People: Zanett, Inc. (ZANE.O)

ZANE.O on Consolidated Issue listed on NASDAQ Capital Market

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Guazzoni, Claudio 46 2006 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Harkins, Dennis 46 2008 President, Chief Financial Officer
Deskins, Chuck 47 2006 President of Zanett Commercial Solutions, Inc.
Perry, L. Scott 61 2001 Director
Church, William 62 2004 Director
Goldstein, Leonard 59 2005 Director
Johnstone, Charles 57 2008 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Guazzoni, Claudio Mr. Guazzoni is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Zanett, Inc., which he co-founded in 2000. He served as Zanett’s President from 2000 to 2006, and was appointed CEO in 2006. Prior to co-founding Zanett, he co-founded The Zanett Securities Corporation in 1993, a merchant bank which was involved with numerous startup and early stage investments in technology and life sciences companies. At The Zanett Securities Corporation, Mr. Guazzoni was instrumental in the success and initial public offering of several young technology companies. His previous work as an investment banker and recent past experience as a fund manager provides Zanett with expertise in both finance and deal structuring.
Harkins, Dennis Mr. Harkins was named President and Chief Financial Officer of Zanett Inc. on March 21, 2008. Mr. Harkins was first named Chief Financial Officer of Zanett, Inc. effective as of the close of business on June 30, 2006. Previous to Zanett, Mr. Harkins was Director of Sales and Planning for almost ten years at MSC Industrial Supply, a $1.3 billion direct marketing firm dealing with various industrial products in the United States; in this position he was responsible for the budget and forecast for over 100 branches with operating expenses of over $250 million. Earlier in his tenure he was the Director of IT Business Development where he managed over 80 IT professionals with a budget of over $20 million. He started at MSC in 1996 as the Director of Accounting where he oversaw the accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable areas. Prior to MSC, Mr. Harkins was the Controller for Arbor Property Trust and Real Estate Investment Trust with headquarters in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Deskins, Chuck Mr. Deskins became the President of Zanett Commercial Solutions (“ZCS”), Zanett, Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, in February, 2006 and is responsible for the day-to-day operations, organic expansion, and the integration and assimilation of acquired businesses. Prior to ZCS, Mr. Deskins served as President, SPX Valley Forge from 2003 to 2005, overseeing global operations in North America, Italy, France, Germany, and the UK. During his tenure at SPX, Deskins led the integration of two accretive acquisitions, one in North America, and one in Europe, while leading the organization to record revenue growth. Mr. Deskins honed his leadership skills as General Manager, GE Capital, and his other senior leadership positions include Area GM, ARC; and Director, CHC. As President of Pinnacle Computer Resources, Mr. Deskins won recognition as a successful entrepreneur, guiding the business from start-up to $32M in revenue in 4 years.
Perry, L. Scott Mr. Perry is a Director of Zanett, Inc. He was with AT&T Corporation from January 1997 until his retirement in January 2002. During this period, he served as Vice President - Advanced Platform Systems from January 1997 to May 1998, Vice President - Strategy and Alliances from May 1998 to December 1999 and Vice President of Strategy & Business Development from January 2000 until his retirement. In these roles, he was responsible for building and refining the business strategy of AT&T and leading the development of growth plans which included close and effective relationships with other computer and networking product and service firms. Mr. Perry and his team led AT&T Corporation’s 1998 acquisition of IBM’s Global Network business. Before joining AT&T, Mr. Perry was with IBM for almost sixteen years. During that time he held a number of marketing and sales executive positions, culminating in his last assignment as General Manager, Academic Computing Information Systems, an independent business unit with responsibility for strategy, development, marketing and support of information systems to the higher education marketplace. Mr. Perry currently serves as President and a member of the board of directors of GPXS, a private Wireless application and services company. In the recent past he has served as chairman of INEA, a private Business performance management software company, Chairman of SmartServ Online, a NASDAQ listed wireless application provider, and was on the audit committee and board member of Viacore, a corporate supply chain services company. He has also been an advisor and Operating Partner of Global Communications Partners, an early stage venture capital fund based in Menlo Park, California. In addition to his board and advisory responsibilities, Mr. Perry is the founder and principal of Cobblers Hill Group, based in Weston, Connecticut, through which he advises a number of small and early stage companies as well as engaging with other larger companies on strategic consulting engagements.
Church, William Mr. Church is a Director of Zanett, Inc. He has over 30 years of experience advising senior management of high growth closely held and publicly traded companies. He is a retired Ernst & Young partner and was instrumental in the establishment and successful development of the Ernst & Young Tax and Human Capital Practice in the New York Metro Area and in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Church received a Bachelor of Science degree from Marquette University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and Wisconsin, and he is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Goldstein, Leonard Mr. Goldstein is a Director of Zanett, Inc. He brings over 25 years of diversified technology and financial experience to the investment community. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Chief Information Officer of Pequot Capital Management, a premier hedge fund and venture capital group based in Westport, Connecticut and New York City, NY. He was responsible for overall technology strategy, evaluation, implementation and operations. Prior to Pequot, he served as the CIO of IntraLinks, responsible for all aspects of technology including: Research & Development, ASP Hosting Services, Operations, Information Security, Infrastructure and CRM/ERP systems. As a founding partner, he was instrumental in growing IntraLinks to a player in the area of digital collaboration. Prior to IntraLinks, he was a Vice President in the Investment Research Department at Goldman, Sachs & Company; responsible for the development, implementation and operation of a large scale Internet based research delivery system known as the ResearchXpresssm. Mr. Goldstein has his doctorate and masters degrees in engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and New York University.
Johnstone, Charles Mr. Johnstone is a Director of Zanett, Inc. He brings over 30 years of advertising and marketing experience to the investment community. From 1994 to 2000, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of CTJ Enterprises, a corporate gift company. Prior to CTJ, he served as Executive Vice-President at Showtown Publications. Prior to Showtown he was the New York advertising director for Colonial Homes Magazine at Hearst Corporation. Prior to Hearst he was an account executive at BBDO Advertising. Mr. Johnstone studied at Babson College. Mr. Johnstone is currently retired and living in New York City.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Guazzoni, Claudio 619,895
Harkins, Dennis 455,959
Deskins, Chuck 275,318
Perry, L. Scott --
Church, William --
Goldstein, Leonard --
Johnstone, Charles --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

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