Antenna Executive Team

James Hemmer has more than 25 years of experience in the hi-tech and communications industries, and has been a senior executive at companies in all stages of development from early stage to Fortune 500.

For the past 10 years, Jim has been President and CEO of Antenna. Under his direction, Antenna has evolved from very early stage to the leader in the enterprise mobility market. He has achieved this by consistently executing on a clear vision for how the market would develop and having a keen understanding of enterprise customers’ needs. A dynamic company in a dynamic market, Antenna has continued to experience steady organic growth, which has been accelerated by 4 strategic acquisitions of competitors and related technology companies. Today, Antenna is the trusted mobility partner of the world’s leading companies.

Prior to joining Antenna, Jim was senior vice president and general manager for ADC Corporation's [NASDAQ: ADCT] Software Services Division. Jim accepted the position in February 2001 following ADC's acquisition of CommTech Corporation, an enterprise software company focused on the telecommunications service provider market, where he was president and chief operating officer.

Prior to CommTech, Jim was senior vice president of operations at Cap Gemini Telecommunications, a division of Cap Gemini Group. He was responsible for operations and sales in the telecommunications sector, the fastest-growing segment of Cap Gemini's North American organization.

Jim also played a key role as a member of the senior leadership team at Computer Sciences Corporation [NYSE: CSC], establishing a substantial global communications business for the company. During his nine years at CSC, Jim ran the company's Asia-Pacific communications business unit, managed a global customer care and billing product-line organization, and developed the company's European communications business unit in London.

Jim holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and an MBA degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Willard “Bill” Smith is a seasoned financial executive with more than 20 years of broad finance experience including global finance, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and investor relations. As the Chief Financial Officer of Antenna, Bill is responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the Company.

He joins Antenna from KAYAK Software Corporation (Kayak.com), a travel services provider, where he was Chief Financial Officer. For the previous 13 years, Bill was with Novell, Inc., a leading enterprise software provider, where he was VP of Global Finance and oversaw business, operations and international finance, and served as a member of Novell’s Executive Committee. In prior positions with Novell, he was responsible for corporate development, mergers & acquisitions, and investor relations. Prior to Novell, Bill was an investment banker, beginning his career with Merrill Lynch & Co. and going on to hold positions at Morgan Stanley, The Bridgeford Group and Cowen & Co.

Bill has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Adele has more than 20 years of extensive experience in law and banking that she can draw upon to help the company's growth. Adele is responsible for all of the company's legal activities, including software licensing, intellectual property, securities, litigation and acquisitions. Adele also serves as Corporate Secretary.

Before joining Antenna, Adele was Associate General Counsel and Managing Attorney at CA, Inc., an enterprise information technology software and solutions company where she managed over $1 billion in acquisitions and divestiture and handled several large public debt offerings and other capital markets transactions as well as general corporate matters for CA and its subsidiaries. Prior to her more than six years at CA, she worked in Silicon Valley, representing numerous private and public technology companies as a Partner at GCA Law Partners, LLP and as a senior associate at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. Early in her career, Adele was an associate at White & Case in New York and Paris and also worked in investment banking at CIBC World Markets.

Adele received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, and a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law.

Ken Nicolson is a skilled sales executive with more than 20 years of expertise leading sales, marketing, and business development activities and implementing successful go-to-market strategies in the dynamic social media and technology space. As the Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development at Antenna, Ken oversees the company's sales management team and global channels to market.

Ken joined Antenna from Aziago, Inc., a developer of identity and personalization software for web and mobile devices, where he served as the company’s President and CEO. Prior to this role Ken held positions as Chief Marketing Officer at Pluck and served as President and CEO of Powered, two social media marketing and content service organizations. Previously he worked as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Veridiem, a leader in IT energy management and efficiency, where he effectively re-engineered the company’s sales operations and market channels. He was then promoted to President and CEO of the company, and successfully led Veridiem until 2006, when it was purchased by SAS Institute. Before Veridiem, Ken served as both the Vice President of Marketing and the Vice President of Sales during his tenure at Alphabox, a web-based software analytics provider, where he developed a solution-selling methodology that tripled the company’s installed customer base and doubled the productivity of its sales directors. Earlier in his career, Ken worked as an engineer at IBM, before moving to Silicon Valley where he held several executive marketing positions with high-tech software companies such as Informix Software, Red Brick Systems, and Kiva Software.

