People: Vonage Holdings Corp (VG)
VG on New York Consolidated
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23 May 2013
2.69USD
23 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Jeffrey Citron |
41 | 2008 | Chairman of the Board |
Marc Lefar |
48 | 2008 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
David Pearson |
47 | 2013 | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
Kimberly O'Loughlin |
49 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Customer Care, Managing Director - International Markets |
Graham McGonigal |
54 | 2012 | Senior Vice President - Network Operations |
Michael Tempora |
49 | 2010 | Senior Vice President - Product Management |
Barbara Goodstein |
2012 | Chief Marketing Officer | |
Kurt Rogers |
40 | 2009 | Chief Legal Officer, Secretary |
Michael Krupka |
46 | 2010 | Lead Independent Director |
Stephen Fisher |
2013 | Director | |
Margaret Smyth |
48 | 2012 | Director |
Morton David |
75 | 2001 | Independent Director |
Jeffrey Misner |
58 | 2008 | Independent Director |
David Nagel |
67 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Joseph Redling |
53 | 2011 | Independent Director |
John Roberts |
67 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Carl Sparks |
44 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Jeffrey Citron |
Mr. Jeffrey A. Citron is Chairman of the Board of Vonage Holdings Corp. He has held this position since January 2001. Mr. Citron was also Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 through February 2006. He served as Chief Strategist from February 2006 to July 2008 and assumed the additional role of Interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2007, upon the resignation of Vonage’s prior Chief Executive Officer, until July 2008. In 1995, Mr. Citron founded The Island ECN, a computerized trading system designed to automate the order execution process. Mr. Citron became the Chairman and CEO of Datek Online Holdings Corp., an online trading firm, in February 1998 and departed The Island ECN and Datek Online Holdings Corp. in October 1999. Mr. Citron possesses an understanding of telecommunications technologies, including VoIP technology. |
Marc Lefar |
Mr. Marc P. Lefar is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since July 29, 2008. Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Lefar was Founder and Principal of Marketing Insights, a technology and media consulting firm that he founded in May 2007. Prior to founding that firm, Mr. Lefar served as Chief Marketing Officer of Cingular Wireless from February 2003 to April 2007. Mr. Lefar also served as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Value-Added Services of Cable and Wireless Global from 2000 to 2002. He also held senior leadership roles at Verizon Wireless and GTE Wireless. Mr. Lefar spent the first nine years of his career at Procter & Gamble. He is a seasoned marketing executive who played a critical role in growing customer bases, launching new product initiatives, and developing award-winning advertising campaigns. |
David Pearson |
Mr. David T. Pearson has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Vonage Holdings Corp., effective May 1, 2013. Mr. Pearson joins Vonage from Deutsche Bank, where he spent more than nine years as a Managing Director and was Global Media & Telecom Group Head, building one of the top U.S. and global media and telecommunications investment banking teams. Mr. Pearson managed a diverse team of professionals and was responsible for all aspects of the group, including strategic planning, capital allocation, personnel, risk management and compliance, in addition to advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising. Mr. Pearson brings more than 18 years of executive leadership experience and more than 21 years of relevant industry experience. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, he worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. for nine years, leaving as a Managing Director in the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice. While at Goldman, he focused on advising telecommunications and wireless providers and also advised on cable, broadcasting and technology transactions. During his banking career, Mr. Pearson advised on more than 30 completed M&A transactions and raised more than $50 billion of equity and debt capital for global TMT clients. Mr. Pearson started his career as a consultant at Coopers & Lybrand, where he worked on strategy, business process re-engineering and emerging market privatization projects, all within the global telecommunications industry. Mr. Pearson earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his A.B. in Political Science and Organizational Behavior/Management from Brown University. |
Kimberly O'Loughlin |
