People: Axesstel, Inc. (AXST.OB)

AXST.OB on OTC BB

0.12USD
9 Feb 2010
Price Change (% chg)

$0.00 (+0.00%)
Prev Close
$0.12
Open
--
Day's High
$0.12
Day's Low
$0.09
Volume
1,200
Avg. Vol
12,932
52-wk High
$0.44
52-wk Low
$0.07

view people for:

Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Hautanen, Osmo 55 2009 Chairman of the Board
Hickock, H. Clark 53 2008 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Bhagat, Jai 62 2006 Vice Chairman of the Board
Gray, Patrick 48 2007 Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
Sek, Stephen 42 2006 Chief Technology Officer
Gozia, Richard 64 2009 Director
» Insider Trading

Biographies

Name Description
Hautanen, Osmo Mr. Osmo A. Hautanen is Chairman of the Board of Axesstel, Inc. since November 2005. Mr. Hautanen has served as chief executive officer of Magnolia Broadband, Inc., a fabless semiconductor-design company for the cellular communications industry, since 2004. From 2002 to 2004, he was president of Cosmos Consulting, a private consulting firm providing organizational and business services to international companies. From 2000 to 2001, Hautanen was the CEO of Fenix LLC, the holding company for Union Pacific Corporation’s extensive portfolio of technology assets. From 1998 to 1999, he served as CEO of Formus Communications, an international wireless communications company. From 1996 to 1998, Hautanen was President of Americas for Philips Consumer Communications group. Before that time, Hautanen had an 18-year career with Nokia, where he served in multiple roles including vice president of sales and marketing for North America, vice president and general manager of Latin America, as well as vice president and general manager of Personal Communications Services, which led Nokia’s dominance in the North American handset market. Hautanen holds a bachelor of science in international business from Technical College of Varkaus (Finland), and a MBA in international business from Georgia State University. He is fluent in Finnish, German and English.
Hickock, H. Clark Mr. H. Clark Hickock is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Axesstel, Inc. since March 13, 2008. He joined Axesstel as Chief Operating Officer in April 2005 and was responsible for all areas of operations including global contract manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality control and product cost reduction and new product introductions. In addition he has managed Global Sales. Prior to joining Axesstel, Mr. Hickock was executive vice president (EVP) of global operations for Cherokee International Corporation, responsible for operations and supply chain management in the U.S., Mexico, China and Europe. Prior to that he served as EVP of global operations for REMEC, Inc., where he managed an international team of over 4,000 in the manufacturing services business unit, new product introduction, and supply chain. While at REMEC, he also led a corporate restructuring by consolidating 22 separately acquired manufacturing operations into a unified global supply chain of three low cost offshore manufacturing facilities. Prior to REMEC, Mr. Hickock was director of materials of E-systems Inc., an aerospace and defense division of Raytheon Company, where he managed the material and subcontract department. Hickock holds a B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Texas.
Bhagat, Jai Mr. Jai Bhagat is Vice Chairman of the Board of Axesstel, Inc. He is chair of the compensation committee and has been a director since August 2003. In 2000, he founded AIR2LAN, a broadband service provider that was merged with US Wireless OnLine in 2005. Previously, he was a co-founder of SkyTel Communications, Inc., where he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer prior to SkyTel’s merger with MCI. Mr. Bhagat also served as Chairman of the License Exempt sector of the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA) trade association, which represents the broadband wireless industry. He has served as Chairman and a board member of both the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) and American Mobile Satellite Corporation. In addition, Mr. Bhagat has served as a board member or chairman of several wireless communications based companies, and was inducted into the RCR Wireless Hall of Fame in 2002 for his significant contributions to the wireless industry. Past industry awards include the PCIA Chairman’s Award, the Radio Club Sarnoff Citation, PCIA’s Technology and Innovation of the Year, and RCR’s Personality of the Year. Mr. Bhagat received an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Howard University, a B.S. in electrical engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India, and completed the Executive Management program at Stanford University.
