
- Public
- US
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OpenTV is the leading provider of convergent media solutions. With software widely adopted by broadcasters, operators, and device manufacturers around the world in more than 100 million digital set-top boxes and televisions, we enable intuitive and meaningful viewing experiences for today's consumers of digital content. OpenTV?s software has been integrated in digital set-top boxes and digital televisions around the world, reflecting solid growth from network operators expanding into new markets and from existing customers enhancing their digital services with new functionality. Our software enables enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, PVR, interactive and addressable advertising, IPTV, high definition, participation television, games and gaming, and a variety of consumer care and communications applications.
Chief Executive Officer
Ben BennettNumber of Employees 497
Contact Information
275 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, California 94111
1 415 962 5000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511
Recent Events
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Bresnan Communications Deploys OpenTV's EclipsePlus Ad Campaign Management System
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OpenTV, FoxTel Launch Next Generation Platform in Australia
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OpenTV Powers FOXTEL Next Generation
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Kudelski Group Announces Close of Tender Offer to Acquire OpenTV
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Kudelski's Premium Tender Offer at US$ 1.55 per Share Superior to OpenTV's Standalone Prospects...
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Kudelski takes control of OpenTV
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Kudelski battles with OpenTV investor
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BSkyB and OpenTV Extend Partnership
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# OpenTV to Demo External PVR Storage Solution at IBC
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Suddenlink Deploys OpenTV's EclipsePlus Ad Campaign Management System
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Kudelski Group Makes Second Bid for OpenTV
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Update On Proposed Acquisition of OpenTV by Tripp Levy PLLC
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OpenTV Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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OpenTV Corp. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
News & Analysis
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OpenTV Unveils Advanced HTML Solutions For iTV; New Products Leverage OpenTV's Leading Middleware to Transform Internet Content Into iTV Applications
Business Editors & Technology/Entertainment Writers
OpenTV Bolsters Its Interactive TV Patent Portfolio; New Patent Covers Delivery of Internet Content to Digital Set-Top Boxes
Business Editors & Technology Writers
Milberg Weiss Announces Class Action Suit Against OpenTV Corp
Business Editors & Legal Writers NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 31, 2001 The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on July 30, 2001, on behalf of purchasers of the securities of OpenTV Corp. ("OpenTV" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:OPTV)...
Spain's Quiero TV Reports Outstanding Customer Response to OpenTV-based E-mail and Internet Services; Quiero Signs More Than 200,000 Subscribers in First Year
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
SkyStream Networks and OpenTV Demonstrate Bandwidth Saving Solution to Accelerate Interactive TV and Internet Content Delivery to Existing Set-Tops
Business Editors
AremisSoft, Chyron, Closure Medical, Opentv, and Wild Oats Markets Conference Calls to be Broadcast On Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 24, 2000 AremisSoft Corporation (Nasdaq: AREM), Chyron Corporation (NYSE: CHY), Closure Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSR), OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq: OPTV), and Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: OATS) will broadcast their investor communication conference calls over the Internet, Investor Broadcast Network announced. AremisSoft Corporation...
MIH Limited and Motorola Increase Stake in OpenTV.
MIH Limited, an television, internet and interactive technology Group, announced that both Motorola and MIHL have endorsed their support for Open TV by increasing their holdings in Open TV Corp. Both companies have purchased stock previously held by News America Incorporated, an affiliate of News Corp....
Telular, Devon Energy, Digital Lava, Vista Medical Technologies, Emusic.com, and OpenTV Conference Calls to be Broadcast On Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
Alysis Technologies, Cohesion Technologies, Computer Horizons, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, and OpenTV Conference Calls to be Broadcast On Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--April 25, 2000 Alysis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALYS), Cohesion Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSON), Computer Horizons Corp. (NASDAQ: CHRZ), 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS), and OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV) will broadcast their investor communication conference calls over the Internet, Investor Broadcast Network (f/k/a Vcall) announced. Alysis...