Ms. Kimberly L. O'Loughlin is Senior Vice President - Customer Care, Managing Director - International Markets of Vonage Holdings Corp. She joined the company as Senior Vice President of Customer Care in April 2009. Ms. O’Loughlin assumed the additional responsibilities of Managing Director - International Markets in June 2011 and leads international growth initiative. Ms. O’Loughlin has more than 20 years of experience in customer service, Internet (web) services, operations, information technology, product management, marketing, and strategic planning at the senior executive level. Most recently, Ms. O’Loughlin was Vice President, Customer Care Operations and Systems at AIG, Inc., an insurance and financial services company, from May 2005 to April 2009. Previously she held several leadership roles at AT&T Wireless, a communications company, from January 2000 to April 2005, most recently as Vice President, Business Operations. |
Graham McGonigal |
Mr. Graham McGonigal is Senior Vice President - Network Operations of Vonage Holdings Corp., since February, 2012. Mr. McGonigal has more than 30 years of technical experience and has held senior leadership roles within AT&T, Cingular Wireless and Bellsouth. From September 2007 to January 2012, Mr. McGonigal was the Chief Operations Officer at nsoro MasTec LLC., a professional services company serving the telecommunications industry. At AT&T Mobility, Mr. McGonigal led the national data and service delivery networks and created competitive wireless data networks. He has launched many data products and services, including the iPhone. He possesses a broad engineering, operations and quality background. |
Michael Tempora |
Mr. Michael A. Tempora is Senior Vice President - Product Management of Vonage Holdings Corp. He joined the company as Senior Vice President of Product Management and Strategic Initiatives in December 2008. In this role, he led the execution of strategic imperatives aimed at tightening fundamentals across the company and delivering an improved experience for customers. In 2010, as Senior Vice President of Product Management, he began a dedicated, cross-functional team aimed at driving profitable revenue growth by increasing Vonage’s market share of key segments making outbound international calls from the United States. Mr. Tempora has 26 years of experience in telecommunications and financial services. Most recently, from January 2005 to December 2008, he was an Executive Director of AT&T, a communications company, and led AT&T’s efforts to develop integrated wireless and consumer broadband products including video, Internet, and home phone. Prior to that, Mr. Tempora was Vice President Consumer Marketing & Product Management at AT&T Wireless from August 2004 to January 2005 and VP Operations Transformation at AT&T from September 1999 to May 2004. |
Barbara Goodstein |
Ms. Barbara Goodstein has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer of Vonage Holdings Corp., effective June 28, 2012. Ms. Goodstein will be responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of the Company's sales and marketing initiatives. She will serve on the company's Senior Leadership Team and will report to Vonage CEO, Marc Lefar. Ms. Goodstein comes to Vonage with more than 27 years of marketing and P&L management experience having previously held senior leadership roles at AXA Equitable, JPMorgan Chase and Instinet.com. |
Kurt Rogers |
Mr. Kurt M. Rogers is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary of Vonage Holdings Corp., since July 2009. He oversees the Law Department and legal, intellectual property, and regulatory matters regarding Vonage. In 2010, Mr. Rogers assumed additional responsibility for Vonage’s Program Management Office. Mr. Rogers also heads Vonage’s enterprise risk management program. Prior to joining the company, he was a partner at the law firm of Bingham McCutchen LLP from August 2008 to July 2009 with a focus in litigating patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. Prior to that he was an attorney at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP from April 2000 to August 2008, most recently as a partner. |
Michael Krupka |
Mr. Michael A. Krupka is Lead Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since February 2010. He joined the board of directors on July 19, 2007. Mr. Krupka has served as Managing Director of Bain Capital Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm, since its founding in 2000. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Mr. Krupka was a Managing Director and Principal with the Private Equity Group of Bain Capital Partners, LLC from 1994 to 2000, during which time he focused on technology and technology-driven companies, including software, hardware, database and telecommunication services. Earlier at Bain Capital Partners, LLC, from 1991 to 1994, Mr. Krupka was a Principal of Information Partners, a fund focused on early-stage information technology investing. He joined Bain Capital in 1991 and focused on early-stage technology-related companies. Mr. Krupka serves on the board of directors of Princeton Review Inc., a publicly traded provider of test preparation and tutoring services, and a number of privately held companies. |
