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Date: December 12, 2007 Company: iSkoot Executive: Mark Jacobstein Position: Chief Executive Officer		iSkoot, the leading provider of carrier-friendly mobile VoIP solutions, has named Mark Jacobstein as Chief Executive Officer. Mark most recently served as Executive Vice President at loopt, Inc., a ground-breaking social mapping startup. Before joining loopt, Mark was the founding President for Digital Chocolate, one of the largest publishers of mobile games and he was also the CEO and founder of Small World Sports, the world's first networked fantasy sports games. Mark was previously Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at iXL Enterprises. iSkoot has received funding from Charles River Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and ZG Ventures.
Date: December 11, 2007 Company: MontaVista Software, Inc. Executive: Larry Macfarlane Position: Vice President, Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer		MontaVista Software, Inc., the leading provider of embedded Linux for intelligent devices and communications infrastructure has named Larry Macfarlane as Vice President of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer. Before joining MontaVista, Larry was President of Big Planet, the technology division of Nu Skin Enterprises, where he created the successful Photomax brand of digital memories products and services. Prior to Big Planet, Larry served as Senior Director of Network Infrastructure and Digital Consumer Markets for embedded development vendor Wind River Systems. Larry has also served in executive positions at other high-tech companies, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Zinc Software, Vice President and General Manager of the Western Region of Computer Equipment Warehouse, and President of Computers Made Easy. MontaVista is funded by Alloy Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.
Date: December 3, 2007 Company: mig33 Inc. Executive: Ken Sandy Position: Vice President, Product Management & Marketing		mig33, the first global mobile internet community, has named Ken Sandy as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. Prior to joining mig33, Ken was Senior Director of Product Management at Rearden Commerce, provider of the first online personal assistant and the largest marketplace for services. Previously, he spent four years with Kodak Imaging Network, previously named Ofoto. Prior, Ken was with LookSmart in marketing, business development and international roles. He started his career with McKinsey and Company. mig33 is privately held and funded by Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Technology Venture Partners.
Date: December 3, 2007 Company: Mformation Technologies Inc. Executive: John Roberts Position: Chief Financial Officer		Mformation Technologies Inc., the leading provider of mobile device management software for mobile operators, has named John Roberts as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, John was Chief Financial Officer of Right Media, the largest emerging online advertising exchange, which was acquired in July 2007 by Yahoo!. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer at Arbinet, which he helped to take public, and of Razorfish, a publicly traded IT consulting and Web design firm. Mformation has received funding from Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, and QuestMark Partners.
Date: December 2, 2007 Company: Consorte Media, Inc. Executive: Tiffany Terrazzano Position: Regional Vice President, Advertising Sales		Consorte Media, Inc., the leading provider of online marketing solutions targeting the Hispanic market, announced the appointment of Tiffany Terrazzano as Regional Vice President of Advertising Sales. Tiffany joins the company from Univision where she held the title of Southern Region Sales Director. Tiffany spent two and a half years at Univision where she successfully tripled revenues in the Southern region. Prior to joining Univision, Tiffany spent seven years at CBS Digital, where she represented several CBS online websites, including sportsline.com, cbsnews.com, pgatour.com, upn.com and nfl.com. Consorte Media, Inc. is privately held and backed by the Mayfield Fund.
Date: November 26, 2007 Company: LeftHand Networks, Inc. Executive: Raju Bopardikar Position: Chief Technology Officer		LeftHand Networks Inc., a leading provider of IP-based storage area network (SAN) solutions built using patented storage clustering technology, has named Raju Bopardikar as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining LeftHand Networks, Raju was Chief Technology Officer of Crosswalk. He also founded a number of companies, including Stone+Wire/Discreet Logic, Cereva Networks and TrueNorth Networks, and holds many patents and has developed technologies involving high speed networking, distributed file systems and clustering solutions. LeftHand Networks has received funding from Boulder Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners, Sprout Group, Valhalla Partners, and several other venture capital firms.
Date: November 26, 2007 Company: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Executive: Len Gilbert Position: Vice President, E-Business, Business Information Group		The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MHP), has named Len Gilbert as Vice President of E-Business for the Business Information Group, comprising the McGraw-Hill Construction, Platts, and Aviation Week groups. Prior to joining McGraw-Hill, Len spent six years with Barnes & Noble. He most recently was Vice President and General Manager of Digital Services and Site Advertising at Barnes & Noble and previously was Vice President of Gift Cards & Partnerships. The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider with leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Business Week, and J.D. Power and Associates.
