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Board of directors
Fred Thiel
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Frederick G. Thiel has more than 25 years of experience leading companies in the
technology, data communications, Internet, Big Data, digital media and software
industries. He was named chairman in January 2014, after joining the board in
January 2013. Fred served as managing partner at Triton Pacific Capital Partners and
founder and managing partner of TechStarter Ventures. He also served as CEO of
GameSpy Industries where he led the company from losses to almost double
revenues in less than one year and led the sale of the company. As chairman and
CEO for Lantronix (LTRX), Fred led a repositioning, doubled the companys revenue
growth in four years, led four acquisitions and the initial public and secondary
offerings that raised $120+ million. He also serves as a senior advisor to Graham
Partners and as a director for three privately-held companies. Fred attended classes
at the Stockholm School of Economics in Europe.
Norman K. Farra, Jr. Lead
Director
Norman K. Farra Jr. has more than 20 years of strategic leadership experience. Farra
has served as a director since August 2005 and is currently serving as lead director.
He is currently a Managing Director, Investment Banking for Aegis Capital, Inc. Farra
also served as Managing Director of Investment Banking for R.F. Lafferty & Co. Inc.
and Director for Investment Banking for Cresta Capital Strategies, LLC. He was an
independent financial consultant and served as Managing Director of Investment
Banking for GunnAllen Financial Inc.. Farra also served as an independent contractor
acting as Managing Director of Investment Banking for GunnAllen Financial Inc. Farra
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Widener
University.
Phillip K. Fricke
Director
Philip K. Fricke has more than 30 years of strategic leadership experience and has
served as a director since October 2003. Fricke is currently President of PKF
Financial Consultants, Inc., a private company he founded in March 2001, which
provides financial communications services and advisory services to public and
private companies. In the past five years, Fricke has held one other public company
directorship with MI Developments Inc. (from August 2003 to May 2009). Fricke
received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Psychology, as
well as, a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Economics
received from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
David M. Hughes
Director
David M. Hughes has more than 15 years of strategic leadership experience. He is
currently the CEO of The Search Agency, a global digital marketing company.
Hughes served as senior vice president of corporate development for United Online,
Inc. Hughes also served as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting
Group and was an associate with Mercer Management Consulting. Hughes is a
graduate of Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Business Administration,
where he received a masters of business administration. He also holds a bachelor
of arts degree with honors from the University of Western Ontario. He currently
serves as a board member for Spark Networks (NYSE: LOV), YPOLA, and The
Huron University College Foundation USA.
John M. Payne
Director
John M. Payne has more than 30 years of strategic leadership experience. Payne is
currently CEO of SimpleAir, Inc., an inventor-owned technology licensing company
with mobile interests and intellectual property assets. He serves as lead inventor for
the SimpleAir patent portfolio, which covers more than 12 patents, and is widely
licensed in the mobile industry by companies, including Apple® for its Apple Push
Notification. Payne has been CEO of more than 10 digital technology and
enterprise security companies. He led the successful IPO of Stamps.com
(NASDAQ: STMP) and the turnaround of Day Software(SWX: DAYN), which was
acquired by Adobe. He is an experienced fundraiser who has raised more than
$550 million in public and private equity. He currently serves as managing director
for Outset Ventures and as an advisory board member for Digital Offering LLC.
John E. Rehfeld
Director
John E. Rehfeld has more than 30 years of strategic leadership experience and
served as a director since August 2005, as well as lead independent director from
December 2005 to October 2011. Rehfeld has been the adjunct professor of
marketing and strategy for the Executive MBA Program at Pepperdine University,
since 1998 and the University of San Diego , since 2010. He currently serves as
Director of Lantronix, Inc. Rehfeld was previously a Director of ADC
Telecommunication, Inc. and Primal Solutions, Inc. Additionally, Rehfeld currently
holds directorships with several private companies. Rehfeld received a Masters of
Business Administration degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science
degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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