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| Jeff Lunsford – Chairman and CEO Jeff joined Limelight Networks as Chairman and CEO in November 2006. He has served in leadership positions in high-growth Internet and media-focused technology companies since 1994, including roles as Chairman and CEO of WebSideStory; CEO of TogetherSoft Corporation (acquired by Borland Software); and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of S1 Corporation. From 1988 to 1994, Jeff served as a U.S. Naval Aviator and flew the F/A–18C Hornet as his primary aircraft. He is currently on the Board of Directors of WebSideStory and of Midtown Bank and Trust Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Back to Top |
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| Nathan Raciborski – Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder Nathan is a proven entrepreneur and technologist with a successful track record translating new technology into significant commercial ventures. Currently a partner of Cocoon Capital, an Internet incubator and venture fund, he contributes unparalleled experience in the creation of successive generations of leading-edge Internet delivery models. Prior to Limelight Networks, Nathan was a founder and CTO of Aerocast, a secure broadband streaming venture backed by Motorola and Liberty Media. He also co-founded and managed Internet distribution companies, such as Axient Communications; Entera (acquired by CacheFlow in 2000); and Primenet Services for the Internet — which merged with GlobalCenter and was subsequently acquired by Frontier Communications, where Nathan served as President of Network Services. Back to Top |
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| Michael Gordon – Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder Mike’s charter is to ensure that Limelight Networks supports the emerging digital media strategies and business models of today's media companies. Prior to Limelight Networks, Mike co-founded Axient Communications, which built a nationwide next-generation Internet network; co–founded Cyclone Commerce, an enterprise software company that provides cross-enterprise collaboration solutions; and co-founded Gateway Data Sciences Corporation, a software and services company. Mike has also held marketing and management positions at IBM and National City Bank. Back to Top |
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| Matthew Hale – Chief Financial Officer Matt joined Limelight Networks as CFO in December 2006. He has served in leadership positions with technology-based companies since 1988, including President and CFO of S1 Corporation, as well as CFO with CCI–Triad, Arrowsmith Technologies, Maspar Computers, and Masstor Systems. Matt also served for more than eight years on the professional staff of Ernst & Young (formerly Ernst and Whinney). Matt is a member of the California and American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. Back to Top |
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| Philip C. Maynard – Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Phil brings nearly three decades of legal experience in both corporate and private practice to Limelight Networks. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at FileNet Corporation. Prior to FileNet, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at SRS Labs, a leading developer and provider of audio and voice technology solutions. Earlier in his career, Phil held general counsel positions for companies such as Wonderware, the Software Systems Division of Invensys, National Education Corporation, Orchids Paper Products, and T & S Development. Back to Top |
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| David Hatfield – Senior Vice President, Products, Marketing and Sales David joined Limelight Networks in March of 2007 to lead the company's global sales and marketing teams and direct its product management, technical services, and customer care organizations. He brings 17 years of marketing and sales leadership experience across the high technology landscape, with emphasis in content delivery, application performance, and storage, security, and infrastructure management. Before joining Limelight Networks, David was Vice President and General Manager of Symantec Professional Services for the Americas — having joined Symantec through the acquisition of Veritas, where he successfully integrated an enterprise sales team of nearly 400 associates. Prior to Veritas, he led the North American direct sales organization at Akamai Technologies, playing a key role in establishing the company as a leading content delivery services provider. David's earlier positions include Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at Reardon Commerce (formerly Talaris Corporation) and leadership roles at Gartner Group and Xerox Corporation. Back to Top |
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| Erik Gabler – Vice President and General Manager, International Operations Erik has more than 10 years of experience working with leading network and content distribution organizations. Prior to joining Limelight Networks, he served as National Director of Co-location Sales for WebVision, an ASP and operator of Internet Data Centers. Erik also served as Director of ISP Sales for GlobalCenter, a unit of Frontier Communications, where he built and managed successful sales organizations. He also held senior sales positions with GST Telecommunications, Metropolitan Fiber Systems, and Qwest Communications. Back to Top |
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| Lou Greco – Vice President of North American Enterprise Sales and Channel Operations An industry veteran, Lou has more then ten years of experience building and leading high technology sales organizations. As VP of Sales, Lou leads North American Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Account Management groups as Limelight Networks rapidly scales to meet demand for online delivery of video, music, games, and downloads. Prior to Limelight Networks, Lou held a variety of sales management positions during a seven-year tenure with UUNET Technologies, including Manager of Enterprise Hosting and Co–location, a highly successful sales organization where Lou forged relationships with some of the world's most renowned brands and Fortune 500 companies. As UUNET's Regional Sales Manager, he was responsible for all hosting sales within the Western U.S. and Asia. Lou also held sales, sales management, and business development positions with MCI WorldCom, Cable & Wireless Americas, and GE Capital. Back to Top |
