Lance Rosenzweig, a co-founder, has served as PeopleSupport's Chairman of the Board of Directors since the company's inception in 1998. Lance has served as PeopleSupport's Chief Executive Officer since March 2002. Prior to joining us, from 1993 to 1997, Mr. Rosenzweig was a founder, Chairman and President of Newcastle Group, a privately held plastics manufacturing company. In 1993, Mr. Rosenzweig was a founder of Unisite, a privately held wireless cell site management company, which was acquired by American Tower in 2000 for over $200 million. Prior to 1993, Mr. Rosenzweig was a divisional Vice President at GE Capital, a Vice President in the investment banking group of Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley), a Vice President in the investment banking group of Capel Court Pacific, an Australian investment banking firm, and a corporate planning manager of Jefferson Smurfit Group, a multinational packaging company. Mr. Rosenzweig has 16 years of executive leadership experience with start up and established companies. Mr. Rosenzweig has an M.B.A. in marketing, finance, and information technology from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, with Tau Beta Pi honors, from Northwestern University. Completed Director Education Program certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Adam Berger
Adam Berger has served as one of our directors since January 2003. Since February 2007, Mr. Berger has been the Chief Executive Officer of Spark Networks, Inc., a leading provider of online personal services, such as JDate.com, and has served on their Board of Directors since September 2006. From June 1999 to September 2006, Mr. Berger served as President and Chief Executive Officer of WeddingChannel.com, a privately held company, until it was acquired by The Knot in September 2006. Mr. Berger previously served as President of the Franklin Mint, a global direct marketer and retailer of collectibles, from August 1994 to November 1998. Prior to joining The Franklin Mint, from August 1991 to July 1994, Mr. Berger was a consultant to the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Berger began his career with The Procter and Gamble Company in Cincinnati, holding various line management positions in product development and brand management. Mr. Berger is also a director for Spark Networks. Mr. Berger has an M.B.A. with distinction from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
C. Larry Bradford
C. Larry Bradford has served as one of our directors since May 1999. Prior to joining us, from November 1992 to November 1994, Mr. Bradford was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Jefferson Smurfit Group, a multinational packaging company. From February 1991 to October 1992, Mr. Bradford served as Vice President of the Container Division at Jefferson Smurfit and, from January 1983 to January 1991, he was Vice President of the Folding Carton and Boxboard Mill Division. Prior to joining Jefferson Smurfit, Mr. Bradford was a Vice President at Potlatch Corporation, a publicly traded forest products company. Mr. Bradford has a Bachelors of Science degree from St. Louis University with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering and served as Lieutenant in the Air Force National Guard. Completed Director Education Program certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Michael Edell
Michael Edell has served as one of our directors since June 2002. Mr. Edell is the Founder and Managing Partner of GroundWork Equity LLC, a firm that accelerates the growth of companies by providing strategic planning, execution experience and access to investment capital. Mr. Edell is also the CEO and President of Interneer, Inc., a privately held company which provides hosted business process and workflow applications using a patented platform technology. Mr. Edell is also the Founder of Warehouse Auction Centers, Inc., a privately held online e-commerce site for collectible items, and is General Partner of Warp Nine Partners, LLC, a real estate partnership. Mr. Edell also serves on the board of Altametrics, Inc., a privately held provider of hosted enterprise solutions to the restaurant industry in addition to the advisory boards of other high technology companies. From September 1983 to February 2003, Mr. Edell was the President and Chief Executive Officer of eLabor.com, a privately held technology company that developed workforce management software. Mr. Edell spun off the project management division of eLabor, which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in 2002 and then sold the company to ADP in 2003. Completed Director Education Program certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management.
George H. Ellis
George H. Ellis joined PeopleSupport's Board of Directors in October 2004. Since October 2001, Mr. Ellis has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SoftBrands, Inc., a global supplier of enterprise-wide software, and its predecessor, AremisSoft Corporation, which was reorganized under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in August 2002. Mr. Ellis joined AremisSoft as Chief Executive Officer to facilitate its reorganization. Mr. Ellis also served on the board of directors of AremisSoft from April 1999 to February 2001. Prior to his appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AremisSoft, from February 2000 to October 2001, Mr. Ellis was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Communities Foundation of Texas. Prior to joining the Communities Foundation of Texas, Mr. Ellis was a founder and Managing Director of Chaparral Ventures, Ltd., a Dallas based venture capital firm focused on electronic commerce investments. Prior to joining Chaparral Ventures, Mr. Ellis was Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Software, Inc. Mr. Ellis is a Certified Public Accountant and an attorney in the State of Texas. Mr. Ellis has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Ellis serves on the board of directors of Neon Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company. Completed Director Education Program certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Krish Panu
Krish Panu joined PeopleSupport's board of directors in March 2008, and is currently a Managing Director with The Galleon Group. Prior to joining PeopleSupport's board of directors, Mr. Panu served as the Chairman, CEO and President of @Road, Inc., a worldwide leader in Mobile Resource Management solutions. Prior to @Road, Mr. Panu served as Vice President and General Manager of the Logic Products division of Atmel Corporation, where he directed the engineering, manufacturing, software development and marketing groups. Previous to Atmel, Mr. Panu held executive sales and marketing roles at Catalyst Semiconductor, Datapoint Corporation and Xicor. Mr. Panu holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. in Computer Engineering and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University in Michigan.
Frank Perna
Frank Perna joined PeopleSupport's Board of Directors in January 2006. Since December 1998 until his retirement in February 2005, Mr. Perna served as Chairman and CEO of MSC.Software, the leading global provider of virtual product development solutions, including simulation software and services. Before becoming Chairman and CEO of MSC.Software, Mr. Perna served as director on the boards of both MSC.Software and PDA Engineering Inc. (which was acquired by MSC.Software in 1994). During the years 1994 through 1998, Mr. Perna served as Chairman and CEO of EOS Corporation, a high technology electronics manufacturer and also as chairman of Software.com, a software solutions provider. From 1984 through 1993, Mr. Perna was President (and CEO from 1990) of MagneTek, an international manufacturer of electrical equipment. During his tenure at MagneTek, Mr. Perna managed the strategic growth of the company from $195 million to more than $1.5 billion in annual revenue. Mr. Perna also spent 17 years at General Motors in the area of engineering test and computer simulation and has held senior management positions at Whittaker Corporation, Bell & Howell and Sun Electric. Completed Director Education Program certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Joe A. Rose
Joe Rose was elected to join PeopleSupport's board of directors at the company's 2005 Annual Stockholder's meeting held on June 27, 2005. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Rose served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SOURCECORP, Inc. a leading provider of BPO and related consulting services. The company successfully completed 72 acquisitions of complementary businesses during this period. During his tenure, Rose also served on the company's Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. Before joining SOURCECORP, Rose was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of FormMaker Software, a document automation software and services firm, which merged with Image Sciences to eventually become Docucorp International. Prior to FormMaker, Rose held various senior executive management positions with the Harland Company, National Data Corporation and Electronic Data Systems. Rose also served on the Board of Identitech, a privately-held content management software company, and Captiva Software, Inc., an enterprise content management software company, where he was a member of the board's Compensation Committee and Chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee until the company was acquired by EMC Corporation in December 2005. Rose is also involved in private investments in real estate and emerging technology companies. Mr. Rose served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a Vietnam veteran, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University. Completed Director Education Program certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management.
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