Date: November 5, 2007 Company: CinemaNow, Inc. Executive: Ashley Woodworth Position: Senior Vice President, Marketing		CinemaNow, Inc., the premier online destination for downloadable Hollywood movies, TV shows and music videos, has named Ashley Woodworth as Senior Vice President of Marketing. For the past eight years, Ashley has held various executive product and marketing positions at Move Inc., the leading online network of websites for real estate search, finance, moving and home enthusiasts. Most recently, Ashley was Vice President of Product at Move. Privately held, CinemaNow, Inc. has received funding from EchoStar, Index Holdings, Menlo Ventures, Transcosmos, Microsoft, Lionsgate, Cisco Systems and Blockbuster.
Date: October 31, 2007 Company: Bella Pictures Executive: Gene Domecus Position: Chief Financial Officer		Bella Pictures, the only national brand for wedding photography services, has named Gene Domecus as Chief Financial Officer. Gene was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Macys.com, Inc. where he was responsible for total internet sales for both Macys.com and MacysWeddingChannel.com, the bridal registry network of all Federated divisions. Prior, Gene was Senior Vice President of e-Commerce at Macys.com, Inc. where he was responsible for sales, inventory and gross margin planning. Bella Pictures is privately held and has received funding from Foundation Capital and Texas Pacific Group.
Date: October 18, 2007 Company: Sharpcast, Inc. Executive: Domingo Mihovilovic Position: Vice President, Engineering		Sharpcast, Inc., an innovator in digital media and information synchronization, has named Domingo Mihovilovic as Vice President of Engineering. Most recently Domingo was Vice President of Engineering at MobiTV responsible for Development, Quality Assurance, and Operations. Previously, he was a senior executive at Siebel Systems responsible for the development of Siebel's core technology framework and components used as the foundation of scalable enterprise-level applications. Prior to Siebel, he was Vice President of Engineering at Savi Technology. The Company has received venture financing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Selby Venture Partners and Sigma Partners.
Date: October 9, 2007 Company: PivotLink Corporation Executive: Greg Brown Position: Vice President, Sales		PivotLink Corporation, the leading developer of enterprise-grade, on-demand business intelligence solutions, has named Greg Brown as Vice President of Sales. Greg has more than 15 years experience in the high tech industry. For the past eight years, he held various executive level positions at WebEx Communications. Most recently, he was responsible for sales & alliances in EMEA, where he grew the business from $13 million in revenue to over $40 million. Prior to WebEx, Greg was Vice President of Sales for Pulse Technologies. PivotLink has received funding from Emergence Capital Partners and Trident Capital.
Date: October 1, 2007 Company: MobiTV, Inc. Executive: Charlie Nooney Position: Chief Executive Officer		MobiTV, Inc., the leading provider and platform for content delivery over mobile and broadband networks, has announced the appointment of Charlie Nooney as Chief Executive Officer. Charlie joins MobiTV from his role as President for Technicolor Network Services, a global consultancy and managed services division of The Thomson Corporation focused on the preparation, management, and distribution of content. Prior, Charlie was Chief Executive Officer of Premier Retail Networks (PRN), where he spent seven years in leadership roles growing the Company to become the country's largest in-store television network. He played an instrumental role in the successful sale of PRN to Thomson. MobiTV is privately held and has received funding from Gefinor Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Sorrento Ventures.
Date: September 24, 2007 Company: Mercantila, Inc. Executive: Steve Burman Position: Vice President, Operations		Mercantila, Inc., a leading online specialty retailer, has named Steve Burman as Vice President of Operations. Steve comes to Mercantila with 20 years of experience in supply chain management, logistics, manufacturing, planning and procurement, engineering, quality assurance, and program management. Most recently, Steve was Executive Vice President of Product Development and Operations for Savi Technology, a leader in RFID solutions which was recently acquired by Lockheed Martin. He previously held leadership roles at Ford Motor Company and Sun Microsystems. Mercantila has received funding from Lightspeed Ventures.
