With extensive and diverse experience in the corporate, technology and start-up environments, the Lotaris leadership team is united by an unshakeable focus on creativity, quality, and on building an enlightening and rewarding company environment. Our dynamic and energetic executive team has held senior positions in various sectors of the telecommunications industry – from infrastructure to systems to product management – and together has experience in virtually every major geographic market.
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Robert Tibbs (Swiss)
Founder, President & CEO
• Background: Entrepreneur, Executive Management
• BSc Behavioural Science (Summa Cum Laude) - State
University of New York, USA
• Founder & Chairman - Satellite broadband firm, Accelon
• Co-Founder & Chairman - Telecom advisory firm, Africa
Venture Partners
• MD (African Operations) - Rural telecoms network, Actel
• MD - Investment and advisory firm, Kaydon |
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David Keast (South African)
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
• Background: Business Development, Executive Management
• BSc Engineering, MBA - University of Cape Town, South Africa
• MD -Mobile infrastructure firm, Venture Communications SA
• Co-Founder & Director (Corporate Development) - Satellite
broadband firm, Accelon
• MD - Telecom advisory firm, Africa Venture Partners
• Head: Business Development - mobile telecom holding
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Christophe Lienhard (Swiss)
Chief Operations Officer
• Background: Technology, Business Development, Executive Management
• Master of Business Administration in General Management - IMD
• Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication - EIVD, Switzerland
• Senior Strategy Manager, M&A and Business Development - Telecom
operator, Swisscom
• Head of Special Projects, IT & Network - Telecom operator, France Telecom
• Mobile Internet Solutions Department Head for mobile internet, e- commerce
and e-ccrm - mobile network operator, Orange
• Integration Development Manager, billing and crm - mobile network
operator, Orange |
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Jerome Lepeu (French)
Chief Financial Officer
• Background: Operational and Functional International Finance
• Master in Finance - University of Paris IX Dauphine, France
• Finance Manager - Graphical Division, Schlumberger
• European Controller - Design Software Market Leader, Autodesk
• EMEA Finance Director - Phone Manufacturer, Handspring
• EMEA Finance Director - Internet Infrastructure Company,
VeriSign |
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Olivier Liechti (Swiss)
Chief Technology Officer
• Background: Technology, Systems and Software Engineering
• Ph.D. Computer Science - Hiroshima University, Japan
• M.Sc. Computer Science - University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• Professor, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HEIG-VD)
• R&D Manager, CeTT, Switzerland
• Senior Solution Architect - Sun Microsystems
• Researcher, Advanced Technology & Research (ATR) Labs, Kyoto
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Yusuke Kanda (Japanese)
Representative Director - Japan
• Background: Business Manager, Business Development
• Master of Business Administration (with honours) - IMD
• Bachelor of Engineering – University of Tokyo
• CEO of Access Systems Europe – leading mobile middleware company
• Director of Global Business division, NTT DoCoMo Inc.
• Deployment of i-mode business in Europe, Development of strategy
• Development of strategy for DoCoMo's roaming business
Armando Dacal (American)
General Manager, Americas
• Background: Global Sales Leadership, Business Development
• BSc International Economics - San Diego State University
• SVP Global Sales and Marketing - Leading Enterprise Domain Registrar, Melbourne IT
• Senior Director of Global Channel Marketing - Global Security Leader, Symantec
• VP of Global Channels Sales and Marketing - Internet Infrastructure Company, VeriSign
• APAC Director of Sales - Internet Infrastructure Company, VeriSign
• EMEA Director of Sales - Internet Infrastructure Company, VeriSign
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Miika Kettunen (Finnish)
Director New Product
• Background: product management, team management, technical sales and international business
• Graduation at Tampere (Finland) Polytechnic, Dpt of Computer Systems Engineering
• Director, Product Development and partner in Openbit Ltd (Tanla Oy)
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Vincent Crausaz (Swiss)
Head of Technical Operations
• Background: Technology, Software Engineering, Operations and Support
• BSc in Computer Science - HEIG VD, Switzerland
• Head of Service Delivery, Agile hosting - Telecom operator,France Telecom Group
• Testing Environments Manager - Telecom operator, Orange SA, Switzerland
• Integration and Architecture Manager - Telecom operator, Orange SA, Switzerland
• Software Engineer - telecom operator and Public Service, Switzerland
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Annatina Tibbs (Swiss)
Corporate Affairs Manager
• Background: Corporate Affairs, Financial Administration
• Business Administration Diploma, Ecole Hauterive, Lausanne
• Corporate Affairs Manager – Regional MEA mobile security
reseller, Lighthouse Ltd, Dubai
• Financial Administrator – Investment and advisory firm, Kaydon,
Dubai
• Director, non-profit organization, SAScHA, South Africa
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Mike Harvey (British)
Senior Project Manager
• Background: Program and Project Management - Telecoms, technology and Business
• Master of Information Management, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
• B Sc (Hons) in Topographic Science, University of Glasgow, Scotland
• Program Manager, Technical Division, Telecom operator Orange, Switzerland
• Senior Project Manager, Technical Solutions, Telecom operator Orange Switzerland
• Senior Business Analyst, SITA, Aero industry, Geneva, Switzerland
• Senior Technical Consultant, National Australia Bank, United Kingdom |
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Gregori Roth (Swiss)
Project Management
• Background: Account and Project management
• Architecture Masters, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne, Switzerland
• Project management GeraConsult, Switzerland
• Customer support and account management RICOH, Switzerland |
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Sabrina Carron (Swiss)
Legal Counsel
• Background: legal research/advice and international relations.
• Graduation at Fribourg Law School (Switzerland) with an additional
certificate in European Law.
• Visiting researcher at Harvard Law School (USA).
• Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of International Affairs Swiss
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