Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| H. Brent Sanders |
Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer |
| Susan K. Conner |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Ronald A. Woessner |
Senior Vice President |
| Barry W. Wilson |
Vice President, Accounting and Finance & Treasurer |
| David Robertson |
Vice President, Engineering |
| Geoff Bibby |
Vice President, Corporate Marketing |
| Jim Lesniak |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Kim Garrett Tompkins |
vice president of marketing |
| Kirk Kirkman |
Vice President, Physician Recruitment & Retention |
| Lee Fowinkle |
Vice President, Product Mgmt |
| Nigel Johnson |
Vice President, Business Dev & Product Mgmt, Email Encryption Business |
| Peter Wilensky |
Vice President, Corp Comm |
| Russell J. Morgan |
Vice President, Client Services |
| William J. Kadonsky |
Vice President, Business Operations |
| Farrah Corley |
Manager, Public Rel |
| Helen Sikes |
Marketing |
| Luis Felipe Ardila |
|
Board of Directors
Richard D. Spurr joined our company in January 2004 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2005 and as President and Chief Operating Officer since joining us. He was elected to our Board in May 2005 and appointed Chairman of the Board in February 2006. Mr. Spurr brings 30 years of global IT experience in building sales, marketing, service and operations in both corporate and fast-growing environments, previously as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Business Development for Securify, Inc. beginning March 2003. From 1974 until 1990, Mr. Spurr worked for IBM where, as Regional Manager, he was responsible for over 1,000 employees, and as Group Director in Tokyo, for a $1.2 billion business throughout the Asia Pacific Region. Mr. Spurr then took two start-ups, SEER Technologies, Inc. and Entrust, Inc. (where he served in several senior executive positions), from early stages through IPOs and beyond.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Zix Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Zixit Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Securify, Inc. |
senior vice president, worldwide sales |
Former |
| Securify, Inc. |
regional manager |
Former |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
H. Brent Sanders joined our company in August 2004. Mr. Sanders joins ZixCorp from IntegiMED, where he served as Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer, responsible for building and launching the company's sales and service organizations. Prior to IntegriMED, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Task Technologies, where he recruited and developed the company's senior management, operations, finance, sales, marketing, and human resources teams. Mr. Sanders has also held various business development positions at Kelson Pediatric Partners, Renal Disease Management, Inc., and Rehability Corporation/WorkHealth Healthcare, Inc. In 2001, Ernst & Young LLP nominated him for the prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Furman University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer |
Current |
| Task Technologies |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Task Technologies |
President |
Former |
| Furman University |
Bachelor's Degree In Business Management |
Former |
| Kelson Pediatric Partners |
|
Former |
| Furman University |
Bachelor's Degree In Business Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Pegasus Solutions, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Pegasus Solutions, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bba In Accounting |
Former |
Ronald A. Woessner joined our company in April 1992 as General Counsel and has served as Secretary since March 1993 and as Senior Vice President since May 2000. He was previously a corporate and securities attorney with the Dallas-based law firm of Johnson & Gibbs, P.C., where he specialized in public and private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and leveraged buy-outs.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Zix Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
|
Former |
Barry W. Wilson joined ZixCorp in November 1989 and has worked in a variety of accounting and finance department functions, including two years as the corporate controller prior to being named the company's chief financial officer. Wilson left the company in May 1998 as part of the divestiture of certain businesses and returned in May 2001, during which time he was chief financial officer at Airco Industries. Prior to originally joining ZixCorp, Wilson held a variety of accounting and finance department positions at Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Wood & Fence Products Co., Inc. Wilson is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with a degree in accounting from Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Accounting and Finance & Treasurer |
Current |
| Zix Corporation |
Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
David J. Robertson joined our company in March 2002 and serves as Vice President, Engineering. Mr. Robertson has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and Internet industries, with specific expertise in network architecture, security and protocols, PBX and Key System design in circuit and packet environments and broadband and cellular access systems. He has also worked extensively in product areas involving 802.11, DECT and other unlicensed wireless access standards. Mr. Robertson has contributed to the early stages of Telecommunications Standards' definition for the Unlicensed Wireless Industry in the U.S. and Canada and to the finalization of the ADSI standard for enhanced telecommunications carrier service deployment. He participated in pioneering efforts toward end-to-end voice quality standards for Quality of Service in many wireline and wireless domains. He is a member of multiple company advisory boards and serves with the City of Richardson Chamber of Commerce.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