Date: September 17, 2007 Company: Levanta Executive: Eric Gries Position: Chief Executive Officer		Levanta, the leader in Linux data center automation, has named Eric Gries as Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Eric was Chief Executive Officer at Evolved Networks. Prior to Evolved, Eric was Chief Executive Officer at XACCT Technologies, where he built the company from inception to its successful sale to Amdocs in late 2004. Prior to XACCT, Eric was the GM of the Network and Systems Management Division at Compuware. Earlier, he held various management positions at DEC and Cullinet Software. Privately held, Levanta is funded by Industry Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, vSpring Capital and Walden International.
Date: September 10, 2007 Company: Heavy, Inc. Executive: Scott Penberthy Position: Chief Technology Officer		Heavy, Inc., one of the web’s leading online brands and the leader for 18-34 year old males, has named Scott Penberthy as Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Scott served as Vice President of Engineering at Photobucket where he led the engineering team to deliver the world’s largest and fastest growing personal media device which helped secure the successful acquisition by News Corporation. Prior to Photobucket, he was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer for Bling Software. Prior, he was the CTO of IBM’s Industrial Sector and a Vice President of IBM Global Services. The Company has received funding from Polaris Venture Partners.
Date: September 10, 2007 Company: Eye-Fi, Inc. Executive: Jef Holove Position: Chief Executive Officer		Eye-Fi Inc., a company dedicated to helping people share their digital memories, today announced the appointment of Jef Holove as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Eye-Fi, Jef served as Vice President and General Manager at Logitech, Inc., where he led the audio and interactive entertainment business units. There he managed the business strategy, marketing and engineering for multiple product portfolios, in which he solidified leading market positions for PC audio and portable digital music, and developed new categories in wireless audio, mobile phone and gaming businesses. Previously, Jef held leadership positions at Labtec, Inc., Insight, Inc., and Hewlett-Packard Company. Eye-Fi's investors include Opus Capital and Shasta Ventures.
Date: September 10, 2007 Company: The United States Golf Association Executive: Alex Withers Position: Director, New Media		The United States Golf Association (USGA), the national governing body of golf in this country and Mexico, has named Alex Withers as Director of New Media. Previously, Alex was Marketing Director of New Media at ESPN. While at ESPN, he managed the marketing strategy and brand positioning for both ESPN.com and ESPN360.com. Prior to ESPN, he oversaw marketing, digital and branding initiatives for the Financial Times and Pepsi Cola. The Association's most visible role is played out each season in conducting 13 national championships, including the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open.
Date: September 3, 2007 Company: Akimbo Systems Executive: Neil Goldberg Position: Chief Operating Officer		Akimbo Systems, the first true Internet Video-on-Demand solution for TV-viewed content, has named Neil Goldberg as Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Neil was President of On Demand Media Group, a licensing, programming, marketing, and operational consultancy connecting content owners with the most technically advanced distribution platforms around the world—including cable, satellite, IPTV, broadband, and cellular/wireless platforms. A pioneer in video on demand, Neil ran entertainment programming for both DIVA and TVN Entertainment. In addition to negotiating deals with all major Hollywood studios, cable networks, and independents, Neil oversaw the creation of original on-demand networks Music Unlimited and Kids Unlimited. He also helped to implement the nation’s first premium on-demand services including HBO and Showtime on demand. Prior to entering the new media sector, Neil was Vice President of Witt-Thomas Films. Neil started his career at Warner Bros., where he served as Director of Worldwide Acquisitions. Akimbo Systems is funded by AT&T, Cisco Systems Inc., Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sprout Group and Zone Ventures.
Date: August 27, 2007 Company: BigFix, Inc. Executive: Alex Estevez Position: Chief Financial Officer		BigFix, Inc., the category leader in security configuration management software, services, and solutions for real-time visibility and control of computers across the distributed enterprise, has named Alex Estevez as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Alex was Chief Financial Officer and President of Datastream Systems, Inc. Prior, Alex served as a Senior Analyst in Investment Banking at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. where he successfully completed 21 equity offerings for technology and telecommunications companies. BigFix has received funding from St. Paul Venture Capital, Levensohn Venture Partners, Selby Venture Partners, and Thomas Weisel Venture Partners.
