Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Gary J. Cotshott |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| David Morgan |
CFO, Vice President, Business Development & Treasurer |
| Larry W. Granger |
COO |
| Marc J. Lichtman |
CFO, Vice President & Treasurer |
| Christoph Neut |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, EMEA |
| Heidi Hagle |
Vice President, HR |
| James Hoen |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, North America |
| Jeffrey Ruffini |
Vice President, Operations, North America |
| Michael Sosin |
General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
| Robert Gumber |
Vice President, Operations, EMEA |
| Cynthia Delpapa |
Assistant Treasurer |
Board of Directors
Mr. Cotshott joined TechTeam in February 2008 as President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director. Prior to joining TechTeam, Mr. Cotshott was Vice President and General Manager of the Dell Services division of Dell Inc. between 1998 and August 2007. As Vice President and General Manager of Dell Services, Mr. Cotshott led the formation, strategy and development of Dell Services, which grew from $250 million to $5.5 billion in worldwide reported revenue over a nine-year period. Mr. Cotshott began his career at NCR Corporation in 1974. His most recent role at NCR was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Customer Services, where he had direct worldwide, line management responsibility for its $2.8 billion services division. He led this organization through a period of significant growth as well as a large scale restructuring of U.S., European and Japanese operations that improved profitability and customer satisfaction.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dell Inc. |
Vice President and General Manager, Dell Services |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
CFO, Vice President, Business Development & Treasurer |
Current |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
COO |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
CFO, Vice President & Treasurer |
Current |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
In November 2006, Mr. Christoph Neut was named Senior Vice President, EMEA. In this role, Mr. Neut leads the overall performance, business development and expansion, and management of customer relations and alliances for TechTeam Global in the EMEA region.
Formerly, Mr. Neut was Vice President of Sales and Marketing, EMEA. Under his direction, TechTeam expanded its presence within the European market, captured several key Fortune 1000 customers, launched its near-shore operations in Romania and Poland, and identified and closed several strategic acquisitions and grew the revenue with a CAGR of over 35% annualized since TechTeam started in Europe in 1996. Mr. Neut also serves as an Officer of TechTeam Global, is a Member of the Management Committee of the Global Leadership Team and is the Chairman of the European Board of Directors.
Mr. Neut brings over 15 years of IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing experience to the company. Before joining TechTeam, he held several business development positions in the contact center and services industry. During that time he gained significant expertise in pan-European service models including the operation of multilingual contact centers. Mr. Neut holds a bachelors degree in Law from the Catholic University of Leuven and a master's degree in International Law from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, EMEA |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, North America |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations, North America |
Current |
Michael A. Sosin joined TechTeam in 1998 as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Mr. Sosin provides legal advice and counsel to the Board of Directors and senior management on all legal and corporate governance issues facing the Company. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing, participating in the preparation of documentation for, and monitoring the Company’s SEC, NASDAQ, Sarbanes-Oxley, and insider trading compliance, including preparation of the Company’s current and periodic reports to the SEC; drafts, reviews and negotiates major contracts for the Company; conducts due diligence for, drafts and negotiates major business agreements and relationships with other entities, including mergers and acquisitions; he is involved in managing the Company’s legal affairs internationally, with the Company’s subsidiaries in United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Romania and the Philippines; he is responsible for all aspects of risk management for the Company from purchasing of insurance to reviewing employment policies and procedures; and he manages all outstanding litigation on behalf of the Company. Prior to joining TechTeam, Mr. Sosin was in private practice for 14 years. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, B.A. 1980, J.D. 1984
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
Current |
Robert W. Gumber was named as Vice President of Service Delivery in November, 2006. He is responsible for the operational delivery of TechTeam’s services in the Americas and Europe and oversees the following operational components: financial results, customer satisfaction, service level agreement attainment, and performance. Mr. Gumber joined TechTeam in October, 2003 and prior to this appointment served as the Vice President of Operations for Europe.
Prior to TechTeam, Mr. Gumber owned and operated a consulting company, RWG and Associates, L.L.C., which provided supply chain consulting services to a prominent automotive supplier industry consortium. He also held numerous supply and manufacturing positions in the automotive industry. During 2001, he was the Director of Material Planning and Logistics at Visteon Corporation. Between 1997 and 2001, Mr. Gumber was Supply Director for Visteon Corporation’s Interior/Exterior Division. There he was responsible for purchasing, supplier quality/technical assistance, material planning and logistics supporting Visteon’s interior/exterior manufacturing operations. Between 1994 and 1997, Mr. Gumber was the Integration Manager for the design of the Ford Production System. From 1991 to 1994, he was Continuous Flow Manufacturing and Inventory Planning Manager of Ford’s Electronics Division. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Gumber resided in Europe, where he served as Manufacturing Planning and Control Manager for Ford’s European Electronics Operations in Basildon, England and Manufacturing Planning and Control Manager for a “greenfield” electronics plant in Cadiz, Spain.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Calumet College of St. Joseph, Indiana
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations, EMEA |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Assistant Treasurer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lear Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Detroit Medical Center |
Cao |
Former |
| Michigan Supreme Court |
Chief Justice |
Former |
| The Detroit Medical Center |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Since 1999, Mr. Lynch has been Managing Director of Draper Atlantic and is responsible for, among other things, managing a portfolio of early-stage technology ventures
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vought Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Goodrich Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Air Force Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Science Applications International Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Battelle Memorial Institute |
President |
Former |
| Battelle Memorial Institute |
Chief
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Somanetics Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Virginia Military Institute |
Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exceed Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Exceed III, LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Exceed Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Exceed III, LLC |
President |
Current |
| Sento Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sorenson Media, Inc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sento Corporation |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Former |
| Drivesafety, Inc. |
Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Venafi Inc |
Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Digital Harbor, Inc. |
Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sorenson Media, Inc |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Wordperfect |
Vice President of Worldwide Customer Services, Sales & Marketing |
Former |
| Novell, Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Business Development |
Former |
| Sorenson Media, Inc |
Founder |
Former |
| Sorenson Media, Inc |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Wordperfect |
business leader |
Former |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Richard R. Widgren has been a director since May 2005. Mr. Widgren is currently Vice President - Finance, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of Urban Science, Inc., a retail sales channel consulting company, where he began employment in August 2001. From April 2001 through August 2001, he was Chief Financial Officer of Presidion, Inc. Previously, Mr. Widgren service as Vice President - Finance and Corporate Controller of Kelly Services, Inc. Mr. Widgren is a member of the Detroit Medical Center Board of Director, where he serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TechTeam Global, Inc. |
President & CEO |
Former |
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