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Employees
As of March 31, 2014, our workforce consisted of 484 employees. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or are subject to a
collective bargaining arrangement.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Our executive officers as of the date of this report are listed below.
Vikram Verma, Chief Executive Officer. Vikram Verma, age 49, has served as Chief Executive Officer since September 2013 and as a
director since January 2012. From October 2008 through August 2013, Mr. Verma was President of Strategic Venture Development for
Lockheed Martin. From 2006 through 2008, Mr. Verma was President of the IS&GS Savi Group, a division of Lockheed Martin. Mr. Verma
received a B.S.E.E. degree from Florida Institute of Technology, an M.S.E. degree from the University of Michigan in electrical engineering,
and a graduate degree of Engineer in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Bryan Martin, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. Bryan Martin, age 46, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since
December 2003, has served as the Chief Technology Officer since September 2013 and as a director since February 2002. From February 2002
to September 2013, he served as the Chief Executive Officer. From March 2007 to November 2008, and again from April 2011 to December
2011, he served as President. From February 2001 to February 2002, he served as our President and Chief Operating Officer. He served as our
Senior Vice President, Engineering Operations from July 2000 to February 2001 and as Chief Technical Officer from August 1995 to August
2000. He also served as a director of the Company from January 1998 through July 1999. In addition, Mr. Martin served in various technical
roles for the Company from April 1990 to August 1995. He received a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Dan Weirich, Chief Financial Officer. Dan Weirich, age 40, has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2006. From November 2008
to March 2011, Mr. Weirich also served as our President. From June 2006 to July 2006, Mr. Weirich served as our Acting Chief Financial
Officer. He was our Vice President of Operations from April 2006 to June 2006 and Director of Strategic Sales from March 2004 to April 2006.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Weirich served in various roles for iAsiaWorks, Qwest Communications and Phoenix Network. He received a B.S. in
International Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Darren Hakeman, Senior Vice President of Product and Strategy. Darren Hakeman, age 44, has served as our Senior Vice President of
Product and Strategy since September 2013. From 2009 to 2013, Hakeman worked as a strategic advisor to leading Silicon Valley companies
and emerging start-ups including Authentication Metrics, Inc. (now Agari), Blackfire Research, and a major global security company. Prior to
2009, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for a SaaS Business Unit of Lockheed Martin that emerged following Lockheed's
acquisition of Savi Technology, Inc. He received a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Huw Rees, Senior Vice President of Business Development. Huw Rees, age 53, has served as Senior Vice President of Business Development
and Vice President of Business Development since November 2008. From January 2001 to November 2008, Mr. Rees served as our Vice
President, Sales and Marketing. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Centile,
Inc., from July 2001 until September 2003. Additionally, he served as Vice President, Sales and Business Development of Centile from March
2001 to July 2001. He served as Vice President, Sales of the Solutions Group of the Company from August 2000 until February 2001 and as
Director, North American Sales of the Company from April 1999 to August 2000. He previously worked at Mitel Corporation as Sales Manager
of the Western Region and also in sales management roles at GEC Plessey Inc. and Marconi PLC. He received a B.Sc. (Hons) from the
University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a M.B.A. from the University of
LaVerne.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer significantly.
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