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Board of Directors
Robert Klemme, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Klemme is a private investor who founded Agilence along with John Sullivan and Tom Bernetich in September of 2006. He founded RK Capital, LLC in late 2000 as a private investment and advisory firm. Prior to founding RK Capital, Mr. Klemme was a co-founder and Managing Director of CEO Strategic Solutions, a boutique investment bank. He was President and COO of Entrepreneurial Capital Corporation (ECC) a private investment company from 1986 to 1999. Before ECC, Mr. Klemme had 13 years of management experience at Wells Fargo and Bank of America. He was the Chairman of the Board of JABRA Corporation until its sale in 2000, and he served on the board of Sybron Dental Specialties (NYSE:SYD) until sold in 2006. Mr. Klemme received his BS in Marketing from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from the University of San Diego.
Robert Adams
Mr. Adams co-founded NextStage Capital in 2003 and has over 17 years of venture capital, operational, and financial experience. Prior to co-founding NextStage Capital, Mr. Adams was vice president of Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) a publicly traded venture capital firm. During his six years at Safeguard, Mr. Adams led the sourcing, negotiation, management, and exit of more than $100 million in venture capital investments. At Safeguard, Mr. Adams was responsible for investment strategies for both business software and communications industry segments. He was also a member of Safeguard's investment committee. Mr. Adams began his career in the Entrepreneurial Services unit of Ernst & Young. He holds a BS in Economics from Skidmore College and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Thomas Bernetich
Mr. Bernetich has primary responsibility for Agilence’s sales strategy, strategic alliance development, and direct sales effort. Over his 24-year career, he has consistently forged effective strategic alliances, built organizations, and grown sales at the companies he has served. Prior to Agilence, he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Broadbeam Software, a developer of software that enables application delivery over wireless networks. Prior to Broadbeam, he was Senior Vice President at Sera Nova. Inc., a developer of e-Business applications sold to Silverline Technologies in 2001. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Bernetich served in several capacities at Bluestone Software, a developer of application server technology, culminating in the role of Sales Vice President, a position he held through the company's successful IPO in 1999. In his early career, he held a variety of sales and sales management roles at Seer Technologies, Hitachi Data Systems and IBM. Mr. Bernetich graduated from Lynchburg College in 1983.
Russ Hawkins
A 25-year technology industry veteran, Mr. Hawkins is responsible for developing Agilence’s overall strategy and leading its growth. Prior to Agilence, he built two early stage technology companies into successful businesses. He was President and CEO of SilverStorm Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high performance computer networking equipment, from 2004 until 2006 when he sold the company to QLogic Corporation. Prior to SilverStorm, he was the President and CEO of Paragon Networks, a developer of wide area backhaul solutions for wireless networks, which he sold to Carrier Access Corporation in 2003. Prior to Paragon, Mr. Hawkins spent 15 years at Lucent Technologies in a variety of management positions. He graduated from Boston College in 1980.
William J. Reilly
William J. Reilly Jr. is a senior executive with over 37 years of leadership experience. Since 2004, Mr. Reilly has been the President and CEO of RealTime Media Inc., an interactive promotional marketing firm providing marketing support services to Fortune 500 companies. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Reilly was a principal with the Chesterbrook Growth Partners, independent consultants to the private equity community. Prior to Chesterbrook, Mr. Reilly spent 13 years at Checkpoint Systems Inc.(CKP) where he served as Vice President of Sale, Senior Vice President of the Americas and Pacific Rim, Executive Vice President and then Chief Operating Officer. Checkpoint is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of products and services for automatic identification, retail security, pricing and brand promotion. During his tenure, Checkpoint grew from $35 to $720 million in revenue with over 4,000 employees. Prior to his role with Checkpoint Systems, Mr. Reilly held national sales and sales management positions in the medical electronics and telecommunications industries. He is a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University with a BS in Psychology and serves as a Director of Veramark Technologies Inc. (VERA).
John Sullivan
With 17 years of system sales, technical, and management experience in intelligent traffic and security management systems, Mr. Sullivan has developed a unique domain understanding. Prior to Agilence, he was a founder of AlphaPoint, a company that provides digital video systems for the casino market, which he sold to Quadnetics, a London-based security company, in 2005. Prior to AlphaPoint, he was General Manager of ASSI Security, a security integration company in Arizona. Mr. Sullivan graduated with a BS in management from the George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University in 1991.
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