Mark White. Mr. White was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer and
a director on September 8, 2017. Mr. White previously served as the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer from November 30, 2012 to July 24, 2014 and as a director
from December 2012 to July 2014. From July 2014 to August 2017, he was engaged
as a private investor seeking business and investment opportunities. Mr. White
served as the Chief Executive Officer of One Horizon Group, PLC from 2004 to November
2012. His entrepreneurial career in the distribution of electronic equipment and
telecommunications spans over 20 years. He founded Next Destination Limited in
1993, the European distributor for Magellan GPS and satellite products, and sold
the business in 1997. Prior to that, Mr. White was Chief Executive Officer for
Garmin Europe, where he built up the company’s European distribution network.
He previously sold Garmin’s GPS products through Euro Marine Group Ltd,
a company he formed in 1990, which established distribution in Europe for U.S.
manufacturers of marine electronic equipment. Earlier in his career, Mr. White
was the Sales Director for Cetrek Limited, a maritime autopilot manufacturer.
Martin Ward. Mr. Ward has served as Chief Financial Officer since November
30, 2012 and a director since December 10, 2012. Mr. Ward served as the Chief
Financial Officer and Company Secretary of One Horizon Group, PLC from 2004
to November 2012. Prior to joining One Horizon Group, Mr. Ward was a partner
at Langdowns DFK, a United Kingdom-based chartered accountancy practice. Earlier
in his career, between 1983 and 1987, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as
an Audit Manager. Mr. Ward is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of England and Wales.
Nicholas Carpinello. Mr. Carpinello has served as a director since March 7,
2013. He has been the owner of Carpinello Enterprises LLC d/b/a Cottman Transmission
Center, a national auto service franchise, since 2004 and also has worked as
a consultant to SatCom Distribution Inc. (“SDI”), assisting in various
business, tax and financial matters of US operations of UK-based distributors
of satellite communication hardware and airtime, since 2005. Prior to November
2012, SDI was a subsidiary of One Horizon Group PLC. Mr. Carpinello’s
years of professional experience are extensive, and include experience as CFO
and Treasurer with multinational public and private manufacturers of armored
vehicles and, later in his career, CFO of privately-held companies in the computer
science field. He is a Certified Public Accountant, an alumnus of Arthur Andersen
& Co., and holds a BA degree in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.
Richard Vos
Mr. Vos was appointed as a director on August 28, 2013.
Mr. Vos has been a non-executive director of NSSC Operations Ltd., which operates
the National Space Centre in the United Kingdom, until February 2018 and was
chairman of its audit committee. From August 2014 to March 2017. Mr Vos was
a non-executive director of Tawsat Limited and Tawsat Holdings Limited, both
Irish registered companies which hold intelluctual property in certain satellite
operations.
Mr. Vos was an Independent Director from 2007 to January 2017 of Avanti Communication
Group plc, a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:AVN), where
he was chairman of its remuneration committee and audit committee. From June
2005 to June 2010, Mr. Vos was a director of our United Kingdom subsidiary.
One Horizon Group plc (formerly SatCom Group Holdings plc) (“One Horizon
UK”), and from October 2006 to June 2010 was also Chairman. From July
2005 to March 2010, One Horizon UK was listed on the Alternative Investment
Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: SGH). From October 2008 to October
2010, Mr. Vos served as a director of TerreStar Europe Ltd., a former start-up
business seeking to provide mobile satellite services in Europe. From April
2003 to 2009, Mr. Vos was chairman of the Telecommunications and Navigation
Advisory Board of the British National Space Centre (subsequently reconstituted
as the United Kingdom Space Agency). From September 2006 to June 2009, Mr. Vos
was a director of Avanti Screenmedia Group plc, formerly listed on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE:ASG), which provided satellite and other services. Mr. Vos
obtained his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Modern Languages from University
of London in 1968, and his Diploma in Management Studies from Kingdom Polytechnic
in 1973.
Robert Law. Mr. Law has served as a director since August 28, 2013. Since 1990,
Mr. Law has served as chief executive officer of Langdowns DFK Limited (“Langdowns”),
a United Kingdom-based accounting, tax and business advisory firm, and since
1979 has served as a director of Langdowns. Also, since 1990, Mr. Law has been
the chief executive officer of Southern Business Advisers LLP (“Southern
Business Advisers”), a United Kingdom-based business associated with Langdowns
that also offers accounting, tax and business advisory services, and has been
a member of Southern Business Advisers since 1979. Mr. Law is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”),
and is a member of the Valuation and Information Technology Faculties of the
ICAEW. Mr. Law qualified as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in 1976
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