People: 8x8 Inc (EGHT.O)
EGHT.O on Nasdaq
7.37USD
22 May 2013
7.37USD
22 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)
$-0.19 (-2.51%)
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Prev Close
$7.56
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Open
$7.60
$7.60
Day's High
$7.68
$7.68
Day's Low
$7.25
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Volume
1,043,113
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Avg. Vol
609,275
609,275
52-wk High
$7.95
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52-wk Low
$3.83
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Bryan Martin |
44 | 2012 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Kim Niederman |
60 | 2012 | President |
Daniel Weirich |
38 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer |
Ramprakash Narayanaswamy |
47 | 2010 | Chief Technology Officer |
Debbie Severin |
52 | 2009 | Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President - Marketing |
Guy Hecker |
80 | 2010 | Lead Independent Director |
Mansour Salame |
41 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Eric Salzman |
45 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Vikram Verma |
47 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Bryan Martin |
Mr. Bryan R. Martin is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of 8x8 Inc. He has served as Chairman of the Board since December 2003. Mr. Martin has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director since February 2002. From March 2007 to November 2008, and again from April 2011 to December 2011, he served as President of the Company. From February 2001 to February 2002, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company. He served as Senior Vice President, Engineering Operations from July 2000 to February 2001 and as the Company's Chief Technical Officer from August 1995 to August 2000. He also served as a director from January 1998 to July 1999. In addition, Mr. Martin served in various technical roles for the Company from April 1990 to August 1995. He received a B.S. and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. |
Kim Niederman |
Mr. Kim Niederman is President of 8x8 Inc., since January 2, 2012. From February 2011 to December 2011, Mr. Niederman served as the company Senior Vice President of Sales. From February to November 2010, Mr. Niederman was Senior Vice President of NComputing, Inc. and from January 2007 to January 2009, Mr. Niederman was Chief Executive Officer and President of Anagran, Inc. From January 2003 to January 2007, Mr. Niederman was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Polycom, Inc. He received a B.A. from the University of Denver. |
Daniel Weirich |
Mr. Daniel Weirich is Chief Financial Officer of 8x8 Inc. From November 2008 to March 2011, Mr. Weirich also served as the company President. From June 2006 to July 2006, Mr. Weirich served as the company Acting Chief Financial Officer. He was the company Vice President of Operations from April 2006 to June 2006 and Director of Strategic Sales from March 2004 to April 2006. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Weirich served in various roles for iAsiaWorks, Qwest Communications and Phoenix Network. He received a B.S. in International Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder. |
Ramprakash Narayanaswamy |
Mr. Ramprakash Narayanaswamy is Chief Technology Officer of 8x8 Inc., since April 8, 2010. He is responsible for the company research, development and engineering operations. From February 2005 to April 2010, Mr. Narayanaswamy held multiple numerous engineering roles including Vice President, Engineering. Between 1992 and 2005, Mr. Narayanaswamy served in various engineering roles for Nextance Inc., Bluelight.com and Sun Microsystems, Inc. He received his Masters degree in Computer Applications from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, India. |
Debbie Severin |
Ms. Debbie Jo Severin is Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President - Marketing of 8x8 Inc., since March 2009. From 2003 to March 2009, Ms. Severin served as Vice President of Marketing for Covad Communications. Prior to Covad Communications, Ms. Severin worked at PrimeOne Tele-TV, Northpoint Communications, Valiant Networks, BellSouth Telecommunications and Pacific Bell. She received a Masters Degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. |
Guy Hecker |
