66 years old, became Chairman in October 1999 and is a ector of several public and privately held companies including Picturetel, Voxware, Microlog, Lanyon, Ltd., Ampro, and NetLearning. Mr. Levi was CEO of Natural MicroSystems when it staged its IPO and grew it at a rate of 45% per year. He was president of Voice Processing Corp and merged it into Voice Control Systems. He has been a consultant to the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC). He has extensive experience internationally and was the Executive Vice President of Raytheon Data Systems, where he established the international division, which was headquartered in Amsterdam. Mr. Levi is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School.
Frederic James GENTIZON: President & Founder
39 years old, is a co-founder & shareholder of the company and was the Chief Executive Officer until October 1999 and has been Board ector since the Company's creation in 1995. Mr. Gentizon will concentrate on new business development at major accounts, strategic relationships such as Microsoft, and new market development such as e-commerce. Mr. Gentizon successfully led the turnaround of a multi-national micro-mechanical company between 1987 and 1993. This company achieved a sales volume of 50 million dollars per annum before he sold it in 1993. Mr. Gentizon was a management consultant to a high tech spin-off of the Lausanne Swiss Institute of Technology [EPFL]. He holds University Master degrees in both engineering and economics from the Universities of Bern and Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
David M. McGILLIVRAY: VP Marketing & Sales
General Manager North American Operations36 years old, joined the Company in January of 1999. Before joining MediaPhonics, he held various senior management positions at NMS, where he was a key contributor in building the sales and marketing organization, primarily in the area of strategic alliances and partnerships. Most recently, he served as the ector of Business Development at NMS. During his 10 years at NMS, the company grew from a sales volume of less than 2 million to annual revenue in excess of 75 million. The company has partnerships with technology suppliers such as Comverse, Lucent, Siemens, Motorola and Microsoft. Mr. McGillivray holds a BA in economics from the University of Massachusetts.
François-Charles PETITPIERRE: VP CTO
46 years old, is a co-founder & shareholder of the company and has been the VP and Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of ectors since the company's creation. Mr. Petitpierre brings more than 15 years experience in IT technology management and has founded a system integration company distributing Olivetti products in Switzerland. He holds University Master degrees in both economics and information technology from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Emil SALEK: VP Products Management
46 years old, is a co-founder & shareholder of the company and has been the VP World Wide Operations since the company's creation. Previously, Mr. Salek held management positions in a large Swiss insurance company. He holds University Master degrees in both engineering and economics from the Universities of Prague, Czech Republic and Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
William IVALDI: VP Hardware & Firmware Development
36 years old, is a co-founder & shareholder of the company and has been the Hardware & Firmware Division Manager since the company's creation. Previously, Mr. Ivaldi held R&D engineering positions for Schlumberger. He has higher engineering training in industrial computing.
Alain STURZENEGGER: VP Middleware & Software Development
32 years old, is a co-founder & shareholder of the company and has been the VP Software Development since the company's creation. Previously, Mr. Sturzenegger was Chief Engineer of the ATM software division of ASCOM. He holds a Bachelor's degree in micro-technology engineering from the University of Neuchâtel.
Balthasar KIRSCHNER: VP Finance
38 years old, joined the company in August 1998. Previous experience covers 5 years in Corporate Finance at VP level and 8 years in various management functions of small and middle sized companies. He holds a Masters degree in economics from the University of Basel, Switzerland.