Board of Directors
Carol Armitage: Chairman
Ms. Armitage has been a director
since April, 2000. Since January 1998, she has been a consultant to
companies involved in broadband communications. From September 1995 to
December 1997, she served in several senior management roles at General
Instrument, which at the time was a supplier of broadband
communications equipment for the cable television and satellite
broadcast markets. Her last position there was as Senior Vice
President, Technology and Strategy. From 1979 to September 1995, she
held various engineering and management positions at Bell Laboratories,
including Director in the Wideband Access division. Ms. Armitage holds
a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware and an
M.S. in electrical engineering from Princeton University.
Hans Othar Blix: Vice Chairman
Mr. Blix is a venture
capitalist, investor and the chairman of Pollex AS, his privately owned
investment company. He serves as a director of several growth companies
as well as investment companies. Mr. Blix holds a Master in Business of
Marketing (MBM) from Handelshøyskolen BI in Oslo, Norway, as well as a
degree in computer science from EDB Høyskolen in Oslo, Norway. His has
extensive experience in stock exchange related work, private
placements, mergers, acquisitions, strategic planning and execution.
Main focus is technology, IT and telecom.
Andreas Ugland: Director
Mr. Ugland has been involved in shipping for 50 years and in the offshore/oil industry since it started in Norway in 1967. He is a naval architect and marine engineer by education. Mr. Ugland has always been interested in new development and has been much involved in research and development. The companies that he has developed are therefore known for innovation. In 1984 he was bestowed with the highest award by the Norwegian King to a private person "Knight of First Class of the Royal Norwegian Saint Olav's Order" for his innovative work for Norwegian shipping. A few years ago he distributed the shares in his main company with one-third to each of his three sons, but he is still interested in new developments. He presently is involved in about thirty companies and organizations worldwide.
Ole-Henrik Eide: Director
Mr. Eide has over 12 years of
experience in international asset management, for the last decade
mainly focused on growth companies in the technology and health care
sectors. Previously, he has held other management positions in various
Norwegian companies. He has served as a board member in several
technology companies. Mr. Eide holds an MBA from the University of Utah.
Gerard Bucas: Director
As CEO of Scala, Inc., Mr. Bucas steers an innovative course by leading Scala's strategy to accelerate revenue growth, improve operating margins, develop critical business partnerships and focus the company on the growing Digital Signage industry. Digital Media Magazine recently named Mr. Bucas one of the Digital Media 100 top leaders in 2004. Mr. Bucas has been deeply involved in the computer and high-tech industry for more than thirty years. He is a Business & Computer Science graduate from the University of South Africa where his passion for the industry started in Operations Research and enterprise- wide Management Control & Information Systems. This was followed by pioneering work in the development of digital public packet switching networks and distributed network operating systems, leading to a senior Strategic Planning and Advanced Technology role at Olivetti in Italy and California. He then joined Commodore International where he was appointed as Vice President of Technology in 1985. In 1988 he started Great Valley Products, which became the leading third-party supplier in the worldwide Amiga aftermarket and the company was subsequently listed in the "Inc 100" fastest growing private companies. In 1991 he was a finalist in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" competition sponsored by Inc Magazine, Ernst & Young et al.