Date: August 23, 2007 Company: Medio Systems, Inc. Executive: John Kim Position: Vice President, Product Management & Product Marketing		Medio Systems, Inc., the leader in mobile search and advertising, has named John Kim as Vice President of Product Management and Product Marketing. Previously, John was Senior Director of Strategic and Product Marketing of Yahoo! Search Marketing. He played a key role developing the original vision and marketing requirements and led the go-to-market phase for Project Panama, Yahoo!’s new search marketing platform. Prior, John served as a Manager in the High Tech and Communications Strategy Practice at Accenture. Prior, he held various marketing and product positions with Bank of America and Household International, Inc., now part of HSBC. Medio Systems is funded by Accel Partners, Dot Edu Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and Trilogy Equity Partners.
Date: July 23, 2007 Company: OptiMedica Corporation Executive: Gregory Anderson Position: Vice President, Sales		OptiMedica® Corporation, a leading developer of ophthalmic therapeutic devices, has named Gregory Anderson as Vice President of Sales. Greg has over 21 years of high-tech capital ophthalmic and surgical equipment market experience. Previously, Gregory was Vice President of U.S. Sales at IntraLase Corporation, acquired by AMO. Prior to IntraLase, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for WaveLight Technologies AG, a German manufacturer of ophthalmic lasers, where he oversaw the successful U.S. introduction of that company's refractive laser platform. Prior to WaveLight, he worked for 16 years at Lumenis Inc. /Coherent Medical, an ophthalmic and surgical medical device equipment manufacturer. OptiMedica® Corporation is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Alloy Ventures.
Date: July 19, 2007 Company: ooma, Inc. Executive: Tobin Farrand Position: Vice President, Engineering & Operations		ooma, Inc., a company reinventing home telephone service by maximizing the potential of VoIP technology, has named Tobin Farrand as Vice President of Engineering and Operations. Previously, Toby served as Chief Technology Officer at Digeo Interactive. Prior, he founded and served as President and Chief Executive Officer for BroadLogic Network Technologies, where he built the Company to over $19M. Prior, Toby was Vice President of Engineering at 3DO, overseeing the development of 3DO's game platform and taking the technical lead for the company's IPO. Toby started his career and spent 10 years at Apple Computer. He was the engineering manager for Apple's graphics and audio products and later was the manager of Apple's PowerPC product development group. The Company has received funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Foundation Capital, and Worldview Technology Partners.
Date: July 16, 2007 Company: Doppelganger, Inc. Executive: Evan Krauss Position: Vice President, Sales & Business Development		Doppelganger, Inc., a social entertainment company offering virtual world entertainment, has named Evan Krauss as Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Previously, Evan was President & Chief Executive Officer of Cuts, Inc., an online video editing service. Prior to Cuts, Evan spent six and half years at Yahoo! where he led a global team responsible for developing new business models for the emerging Living Room, Mobile and Desktop services. Additionally, Evan championed and led a global team pioneering mobile music services and led strategic sales efforts in other key categories. Evan started his career building successful Internet advertising teams at Excite, AOL, and Looksmart. Doppelganger has received funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Greycroft Partners, and Trident Capital.
Date: July 9, 2007 Company: The United States Golf Association Executive: Peter Bevacqua Position: Chief Business Officer		The United States Golf Association (USGA), the national governing body of golf in this country and Mexico, has named Peter Bevacqua as Chief Business Officer. Peter joined the organization as in-house corporate counsel in September of 2000. He has served as the managing director of U.S. Open Championships for the USGA since August of 2003. Peter will become the first Chief Business Officer in the Association's history. Prior to joining the USGA, Peter was with the New York law firm of Davis, Polk & Wardwell as a Corporate Associate. The Association's most visible role is played out each season in conducting 13 national championships, including the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open.
Date: July 1, 2007 Company: Mercantila, Inc. Executive: Nikhil Behl Position: Vice President, Merchandising		Mercantila, Inc., a leading online specialty retailer, has named Nikhil Behl as Vice President of Merchandising. Nikhil joins from Hewlett-Packard’s hpshopping.com, where he helped build the business from the ground up as the sixth employee. During his five years in hpshopping.com, he served as Vice President of Call Center Sales & Operations, Vice President of Strategy & Development, and Director of Sales & Merchandising. Prior, Nikhil was in HP’s Consumer Products Business Organization. Mercantila has received funding from Lightspeed Ventures.
