Nick Jensen
Nick Jensen has been the Chairman of Dialogic's board of directors and Chief Executive Officer since October 2010. Prior to the merger of Dialogic Corporation and Veraz Networks, Inc., Mr. Jensen served as Chairman of the board of directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dialogic Corporation since April 2002. From 1998 to 2002 Mr. Jensen served as Chief Executive Officer of i-data international a/s, a technology company. In 1987, Mr. Jensen co-founded Exatec A/S, a Danish distributor of computer components and products that was sold to Arrow Electronics Inc. in 1994. He then founded PnP Technology, a printer-interface company. Throughout his career, Mr. 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. Mr. Jensen's business and management experience and deep understanding of the telecommunications industry in general and the Dialogic business in particular are important to the Board and make him an important asset to the combined company.
Kenneth Chan
Kenneth Chan joined the board of directors of Dialogic in April 2012. He currently serves as a Principal with Tennenbaum Capital Partners focusing on the firm’s technology and media practice. Prior to joining Tennenbaum in 2007, Mr. Chan worked as a financial analyst at UBS Investment Bank for two years, where he executed debt financings, leveraged buyouts, mergers & acquisitions and minority investment transactions for financial sponsors and corporate clients primarily in the Media, Technology and Business Services sectors.
Nicholas DeRoma
Nick DeRoma joined the board of directors of Dialogic in March 2012 and prior to becoming a member of the board, most recently he was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Alcoa Inc. Before joining the executive leadership team at Alcoa, Mr. DeRoma was the Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Nortel Networks. Earlier, he was employed by IBM for many years and served in numerous positions, including General Counsel-IBM North America, General Counsel-IBM Europe, Middle East, Africa, and General Counsel- IBM World Trade Asia. Mr. DeRoma holds a B.S in Finance, from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from the William & Mary School of Law. In addition, he is a recipient of an Executive MBA from the Harvard School of Business, Harvard University. Mr. DeRoma’s legal and business experience are important to the Board.
Alex Guira
Alex Guira has served as a member of the board of directors of Dialogic October 2010 and as a member of the board of directors of Dialogic Corporation since 2006. He is currently a managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners, as well as a member of the management committee of the Investcorp Group, a global alternative investment firm. He also serves on the boards of directors of CSIdentity Corp., Wells-CTI Inc., Fleetmatics Ltd. and Zeta Interactive Corporation. Before he joined Investcorp in 2002, Mr. Guira worked as a Partner at 212 Ventures in New York. He also held positions before that as President of Fairlawn Partners, Vice President of Scoggin Capital Management, and as an analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert in New York. Mr. Guira holds a BA in Business Economics and Organizational Business and Management from Brown University. Mr. Guira's knowledge of the industry and his business experience are important to the Board.
Dion Joannou
Dion Joannou has served as a member of the board of directors of Dialogic since October 2010 and prior to that as a member of the board of directors of Dialogic Corporation since December 2007. He also serves on the board of directors of DuCool Ltd. and as an advisor to Towerbrook and MD7, a private equity group and asset and infrastructure management company for wireless operators. Prior to joining Dialogic, Mr. Joannou served in various roles at Nortel Networks from 1993 to August 2007, including President of Nortel North America from August 2005 to August 2007. Mr. Joannou holds a B.A. in Marketing degree from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. Mr. Joannou's knowledge of the telecommunications industry and his marketing and sales experience are important to the Board.
Rajneesh Vig
Rajneesh Vig has served as a member of the board of directors of Dialogic since October 2010 and prior to that as a member of the board of directors of Dialogic Corporation since 2006. He currently serves as a Managing Partner with Tennenbaum Capital Partners. Prior to joining Tennenbaum in 2006, Mr. Vig was a Director in Deutsche Bank's Global Markets division in New York from June 2006 to October 2006 and a Director in the bank's Technology Investment Banking group in San Francisco from September 1999 to May 2006. He also held positions before that at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen in New York. Mr. Vig received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Connecticut College and earned his M.B.A. in Finance from New York University. He is also a licensed CPA and has successfully completed the CFA program. Mr. Vig's financial experience and expertise in the debt market are important to the Board.
W. Michael West
W. Michael West has been a member of the Board since November 2007. Mr. West has served as a director of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of network infrastructure solutions and services, since August 30, 2006 and as its chairman of the board of directors from September 2004 until October 2006. From June 2003 to July 2004, Mr. West served as director of Larscom Incorporated, a telecommunications equipment provider. From April 2002 to June 2003, Mr. West served as Chief Executive Officer of VINA Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications equipment provider, and served as its chairman of the board of directors from June 1999 to June 2003. From September 1997 to January 1998, Mr. West served as Executive Vice President for Lucent Technologies, a communications company. From February 1995 to July 1997, Mr. West was President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Octel Communications, a telecommunications equipment provider, after having served as an Executive Vice President from September 1986 to February 1995. Mr. West held multiple positions at Rolm Corp, a telecommunications company, from 1979 to September 1986, most recently as general manager of the National Sales Division. Mr. West's previous managerial experience and industry knowledge position him to make an effective contribution to the Board.