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Board of Directors
Edward F. West
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
Edward F. West has served as one of our directors since November 2001 and as Chair of the board since June 2005. Mr. West currently serves as Managing Director of Sage Partners LLC, an advisory services firm in venture development and strategic leadership. Mr. West also has served as a director for Memetrics, a global provider of testing and optimization solutions for marketers located in San Francisco, since January 2006 and has served as a director of Advanced Ticketing Systems located in London since April 2006. Mr. West served as Chief Executive Officer of Colarity Corporation, a customer knowledge management company, from January 2001 to December 2003. From December 1999 to December 2000, Mr. West served as Chief Executive Officer of RealNames International, the global development subsidiary of RealNames Corporation, an Internet names and navigation platform provider. From May 1998 to December 1999, Mr. West served as Executive Vice President, Business Development, Sales and Marketing, at RealNames Corporation. From January 1996 to April 1998, Mr. West served as Chief Operating Officer of Softbank Interactive Marketing, a provider of marketing services and sales representation to Internet sites seeking interactive advertisers. Mr. West received an A.B. in Architecture/Urban Planning from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mark Sanders
Lead Director
Mark Sanders has served as one of our directors since January 2003. Mr. Sanders served as Chairman of Pinnacle Systems, a supplier of video creation, storage, distribution and streaming solutions, from July 2002 to March 2004. Mr. Sanders also served as a Director of Pinnacle Systems from January 1990 to March 2004 and as its President and Chief Executive Officer from January 1990 to July 2002. Prior to that time, Mr. Sanders served in a variety of management positions, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Recording Systems Division of Ampex, Inc., a manufacturer of video broadcast equipment. Mr. Sanders also serves on the board of directors of Bell Microproducts Inc., a computer storage and semiconductor company. Mr. Sanders holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic University, Pomona and an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University.
Anthony Castagna
Anthony Castagna has served as one of our directors since March 1999. Since 1997, Dr. Castagna has served as a non-executive director of Macquarie Technology Ventures Pty Limited, an Australian venture capital fund and wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Limited, Australia's largest investment bank, and as an independent advisor to the Macquarie Technology Investment Banking Division of Macquarie Bank Limited, an investment banking company. He is also a non-executive director of early-stage private technology-based companies in Australia, Asia and the United States. Dr. Castagna served as a non-executive director of BT LookSmart, the joint venture between LookSmart and British Telecommunications, until December 2002. Dr. Castagna holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle, Australia, and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in finance from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Jean-Yves Dexmier
Jean-Yves Dexmier has served as one of our directors since April 5, 2007. Dr. Dexmier served as Chief Executive and Chair of the Board of Agentis Software from 2001 to 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of Informix Software from 1997 to 2000. Dr. Dexmier also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Octel Corporation from 1995 to 1997. From 1994 to 1995 he served as Chief Financial Officer of Air Liquide Americas and from 1991 to 1994 he served as Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Consumer Electronics U.S. Dr. Dexmier received a B.A. in Fundamental Mathematics from Lycee Pasteur, an M.B.A. from Ecole Polytechnique and a Ph.D. in Electronics from Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace, all located in France.
Teresa Dial
Teresa Dial has served as one of our directors since 2003 and was Chair of the board from July 2004 to June 2005. In June 2005 she became Group Executive Director and Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Retail Bank. From 1973 until her retirement in 2001, Ms. Dial held various management roles at Wells Fargo & Co. including CEO of its subsidiary Wells Fargo Bank. Ms. Dial serves on the Board of Directors of Lloyds TSB and the London Skills and Employment Board. She is a member of the Council of 100 at Northwestern University and the International Women's Forum.
Timothy J. Wright
Timothy J. Wright has served as one of our directors since August 2005. Mr. Wright served as Chief Executive of the EMEA and Asia-Pacific operations of Geac Computer Corporation Limited and as its Chief Technology Officer from May 2004 to March 2006. He also served as Geac’s Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer from January 2003 to May 2004. Prior to joining Geac, Mr. Wright served for just over three years as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer at Terra Lycos, a provider of Internet access and content to users worldwide. Prior to working at Terra Lycos, Mr. Wright spent seven years at The Learning Company, a provider of consumer educational and home productivity software, until it was acquired by Mattel, Inc. in 1999. Mr. Wright received a B.S. in Computer Science from City University in London.
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