Retired Major General Guy L. Hecker, Jr., is Lead Independent Director of 8x8 Inc., since January 2010. He has served as a director since August 1997 and lead director since January 2010. He was the founder of Stafford, Burke and Hecker, Inc., a consulting firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, and served as its President from 1982 to 2008. Prior to his retirement from the United States Air Force in 1982, Major General Hecker's duties included serving as Director of the Air Force Office of Legislative Liaison and an appointment in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research, Development and Acquisition for the Air Force. Earlier, he served as a pilot and commander in both fighter and bomber aircraft units, including command of a bomber wing and an air division. During his Air Force career, Major General Hecker was awarded a number of military decorations, including the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit (awarded twice) and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He currently serves on the board of directors of NavCom Defense Electronics and The Citadel Foundation. Major General Hecker received a B.A. from The Citadel, an M.A. in International Relations from George Washington University, an honorary Ph.D. in military science from The Citadel and completed the management development program at Harvard Business School. |
Mansour Salame |
Mr. Mansour Salame serves as Independent Director of 8x8, Inc., since January 2, 2012. He was the founder of Contactual, Inc., a cloud-based contact center provider the Company acquired in September 2011. Since 2003, Mr. Salame served as either the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of Contactual, Inc. Prior to Contactual, Inc., Mr. Salame founded NextAge Technologies which was acquired by Alcatel in 1998 and worked at Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. and as a consultant at Anderson Consulting (now Accenture). Mr. Salame has a Masters of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern University. |
Eric Salzman |
Mr. Eric Salzman serves as Independent Director of 8x8, Inc., since February 24, 2012. From August 2011 to present, Mr. Salzman has been the Managing Member of SarniHaan Capital Partners LLC. Prior to SarniHaan Capital Partners LLC, Mr. Salzman spent several years at Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. including as Managing Director in the Private Equity and Principal Investing Group as well as Managing Director in the Global Trading Strategies Division. Mr. Salzman has a B.A. Honors from the University of Michigan and a MBA from Harvard University. |
Vikram Verma |
Mr. Vikram Verma serves as Independent Director of 8x8, Inc., since January 17, 2012. From 2008 to present, Mr. Verma has been the President of Strategic Venture Development at Lockheed Martin. Prior to 2008, Mr. Verma was Chief Executive Officer of Savi Technology, Inc., in RFID-based tracking and security solutions and a pioneer in managed service offerings for government and commercial logistic applications, which was acquired by Lockheed Martin in 2006. Mr. Verma holds a B.S degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, an M.S.E degree from University of Michigan and a graduate degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He has also attended executive management programs at the Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of California at Berkley Haas School of Business. He has been granted eight patents and has won numerous other accolades including being named one of 40 "Technology Pioneers" by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Bryan Martin |
498,894 |
Kim Niederman |
521,990 |
Daniel Weirich |
485,560 |
Ramprakash Narayanaswamy |
347,860 |
Debbie Severin |
424,821 |
Guy Hecker |
-- |
Mansour Salame |
-- |
Eric Salzman |
-- |
Vikram Verma |
-- |
As Of 30 Mar 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Bryan Martin |
1,401,413 | 382,303 |
Kim Niederman |
0 | 0 |
Daniel Weirich |
50,000 | 133,500 |
Ramprakash Narayanaswamy |
0 | 0 |
Debbie Severin |
0 | 0 |
Guy Hecker |
0 | 0 |
Mansour Salame |
0 | 0 |
Eric Salzman |
0 | 0 |
Vikram Verma |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
REES HUW A |
763 | $7.17 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
10,000 | $7.02 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
10,000 | $7.04 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
10,000 | $7.01 |
NIEDERMAN KIM |
7,883 | $7.02 |
MARTIN BRYAN R |
763 | $6.60 |
MARTIN BRYAN R |
254 | $6.42 |
REES HUW A |
127 | $6.67 |
MARTIN BRYAN R |
763 | $5.92 |
REES HUW A |
20,000 | $6.01 |
HECKER GUY L JR |
33,312 | $0.00 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
7,000 | $5.71 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.88 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.84 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.68 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.28 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.33 |
WEIRICH DANIEL |
25,000 | $5.41 |
WEIRICH DANIEL |
24,209 | $5.44 |
WEIRICH DANIEL |
25,000 | $1.32 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.46 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.35 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.10 |
SALAME MANSOUR |
30,000 | $5.02 |
HECKER GUY L JR |
450 | $4.97 |

