Peter V. Leparulo has served as a director since May 2003 and as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since April 2008. He served as Executive Chairman since November 2006 and as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2003. Prior to January 2003, he was our Senior Vice President, General Manager, CDMA Operations since May 2001. From September 2000 to May 2001, he served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate and Strategic Development and General Counsel. From June 1998 until September 2000, Mr. Leparulo was a Senior Partner at the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he specialized in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, intellectual property and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Orrick, Mr. Leparulo was a Partner at the law firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP, from January 1992 until June 1998, and an Associate at that firm from October 1989 until January 1992. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Colgate University and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University.
James Ledwith, age 62, has served as a director since March 2008. Since 1992, Mr. Ledwith has served as a partner at J.H. Cohn, an accounting and consulting firm and, from 2000 to 2007, was a lecturer at San Diego State University. He is also a director of San Diego Trust Bank. Mr. Ledwith is a Certified Public Accountant and received his undergraduate degree from Babson College and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ledwith currently serves as a member of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Nominating Committee.
Mr Lorenzetti has served as a director since February 2007. Since 2002, he has served as president of Titan Partners, LLC, a private equity and technology commercialization investment firm since 2002. He is a founding member of HFI, a privately held investment company based in the United Kingdom. In the past, he served as an executive within the financial sector, and advised boards and principals of public and private companies on capital formation, marketing, and strategic planning issues. Mr. Lorenzetti is an investor in several biotech companies and numerous early stage technology and biotechnology companies such as Nomadix, a company recently acquired by Maginet. Mr Lorenzetti has been active investor and advisor in oil and gas exploration projects around the world
over the last three years. The most recent project involved several concessions in a farmout agreement in East Africa aggregating more than 10 million acres between two privately held companies. Mr. Lorenzetti majored in Economics at Stanford University. Mr. Lorenzetti currently serves as our Lead Independent Director and as a member of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Compensation Committee.
Horst J. Pudwill has served as a director since July 2003. Since 1985, Mr. Pudwill has served as Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global manufacturer of industry leading brands in power tools, lawn and garden equipment, and floor care appliances. Mr. Pudwill co-founded Novatel Wireless and previously served on our Board from 1996 until 2000. Mr. Pudwill received a Master's Degree in Commerce and Engineering from Technical College, Flensburg, Germany and a degree in Engineering from Technical College, Verden, Germany. Mr. Pudwill currently serves as a member of our Nominating Committee.
Mr. Ross joins the Novatel Wireless Board of Directors in June 2007 with 15 years experience in developing profitable businesses at some of America's largest telecommunications companies.
Mr. Ross is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Media Connex, Inc., a San Diego based company that provides bundled services and equipment for wireless networks, network security, advanced diagnostics, and other IT services and solutions.
Mr. Ross' extensive business and technology background includes leadership positions at major telecommunications companies, including Motorola from 1995 until 2000, at U.S. Robotics prior to its acquisition of Palm, Inc. in 1995, and at Littelfuse, Inc. At Motorola, Mr. Ross was responsible for numerous breakthrough industry initiatives including development and deployment of CDMA StarTACs, the first clamshell mobile phone, which set several technical standards for future mainstream cellular equipment and in 2005 was listed as #6 on The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years in PC World. He also held leadership roles in Motorola's Japan CDMA infrastructure deployment. Mr. Ross also held several key positions at Novatel Wireless, including heading Strategic Business Development, before founding Media Connex.
Mr. Ross holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and is a magna cum laude graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
David A. Werner has served as a director since January 2004. Since 2004, Mr. Werner has been Co-Owner of Aerofit, Inc., an engineered component manufacturer. Prior to that, Mr. Werner was a Partner at Engineered Components, an acquisition and business development company serving the engineered components market, which he joined in 2002. Prior to Engineered Components, Mr. Werner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Day Runner, Inc. from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Werner was Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors for Kaynar Technologies, Inc., a specialty component manufacturer, from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Werner is a Certified Public Accountant and received both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration both from the University of Southern California. Mr. Werner currently serves as the Chairman of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Nominating Committee and our Compensation Committee.
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