People: StarTek Inc (SRT.N)

SRT.N on New York Stock Exchange

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22 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ed Zschau

44 2006 Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Chad Carlson

46 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Lisa Weaver

43 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer

Dave Gomez

47 2010 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Rod Leach

44 2011 Senior Vice President, General Manager - North America Operations

Julie Weingardt

49 2011 Senior Vice President - Support Services

Rodney Spires

42 2010 Vice President - Operations

Brian Gray

40 2010 Vice President, Latin America

Jack Plating

59 2011 Independent Director

Benjamin Rosenzweig

28 2011 Independent Director

Robert Sheft

51 2011 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Ed Zschau

Dr. Ed Zschau, Ph.D., is Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Startek Inc. He has been Director of the Company since January 1997 and was appointed Vice Chairman in December 2004. He is a Visiting Lecturer with rank of Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University and was a Professor of Management at Harvard Business School from September 1997 to August 2000. From April 1993 to July 1995, Dr. Zschau was General Manager, IBM Corporation Storage Systems Division. Earlier in his career, he was Founder and CEO of System Industries, Inc. which became a public company in 1980. From 1999 to 2007, Dr. Zschau was a Director of the Readers Digest Association Inc., a publicly traded company at the time and chaired its Finance Committee.

Chad Carlson

Mr. Chad A. Carlson is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Startek Inc. Mr. Carlson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2011, prior to which he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2010 to June 2011. Previously, Mr. Carlson served as Executive Vice President of Global Operations at Sitel, a global business process outsourcing company. In this role since 2008, Mr. Carlson led operations in over 30 countries with 150 locations and more than 60,000 employees, and oversaw over $1 billion in annual revenue. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Carlson served as Chief Operating Officer of the Americas and Asia Pacific operations for Sitel and from 2003 to 2007 he served in the same role for ClientLogic, a global business process outsourcing company, prior to its acquisition of Sitel. Mr. Carlson has over fifteen years of experience in the call center industry, serving in a variety of operational roles including as a site director and global operational leadership roles. Mr. Carlson received his B. S. in Business Logistics from Pennsylvania State University.

Lisa Weaver

Ms. Lisa A. Weaver is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer of StarTek, Inc. Ms. Weaver previously served as North America Chief Financial Officer of Recall Corporation, a global provider of document management, data protection and document destruction services, since February 2011. Prior to joining Recall, Ms. Weaver held various finance leadership positions, most recently as the North America Chief Financial Officer and Global FP&A Leader, with Sitel, a global business process outsourcing (BPO) company, from May 2000 until January 2011. Ms. Weaver received her B.S. in Finance from Wayne State University in Detroit.

Dave Gomez

Mr. Dave M. Gomez is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Startek Inc. From 2008 until 2009 he served as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer with eTelecare Global Solutions, a Philippine-based BPO provider with over 13,000 agents worldwide. From 2005 until 2008, Mr. Gomez served as General Counsel for ProLink Holdings Corp. and from 2004 to 2005 as Senior Attorney at EaglePicher Incorporated. From 1996 to 2003, he was an associate with the law firm of Quarles & Brady, Streich Lang, LLP in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Gomez was a Senior Design Engineer with Loral-Vought Systems and Rockwell International Space Systems Division. Mr. Gomez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Arizona State University, an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a Juris Doctorate from The University of Texas School of Law.

Rod Leach

Mr. Rod A. Leach is Senior Vice President, General Manager - North America Operations of Startek Inc. Mr. Leach joined StarTek in 2010 as StarTek’s Regional Vice President, Operations. In July 2011, Mr. Leach was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America Operations and leads operations for all North American sites. Prior to joining StarTek, Mr. Leach served as Chief Operations Officer for TMS Health, an emerging healthcare-centric service and support business, from 2009 until 2010. From 2004 until 2009, Mr. Leach was SVP of Operations for Sitel, a global business process outsourcing company, managing operations for 16 contact centers and 6,000 employees. Prior to his role at Sitel, he co-founded Service Zone, an international contact center company, which grew to nine centers and an $85 million enterprise. The company helped their clients win numerous J. D. Power awards and other customer service awards including the Dell Diamond Award. Mr. Leach began his career with Gateway where he was the Director of Technical Support and Business Client Care.

