People: Zix Corporation (ZIXI.O)

Richard D. Spurr joined Zix Corporation in January 2004 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2005 and as President and Chief Operating Officer since joining the Company. He was elected to Company's Board in May 2005 and appointed Chairman of the Board on February 1, 2006. Mr. Spurr brings 30 years of global IT experience in building sales, marketing, service and operations in both corporate and fast-growing environments, previously as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Business Development for Securify, Inc. beginning March 2003. From 1974 until 1990, Mr. Spurr worked for IBM where, as Regional Manager, he was responsible for over 1,000 employees, and as Group Director in Tokyo, for a $1.2 billion business throughout the Asia Pacific Region. Mr. Spurr then took two start-ups, SEER Technologies, Inc. and Entrust, Inc. (where he served in several senior executive positions), from early stages through IPOs and beyond.