Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Marc Eisenberg |
Chief Executive Officer |
| John P. Brady |
CFO |
| Robert G. Costantini |
Cfo & Executive Vice President |
| Christian G. Le Brun |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary. |
| Emmett Hume |
Executive Vice President, Intl |
| J Jr John |
Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations |
| John J Stolte |
Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations |
| Christian Allred |
Senior Vice President, International |
| Tom Brennan |
Senior Vice President, Finance |
| Bill Molesworth |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Brad Franco |
Vice President, Legal |
| Dean Brickerd |
Vice President, Technical Support |
| Denis Veilleux |
Treasurer & Vice President |
| Greg Flessate |
Vice President, Govt Services |
| Joe Gruessing |
Vice President, Space Development & Integration |
| Lucas Binder |
Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations |
| Mike Lord |
Vice President, Gateway Engineering |
| Tim Maclay |
Vice President, Sys Engineering |
| Tony Robinson |
Vice President, Space Segment |
| Jeff White |
|
| Leslie W Golden |
Director |
| Marco Fuchs |
Member |
Board of Directors
Marc J. Eisenberg is our Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held as of March 31, 2008. He was our Chief operating officer from February 27, 2007 to March 30, 2008. From June 2006 to February 26, he was our Chief Marketing Officer and from March 2002 to June 2006, he was our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He was a member of the board of directors of ORBCOMM Holdings LLC from May 2002 until February 2004. Prior to joining ORBCOMM, from 1999 to 2001, Mr. Eisenberg was a Senior Vice President of Cablevision Electronics Investments, where among his duties he was responsible for selling Cablevision services such as video and internet subscriptions through its retail channel. From 1984 to 1999, he held various positions, most recently as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations with the consumer electronics company The Wiz, where he oversaw sales and operations and was responsible for over 2,000 employees and $1 billion a year in sales.
Robert G. Costantini is our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since October 2, 2006. From October 2003 until September 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of First Aviation Services Inc., an aviation services company providing aircraft parts and maintenance services. >From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Costantini was the Chief Financial Officer of FocusVision Worldwide, Inc., a technology company providing video
transmission services. From 1986 to 1989, he was Corporate Controller and from 1989 to 1999 he was Vice-President-Finance of M.T. Maritime Management Corp., a global maritime transportation company. Mr. Costantini started his career with Peat Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Mr. Costantini is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and a member of the bar of New York and Connecticut.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Cfo & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Focusvision Worldwide, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
Christian G. Le Brun is our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, a position he has held since March 31, 2008. From April, 2005 to March 30, 2008, Mr. Le Brun was our Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to joining ORBCOMM, from 1999 to 2005, Mr. Le Brun was an attorney with Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where he oversaw a broad range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructurings and work-outs, as well as debt and equity financing arrangements involving publicly-held and private companies. In addition, from 1994 to 1999, he was a corporate attorney with Pullman & Comley, LLC. Mr. Le Brun received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School and his B.S. in finance from Lehigh University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary. |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Attorney, In |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Chadbourne & Parke LLP |
Attorney |
Former |
| The George Washington University Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Intl |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations |
Current |
John J. Stolte, Jr. is our Executive Vice President, Technology and Operations, a position he has held since April 2001. From January to April 2001, he held a similar position with ORBCOMM Global L.P. Mr. Stolte has over 20 years of technology management experience in the aerospace and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining ORBCOMM Global L.P., Mr. Stolte held a number of positions at Orbital Sciences Corporation from September 1990 to January 2001, most recently as Program Director, where he was responsible for design, manufacturing and launch of the ORBCOMM
satellite constellation. From 1982 to 1990, Mr. Stolte worked for McDonnell Douglas in a number of positions including at the Naval Research Laboratory where he led the successful integration, test and launch of a multi-billion dollar defense satellite.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, International |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Intl Sales |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Legal |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Technical Support |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Treasurer & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Govt Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Space Development & Integration |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Gateway Engineering |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Sys Engineering |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Vice President, Space Segment |
Current |
Jeff White serves as President of Hatteras with responsibilities including strategy and business development. Mr. White has over 20 years experience in both building and investing in early stage companies. Jeff's last four companies all had successful exits - two successful IPOs and two acquisitions by major networking companies. Most recently, Mr.White was Executive Vice President of Strategy and an officer for Cognio (Cisco); he shared day-to-day management responsibilities with the CEO, and he was responsible for all business-related functions including sales, marketing and business development. In this position, Mr. White set and led the company's product and market strategy. Most notably, Mr. White managed Cognio's partnerships and owned Cognio's relationship with Cisco, which led to an OEM, a technology partnership and, ultimately, an acquisition. Prior to Cognio, Mr.White held numerous executive level operating roles. As Vice President of Marketing of Aruba Networks (Nasdaq: ARUN), Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for Packet Engines, Inc (acquired by Alcatel), Senior Director of Marketing and Product Management at FORE Systems (acquired by Marconi) and held product management and technical positions at Acterna (acquired by JDSU), BDM (acquired by TRW) and at the National Security Agency. In addition to his successful operating career, Mr. White was a General Partner at Columbia Capital, investing in communications technologies companies, and a member of multiple Boards of Directors, including Kirana Networks, Hatteras Networks and Luna Technologies (Nasdaq: LUNA). He was actively involved with Oclular Networks (acquired by Tellabs), CoManage (acquired by Syndesis) and Hillcrest Laboratories. Mr. White earned his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hatteras Networks |