Date: June 13, 2007 Company: Vocera Communications Executive: Robert Zollars Position: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer		Vocera Communications, a leading provider of wearable, wireless communication systems, has named Robert Zollars as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Robert was President and Chief Executive Officer of Wound Care Solutions, the leading operator of outsourced chronic wound care centers serving 275 hospital customers nationwide. Before joining Wound Care Solutions, he was Chairman and CEO of Neoforma, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEOF) where he grew sales from zero to over $80 million and led the successful IPO of the company in 2000. Prior to Neoforma, Robert held executive roles at Cardinal Health, Inc. and Baxter International, Inc. Vocera is a privately held company, funded by Avalon Ventures, Cisco Systems, Granite Global Ventures, RRE Ventures, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, Vanguard Ventures and Venrock Associates.
Date: June 7, 2007 Company: OpenPeak, Inc. Executive: Scott Moyer Position: Chief Financial Officer		OpenPeak, Inc., a leading provider of innovative software and devices that enable converged management, control and playback of digital media and internet content in the home, has named Scott Moyer as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Scott was Chief Financial Officer at Mainline Information Systems where he raised $150 million in capital. While at Mainline, the company was ranked as one of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies by Inc. Magazine for five years in a row, and in the top 25 for the last three. Prior, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Business Services at Siemens AG, where he led the finance and IT organizations immediately following the listing of the company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2001. Prior to his role at Siemens AG, he held financial roles at Miller Zell and The Coca-Cola Company. OpenPeak’s investors include Millennium Technology Ventures, GMG Capital Partners, John Sculley, and Mort Topfer.
Date: June 7, 2007 Company: OpenPeak, Inc. Executive: Michael Johanns Position: Vice President, Operations & Supply Chain		OpenPeak, Inc., a leading provider of innovative software and devices that enable converged management, control and playback of digital media and internet content in the home, has named Michael Johanns as Vice President of Operations. Michael joins from Alienware, a division of Dell Inc., where he was Vice President of Supply Chain. Previously he was Director of Worldwide Procurement at Dell. During his tenure, Dell became the largest seller of personal computers in the United States with $25 billion in revenue. Mike began his career at Texas Instruments and Apple Computer, and was a Captain in the United States Air Force. OpenPeak’s investors include Millennium Technology Ventures, GMG Capital Partners, John Sculley, and Mort Topfer.
Date: June 5, 2007 Company: TicketsNow.com Executive: Cheryl Rosner Position: Chief Executive Officer		TicketsNow.com, the world’s largest independent online marketplace for premium event tickets, has named Cheryl Rosner as President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Cheryl was President of the Corporate Travel Group at Expedia. Prior to Expedia, Rosner worked at Hotels.com from 1999 to 2005 in a number of executive capacities including business development, supplier relations, marketing, and sales prior to becoming president of the company in 2003. Rosner’s key accomplishments at Hotels.com include the successful launch of the company’s consumer Web site in 2002 and the creation and development of the company brand strategy and award-winning advertising campaign. TicketsNow.com is funded by Adams Street Partners, New World Ventures, and Portage Ventures.
Date: June 4, 2007 Company: Radianse, Inc. Executive: Manuel Lowenhaupt Position: Chief Executive Officer		Radianse, Inc., the leading provider of productivity solutions that optimize patient flow and resource management throughout the hospital, has named Manuel Lowenhaupt as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Previously, Manuel was the Executive Partner and Practice Leader for Clinical Transformation at Accenture. In 17 years of consulting, he has worked with over 120 healthcare organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Far East. Prior to his consulting career, Dr. Lowenhaupt practiced medicine and led a multi-specialty group in Boston for 10 years, co-founded Boston Medical Systems, and worked as an investigator for the NIH. Radianse has received funding from Ascension Health Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, Kaiser Permanente, National Healthcare Services and Partech International.
Date: June 4, 2007 Company: OptiMedica Corporation Executive: Mark Forchette Position: Chief Executive Officer		OptiMedica® Corporation, a leading developer of ophthalmic therapeutic devices, has named Mark Forchette as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mark has 23 years of Ophthalmic sales, marketing and business unit management experience. Immediately prior to OptiMedica, Mark led the Alcon Vitreoretinal Business unit as Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales. In this leadership position, Mark led Alcon’s business unit through a period of substantial portfolio enhancement, infrastructure development and significant market share increases. Prior to Alcon, Mark was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Grieshaber & Co. Inc., and led the privately held Swiss company domestic operations through significant revenue expansion and infrastructure expansion. Grieshaber was acquired by Alcon in 1998. OptiMedica® Corporation is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Alloy Ventures.
