People: Multiband Corp (MBND.PH)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Donald Miller	71	2002	Independent Chairman of the Board
James Mandel	56	1998	Chief Executive Officer, Director
Steven Bell	53	2009	Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Director
Tom Beaudreau		2011	President - MDU Division
Kent Whitney	51	2009	Chief Operating Officer
David Ekman	49	2004	Chief Information Officer
Stephen Kezirian	37	2012	Director
Martin Singer	61	2012	Director
Frank Bennett	55	2002	Independent Director
Eugene Harris	47	2004	Independent Director
Peter Pitsch	60	2011	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Donald Miller	Mr. Donald Miller is Independent Chairman of the Board of Multiband Corp. He has been a Director of Multiband since September 2001 and is Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Miller worked for Schwan’s Enterprises from 1962 to 2007, primarily as Chief Financial Officer. He serves on the Board of Directors of Schwan’s Enterprises and is the Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committees. Mr. Miller also serves on the Board of Directors of Bi-phase Technologies, LLC.
James Mandel	Mr. James L. Mandel is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Multiband Corp., since October 1, 1998. From October 1991 to October 1996, he was Vice President of Systems for Grand Casinos, Inc., a gaming company. Mr. Mandel serves on the board of GeoSpan Corporation, a geospatial imaging company, and is a director of the Independent Multi-Family Communications Council, a national trade group for the private cable industry. Mr. Mandel is a graduate of the Leed’s School of Business Administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Steven Bell	Mr. Steven M. Bell is Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Director of Multiband Corp. He was General Counsel of Multiband from June 1985 through October 1994, at which time he also became Chief Financial Officer. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law.
Tom Beaudreau	Mr. Tom Beaudreau serves as President - MDU Division of Multiband Corp. Mr. Beaudreau joined Multiband in 2008 as the Chief Analytical Officer. Prior to joining Multiband, he was the Chief Executive Officer of DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc. Mr. Beaudreau has over 25 years of experience in the cable and satellite industry and has served on the Board of Directors for DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc. and the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association.
Kent Whitney	Mr. Kent Whitney is Chief Operating Officer of Multiband Corp. He joined Multiband in 2004 as Vice President of Operations. In 1994, Mr. Whitney became a DIRECTV retail television receive-only dealer. In 1996, he joined Pace Electronics, an electronics contract manufacturing company, and was General Manager and later Vice President. In 1998, Mr. Whitney co-founded Minnesota Digital Universe (MNMDU), a current Multiband subsidiary. Mr. Whitney has served on the Board of Directors of the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association and the Independent Multi-Family Communications Council.
David Ekman	Mr. David Ekman is Chief Information Officer of Multiband Corp. He founded a computer company in 1981 that subsequently merged with Vicom, Incorporated, Multiband’s predecessor, in November 1999. Mr. Ekman has 30 years of experience in voice & data technologies including starting a commercial ISP company in 1994. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the North Dakota State University Development Foundation.
Stephen Kezirian	Mr. Stephen Kezirian is Director of Multiband Corp., since August 15, 2012. Mr. Kezirian was nominated to serve as a Director by a company shareholder, Red Oak Partners, LLC. Mr. Kezirian is currently the Chief Executive Officer of TRG Customer Solutions (TRG-CS), a diversified. Prior to joining TRG-CS, Mr. Kezirian was Chief Operating Officer of Cantor Gaming, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald on revolutionizing the gaming experience. In his professional career, Mr. Kezirian has served in senior roles at McKinsey & Co., Morgan Stanley &Co., J.H. Whitney & Co., Tickets.com and Sprint-Nextel Corporation. Mr. Kezirian holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Martin Singer	Dr. Martin H. Singer Ph.D., is Director of Multiband Corp., since August 15, 2012. Mr. Singer is expected to serve on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Singer was nominated to serve as a Director by a company shareholder. Dr. Singer serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for PCTEL, Inc., a position he has held since October 2001. Prior to that, he served as PCTEL, Inc.’s non-executive Chairman of the Board from February 2001 until October 2001, and he has been a director of PCTEL, Inc., since August 1999. From December 1997 to August 2000, Dr. Singer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SAFCO Technologies, a wireless communications company. He left SAFCO in August 2000 after its sale to Agilent Technologies. From September 1994 to December 1997, Dr. Singer served as Vice President and General Manager of the wireless access business development division for Motorola, Inc., a communications equipment company. Prior to this period, Dr. Singer held senior management and technical positions in Motorola, Tellabs, AT&T and Bell Labs. Dr. Singer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Vanderbilt University. He has served as the Chairman and Co-Chair of the Midwest Council of TechAmerica (formerly AeA) and has served on the Standing Advisory Group for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Advisory Board for the MMM program at Kellogg School of Business. From March 2009 until September 2010 he also served on the Board of Directors of Westell Technologies, Inc., a provider of broadband products, gateways and conferencing services, and was Chair of Westell’s Compensation Committee. In 2006, Dr. Singer was appointed to the Board of Directors of ISCO International, a provider of spectrum conditioning solutions to wireless and cellular providers worldwide, where he also chaired the Compensation Committee until he left the board in 2007.