Replay of OpenTV and Spyglass Merger Agreement Conference Call is Now Available by Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Bennett | Chief Executive Officer |
| Shum Mukherjee | CFO |
| Mark Allen | Executive Vice President |
| Connie Pettit | Senior Vice President Sales Americas |
| David McLaren | Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital TV Engineering |
| Ed Knudson | Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Americas |
| Mazin S. Jadallah | Senior Vice President, Strategic Development |
| Richard Hornstein | Senior Vice President |
| Scott Wornow | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
| Tom Hagopian | Senior Vice President, Programming |
| Tracy Geist | Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital TV Marketing |
| Marc McCarthy | Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Matthew Huntington | Vice President, Product Marketing |
| Tim Evard | Senior Vice President & General Manager |
| Wesley O. Hoffman | Executive Vice President & General Manager |
| Michael Ivanchenko | Senior Vice President & Managing Director for Opentv Corp.'s Asia, Pacific Operations |
| Barbara Cassidy | Director, Marketing Communications |
| Timothy N. Bryan | Director |
| Joel Hassell | Senior Vice President & General Manager, North American Satellite |
| Meir Moses | Marketing Manager, Sales |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James A. Chiddix | Chairman |
| Anthony G. Werner | Board of Directors |
| J. David Wargo | Board of Directors |
| J. Timothy Bryan | Board of Directors |
| Jerry Machovina | Board of Directors |
| Michael P. Zeisser | Board of Directors |
| Robert R. Bennett | Board of Directors |
Ben Bennett is Senior Vice President & Managing Director for OpenTV Corp.'s European operations. Mr. Bennett is responsible for managing OpenTV's operations and relationships with European network operators, broadcasters and STB/CA manufacturers. He brings significant international management experience in the commercial deployment of Advanced Digital and interactive TV and has overseen a number of OpenTV's major customer deployments worldwide. Prior to assuming his current post with OpenTV, Mr. Bennett served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of OpenTV's Worldwide Professional Services and Support group. He was responsible for managing the company's product deployment and integration teams. He oversaw teams in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific and has looked after projects in over 30 countries world wide. Mr. Bennett joined OpenTV from Spyglass, a company that created the world's first HTML browser (Mosaic) and one of the first internet companies to IPO. At Spyglass, he held the position of Vice President for the internet devices division which developed and marketed products such as the web phone. Mr Bennett has also held senior management positions at Logica, a leading international systems integration and management consulting company, where he headed up the company's Mobile Telecommunications division. During his time with Logica, and previous to that, British Telecom, Mr. Bennett held technical and management positions in Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, and the U.S. Mr. Bennett holds an Honors Degree in Engineering Science & Technology from Loughborough University of Technology in England, and is active in several industry groups.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| British Telecom | Current | |
| ACTV, Inc. | Managing Director, Emea & Senior Vice President | Former |
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President and General Manager | Former |
| Logica Systems Laboratories | Former | |
| ACTV, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
Shum leads OpenTV’s worldwide finance organization and has the responsibility for accounting and reporting, strategic planning and analysis, treasury, tax, audit, and investor relations. Prior to joining OpenTV, Shum served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Genus, Inc., a semiconductor equipment company then publicly-traded on NASDAQ. Before that, he served as Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller for E*Trade Group, as well as Chief Financial Officer for E*Trade International. In addition, Mukherjee also served in various financial roles for Raychem Corporation, including Worldwide Group Controller. Shum holds a Masters degree in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, a Masters in Operations Research and Statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College, India.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | CFO | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | CFO & Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington Allen Capital Partners, LLC | President, Co-Manager and Member | Current |
| OpenTV Corp. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Managing Director, Technology Licensing & Commercial Affairs & Executive Vice President | Former |
| Liberty Broadband Interactive Television, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Corp Development & Marketing | Former |
| Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Technology Licensing and Business Development | Former |
| Liberty Broadband Interactive Television, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Gotwals Inc. | Former | |
| Child Abuse Network, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Southern Methodist University | Doctorate | Former |
| The University of Oklahoma | Bba | Former |
Connie Pettit, a pioneer in Cable Television , with over 25 years of experience leading sales groups ,is Senior Vice President Sales Americas , heading up the OpenTV . Before joining OpenTV in 2003, Pettit was a leader in local cable advertising, building ad sales divisions for several major U.S. and overseas cable operators and trade associations. Her successful track record includes positions as SVP at YES Network; GM/VP at Multichannel Advertising Bureau, where she launched the International Division of the U.S. CableTV Advertising Bureau; VP Advertising Sales for Times Mirror Cable TV; General Manager of Warner Amex's Palm Springs, California system; VP Advertising Sales for Warner Cable, where she launched 33 traditional and interactive cable ad sales units. Pettit has been the recipient of various awards in recognition of her activity in the advertising arena, including those from the Cable TV Advertising Bureau, the NCTA. She is also a regular speaker on industry panels. Pettit is originally from New York, and has split her career between the U.S., Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President Sales Americas | Current |
