People: SonicWALL Inc (SNWL.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Shoemaker, John 66 2006 Chairman of the Board
Medeiros, Matthew 52 2003 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Selvi, Robert 52 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
Knauff, Robert 47 2003 Vice President - Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller
Gonzalez, Frederick 59 2004 Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Blough, Marvin 49 2008 Vice President - Worldwide Sales
Kissner, Charles 62 2006 Director
Thompson, Cary 52 2001 Director
Garrison, David 53 2003 Director
Thompson, Edward 71 2003 Director
Berger, Charles 55 2004 Director
Masters, Clark 59 2007 Director
Thomsen, Carl 64 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Shoemaker, John John C. Shoemaker has served as a director of SonicWALL, Inc. since August 2004. Mr. Shoemaker has three decades of high-technology experience. Beginning in 1990 and continuing through June 2004, Mr. Shoemaker held various executive management positions at Sun Microsystems, including executive vice president, worldwide operations organizations, and executive vice president and general manager for its Computer Systems Division. Previously, Mr. Shoemaker served in a number of senior executive positions with Xerox Corporation. Mr. Shoemaker received a bachelor’s degree from Hanover College, where he is currently on the Board of Trustees. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University where he is a member of the School of Business Dean’s Advisory Council, the CIO Advisory Council and is the Principal Director of the Indiana University Foundation. He has also completed Ph.D. coursework at the Indiana University School of Government and has served on the boards of various private and not-for-profit entities and currently serves as a director of the El Camino Hospital Foundation in Mountain View, California. Mr. Shoemaker is a member of the board of directors of Altera, Inc., Astute Technologies, Inc. and Extreme Networks.
Medeiros, Matthew Matthew Medeiros is President and Chief Executive Officer of SonicWALL, Inc. and appointed to Board of Directors in March 2003. Prior to joining SonicWALL, Mr. Medeiros had served since 1998 as president and chief executive officer of Philips Components. As the chairman of the board and chief architect of the liquid crystal display (LCD) joint venture between Philips Electronics and LG Electronics, Mr. Medeiros established Philips as a leader in flat displays. Before Philips, Mr. Medeiros was vice president and general manager for the Optical Polymers Group, and vice president of business development for the Electronic Materials division of AlliedSignal. Mr. Medeiros also has extensive background in PC manufacturing, operations and materials management following executive positions at Radius, NeXT Computer and Apple. Mr. Medeiros graduated from the University of San Francisco with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in management science. Mr. Medeiros is a member of the board of directors of BRE Properties, Inc.
Selvi, Robert Robert D. Selvi is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SonicWALL, Inc. in January 2005. Mr. Selvi has 25 years of experience in senior financial management roles at leading technology companies. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Selvi held the position of chief financial officer at Claris Corporation. He was also chief financial officer at Cooper & Chyan Technology from 1995 to 1997 and Artisan Components from 1997 to 1999. Most recently, Mr. Selvi served as chief financial officer of Kontiki, a private enterprise software company, from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Selvi currently serves on the board of directors of eSilicon Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, and on the Advisory Board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce and a Master of Business Administration degree, each from Santa Clara University.
Knauff, Robert Robert B. Knauff was named Vice President, Finance, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of SonicWALL, Inc. in November 2003. From September 1997 until November 2003, Mr. Knauff held various management roles at Rational Software Corporation, including corporate controller. Beginning in February 2003, Mr. Knauff led the financial integration of Rational Software into IBM. Prior to joining Rational Software, Mr. Knauff held various financial management and controller positions in the high technology industry. Mr. Knauff received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.
