Board of Directors
Alan B. Howe
(Chairman of the Board)Alan B. Howe has been a director since May 2007 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 2008. Mr. Howe is currently Managing Partner of Broadband Initiatives, LLC and oversees the firm's operations. Mr. Howe also serves as Managing Director at B. Riley & Co., LLC, in their Corporate Governance Advisory Services Group in Los Angeles. Mr. Howe is also a member of the board of directors of Ditech Networks (Nasdaq: DITC), and Co-Chairman of Selectica, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTC). In addition, Mr. Howe serves on a number of private boards. From the period of May of 2005 to October of 2008, Mr. Howe also served as Vice President of Strategic Development for Covad Communications Group, Inc., a nationwide provider of integrated voice and data communications. From April 1995 to April 2001, Mr. Howe served as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of Teletrac, Inc. Previously, Mr. Howe worked in several positions with Sprint Corporation, including Director of Corporate Development, and as Assistant Vice President for Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now JP Morgan). Mr. Howe holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Illinois, and an MBA in Finance from Indiana University's Kelley Graduate School of Business. Mr. Howe was recommended to be a member of our board of directors by Lloyd I. Miller, III, one of our significant stockholders.
J. Michael Gullard
J. Michael Gullard became a director in 2007. Since 1984, he has served as a general partner of Cornerstone Management, a venture capital and consulting firm that provides strategic focus and direction for technology companies. He also serves on the board of directors of Alliance Semiconductor, Planar Systems, JDA Software, and DynTek and is the Chairman of Mainsoft Corp. Mr. Gullard's 33 years in the technology industry include having served as Chairman of Merant PLC and NetSolve as well as a number of executive and management posts at Telecommunications Technology Inc. and Intel Corporation. He holds a B.A. and an M.B.A from Stanford University.
Toru Kashima
Toru Kashima became a director of Proxim in May 2011. He serves as the designee of SRA OSS Inc. on Proxim's board of directors. Mr. Kashima has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of SRA Inc. and SRA Holdings, Inc. since April 2003. Mr. Kashima’s experience in leading SRA Inc. an international IT service and support company is particularly relevant as Proxim continues its development of WORP, its cross layer resource allocation software platform.
Robert M. Pons
Robert M. Pons became a director of Proxim in May 2011. Mr. Pons is the Chairman of Livewire Mobile, a mobile content platform for wireless carriers. Prior to Livewire Mobile, he was Senior Vice President of Capital Markets for TMNG, a professional services firm catering to the telecommunications and media industries. In addition to Proxim, Mr. Pons is a Board of Directors member at Network-1.
David J. Porte
David J. Porte became a director of Proxim in May 2011. Mr. Porte is Chief Operations Officer of Telecom Global Inc. which owns and operates a global portfolio of telecommunications services and infrastructure companies focused on designing, building and operating wireless and terrestrial networks. The portfolio of companies includes LCC International, Inc., Opticore Networks, Inc. and Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFI). Mr. Porte is currently President of Opticore and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at WFI prior to its purchase by Telecom Global.