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| Dan FitzSimons – Vice President, North America Sales Dan leads the company’s North America field sales teams focused on global and strategic accounts. For 16 years before joining Limelight Networks in May 2007, he held a number of sales leadership roles across North America, Europe, and Latin America, including an expatriate assignment in London with pan-EMEA responsibilities. Dan brings a track record of high growth performance, organization-structuring, and market expansion in sectors such as enterprise software, IT services, and hardware at Symantec/Veritas, Gartner, and Xerox. Back to Top |
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| Roxanne Ivory – Vice President of Marketing Roxanne is a seasoned marketing executive with over 17 years experience marketing technology products and services. Most recently, she served as Senior Director of Consumer Marketing for Motorola's Connected Home business, with responsibility for branding and go-to-market strategies for a new line of consumer electronics products. Prior to Motorola, Roxanne was Director of Worldwide Product Communications at Apple, where she managed high-impact launches for the entire Apple product portfolio. During the dot com boom, Roxanne served as Senior Director of Product Marketing at Inktomi, leading a team to support their network caching and content distribution business. Earlier in her career, she held marketing management positions at PointCast and Apple, as well as consulting positions at KPMG Peat Marwick and Wells Fargo Bank. Back to Top |
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| Dan Heydenfeldt – Vice President, Client Services As leader of the company’s account management, technical management, order management, and professional services teams, Dan is dedicated to redefining CDN service delivery in ways that maximize customers’ business results. With over 20 years in the business advisory and high technology industries, his career has emphasized customer retention and growth within recurring revenue business models. Before joining Limelight Networks, Dan served as Vice President of Symantec Professional Services for North America, where he held executive and P&L responsibilities for business teams of nearly 350 associates. Prior to Symantec, Heydenfeldt was Chief Marketing Officer for The Hackett Group, a business advisory firm that delivers benchmarking, membership-based research, and consulting services spanning SG&A support functions for Fortune 1000 companies. Prior to Hackett, he held sales leadership positions at Gartner and Xerox Corporation. Back to Top |
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| Peter Coppola – Vice President, Product Management Peter has held executive roles in product management, marketing and engineering with numerous technology companies. He has over 25 years experience in embedded technologies, networking, enterprise software and digital media. Prior to joining Limelight, Peter was president and co-founder of Unwired Vehicles, a start-up company developing mobile applications and technology specifically for the emerging car computing market. Peter has also served as VP of Marketing, VP of Engineering, and VP of Product Marketing at software companies; DoubleWide Software and Akonix Systems. Peter’s past experience includes management, engineering and marketing positions at NetManage, AGE Logic, Pacer Software, Prime Computer and Stratus Computer. He holds a Computer Science Engineering degree from Northeastern University. Back to Top |
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| Matthew H. Sturgess – Vice President, Asia-Pacific Based in the Asia Pacific region since the early 90s, Matthew has been a driving force in the evolution of content delivery networks in Asia. Considered the region's leading authority on content delivery network technologies, he has helped overseas companies expand their Internet presence in countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. Prior to joining Limelight Networks, Matthew held senior management positions at Cable & Wireless/Digital Island, Factiva, and Dow Jones Interactive Publishing — and most recently served as CEO of Dragon Consulting Group in Hong Kong. As regional head of corporate development at Digital Island, later acquired by Cable & Wireless, he was in charge of the multi-million dollar deployment and management of their caching and streaming infrastructure. Back to Top |
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| Shinji Tsukamoto – Vice President, Japan Shinji leads our business operations for the unique and strategic market of Japan. With more than 14 years of media and online advertising experience, he has a proven record of building and leading innovative technology companies. Most recently, Shinji served as Senior Director for Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions in the MSN Japan organization, where he was responsible for the revenue of all Microsoft online media advertising and for launching the MDAS brand itself. His 14-year career of industry leadership also includes positions as President and Chief Operating Officer of Critical Path Japan K.K. and management positions in the Internet business segment of Mitsui & Co. Back to Top |
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| Allan Kaplan – Co-Founder Allan is a Managing Partner for Clearview Investment Partners and a Venture Partner for Silicon Alley Venture Partners. As a co-founder of three successful Internet infrastructure companies. he has extensive experience building and investing in companies focused on next-generation data communications and Internet infrastructure, services, and software. Prior to co-founding Limelight Networks, Allan co-founded Entera, an innovative content distribution company acquired by CacheFlow in December 2000. He was also a founder of Primenet Services for the Internet, a nationwide ISP that merged with web hosting leader GlobalCenter in 1998. Allan served as Vice President of Operations and member of the Board. Back to Top |
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