Gonzalez, Frederick Frederick M. Gonzalez was named Vice President and General Counsel of SonicWALL, Inc. in January 2004 and was elected Corporate Secretary in March 2004. From August 2002 until July 2003, Mr. Gonzalez was vice president and general counsel for Extreme Networks, Inc. and from May 2000 until August 2002, he was vice president and general counsel for Polycom, Inc. Prior to Polycom, Mr. Gonzalez served in various positions within the corporate legal department at Amdahl Corporation, including associate general counsel from 1994 until May 2000. Mr. Gonzalez received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, a Master of Business Administration degree and a Juris Doctor degree (summa cum laude) from Santa Clara University. He currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the Santa Clara University School of Law and on the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Law Foundation. He is a member of the bar in the State and Federal Courts in California and the United States Supreme Court.
Blough, Marvin Marvin C. Blough was named Vice President of Worldwide Sales of SonicWALL, Inc. in January 2008 and was elected as an executive officer in February 2008. Mr. Blough has held various executive sales positions at company including Vice President, Americas and Vice President for EMEA Sales region. Prior to joining company, Mr. Blough was Vice President of OEM and Strategic Sales at Phobos Corporation before that company was acquired by company in October 2000. Prior to Phobos, Mr. Blough held various sales and sales management positions at Novell, Moore Business Systems, United Technologies and Xerox Corporation. Mr. Blough holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Virginia Tech.
Kissner, Charles Charles D. Kissner has served as a Director of SonicWALL, Inc. since July 2000 and as Chairman of Board of Directors from March 2003 until June 2006. Mr. Kissner has served as chairman of the board of directors of Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. since January 2007 when the Microwave Communications Division of Harris Corporation combined operations with Stratex Networks to form Harris Stratex Networks. Mr. Kissner served as executive chairman of Stratex Networks from 2006 to 2007, and as chairman and CEO from July 1995 through May 2000 and again from October 2001 to May 2006. Mr. Kissner has also served as vice president and general manager of M/A-COM, Inc., a manufacturer of radio and microwave communications products, president and CEO of Aristacom International, a communications software company, and executive vice president and a director of Fujitsu Network Switching, Inc. He also held a number of executive positions at AT&T (now Alcatel-Lucent) for thirteen years. Mr. Kissner currently serves on the board of directors of Shoretel, Inc., a voice-over-IP business communications systems company. In addition to currently serving on the Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business Advisory Board, he has previously served on a number of other public, private, and not-for-profit boards. Mr. Kissner holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science Degree from California State Polytechnic University.
Thompson, Cary Cary H. Thompson has served as a director of SonicWALL, Inc. since January 2001. In May 2008, Mr. Thompson joined Bank of America Securities LLC as its head of west coast investment banking and in December 2008 was promoted to Vice Chairman. From June 1999 until April 2008, he served as senior managing director for Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. and the head of Corporate Finance for its Los Angeles office. Mr. Thompson joined Bear Stearns from Aames Financial Corporation where he served as chief executive officer from June 1996 to June 1999. Mr. Thompson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California Law School. Mr. Thompson serves on the board of directors of Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Garrison, David David W. Garrison has served as a director of SonicWALL, Inc. since January 2003. He is currently president and chief executive officer of iBahn (formerly STSN), a provider of secure broadband applications and digital video services for hotels, and has served in such position since October 2002. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Garrison was chairman and chief executive officer of Verestar, a satellite services company, where he also served on the board of Verestar’s parent company, American Tower. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Garrison was chairman and chief executive officer of Netcom, a pioneer Internet service provider. Mr. Garrison has served as independent director on more than a half dozen boards of private and public companies. Mr. Garrison holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.
Thompson, Edward Edward F. Thompson has been a director of SonicWALL, Inc. since December 2003. Prior to joining Board of Directors, Mr. Thompson was a consultant to the Audit Committee of Board of Directors beginning in June 2003. Mr. Thompson has served as a senior advisor to Fujitsu Limited and as a director of several Fujitsu subsidiaries or portfolio companies since 1995. From 1976 to 1994, Mr. Thompson served in a series of management positions with Amdahl Corporation including, from August 1983 to June 1994, chief financial officer and secretary of Amdahl and from October 1985 to June 1994, chief executive officer of Amdahl Capital Corporation. Mr. Thompson holds a Master of Business Administration degree in operations research from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Illinois. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. Mr. Thompson is a member of the board of directors of Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., InnoPath Software, Inc. and ShoreTel, Inc.