President |
Current |
| Cognio.Com, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development |
Current |
| Blue Canopy Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Blue Canopy Group |
Co-Founder and Partner, Brings Over |
Current |
| BC Fed Group, LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| Home Guardian |
Consultant |
Current |
| Pango Networks, Inc. |
Consultant |
Current |
| Fitsync Corporation |
Consultant |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Columbia Capital Management, LLC |
|
Current |
| Packet Engines |
Vice President of Marketing and Product Management |
Former |
| Columbia Capital Corporation |
Partner |
Former |
| Blue Canopy Group |
Partner |
Former |
| Blue Canopy Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Hatteras Networks |
Consultant |
Former |
| Acterna Corporation |
|
Former |
| Vitalspring Technologies, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Caterpillar, Inc. |
|
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Kansas |
Mpa In Local Government Management |
Former |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Mba |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Ab In Political Science |
Former |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Gary H. Ritondaro became a director in conjunction with ORBCOMM's initial public offering in November, 2006. He is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (entertainment, marketing and information services for the lodging and healthcare markets), a position he has held since 2001 and
Jerome B. Eisenberg has been our Chairman of the Board since January 2006, he was our Chief Executive Officer and President from December 2004 to March 2008. Mr. Eisenberg has been a member of our board of directors since February 2004 and the board of directors of ORBCOMM LLC and ORBCOMM Holdings LLC since 2001. Between 2001 and December 2004, Mr. Eisenberg held a number of positions with ORBCOMM Inc. and with ORBCOMM LLC. Mr. Eisenberg has worked in the satellite industry since 1993 when he helped found Satcom. Prior thereto, Mr. Eisenberg was a partner in the law firm of Eisenberg, Honig & Folger; CEO and President of Helenwood Manufacturing Corporation, a manufacturer of equipment for the U.S. Department of Defense; and Assistant Corporate Counsel for the City of New York. Mr. Eisenberg is the father of Marc Eisenberg.
Didier Delepine has been a member of our board of directors since May 2007 upon his election by our stockholders at our 2007 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Delepine served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Equant (now Orange Business Services) (global data networking and managed communications) from 1998 to 2003. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Delepine served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Equant’s network services division and as Chairman and President of Equant’s Integration Services division, Americas. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Delepine held a range of senior management positions at SITA, the global telecommunications and technology organization supporting the world’s airlines. Mr. Delepine was a director of Intelsat, Ltd., a global provider of communications services from 2003 to 2005 and Eircom Group plc, an Irish communications company, from 2003 to 2006.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adventis Corporation |
member |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer of Equant |
Former |
| Equant |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Equant |
President |
Former |
Hans E. W. Hoffmann became a director in conjunction with ORBCOMM's initial public offering in November, 2006. He currently serves as President of the Bremen United States Center and Vice President of Bund der Steuerzahler Niedersachsen, positions he has held since 2001. Mr. Hoffmann was the President and Chief Executive Officer of ORBCOMM LLC from 2002 to 2003. Prior to joining ORBCOMM LLC, Mr. Hoffmann served as the President of STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH, a 5,200 person Germany-based corporation that manufacturers products for the aerospace, navy equipment and military markets, from 1994 to 1997.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ridgewood Capital Management LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Comverge, Inc. |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. |
Equity Capital Markets |
Former |
| Bankers Trust Company Inc. |
Latin America Merchant Bank |
Former |
| Ridgewood |
|
Former |
| Comverge |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
MBA |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
MBA |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
BS |
Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
BS |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pcg Asset Management, LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| PCG Capital Partners |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Pacific Corporate Group |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Orbcomm, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Desai Capital Management Incorporated |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Desai Capital Management Incorporated |
Partner |
Former |
| Arthur Young, Inc. |
Auditor |
Former |
| New York University |
Masters Degree |
Former |
| Hamilton College |
Bachelor of Arts In History |
Former |
Marco Fuchs has been a member of our board of directors since February 2004. He has also been a member of the board of directors of ORBCOMM LLC since 2001 and of ORBCOMM Holdings LLC from 2001 to February 2004. Mr. Fuchs is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board of OHB Technology A.G., positions he has held since 2000. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Fuchs worked at OHB Orbitale Hochtechnologie Bremen-System A.G., first as a Prokurist (authorized signatory) and then as Managing Director. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer from 1992 to 1994 for Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue in New York, and from 1994 to 1995 in Frankfurt am Main.
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