Geoff Bibby joined ZixCorp in September 2003 and serves as Vice-President of Corporate Marketing. Mr. Bibby has responsibility for all aspects of overall corporate marketing. He has served several roles within the ZixCorp e-Prescribing business including Director of Marketing and Director of Physician Utilization. Mr. Bibby has over 15 years of experience in high tech marketing. Prior to ZixCorp, he spent 6 years at Entrust Inc., an internet security vendor with his last position at Entrust being Marketing Director for Entrusts European operations. Mr. Bibby holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with Honors in Marketing from the University of Guelph.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Corporate Marketing |
Current |
| University of Guelph |
Bachelor of Commerce |
Former |
| University of Guelph |
Degree With Honors In Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| University of North Texas |
Bachelor's Degree In Management and Marketing |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
|
Former |
| Credant Technologies, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of North Texas |
bachelor's degree in management and marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
vice president of marketing |
Current |
| Avo International |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Physician Recruitment & Retention |
Current |
| Helvoet Pharma, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Former |
| Amicore, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales and Head of Customer Care |
Former |
| Independence Blue Cross |
Manager |
Former |
| Amicore, Inc. |
Head of Customer Care |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
master's degree in business administration |
Former |
| Northeastern University |
bachelor's degree in business administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Product Mgmt |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Business Dev & Product Mgmt, Email Encryption Business |
Current |
| Nortel |
|
Former |
| Carleton University |
Bachelor's Degree In Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Corp Comm |
Current |
| Windsor Group, LLC |
Principal |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Master's In Business Administration |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Bachelor's Degree In Economics |
Former |
Russell J. Morgan joined our company in September 2002 and serves as Vice President, Client Services. From February 1997 until August 2002, he worked at Entrust, Inc. where he held a variety of senior management positions, including director, professional services and senior director, Entrust.net. At Entrust, Mr. Morgan was responsible for founding and building the Professional Services organization and building and operating a WebTrust certified secure data center for issuing digital certificates to business customers. Prior to joining Entrust, Mr. Morgan held a number of key management positions at Lockheed Martin, where he specialized in secure messaging and military command and control systems. Mr. Morgan is a professional engineer with over 20 years experience in delivering customer-focused technology solutions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Client Services |
Current |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation |
|
Former |
| Professional Services Ltd. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Vice President, Business Operations |
Current |
| Practical Software Solutions |
President |
Former |
| National Security Agency |
Analyst |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Manager, Public Rel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tulane University |
master's degree in Public Health |
Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
James S. Marston was elected to our Board in September 1991 and served as the Acting Chairman of the Board from January 9, 2006 to February 1, 2006. From September 1987 through February 1998, Mr. Marston served as a Senior, or Executive, Vice President and the Chief Information Officer of APL Limited, a U.S.-based intermodal shipping company. Between 1986 and 1987, Mr. Marston served as President of AMR Technical Training Division, AMR Corporation. From 1982 until 1986, he was Vice President of Data Processing and Communications for American Airlines, in which position he was in charge of the Sabre reservations system and related technologies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Apl Limited |
Chief Information Officer |
Former |
| Apl Limited |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zix Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Seraph Group |
|
Current |
| Center for Brain Health |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Turnaround Management Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| First Southwest Company |
President |
Former |
| First Southwest Company |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Stearns Inc. |
Account Executive |
Former |
| Bear, Inc. |
Account Executive |
Former |
| American Heart Association, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Texas At Dallas |
|
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Customernation, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mohr Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Resonate, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Securify, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Resonate, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Securify, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Mohr Corporation |
partner |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
MBA |
Former |
| Bethel College |
Master's In Business Administration |
Former |
| Bethel College |
B.A. In Finance and Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harvard University |
MBA Degree |
Former |
| Georgetown University |
|
Former |
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