David McLaren has been promoted to Senior Vice President for Advanced Digital TV Engineering. Dr. McLaren, formerly Vice President of Product Development, has been with OpenTV since its inception and has led a number of key initiatives for the company. He will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting the company's core set-top box software and associated products.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital TV Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Americas | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President, Strategic Development | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Strategic Development | Former |
Mr. Hornstein brings 20 years of CPA experience and 10 years of experience as a member of the executive staff of public and non public companies. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, Hornstein also holds a JD from Duke University Law School and has 15 years of legal experience. Most recently, Hornstein was CFO and General Counsel for Elemental Security, a private company specializing in enterprise policy and risk management. Previously, Hornstein was CFO for OpenTV Corporation, a public interactive television software and services company, where he served as an advisor to the Board of Directors, was directly responsible for public disclosures and communications to investors, and increased the analyst coverage of the company six fold. Prior to OpenTV, Hornstein also served as CFO and General Counsel for Resonate, for which he led the million dollar company sale, and CFO and General Counsel for Believe, Inc., where he served as the lead negotiator for development agreements. Richard also served as General Counsel and SVP of Corporate Development for Network Associates, where he managed the company's global legal infrastructure and processes, and was responsible for negotiating and managing 22 merger and acquisition transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $3 billion.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Loglogic, Inc. | Cfo and General Counsel | Current |
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Believe Company | Cfo and General Counsel | Former |
| OpenTV Corp. | Cfo and General Counsel | Former |
| Elemental Security, Inc. | Cfo and General Counsel | Former |
| Network Associates | General Counsel and Senior Vice President | Former |
| Loglogic, Inc. | Member | Former |
| OpenTV Corp. | Advisor | Former |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan | Former | |
| Duke University | J.D. | Former |
| Duke Law School | Jd | Former |
| New York University | L.L.M. in Taxation | Former |
| Queens College | B.A. in Accounting | Former |
Scott Wornow serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, with responsibility for the Company's worldwide legal and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining OpenTV in late 2003, Mr. Wornow was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of OmniSky Corporation, a publicly traded wireless data company offering proprietary wireless applications, services and software in the United States and Europe. Mr. Wornow also served as Chief Restructuring Officer for OmniSky. Before that, he was a Partner with the international law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, resident in the firm's New York office. While with Paul, Hastings, Mr. Wornow represented Fortune 50 companies and international investment banking clients and was involved in more than $20 billion of corporate financings and mergers and acquisitions activities. His practice focused principally in the technology, telecommunications and emerging growth sectors. Mr. Wornow has an extensive and varied legal background, with experience in sophisticated corporate finance and governance matters; mergers, acquisitions and strategic ventures, both domestically and internationally; as well as securities laws, intellectual property, privacy, litigation and other commercial matters. Mr. Wornow holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Virginia, and both Bachelors and Masters degree in Law from Cambridge University, England. He received his law degree from the Harvard Law School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | Current |
| OmniSky | Chief Restructuring Officer | Former |
| ACTV, Inc. | General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary | Former |
| OmniSky | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Former |
| OpenTV Corp. | Corporate Secretary | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Law Degree | Former |
| Cambridge University | Bachelors and Masters Degree In Law | Former |
| University of Virginia | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics | Former |
As senior vice president of programming, Tom Hagopian is responsible for managing OpenTV's commercial relationships with all programming networks and broadcasters. Hagopian joined OpenTV from Gemstar TV Guide International, where he had dual responsibilities as both president of TV Guide Online and chief operating officer of the TV Guide Data Solutions division. He was responsible for all aspects of TV Guide Online including sales, marketing, business development, e-commerce, distribution, editorial and production. As COO of Data Solutions, he was responsible for launching a new TV listings syndication business and managing over 200 employees. Hagopian also worked for Cablevision Systems, Inc., where as vice president - Interactive Products, he was in charge of the broadband business, and the chief architect of their ground-breaking and successful retail self-install cable modem distribution strategy. In addition, Hagopian spent ten years at ESPN in a variety of sales, marketing and business development roles that culminated in leading the group that created ESPN's very successful Internet service. He was named the first general manager of ESPN.com in 1995 and built that business before leaving in 1997 to run an Internet start-up company, InterZine Productions, which was acquired by Times Mirror in 1998. Prior to joining ESPN, Hagopian worked for both Capital Cities Communications and Cap Cities/ABC Inc. Hagopian holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and a M.B.A. degree from Columbia University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President, Programming | Current |
