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Our competitors’ and potential competitors’ advantages over us could make it more difficult for us to sell our LBS, and could result in
increased pricing pressures, reduced profit margins, increased sales and marketing expenses and failure to increase, or the loss of, market share
or expected market share, any of which would likely cause harm to our business, operating results and financial condition.
Employees
As of August 31, 2011, we employed 1,039 people, including 775 in research and development, 131 in sales and marketing, 58 in customer
support and data center operations and 75 in a general and administrative capacity. As of that date, we had 392 employees in the United States,
639 in China, 6 in the United Kingdom and 2 in Brazil. We also engage a number of temporary employees and consultants. None of our
employees is represented by a labor union or is a party to a collective bargaining agreement.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth the names, ages (as of June 30, 2011) and positions of our executive officers:
Dr. HP Jin is a cofounder of our company and has served as our president and a member of our board of directors since October 1999.
Dr. Jin has also served as our chief executive officer and chairman of our board of directors from October 1999 to May 2001 and since
December 2001. Prior to TeleNav, Dr. Jin served as a senior strategy consultant at the McKenna Group, a strategy consulting firm. Prior to that
time, Dr. Jin was a business strategy and management consultant at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm. Dr. Jin was also
previously a technical director at Loral Integrated Navigation Communication Satellite Systems, or LINCSS, a division of Loral Space &
Communications, Inc., a GPS service and engineering company. Dr. Jin holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Institute
of Technology in China and a Ph.D. in Guidance, Navigation and Control, with a Ph.D. minor in Electrical Engineering, from Stanford
University.
Douglas Miller has served as our chief financial officer since May 2006. From July 2005 to May 2006, Mr. Miller served as vice president
and chief financial officer of Longboard, Inc., a privately held provider of telecommunications software. From October 1998 to July 2005,
Mr. Miller held various management positions at
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the capacity to leverage their marketing expenditures across a broader portfolio of products;
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access to core technology and intellectual property, including more extensive patent portfolios;
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access to custom or proprietary content;
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quicker pace of innovation;
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stronger wireless carrier and handset manufacturer relationships;
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more financial flexibility and experience to make acquisitions;
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lower labor and development costs; and
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broader global distribution and presence.
Name
Age
Position
Dr. HP Jin
47
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Douglas Miller
53
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Y.C. Chao
46
Vice President, Research and Development
Salman Dhanani
38
Vice President, Products
Loren Hillberg
53
General Counsel and Secretary
Dariusz Paczuski
45
Vice President, Marketing
Robert Rennard
66
Chief Technical Officer
Hassan Wahla
39
Vice President, Business Development and Carrier Sales