Date: June 4, 2007 Company: NextAction Corporation Executive: Joel Davidson Position: Chief Executive Officer		NextAction Corporation, the leading provider of cooperative data solutions for retailers, has named Joel Davidson as Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Joel was Executive Vice President of Global Products and Technology at AOL. Prior, he led product and technology development for AOL’s subscription business. Joel also headed the Netscape, Mapquest, Compuserve, AIM and ICQ businesses of AOL. He started his career with the Campbell Soup Company and held various marketing and sales positions. Privately held, NextAction, is funded by Sequel Ventures and Wolf Ventures.
Date: May 22, 2007 Company: AllRecipes Executive: Lisa Sharples Position: President, AllRecipes.com		Allrecipes.com, the leading American online community for home cooks, has named Lisa Sharples as President. Lisa joins Allrecipes.com, a business of Readers’ Digest Association (NYSE: RDA), from United Online (NASDAQ: UNTD), where she was Senior Vice President of Marketing for Classmates.com. Lisa helped define the business strategy of Classmates, a leader in social networking, and substantially improved key metrics of the business. Previously, Lisa co-founded Garden.com, Inc., where she served as Chief Marketing & Merchandising Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Her other business experience includes overseeing ArtCarved, the flagship retail jewelry brand at American Achievement Corporation, and working for Silicon Graphics and Standish Mellon Asset Management.
Date: May 9, 2007 Company: Homestead Technologies, Inc. Executive: Bob Olson Position: Chief Customer Officer		Homestead Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of website creation software, ecommerce solutions and online marketing products and services for small businesses, has named Bob Olson as Chief Customer Officer. Previously, Bob served as Vice President of Sales, Business Development and Customer Service for GoDaddy.com, where he oversaw the Customer Care Center and the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) division, as well as Human Resources, Recruiting, Corporate Quality Assurance and Facilities. Prior, he was Vice President of Sales at NeoPlanet, a company selling Customer Relationship Management software to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to NeoPlanet, he held senior management positions at Tactical Marketing Ventures and ING Group. Homestead Technologies Inc. is funded by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Meritech Capital Partners and Redpoint Ventures.
Date: April 9, 2007 Company: SideStep Executive: Nancy Ramamurthi Position: Chief Marketing Officer		SideStep, the most comprehensive traveler's search engine, has named Nancy Ramamurthi as Chief Marketing Officer. Nancy joins SideStep from eBay, where she was General Manager of Kijiji, eBay’s global classifieds business launched in March 2005, where she led the vision, strategy, and P&L. Prior to joining eBay, Nancy was Director of Consumer Strategy and Planning for Celebrex and Bextra at Pfizer. Previously, Nancy spent four years with Yahoo!. As Director of Yahoo! Premium Services, she built the foundation for Yahoo's “for pay” consumer service. Nancy started her career with The Coca Cola Company and Kraft General Foods. SideStep, which is used by over 4.7 million customers for their air, car, and hotel travel needs, has raised $32 million in venture funding from Leader Ventures, Saints Capital, Trident Capital, and individual investors.
Date: April 2, 2007 Company: envIO Networks, Inc. Executive: Ronald Gastrock Position: Vice President, Sales		envIO Networks, Inc., a leading technology company developing a new category of mobile application, has named Ronald Gastrock as Vice President of Sales. Previously, Ron served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development for FusionOne Networks, where he positioned the company to secure business with four of the top five carriers in the U.S. Prior to FusionOne Networks, Ron served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development at InfoSpace. Earlier in his career, Ron was with Ericsson, Siemens, Sony, and Saraide. envIO Networks is funded by Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.
Date: March 27, 2007 Company: Akimbo Systems Executive: Thomas Frank Position: Chief Executive Officer		Akimbo Systems, the first true Internet Video-on-Demand solution for TV-viewed content, has named Thomas Frank as Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Tom served as Chief Executive Officer for Culture Technologies and President of White Dog Media, where he provided guidance to a host of digital content companies and e-commerce start ups as well as established media companies. Previously, Tom was Chief Operating Officer at RealNetworks. Prior to Real Networks, Tom worked in television programming with Carlco Television, The Leo Burnett Company, and Dick Clark Productions. Akimbo Systems is funded by AT&T, Cisco Systems Inc., Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sprout Group and Zone Ventures.