Stephen Fisher |
Mr. Stephen Fisher is appointed as the Director of Vonage Holdings Corp. Mr. Fisher is currently Executive Vice President of Technology at Salesforce.com, an enterprise cloud computing company. He joined Salesforce.com in 2004 where he has held several leadership positions including Senior Vice President of Platform Product Management and Vice President, Engineering. Prior to that, Mr. Fisher served as Architect, AT&T Labs, Inc. from 2001 through 2004. Earlier, he was Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of NotifyMe Networks, Inc., and served at Apple Computer, Inc., as Department Manager, Internet Products Group. Mr. Fisher received an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University. |
Margaret Smyth |
Ms. Margaret M. Smyth has been appointed as Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., September 06, 2012. Ms. Smyth brings financial and accounting background to the Board combined with a seasoned strategic perspective. Prior to her current role as Vice President of Finance at Con Edison, Ms. Smyth held several senior leadership positions at United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) including Corporate Controller and Chief Financial Officer of UTC’s Hamilton Sundstrand division. Prior to that, Ms. Smyth was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of 3M and a senior partner at two global accounting and professional services firms. Ms. Smyth is an appointed member of the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee, where she has served since 2008. Ms. Smyth currently serves as a Director and Chair of the Finance Committee for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and is on the board of Mutual of America Investment Corporation and Mutual of America Institutional Funds. She earned a master's degree in accounting from NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and an undergraduate degree in economics from Fordham University, graduating from both. She is an alumna of the Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellows Program. |
Morton David |
Mr. Morton E. David is Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since August 2001. Mr. David served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Computer Corporation (later Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.) from 1983 to 1998. Mr. David previously served on the board of directors of Datek Online Holdings Corp. from 1998 until its acquisition by Ameritrade Holdings in 2002 and on the board of directors of Sharper Image Corporation from 1998 until 2008. Mr. David, chairman of company's compensation committee. |
Jeffrey Misner |
Mr. Jeffrey Joseph Misner is Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since March 18, 2008. Mr. Misner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Continental Airlines, Inc. from August 2004 until his retirement in August 2008. Mr. Misner joined Continental Airlines, Inc. in 1995 and previously served in various capacities, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As a result of his experience at Continental Airlines, Mr. Misner is familiar with the challenges of a global enterprise and has had direct responsibility for public company accounting, tax, risk management, disclosure, and financial system management. Mr. Misner is a member of audit committee, chairman of nominating and governance committee. |
David Nagel |
Dr. David C. Nagel, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since August 3, 2010. From December 2001 until his retirement in May 2005, Dr. Nagel served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of PalmSource, Inc., a provider of operating system software platforms for smart mobile devices. From September 2001 to December 2001, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Platform Solutions Group at Palm, Inc., a provider of mobile computing solutions. Prior to joining Palm, from April 1996 to September 2001, Dr. Nagel was Chief Technology Officer of AT&T Corp., a communications service provider, President of AT&T Labs, a corporate research and development unit of AT&T, and Chief Technology Officer of Concert, a partnership between AT&T and British Telecom. Earlier in his career, Dr. Nagel was senior vice president at Apple Computer where he led the worldwide research and development group responsible for Mac OS software, Macintosh hardware, imaging and other peripheral products development. Before joining Apple, Dr. Nagel was head of NASA human factors research at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Dr. Nagel currently serves on the board of directors of Align Technology, Inc., Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., Openwave Systems Inc., and Tessera Technologies, Inc. |
Joseph Redling |