Ken graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Gregg Plekan, an industry veteran with more than 30 years experience in the technology, communications and mobility markets, oversees Antenna’s services and delivery initiatives. Focused on 100% customer satisfaction and operational innovation, Gregg manages Antenna’s operations, customer support, and professional services teams.

Gregg joined Antenna in 2003 after serving as partner of MTT Technologies', where he was responsible for business development and acquisition in management, strategic, and operations consulting engagements. He managed the company's software engineering and project management programs, and provided consulting services for several large communications customers. Prior to that, he held executive management positions at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, where he managed the western region business unit through a major acquisition and a merger.

Previously, Gregg was responsible for business development and alliance management for the Work Force Management suite of products at MDSI, Inc. where he focused on the communications and utility marketplaces. He also held senior management positions during a productive tenure at Computer Sciences Corporation serving in leadership roles on the product management and system architecture teams for work process and network services systems. Gregg was a principal founder and vice president of software engineering for Phoenix Telecom prior to the company's acquisition by CSC. Gregg holds degrees in computer science and mathematics.

Jim Somers, an accomplished mobile executive with more than 15 years of experience in technology, communications and software industries, is responsible for overseeing Antenna’s global marketing initiatives, creating a strong brand, and amplifying Antenna’s leadership voice in the enterprise mobility sector. In his role, Jim is also responsible for corporate strategy and ensures it gets executed across all levels of the company.

Jim comes to Antenna with a proven track record of leading successful product launches in both the consumer and business technology markets. Prior to joining Antenna, he was VP, Marketing for Fiberlink Communications, a leading provider of mobile workforce solutions for global multinational enterprises. Jim also served as Director, Marketing Services for Responsys (NASDAQ: MKTG), establishing the company’s marketing services organization soon after the company was founded.

Jim also spent 4 years at AT&T as a Marketing Director in the company’s Consumer Products Division, overseeing the launch of several new product initiatives including “00” INFO, One Rate, and the company’s initial roll-out of Cable Broadband. Prior to AT&T, Jim worked at Ogilvy & Mather and Lintas Worldwide, managing advertising campaigns for blue-chip brands including American Express, Ryder System, and Chesebrough-Pond's.

Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts in Government & Law from Lafayette College and lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife and three children.

Peter Watts plans and oversees the development and implementation of the overall human resource management function for Antenna. In this role, he ensures that the company has the necessary human capital strategy, organizational structure and people resources in place to drive rapid, profitable growth.

Prior to joining Antenna, Peter was Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Communications at Alpharma Inc, a global specialty pharmaceutical company. He has over 25 years of experience in U.S. and International human resources management and consulting. Peter also held several key human resources positions, including Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Scholastic, Inc; Vice President of Human Resources for the U.S. Pharmaceutical business of Novartis; and Vice President, Human Resources - Europe, at Warner-Lambert. His consulting experience included clients such as Cardinal Health, and Oak Hill Capital. Mr. Watts is a graduate of Cornell University in Industrial and Labor Relations and earned an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School.

Dan Zeck has over twenty five years of experience in R&D and communications product development. He has built and delivered various communications products to major network providers and complex applications to global enterprise customers. As Antenna's CTO, Dan helps define and implement our strategic vision, represents the company in external technical forums, manages our intellectual property portfolio and leads a senior team of R&D engineers building new innovative products.

Before joining Antenna, Dan held several engineering leadership positions in successful venture-backed networking product companies and large R&D firms including Ascend, VideoServer, Bell Labs and General Dynamics.

Dan holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.