Netgear

>Gregory J. Rossmann, a Managing Director, joined Pequot Ventures in 2000 where he focuses on investments in information technology. Greg has more... than 20 years of operating and investment experience principally in technology companies. Previously, Mr. Rossmann was a Managing Director at Broadview International where he managed the firm's global merger and acquisition practice in Hardware and Communications Equipment, leading transactions with Siemens, Nokia, Intel and other major technology firms. Prior thereto, Mr. Rossmann was a Manager of New Business Development with Acterna Corporation and its subsidiaries. He was also a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Telemaster Corporation and former product manager and development engineer at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. specializing in signal processing, storage and networking semiconductor devices. Mr. Rossmann holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara. Mr. Rossmann currently serves on the Board of Directors of GCT Semiconductor, Hammerhead Systems, Mantaro Networks, NETGEAR , Securify, Summit Microelectronics and Touchdown Technologies.
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Dr. Julie A. Shimer, Ph.D. has served as Directors of Netgear Inc. since March 2007. Dr. Shimer is currently the president and CEO of Welch Allyn, a... manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions. Prior to Welch Allyn, Dr. Shimer served as president and CEO of Vocera Communications, a provider of wireless communications systems enabling instant voice communication among mobile workers for companies, from September 2001 through February 2007. Dr. Shimer also previously held executive positions at 3Com Corporation from January 2000 through August 2001, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of its networking products. Before joining 3Com, she held executive positions at Motorola, Inc., a wireless and broadband communications company, from 1993 through 1999, where she was vice president and general manager for the paging division, and prior to that post, vice president of its semiconductor products section. Dr. Shimer worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bethlehem Steel Company before joining Motorola. Dr. Shimer is a member of the Board of Directors of Welch Allyn and several other private foundations. Dr. Shimer is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Dr. Shimer holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University.
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Ralph E. Faison has served as one of our directors since August 2003. From February 2003 to the July 2003, Mr. Faison has served as chief executive... officer of Andrew Corporation, a public company and a manufacturer of communications equipment and systems, and from June 2002 to the present, Mr. Faison has also served as president and a director of Andrew Corporation. From June 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Faison served as chief operating officer of Andrew Corporation. From June 2001 to June 2002, Mr. Faison served as president and chief executive officer of Celiant Corporation, a manufacturer of power amplifiers and wireless radio frequency systems, which was acquired by Andrew Corporation in June 2002. From October 1997 to June 2001, Mr. Faison was vice president of the New Ventures Group at Lucent Technologies, a communications service provider, and from 1995 to 1997, he was vice president of advertising and brand management at Lucent Technologies. Prior to joining Lucent, Mr. Faison held various positions at AT&T, a voice and data communications company, including as vice president and general manager of AT&T's wireless business unit and manufacturing vice president for its consumer products unit in Bangkok, Thailand. He is a member of the board of directors of WatchMark Corporation, a telecommunications company and a member of the board of directors of The Chicago Executives Club. Mr. Faison received a B.A. degree in marketing from Georgia State University and a M.S. degree in management as a Sloan Fellow from Stanford University.
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