Mr. Joseph M. Redling is Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since June 2011. Mr. Redling has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NutriSystem, Inc., a weight loss company, since May 2008. Mr. Redling also served as Chairman of NutriSystem, Inc.’s board of directors until April 2012 and had served as President and Chief Operating Officer of NutriSystem, Inc. from September 2007 to May 2008. Prior to joining NutriSystem, Inc., Mr. Redling held a number of executive positions at AOL, Inc., a global web services company, including Chief Marketing Officer, President of AOL Access, President of AOL Paid Services and Customer Management and Chief Executive Officer of AOL International from September 2001 to March 2007. |
John Roberts |
Mr. John J. Roberts is Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since August 2004. Mr. Roberts served as Global Managing Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a provider of assurance, tax, and advisory services, from 1998 until his retirement in June 2002. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Roberts served as Chief Operating Officer of Coopers & Lybrand, which merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998. He currently serves on the boards of directors and audit committees of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and the board of trustees and audit committee of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. He is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is chairman of audit committee. He also has other public company board experience (including specific experience on audit committees). |
Carl Sparks |
Mr. Carl Sparks is Independent Director of Vonage Holdings Corp., since February 14, 2011. Mr. Sparks has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Travelocity Global since April 2011. Prior to joining Travelocity, he served as President of Gilt Groupe, an invitation-only online retailer of luxury products and experiences. Mr. Sparks joined Gilt as Chief Marketing Officer in October 2009 and was promoted to President in March 2010, serving in that role until April 2011, when he joined Travelocity. Mr. Sparks also served five years at Expedia Inc., an online travel company, from June 2004 until October 2009, in a variety of leadership roles including Senior Vice President, Marketing and Retail Operations at Hotels.com from June 2004 to May 2006, Chief Marketing Officer at Expedia.com from June 2006 to December 2007, and General Manager at Hotels.com USA, Latin America & Canada from January 2008 to October 2009. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sparks served as Vice President of Direct Business and Brand at Capital One Financial Corp., a financial institution, and also served in senior marketing and strategy roles at Guinness & Co., PepsiCo Inc., and The Boston Consulting Group. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Jeffrey Citron |
5,116,730 |
Marc Lefar |
5,598,900 |
David Pearson |
-- |
Kimberly O'Loughlin |
767,911 |
Graham McGonigal |
-- |
Michael Tempora |
-- |
Barbara Goodstein |
-- |
Kurt Rogers |
1,544,440 |
Michael Krupka |
-- |
Stephen Fisher |
-- |
Margaret Smyth |
-- |
Morton David |
-- |
Jeffrey Misner |
-- |
David Nagel |
-- |
Joseph Redling |
-- |
John Roberts |
-- |
Carl Sparks |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Jeffrey Citron |
6,139,729 | 66,703,100 |
Marc Lefar |
300,000 | 831,000 |
David Pearson |
0 | 0 |
Kimberly O'Loughlin |
0 | 0 |
Graham McGonigal |
0 | 0 |
Michael Tempora |
0 | 0 |
Barbara Goodstein |
0 | 0 |
Kurt Rogers |
112,500 | 397,125 |
Michael Krupka |
0 | 0 |
Stephen Fisher |
0 | 0 |
Margaret Smyth |
0 | 0 |
Morton David |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Misner |
0 | 0 |
David Nagel |
0 | 0 |
Joseph Redling |
0 | 0 |
John Roberts |
0 | 0 |
Carl Sparks |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
TEMPORA MICHAEL A |
14,714 | $2.73 |
TEMPORA MICHAEL A |
12,220 | $1.37 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.81 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.81 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.82 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.82 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.83 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.83 |
LAZZARO NICHOLAS P |
36,585 | $0.00 |
DAVID MORTON E |
5,000 | $2.91 |
LAZZARO NICHOLAS P |
14,397 | $2.92 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
100,000 | $2.79 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
100,000 | $2.87 |
O LOUGHLIN KIMBERLY L |
10,000 | $2.88 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
100,000 | $2.85 |
O LOUGHLIN KIMBERLY L |
10,000 | $0.43 |
TEMPORA MICHAEL A |
2,220 | $1.37 |
O LOUGHLIN KIMBERLY L |
10,000 | $2.88 |
O LOUGHLIN KIMBERLY L |
10,000 | $1.37 |
TEMPORA MICHAEL A |
4,714 | $2.93 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.80 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.80 |
LAZZARO NICHOLAS P |
20,138 | $0.00 |
CITRON JEFFREY A |
50,000 | $2.82 |
O LOUGHLIN KIMBERLY L |
5,327 | $2.80 |
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