Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Eric Kelly |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Vernon A. Loforti |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Michael Norkus |
President of Alliance Consulting Group |
| Ganapathy K. Krish |
Vice President, Chief Software Architect |
| John Matze |
Chief Technology Officer |
| Kurt L Kalbfleisch |
Cfo & Vice President of Finance |
| Michael S. Kerman |
Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President, Corp Marketing |
| Chet Baffa |
Vice President, Sales |
| Christie Huff |
Vice President, Worldwide Marketing |
| Darin Richins |
Vice President, Marketing, Worldwide |
| George Karabatsos |
Vice President, Sales, Worldwide |
| Philippe Cazaubon |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Ravi Pendekanti |
Vice President of Worldwide Marketing |
| Robert Farkaly |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
| Robert J. Scroop |
Vice President, Engineering |
| W. Michael Gawarecki |
Vice President, Operations |
| Chris James |
Director, Marketing |
| Craig Ringuette |
Director, Sales |
| Cynthia A. Bond |
Director, Corp Communications |
| Glenn Groshans |
Director, Product Marketing |
| Mark Barrenechea |
Director |
Board of Directors
Eric Kelly has served as Overland's CEO since January 2009 and as a Board member since 2007. He is also president of Silicon Valley Management Partners Inc., a management consulting and M&A advisory firm, which he co-founded in 2007. Mr. Kelly spent nearly 30 years in computer technology developing distinct operational, marketing and sales expertise. His most recent corporate position was vice president and general manager of storage systems solutions at Adaptec, Inc. Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of Snap Appliance, which was acquired by Adaptec. Two years earlier, Kelly engineered the purchase of Snap from Quantum Corp., having recognized the inherent value in Snap, where the main product he drove became the volume market leader in Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances. His previous corporate affiliations include Maxtor Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Diamond Multimedia, Conner Peripherals and IBM. Mr. Kelly earned an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University and a B.S. in Business from San Jose State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Snap Appliance |
CEO |
Former |
| Snap Appliance |
President |
Former |
| Adaptec, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Adaptec, Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| San Diego Chapter |
President |
Former |
| Priority Pharmacy Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Overland Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Intermark, LLC. |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Overland Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Overland Inc. |
Secretary |
Former |
| Brigham Young University |
B.S. degree in Accounting |
Former |
| Brigham Young University |
B.S. degree in Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tubelok |
President |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
President of Alliance Consulting Group |
Current |
| Alliance Consulting Group, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Consulting Group |
Norkus
President |
Former |
| University of Hamburg |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Chief Software Architect |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Gatti Group |
Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Veritas, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Seagate Software |
Director |
Former |
| San Diego State University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
Kurt L. Kalbfleisch currently serves as our chief financial officer and vice president of finance. Kurt joined Overland in December 1993 and since then has served in several key management roles in cost accounting and finance. Prior to joining our company, he worked as a manufacturing budget analyst for McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a major aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor. Kurt received his MBA from the University of San Diego and a B.A. in Business Administration from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Cfo & Vice President of Finance |
Current |
| McDonnell Douglas Corporation |
Manufacturing Budget Analyst |
Former |
| University of San Diego |
MBA |
Former |
| Point Loma Nazarene University |
B.A. In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President, Corp Marketing |
Current |
| Symantec Corporation |
vice president |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
MBA in marketing |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, physics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Marketing |
Current |
| E-Help |
Vice President |
Former |
| San Diego State University |
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing, Worldwide |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, Worldwide |
Current |
| Seagate Technology, Inc. |
vice president of OEM sales |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
bachelor's degree in social science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Marketing |
Current |
| Intransa, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Product |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Brunel University |
First Class Honours degree in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tubelok |
Vice President of Operations |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Millipore Corporation |
Director of California Operations |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Sales |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Sales |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Corp Communications |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director, Product Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tubelok |
|
Current |
| Caminosoft Corp |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Gensym Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| FlexiInternational Software, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Metrobility Optical Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Common Voices |
Director |
Current |
| Caminosoft Corp |
Director |
Current |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Acting President |
Current |
| Tubelok |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Sicommnet Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SpaceDev Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Procera Networks, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Overland Inc. |
Interim CEO |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
Site Manager |
Former |
| Ceyx Technologies, Inc. |
Chairman of The Board |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Netclarity, Inc. |
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
President & CEO |
Former |
| E-Help |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Symantec Corporation |
Vice President, Communications Division |
Former |
| Symantec Corporation |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Asia Pacific |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
BSCS |
Former |
Mark Barrenechea joined Rackable Systems in November 2006 as a member of our board of directors, and in April 2007 became our President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Mr. Barrenechea served as Executive Vice President and CTO for CA, Inc. ( CA ), (formerly Computer Associates International, Inc.), a software company, from 2003 to 2006 and was a member of the executive management team. Prior to CA, Mr. Barrenechea served as Senior Vice President of Applications Development at Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software company, from 1997 to 2003, managing a multi-thousand person global team while serving as a member of the executive management team. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Barrenechea served as Vice President of Development at Scopus, an applications company. Prior to Scopus, Mr. Barrenechea was with Tesseract, an applications company, where he was responsible for reshaping the company s line of human capital management software as Vice President of Development. Mr. Barrenechea holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Saint Michael s College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rackable Systems, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Mitra Creative |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Garnett & Helfrich Capital L.P. |
Director |
Current |
| Ingres Corporation |
member |
Current |
| Computer Associates, Inc. |
Cto |
Former |
| Computer Associates, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Scopus |
Vice President of Development |
Former |
| Tesseract Corporation |
Vice President of Development |
Former |
| Oracle Corporation |
management teams |
Former |
Michael Norkus is the founder and president of Alliance Consulting Group, a strategy consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1975, he joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he spent 11 years and was a founding member of the firm's Munich office. In 1986, he left BCG to start the Alliance Consulting Group. Mr. Norkus is also a member of the Board of Associates of The Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Nora Denzel is senior vice president and general manager of Intuit's Payroll Business. In this role, she leads one of the software company's fastest-growing business units, focusing on delivering easy-to-use payroll services for small businesses. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Intuit is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions. Its traditional flagship products include Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax. Intuit has 8,000 employees, $2.6 billion in annual revenue, and has been recognized as America's most-admired software company and one of the country's best places to work. Before joining Intuit, Denzel held engineering, marketing and executive positions at Hewlett-Packard, Legato Systems (now a division of EMC) and IBM. Denzel earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from State University of New York and her MBA from Santa Clara University. She serves on the board of directors for Overland Storage Inc., the Support Network and the Anita Borg Institute.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology |
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Payroll, Intuit |
Current |
| Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Legato Systems, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Product Operations |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
MBA |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Quadro |
Independent Director and Consultant |
Current |
| Purevideo Zone |
Independent Director and Consultant |
Current |
| Ageia, Inc. |
Independent Director and Consultant |
Current |
| Digimarc Corporation |
Chair of The Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Overland Storage, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quadro |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Waters Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Ask About Computers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ViewSonic Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Purevideo Zone |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Digimarc Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ageia, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quantum Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Avid Technology, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Avid Technology, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Control Data Corporation |
|
Former |
| Avid Technology, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| University of Minnesota |
J.D. Degree |
Former |
| University of Minnesota |
B.A. |
Former |
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