Gray, Patrick Mr. Patrick Gray is Chief Financial Officer, Secretary of Axesstel, Inc. He joined the company in March 2004 as vice president, controller. In 2005, he was promoted to senior vice president, corporate controller and in February 2007, he was named in the current position. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Gray served in various finance and accounting positions at REMEC, Inc., a San Diego based designer and manufacturer of telecom equipment for the worldwide mobile communications market, including vice president, corporate controller and vice president, controller of global operations. At REMEC, Mr. Gray was responsible for the financial management of all domestic and international entities including China, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Philippines. He also participated in over twenty merger and acquisition transactions and multiple financings. Gray holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in accounting from California State University, Northridge.
Sek, Stephen Mr. Stephen Sek joined in November 2006 as Chief Technology Officer of Axesstel, Inc. Mr. Sek most recently served as the director of technology and standards at Novatel Wireless, a San Diego-based provider of wireless broadband access solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. He was responsible for the office of the CTO, the patent committee, the company’s technology realization, and product introduction in all technologies to customers. At Novatel Wireless from August 2000 through October 2006, Mr. Sek also served as director, systems, test and accreditation engineering, general manager of Asia Pacific, and director of customer technical solutions and technologies. Responsibilities included heading the company-wide systems engineering, regulatory and industrial product accreditation, carriers’ product certification and releases for all technologies in all products and form factors. Mr. Sek holds a B.S. from Boston University and a M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.
Gozia, Richard Mr. Richard M. Gozia is Director of Axesstel, Inc. since February 2009. He is is chair of the audit committee. He served as CEO of ForeFront Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company in the golf accessories business, from 2007 to 2008. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Gozia served as chief executive officer of Fenix LLC, the holding company for Union Pacific Corporation’s extensive portfolio of technology assets. From 1996 until 1999, Mr. Gozia held various executive positions with CellStar Corporation (Nasdaq: CLST), a publicly traded distributor of cell phones and wireless devices, including president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the chief financial officer of SpectraVision Inc. (AMEX: SVN), a provider of in-room interactive video entertainment services to the lodging industry. Prior to that time, he served as the chief financial officer of Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS). Mr. Gozia began his career as an accountant with Arthur Young & Co. Mr. Gozia holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting and finance from the University of Missouri at Columbia.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Hautanen, Osmo --
Hickock, H. Clark 667,329
Bhagat, Jai --
Gray, Patrick 382,241
Sek, Stephen 347,484
Gozia, Richard --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Hautanen, Osmo 0 0
Hickock, H. Clark 270,000 0
Bhagat, Jai 0 0
Gray, Patrick 187,500 37,500
Sek, Stephen 0 0
Gozia, Richard 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
GOZIA RICHARD M 14,250 $0.12
HAUTANEN OSMO A 44,000 $0.11
GOZIA RICHARD M 31,600 $0.10
GOZIA RICHARD M 68,400 $0.09
GRAY PATRICK J 93,900 $0.08
HICKOCK CLARK H 200,000 $0.09
BHAGAT JAI P 75,750 $0.00
GOZIA RICHARD M 75,750 $0.00
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 192 $0.38
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 46,847 $0.38
HAUTANEN OSMO A 75,750 $0.00
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 2,905 $0.38
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 303,351 $0.32
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 18,808 $0.32
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 1,241 $0.32
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 281,402 $0.33
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 17,447 $0.33
VAN DER MEER ROLAND A 1,151 $0.33
GOZIA RICHARD M 10,000 $0.30
HICKOCK CLARK H 25,000 $0.55
HAUTANEN OSMO A 3,700 $0.87
HAUTANEN OSMO A 2,300 $0.83
BHAGAT JAI P 10,000 $0.81
SEK STEPHEN 5,000 $0.80
SEK STEPHEN 1,200 $0.80
» Full list on Insider Trading
view people for: