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Terrascale Technologies Introduces Board Of Directors
Terrascale Technologies, a developer of next generation input/output (I/O)
software, introduced the members of its newly-formed Board of Directors.
Gautham Sastri, Terrascale's president, CEO and co-founder will assume the
role of Chairman of the Board. Sastri welcomes the following individuals to
Terrascale's Board of Directors:
- Gene Kawaratani, Chairman, Entrepia Ventures
- Kawaratani directs Entrepia's investment in expansion stage IT
companies, including Terrascale Technologies. Since joining Nissho Iwai in
1979, Gene has established numerous businesses, including Atlux Corp.
Kawaratani also led the $160 million sale of NEC's optical communication
facility to US Telecom, now Sprint. Kawaratani also possesses solid expertise
in the marketing of technology solutions in Japan. He holds an MBA from
Columbia University in New York City and a law degree from Tokyo University.
- Alexander Karakozoff, Senior Vice President, AXS-One
- Karakozoff successfully leads AXS-One's sales and marketing
initiatives. He has more than 25 years of general management, sales, marketing
and business/product development experience in multiple industries, including
high performance computing. Throughout his career, Karakozoff has built a
solid sales and marketing track record with companies such as PeopleSoft,
Oracle, Silicon Graphics and Amdahl. Karakozoff earned a BA in Economics from
Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
- Alan MacIntosh, President, Carpu Conseil
- MacIntosh helps leading companies in the wireless industry make
decisions on strategy, technology and mergers and acquisitions. He has more
than 20 years of international business practice, starting in the oil
exploration industry and with the last 16 years devoted to the high tech
sector. Previously, MacIntosh was a senior partner at GSM Capital LP and Argo
II, with combined funds of $460 million, where he led eight investments,
including Saraide. MacIntosh earned an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau,
France and a BSc (Honours) in Offshore Engineering from Heriot-Watt University
in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Dean Proctor, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Microcell
Telecommunications
- Proctor develops, advances and defends Microcell's positions on
regulatory and legislative matters, government relations, public policy and
related legal, competition and corporate issues. He is also responsible for
Inukshuk, Microcell's broadband wireless Internet division. Prior to joining
Microcell in 1996, Proctor practiced corporate law at two of Canada's leading
legal firms. Proctor holds a law degree from McGill University in Montreal, a
BA in International Studies from the University of Saskatchewan and is a
graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
"We are pleased to introduce and welcome our new Board of Directors," said
Sastri. "These gentlemen possess an incredible amount of experience and
know-how, with expertise in sales, marketing, finance and legal affairs.
Terrascale will look to its Board for the wisdom and guidance required to
drive the company to new levels of growth and prosperity."
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