May 20, 2010
Ben Eazzatta, President of International Operations
Rolta India Limited

Ben Eazzetta is president of International Operations for Rolta India Limited, a leading multinational technology services provider serving North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East since 1982.  Eazzetta heads Rolta's subsidiaries in North America, Europe and the Middle East, and serves on the company's board of directors.  Eazzetta also sits on the board of directors for the Open Geospatial Consortium since 2001 and is now on the advisory board to Martin Wolf Securities.  Eazzetta joined Rolta after having served as president of Intergraph's Security, Government and Infrastructure division, where he was responsible for all aspects of global sales, marketing, delivery, and business development.  

Ben Eazzetta graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering andmaster's degree in mechanical engineering in 1986 and 1987, respectively.

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June17, 2010
Olin Wise
CTO, TSYS

Olin Wise is a 17-year veteran of TSYS, serving as senior director of hosting operations and application development for E-Business Services since 2002.  Previously, Wise has served as chief operating officer for DotsConnect, an e-commerce spin-off of TSYS; a vice-president for system analysis and support, charged with client service and defining clients' development requirements.  Wise earned a bachelor's degree in computer information management from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.

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July 15, 2010
Jim Geiger
CEO, CBeyond

James F. Geiger has been Cbeyond's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since he founded the company in 1999.  Prior to founding Cbeyond, Mr. Geiger was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Intermedia Communications.  He was also in charge of Digex, Intermedia's complex web-hosting organization, since acquisition and until just prior to its carve-our IPO.

Before he joined Intermedia, Mr. Geiger was a founding principal and CEO of FiberNet, a metropolitan area network provider which was sold in Intermedia in 1996. In the 1980's, Mr. Geiger held various sales and marketing management positions at Frontier Communications, Inc.  He began his career at Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP).  Mr. Geiger received a bachelor's degree in accounting and pre-law from Clarkson University.

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August 19, 2010
Troy Richardson
CEO,Xiocom

  Troy has a distinguished 22 year career in technology sales management and organizational leadership.  Troy most recently served as the President of the Americas for Novell.  As Vice President for the Americas for NCR, he headed up an $800MM division.  During his 16-year tenure with IBM he held a number of executive roles including Vice President Sales for the enterprise software group.  He holds a degree in Business Management from Eastern Illinois University an an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

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September 16, 2010
Glenn Lurie
President - National Distribution, AT&T

Glenn Lurie is president of National Distribution for AT&T's wireless operations, responsible for National Retail Operations, National Dealers, Direct Mail/Direct Response, Resale, eStore Sales and Service via att.com/wireless, as well as repaid/Hybrid Sales through all distribution channels.  He is responsible for growing the business inside of national cahnnels with a focus on acquiring quality customers and development quality business partners.

Glenn joined the former AT&T Wireless in 1990 and held several sales, marketing, and operation positions throughout his tenure, and also as Vice President of the West Region.  Prior to leading operations in the West, Lurie held senior executive positions including Regional Vice President for California/Hawaii Region and Vice President and General Manager for Losa Angeles after advancing a similar position for Arizona.

Prior to coming to the wireless industry, Lurie was a professional soccer player for teams representing Cleveland, Atlanta, and Portland.  He hold s Bachelor of Arts in Business/Marketing from Seattle Pacific University.

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November 18, 2010
Dr. Neil Mackay
CEO, EMS Technologies

Dr. Neil A. Mackay was appointed president and chief executive officer for EMS Technologies, Inc. in November 2009.  An EMS veteran, Mackay most recently was executive vice president and chief operating oofficer (COO), overseeing EMS's consolidation strategy,the day-to-day operations of the company's business units and the Strategy & Innovation function.  Mackay's corporate business career spans more than three decades, including 16 years with EMS.  He has broad experience an an aviation and communications executive.

Prior to being named COO, Mackay served as EVP of Strategy, focusingon Mergers and Acquisitions.  He guided four key acquisitons which added approximately $90 million to EMS's overall revenues.  Mackay joined EMS in 1993 following its acquisition of Ottawa-based CAL Corp., where he was president and CEO.  He also served as CEO for several telecommunications, software and aviation companies.  

Before entering corporate management in 1979, Mackway was an associate professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, lecturing in electronics, communications and signal processing.  He obtained his B.Eng with distinction from McGill University in Montreal.  He holds a Ph.D. in electronics and communications engineering from Sydney University, Australia.

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