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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.

Kenneth G. Leddon has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2008. From November 2007 to January 2008, he served as our interim Chief Financial Officer. Before joining us, Mr. Leddon was a Principal in the management consulting firm Leddon & Associates from September 2006 until November 2007. Prior to that, he was a Principal in the management consulting firm of Pathway Strategic Partners from November 2002 to September 2006. Mr. Leddon holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University-Northridge and a Master of Science in Business Administration from Robert Morris University.

Dr. Slim S. Souissi has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since 2004 and prior to that time since October 2002, served as our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to that time, he served as our Vice President of Emerging Technologies from December 2001 to October 2002 and as our Principal Research Scientist from May 2000 to December 2001. Prior to joining us, Dr. Souissi was Principal Staff Engineer in Motorola's research and development operation from November 1994 to May 2000. Dr. Souissi earned a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Digital Signal Processing from the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (France) and a Master of Science in Engineering from the Ecole Superieure d'Ingenieurs de Marseille (France). In addition, Dr. Souissi holds 28 U.S. patents, all related to wireless technology.

Robert M. Hadley became our Chief Marketing Officer in March 2009 and served as a Senior Technical Advisor for the Company and the office of the CEO since March 2008. From 2004 to early 2008, Mr. Hadley was the Company's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing and was our Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2003. He served as our Vice President of Strategic Accounts from April 2001 to December 2002. Before joining us, Mr. Hadley was Vice President of Sales for e-SIM Ltd., a provider of advanced simulation technology for product development. Mr. Hadley also held various senior sales and marketing positions inside Aonix, a Thomson Software company providing IT solutions for corporate enterprise reporting and lifecycle software development markets, where he rose to the position of Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Hadley holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from San Diego State University.

Chris Ross has been Senior Vice President of Operations since August 2007. Mr. Ross joined Novatel Wireless in July 2005 as Vice President of Operations. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Ross was Vice President of Operations at Ericsson Wireless Communications where he was responsible for world-wide supply of wireless telecommunications infrastructure based on CDMA radio access technology. From 1994 to 1999, he was Vice President, Manufacturing at QUALCOMM where he established and managed the company's large systems manufacturing operations during a period of rapid growth. Prior to QUALCOMM, he was Vice President of Manufacturing at Spectragraphics where he founded the company's contract manufacturing subsidiary (SMS Technologies) and also served as its General Manager. Mr. Ross holds both Bachelor and Master of Electrical Engineering degrees from Manhattan College.

Catherine F. Ratcliffe has served as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel since August 2007.

Ms. Ratcliffe served as Vice President of Business Affairs and Secretary, since joining the Company in May 2004. Before joining Novatel Wireless she practiced law privately, most recently as partner in the law firm Lamb & Kawakami. From 1997 to 2002 she was Vice President, General Counsel & Human Resources at Day Runner, Inc. Prior to that, she was a partner in the law firm Bryan Cave LLP practicing in the corporate finance, securities and mergers and acquisition areas from 1992 to 1997. Ms. Ratcliffe holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from the University of California at Berkeley.