| Cablevision Systems Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| ESPN, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Columbia University | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| University of Michigan | B.B.A. | Former |
Tracy Geist has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President for Advanced Digital TV Marketing. In her new role, Ms. Geist, formerly Vice President of Market Development, will manage all marketing initiatives surrounding the company's advanced television and video products and will be responsible for the evolution of core set-top box software products. Ms. Geist has been with the company since 2000 and has over fifteen years of experience in the digital television space.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital TV Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Vice President, Product Marketing | Current |
Tim Evard is Senior Vice President & General Manager Marketing and Applications Products for OpenTV Corp. Mr. Evard is responsible for leading OpenTV's applications business and overseeing all marketing efforts for the company and is based in the San Francisco office.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Marketing | Former |
Wesley O. (Wes) Hoffman is Executive Vice President & General Manager for OpenTV Corp.'s North American Cable division. Mr. Hoffman is responsible for managing OpenTV's operations and relationships with all network operators, and the programming community.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Executive Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| 2Wire, Inc. | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Media | Current |
| Parks Associates | Vice President | Current |
| ICTV, Inc. | President and CEO | Former |
| Amtote International Inc. | Coo | Former |
| 2Wire, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, Media Business Unit | Former |
| General Instrument Corporation | Former | |
| Wire Co LLC | Former | |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science | Former |
Michael Ivanchenko is currently Senior Vice President & Managing Director for OpenTV Corp.'s Asia / Pacific operations (bounded by India and Japan). Mr. Ivanchenko is responsible for managing OpenTV's operations and relationships with all Asia and the Pacific network operators, broadcasters and manufacturers, as well as the programming community. During his tenure with OpenTV, Mr. Ivanchenko has successfully established the company's Australian operation and overseen the creation of OpenTV's regional research and development presence. Due in large part to his efforts, the company now has engineering development operations in Sydney, Beijing and Tokyo. Along with the Australian operations, Mr. Ivanchenko has been responsible for the implementation of interactive television networks and applications in China, Singapore and the United States. Prior to joining OpenTV, Mr. Ivanchenko served as the General Manager and joint Founder of Vulcan Software in Sydney, Australia. The company specialized in the development of Interactive Transaction systems for the gaming and finance industries. Mr. Ivanchenko has had a distinguished career of more than 12 years in the CATV, satellite and digital broadcasting industries; eight of which have been spent in developing solutions, services and products for interactive television. A frequent industry speaker, he has expounded on iTV technology and the ability of OpenTV to offer a suite of compelling products and services to network operators throughout the world. Mr. Ivanchenko attended Sydney University for his undergraduate studies, and is active in several industry groups.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President & Managing Director for Opentv Corp.'s Asia, Pacific Operations | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Director, Marketing Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Director | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Senior Vice President & General Manager, North American Satellite | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Senior Vice President & General Manager, North American Cable | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Marketing Manager, Sales | Current |
Jim Chiddix was appointed to OpenTV’s Board of Directors in 2004; Vice Chairman since May 2007; our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from May 2004 through March 2007; President of MystroTV (a business unit of Time Warner Cable) from July 2001 to January 2004; currently a board member of Vyyo Inc. and Symmetricom, Inc and Virgin Media.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Chairman | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Media Corporation | CTO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| The Cable Center | Current | |
| OpenTV Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | Executive Vice President of Strategic Technology | Former |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Association | member | Former |
| ACTV, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ACTV, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| OpenTV Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
Jerry Machovina was appointed to OpenTV’s Board of Directors in 2003; currently a private investor and director and Senior Consultant to Vehix.com; Executive Vice President of Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) from September 2001 to October 2002.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTV Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Media Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| OpenTV Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ACTV, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Encore International, Inc. | Current | |
| Liberty Media Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| New Mountain Capital, LLC | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| OpenTV Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Liberty Media Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Liberty Media Corporation | President | Former |
| Liberty Media Corporation | member | Former |
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CSIA Names Michael Zeisser, Senior Vice President of Liberty Media the 2009 Chief Technology Executive of the Year
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