Executive Team

Nick Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer

Nick Jensen has been President and CEO of Dialogic since April 2002 and serves as Chairman of Dialogic's Board of Directors. Jensen has 22 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In 1987 he co-founded Exatec A/S, a Danish distributor of computer components and products that was sold to Arrow Electronics Inc. He then founded PnP Technology, a printer-interface company, and with a partner acquired i-data international a/s in 1998. Throughout his career, Jensen has been an active investor in IT companies, including Connect International (sold to Olicom A/S in 1992), Phase One Denmark A/S, Netlog A/S and Mermaid Technology A/S. Prior to beginning his career, Jensen concentrated on sales, marketing and finance during his studies.

Timothy Murray, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Timothy Murray is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Dialogic. In this role, Murray oversees Dialogic's daily operations including all aspects of sales, customer service and support, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, quality initiatives and human resources. Murray is an accomplished communications industry veteran and prior to Dialogic served as CEO of Cantata Technology (purchased by Dialogic in October 2007), CEO of Cross Match Services, a leading provider of biometric identification services, COO of Cross Match Technologies, and CEO of Riversoft PLC, a pioneering network management software company. Murray also spent more than 20 years in senior executive positions at AT&T. During his successful career at AT&T, Murray served as: Executive Vice President, Business Service Operations; President, Business Network Services; and, Vice President, Middle Market Business Unit. Murray holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Management and Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and has also completed executive education studies at Harvard University and the Dartmouth Institute.

Jean Gagnon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jean Gagnon joined Dialogic in June of 2001, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in May 2002. Gagnon brings more than 22 years of experience in finance, accounting, and information services to the management team. Prior to joining Dialogic, he served as Finance and Administration Director of Cenit America Inc./L&H Consultants, an international company providing technology services for the automotive and aerospace industries. During the previous eight years, he held various financial management positions with Guillevin International Inc. Other experience includes four years as Controller of Transport at W.J. Deans Inc. and an administrative management position with Hopital Notre-Dame de Montreal. Gagnon graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Public Accounting from H.E.C. Montreal, and holds a CGA, having finished among the top five candidates in three of four exams.

Anthony Housefather, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel

Anthony Housefather is responsible for all legal matters and all contractual relationships for Dialogic Corporation and its subsidiaries worldwide. He is also responsible for real estate and facilities and M&A activity. Housefather joined Dialogic in 1997 and has 13 years of experience in international commercial transactions, intellectual property licensing and management and litigation and employment issue management. He has also served as project manager for the integration of Dialogic's last three acquisitions, including its integration of Intel's media and signaling business and the integration of the Cantata business into Dialogic. Housefather has degrees in common and civil law from McGill University and an MBA degree from Concordia University.

James Besley, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Support

James Besley is Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Support, responsible for customer relations and providing pre- and post-sales support for all Dialogic® products. Before joining Dialogic as Director of European Sales in July 1996, Besley had 15 years of experience in the IT industry with Racal Datacom and Control Data Corporation. Besley has an MA in Engineering from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

Shai Cohen, Senior Vice President, Engineering

Shai Cohen is Senior Vice President, Engineering, responsible for new product development and continuing engineering of all Dialogic products. Cohen joined the business in 1994. He was Director of Engineering for the Intel media and signaling business, responsible for the development of all product lines, when it was purchased by Dialogic in September 2006. Cohen holds a B.S.C degree from the Israeli Institute of Technology.

Beverly A. Draper, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Beverly Draper joined Dialogic in 1994 as head of human resources for the U.S. and was assigned global responsibility for human resources in 2002. Prior to joining Dialogic, Draper served for four years as Associate Executive Director of Administration for the American College of Emergency Physicians, with responsibility for Finance, Information Services, Member Services and Facilities. She has also been part of the initial management team for Tetra Pak International AB's entry into the United States. At Tetra Pak she served in various capacities over a ten-year period as Director of Business Practices and Corporate Secretary with responsibility for legal, regulatory compliance, human resources and corporate expansion. Her previous experience was in the oil and gas, transportation and equipment manufacturing industries. Draper is a graduate of the University of North Texas (BBA) with degrees in Business and in Personnel & Industrial Relations.  

Noel Lappin, Senior Vice President, Operations

Noel Lappin joined Dialogic in June 1992 as Operations Manager for its European manufacturing and distribution operation, and shortly thereafter was promoted to General Manager of Dialogic's Irish subsidiaries. In July 2002 he was promoted to Vice President, Operations with worldwide responsibility for manufacturing, logistics and supply chain. Prior to joining Dialogic, Lappin was Operations Manager for Aval Corporation and also worked in various operational and manufacturing positions for the Irish operations of various multinational organizations. Lappin is a graduate of Dublin City University and the National College of Ireland and holds an honors degree in Business Studies and a diploma in personnel management.

Jim Machi, Senior Vice President, Marketing

Jim Machi is Senior Vice President, Marketing, responsible for developing marketing strategy and driving marketing communications, product planning and product management for all Dialogic products. Machi joined the business in 1998 as Director of Product Management, working to develop the company's IP telephony roadmap and strategy and was recognized by Internet Telephony Magazine as one of the "Top 100 Voices of IP Communications" in October 2006. Machi holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Norman St. Pierre, Vice President, Information Technology

Susan Maxwell, Chief Quality Officer

Sue Maxwell is Chief Quality Officer responsible for driving leadership across the organization assuring that processes, metrics, and compliances are met. Formerly, she led sales operations and quality assurance for Cantata Technology as Vice President, Sales Operations and CQO. She has been pivotal in achieving excellence in quality assurance and customer support. Most recently, Ms. Maxwell worked in the Lucent Open Network Platforms group, where she was responsible for all aspects of quality management systems, customer support and satisfaction, and early field deployments of the Lucent Softswitch. Before joining Lucent, she was Vice President of Quality for the original Excel Switching Corporation, where she managed the ISO 9000 certification process. Previously, Ms. Maxwell was Director of Quality Assurance at The Timberland Company, establishing quality standards and managing customer returns and incoming inspection processes. As Director of Quality and Operations at Thinking Machines Corporation, designers of massively parallel supercomputers, she was responsible for manufacturing, operations, and quality assurance. Ms. Maxwell also held a variety of quality, reliability, and operations positions at Data General. She earned her bachelor's degree and Master of Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin with a specialty in Human Factors Engineering.

Lable Braun, Director of Organizational Development

Lable Braun is Director of Organizational Development, responsible for developing and continually improving the effectiveness of all Dialogic employees worldwide.  He is also responsible for championing the corporate values. Lable was most recently the Director of Worldwide Services for Intel’s Modular Communication Platform Division, and his past roles include Vice President of Professional Services for Navisys and Director of Delivery for Cap Gemini America’s Advanced Technology Group. He is also very involved with the Professional Coaching discipline, has served on the editorial team for the Organizational Development Journal, and is in demand as a speaker on the topic of the development of professional skills in the corporate environment. Lable is certified as a Project Management Professional and holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College.

Vicki Hantke, Director, Sales Operations

Vicki Hantke is Director, Sales Operations. She oversees all sales operation activities and leads a number of process-improvement and revenue-generation programs. Hantke is also intimately involved in evaluating and leveraging world-class technology to improve internal business performance. Prior to assuming her current responsibilities in October 2006, Hantke served as Director of Revenue Management for the Modular Communications Product Division within Intel's Communications Infrastructure Group. Hantke holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University.