Pinnacle Systems Inc.

Sharad Rastogi is vice president of corporate development and general manager of Pinnacle Systems. In his corporate development role, Rastogi oversees strategic alliances, acquisitions, and new business opportunities. As general manager of Pinnacle Systems, he is responsible for building Avid's presence and success in the consumer video sector. Prior to Avid, Rastogi was a vice president and partner at management consulting firm Bain & Company, Inc., where he advised technology, media, venture capital, and private equity clients in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. Before Bain & Company, he was senior automation engineer at hard-disk manufacturer Komag, Inc. Rastogi holds a master of business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a master of science in manufacturing engineering from Boston University, and a bachelor of technology in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi.

Palash founded Pinnacle Systems in 2003. Previously he worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers Management Consultancy Services and IBM business consulting service. Both at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM, Palash worked in the utility sector for fortune 500 clients for over a decade. Palash holds a MBA degree from University of Georgia, Athens and a bachelors degree in Computer Science from NIT, Rourkela, India.

Brooke Deterline brings more than 11 years of investor relations, financial journalism, and corporate communications experience to financial communications consulting. She was a reporter at SmartMoney magazine in New York, writing on various companies and financial subjects including technology, mutual funds, industry analysts, real estate, and taxes. After returning to San Francisco in January 1999, Ms. Deterline moved into IR at the Financial Relations Board where she worked in the Internet group on such clients as NextCard, Autobytel and AboveNet. She then moved to Morgen-Walke Associates as an assistant vice president where she ran comprehensive investor relations programs for leading pre-IPO and public technology companies, including PurchasePro.com, MyPoints, USSearch and Cephren. Her efforts increased sell-side analyst coverage, and buy-side and institutional investment. Ms. Deterline founded StreetSmart Partners, a financial communications consulting firm specializing in strategic financial counseling, investor and media relations, alliance targeting and sector analysis. Clients have included BuildPoint, Dr. Spock and Saber Capital. Currently, Ms. Deterline is Director of Investor Relations for Pinnacle Systems in San Francisco.

Adam has over 25 years of professional experience, including 10 years in Technology and 15 in Marketing, Business Development, and Sales. He is an award-winning writer and marketer who has been instrumental in launching brands with companies such as Kodak, Pinnacle Systems, and Aruba Networks. Adam will add that special spark to your message and think of new and innovative ways to reach and capture the hearts and minds those in your audience.

Mr. Campos joined the Minerva Networks team in January of 2000, bringing with him 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and material management industry. Prior to Minerva, Mr. Campos has held positions at high-tech companies including Therma Wave, Scitex Digital Video and Pinnacle Systems as VP of Manufacturing. Mr. Campos was promoted to VP of Operations at Minerva in February of 2006, undertaking additional responsibilities such as managing IT, facilities and HR.

As Senior Director, Product Management, Steve leads Avvenu's product management team in the complete lifecycle management of Avvenu's products and services. A 20-year industry veteran, Steve has led product and marketing efforts at several highly successful digital media, mobile and consumer technology companies including Pinnacle Systems, Play Inc. and NewTek. Steve received a Prime Time Emmy award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for co-creating the NewTek Video Toaster, a product widely credited with launching the desktop video industry. Steve earned his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from University of California at San Diego.