Julie Weingardt

Ms. Julie M. Weingardt is Senior Vice President - Support Services of Startek Inc. Ms. Weingardt joined StarTek in 2010 as Vice President, Operations. In October 2011, Ms. Weingardt was promoted to Senior Vice President, Support Services. Ms. Weingardt is responsible for supporting the departments of recruiting, training and development, project implementation, resource planning and operational reporting globally. Prior to joining StarTek, Ms. Weingardt served as Executive Vice President of Operations at TMS Health, a global provider of outsourced multi-channel contact center services specializing in the healthcare/pharmaceutical and medical device industries, from 2009 until 2010. From 2004 through 2009, Ms. Weingardt served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Sitel, a global business process outsourcing company. Prior to her service at Sitel, Ms. Weingardt spent eleven years with Sykes, a global business process outsourcing company, in roles of increasing responsibility. Ms. Weingardt earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Colorado and her M.B.A from Cornell University.

Rodney Spires

Mr. Rodney L. Spires is Vice President - Operations of Startek Inc. Mr. Spires leads operations for all Philippine locations. Prior to joining StarTek, Mr. Spires was Vice President of Operations for Sitel, a global business process outsourcing company, from 2004 until 2010. Mr. Spires served in increasing roles of responsibility in his six year tenure at Sitel. Prior to his service at Sitel, Mr. Spires spent seven years with Sykes, a global business process outsourcing company, in varying roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Spires earned degrees in financial management and avionics from the Community College of the Air Force.

Brian Gray

Mr. Brian P. Gray is Vice President, Latin America of Startek Inc. Mr. Gray leads operations for all Latin American sites. Prior to joining StarTek, Mr. Gray served as Senior Vice President, Latin America for Sitel, a global business process outsourcing company, from 2000 until 2010. During his ten years at Sitel, Mr. Gray had held varying roles of increasing responsibility overseeing diverse geographic locations, including BPO expansions into India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Columbia, Brazil and Chile where he had operational responsibility for six countries, fourteen contact centers and 11,000 employees. Mr. Gray earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from New Mexico State University.

Jack Plating

Mr. Jack D. Plating is Independent Director of StarTek, Inc. Mr. Plating served as Executive Vice President and COO of Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), a wireless service provider, from 2007 through 2009. Mr. Plating oversaw Verizon Wireless’ nationwide sales and customer service operations, product development and marketing. Prior to serving as the Executive Vice President and COO of Verizon Wireless, Mr. Plating served as the President of Verizon Wireless’ South Area from 2000 through 2007. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Plating held several executive management positions with Bell Atlantic Mobile, one of Verizon Wireless’ predecessor companies, including as the company’s Executive Vice President and COO. Prior to Bell Atlantic Mobile, Mr. Plating held various other management positions within the telecommunications industry, with companies including Digital Pagin Systems, A+ Communications, Metro Mobile CTS and Motorola Communications and Electronics. Mr. Plating holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Arkansas.

Benjamin Rosenzweig

Mr. Benjamin L. Rosenzweig is Independent Director of StarTek Inc. He is currently an analyst at Privet Fund Management LLC. Prior to joining Privet in September 2008, Mr. Rosenzweig served as an investment banking analyst in the corporate finance group of Alvarez and Marsal, where he completed multiple distressed mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital formation transactions and similar financial advisory engagements across several industries. He has considerable financial experience, including involvement with capital market transactions and turnaround situations. Mr. Rosenzweig graduated magna cum laude from Emory University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

Robert Sheft

Mr. Robert Shelf is Independent Director of StarTek Inc. He is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simply Floored LLC, an innovative home improvement company offering shop-at-home services for flooring and insulation. Mr. Sheft is currently a managing director at Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Atlanta. Prior to starting Simply Floored in 2004, Mr. Sheft was the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of RMA Home Services, Inc. (RMA), from 1997 until its acquisition by The Home Depot in December 2003. Mr. Sheft built RMA into one of the providers of installed siding and window services in the country, with revenues of more than $200 million, customers in more than 1,000 Home Depot stores nationwide, and 1,200 associates operating out of 22 branch offices and a support center in Atlanta. Prior to founding RMA, Mr. Sheft served for five years as a Managing Director of merchant banking at First Southwest. He began his career as an attorney in the mergers and acquisitions practice of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. From 2006 until 2008, Mr. Sheft served on the board of Marathon Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. He is a trustee of Pace Academy in Atlanta where he also chairs the Governance Committee. Mr. Sheft graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and as a James Kent Scholar from the Columbia University School of Law.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Ed Zschau

--

Chad Carlson

897,474

Lisa Weaver

199,211

Dave Gomez

--

Rod Leach

348,606

Julie Weingardt

--

Rodney Spires

425,367

Brian Gray

--

Jack Plating

--

Benjamin Rosenzweig

--

Robert Sheft

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

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