Frank Bennett	Mr. Frank B. Bennett is Independent Director of Multiband Corp., since December 11, 2002. Mr. Bennett is President of Artesian Management, Inc., a private equity investment firm. Prior to founding Artesian Management in 1989, he was a Vice President of Mayfield Corporation, a venture capital firm, and a Vice President of Corporate Finance of Piper Jaffray & Co. and a Vice President of Piper Jaffray Ventures, Inc. Previously, Mr. Bennett also served as an independent director of public companies including Fairfax Financial Holdings LTD. (FFH.TO/Toronto) and as a director of Northbridge Financial Corporation.
Eugene Harris	Mr. Eugene Harris is Independent Director of Multiband Corp., since April 2004. He is the Managing Member of Step Change Advisors, LLC, a portfolio management and financial consulting company. Prior to forming Step Change Advisors, LLC, Mr. Harris was Chief Operating Officer of Fulcrum Securities and President of Fulcrum Advisory Services. Mr. Harris joined Fulcrum in 2007 after spending four years at Flagstone Securities. Mr. Harris joined Flagstone after 10 years as the majority shareholder of Eidelman, Finger, Harris & Co., a registered investment advisor. Prior to joining Eidelman, Finger, Harris & Co., Mr. Harris held positions in general management and new business development for the Monsanto Company, an agricultural products company, from 1990 to 1994. He also was an Associate Consultant with Bain and Co. from 1986 to 1988. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the Financial Analysts Federation. In addition to Multiband, Mr. Harris serves on the Board of Directors of the Business Bank of St. Louis and eTab.
Peter Pitsch	Mr. Peter A. Pitsch is Independent Director of Multiband Corp., since August 17, 2011. Mr. Pitsch is the Executive Director of Communications Policy and Associate General Counsel for Intel Corporation. He is responsible for coordination of Intel’s global telecommunications policies. Prior to joining Intel, Pitsch was the president of Pitsch Communications from 1989 to 1998 which represented telecommunications clients before the FCC and Congress. Pitsch was the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1987 to 1989 and Chief of FCC’s Office of Plans and Policy from 1981 to 1987. He was a senior attorney at Montgomery Ward, Inc. from 1979 to 1981. Prior to that, he worked for three years as an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission including as attorney-advisor to FTC Commissioner Calvin Collier. Mr. Pitsch received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 1973 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar, and the Federal Communications Bar Association.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Donald Miller	--
James Mandel	1,309
Steven Bell	477
Tom Beaudreau	297
Kent Whitney	239
David Ekman	205
Stephen Kezirian	--
Martin Singer	--
Frank Bennett	--
Eugene Harris	--
Peter Pitsch	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Donald Miller	0	0
James Mandel	1,163,000	117,750
Steven Bell	593,833	512,705
Tom Beaudreau	0	0
Kent Whitney	0	0
David Ekman	350,500	0
Stephen Kezirian	0	0
Martin Singer	0	0
Frank Bennett	0	0
Eugene Harris	0	0
Peter Pitsch	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
CANNELL CAPITAL L L C	30,000	$2.00
CANNELL CAPITAL L L C	9,434	$2.10
PITSCH PETER KENNETH	8,000	$0.00
MILLER DONALD MELVIN	8,000	$0.00
KEZIRIAN STEPHEN	12,000	$0.00
SINGER MARTIN H	12,000	$0.00
BENNETT FRANK B	8,000	$0.00
EUGENE WHITNEY HARRIS REVOCABLE TRUST	8,000	$0.00
CANNELL CAPITAL L L C	14,800	$1.69
CANNELL CAPITAL L L C	4,800	$1.66
BENNETT FRANK B	5,000	$2.22
BENNETT FRANK B	5,000	$2.10
BENNETT FRANK B	3,400	$2.09
BENNETT FRANK B	1,500	$2.10
BENNETT FRANK B	100	$2.10
BENNETT FRANK B	400	$2.04
MANDEL JAMES L	5,000	$2.00
BENNETT FRANK B	2,600	$2.05
BENNETT FRANK B	1,100	$2.00
BENNETT FRANK B	900	$2.04
BENNETT FRANK B	2,979	$1.99
MANDEL JAMES L	5,000	$1.95
BENNETT FRANK B	2,021	$1.98
BENNETT FRANK B	5,000	$1.99
MANDEL JAMES L	10,000	$1.96

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