Date: March 7, 2007 Company: BigBand Networks, Inc. Executive: David Heard Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager, Product Operations		BigBand Networks, Inc., a leading provider of broadband multimedia infrastructure for video, voice, and data, has named David Heard as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Product Operations. In this role, David will oversee all of BigBand Networks’ business units. David most recently was Chief Executive Officer and President of Somera Communications, which he successfully sold to Telmar in 2006. Prior to Somera, he served as President and General Manager of Tekelec’s switching division. He joined Tekelec after serving as Chief Executive Officer & President of Santera Systems that merged with Tekelec in 2003. David grew Santera Systems from zero to over $20 million. Prior to Santera, David held a variety of executive positions at Lucent Technologies and AT&T. BigBand Networks has received funding from venture capital firms including Cedar Fund, Charles River Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, Evergreen Investments, Lauder Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Pilot House Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Star Ventures.
Date: March 5, 2007 Company: Control4 Corporation Executive: Jim Arnold Position: Senior Vice President, Sales		Control4 Corporation, the leader in affordable home automation and entertainment solutions, has named Jim Arnold as Senior Vice President of Sales. Previously, Jim was Senior Vice President of Sales and Distribution at DIRECTV, where he delivered over 13 million new customers to the DIRECTV platform. He also served as Vice President of Distributor and Group Sales at DIRECTV, responsible for sales and distribution into the Independent, Commercial, Special Markets, and Direct Sales channels. Prior to DIRECTV, he was a Vice President at EchoStar Communications, a division of News Corporation. He started his career with General Electric and Thomson Consumer Electronics. Control4 is backed by Foundation Capital and Thomas Weisel Venture Partners.
Date: February 16, 2007 Company: MontaVista Software, Inc. Executive: Lawrence Slotnick Position: Vice President, Engineering		MontaVista Software, Inc., the leading embedded Linux provider for the telecommunications, mobile, and embedded markets, has named Lawrence Slotnick as Vice President of Engineering. Previously, Larry was Vice President of Engineering at Venturi Wireless, where he led the development, quality assurance, and technical publications groups. Prior, he was Chief Product Officer at PalmSource, Inc. During his time at PalmSource, he led the largest functional group in the Company, was responsible for the creation and delivery of the company's product roadmap, and led the product marketing, R & D, product development, and developer services teams. He started his career with Covergent Technologies, Apple Computer, and Octel. MontaVista Software has received funding from venture investors Alloy Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.
Date: February 5, 2007 Company: iFLOOR.com Executive: Brenda Morris Position: Chief Financial Officer		iFLOOR.com, the world's largest online flooring retailer, has named Brenda Morris as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Brenda served as Chief Financial Officer at Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) as the company’s revenues grew from $100 million to $300 million and the number of stores increased from 96 to over 235. She successfully brought the company through an Initial Public Offering in 2005. Prior to Zumiez, Brenda was Vice President of Finance and then Chief Financial Officer at K-2 Corporation. Privately held, iFLOOR.com is funded by Maveron LLC.
Date: January 26, 2007 Company: Ophthonix, Inc. Executive: Stephen Osbaldeston Position: Chief Executive Officer		Ophthonix, Inc., an ophthalmic company marketing technology that enables patients to see with fully optimized vision, has named Stephen Osbaldeston as Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Stephen served as President of Global Lens Care & Specialty Lenses at CIBA Vision, a division of Novartis, where he managed two business units equaling $300 million in revenue and delivered three consecutive years of global share growth. Prior to CIBA Vision, he was General Manager of Canada for The IAMS Company. Prior to IAMS, he spent over a decade with Bausch & Lomb, Inc. Ophthonix has received funding from InterWest Partners, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Gund Investment Corporation, Trex Enterprises, and Wasatch Advisors.
Date: January 26, 2007 Company: PSS Systems, Inc. Executive: Rafael Caloni Position: Vice President, Marketing		PSS Systems, Inc., the leader in legal holds and retention management solutions, has named Rafael Caloni as Vice President of Marketing. Previously, Rafael served as Vice President of Marketing at Vendavo. Prior to Vendavo, he was Senior Director of Market Development at Calico Commerce which was successfully acquired by PeopleSoft. Prior to Calico, Rafael was with McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting. He started his career as a lawyer with Brobeck, Phleger & Har