Berger, Charles Charles W. Berger has been a director of SonicWALL, Inc. since December 2004. In April 2006, Mr. Berger was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of DVDPlay, a privately held early stage company in the business of design, manufacture and operation of DVD rental kiosks. He has held the position of chairman of the board of DVDPlay since 2001. Mr. Berger was president and chief executive officer of Nuance Communications, Inc., a leader in the voice automation market, from March 2003 until its acquisition by ScanSoft in September 2005. Prior to his tenure at Nuance, Mr. Berger was president and chief executive officer of Vicinity, Inc., a leading provider of locations-based technology and solutions, from December 2001 through 2002. He has also held the position of chief executive officer at AdForce from July 1997 through June 2001 and prior to that was chief executive officer at Radius, Inc. With more than 25 years experience in high technology, Mr. Berger has also held senior executive and financial roles at a range of market-leading companies including Sun Microsystems, Apple, and Rolm. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. Mr. Berger holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University, where he is on the Board of Trustees, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University. Mr. Berger also serves on the board of directors of Tier Technologies, Inc.
Masters, Clark Clark H. Masters has served as a director of SonicWALL, Inc. since December 2007. He is currently President and CEO of Astute Technologies, Inc. and has over three decades of technology industry experience. Prior to joining Astute Networks, Mr. Masters was chairman and president of Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, and executive vice president of Global Industry Sales. In this capacity, he was responsible for worldwide government and industry sales for the Telecommunications, Education, Manufacturing, Energy, and Financial markets. Mr. Masters previously served as executive vice president and general manager of Sun’s Enterprise Systems Products Group. Before joining Sun in 1996, Mr. Masters held a number of executive positions at Cray Research including vice president and general manager, vice president of development and vice president of manufacturing of Cray Research’s Business Systems. Prior to joining Cray Research, Mr. Masters was vice president of systems engineering at Celerity Computing, which was acquired by FPS Computing in 1988, and held a number of senior positions at NCR Corporation. Mr. Masters is a member of the board of directors of Astute Technologies.
Thomsen, Carl Carl A. Thomsen has been appointed as Director of SonicWALL, Inc. Mr. Thomsen has served since 2001 on the board of PCTel, a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures and distributes antenna solutions for public safety, wireless broadband, fleet management, network timing and other global positioning applications. He also serves as the chair of the audit committee for PCTel's Board. From 1995 to 2007, Mr. Thomsen was Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary for Stratex Networks. Prior to joining Stratex, Mr. Thomsen held various positions within the financial organization of Measurex Corporation, including the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Thomsen holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from Valparaiso University.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Shoemaker, John --
Medeiros, Matthew 1,779,190
Selvi, Robert 1,050,990
Knauff, Robert 553,720
Gonzalez, Frederick 546,151
Blough, Marvin --
Kissner, Charles --
Thompson, Cary --
Garrison, David --
Thompson, Edward --
Berger, Charles --
Masters, Clark --
Thomsen, Carl --
As Of 30 Dec 2007

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Shoemaker, John 0 0
Medeiros, Matthew 2,790,540 12,399,838
Selvi, Robert 575,000 715,500
Knauff, Robert 215,000 285,100
Gonzalez, Frederick 235,000 377,400
Blough, Marvin 0 0
Kissner, Charles 0 0
Thompson, Cary 0 0
Garrison, David 0 0
Thompson, Edward 0 0
Berger, Charles 0 0
Masters, Clark 0 0
Thomsen, Carl 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
MEDEIROS MATTHEW T 100,000 $8.00
MEDEIROS MATTHEW T 100,000 $3.38
MEDEIROS MATTHEW T 19,267 $5.19
MEDEIROS MATTHEW T 19,267 $5.19
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