CSG International Board Committees
Ronald H. Cooper
Mr. Cooper, 55, was elected to the Board in November 2006. Mr. Cooper most recently served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, Inc. from 2009 through 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Cooper was a Principal at Tufts Consulting from 2006 through 2009. He previously spent nearly 25 years in the cable and telecommunications industry, most recently at Adelphia Communications where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2003 to 2006. Prior to Adelphia, Mr. Cooper held a series of executive positions at AT&T Broadband, RELERA Data Centers & Solutions, MediaOne and its predecessor Continental Cablevision, Inc. He has held various board and committee seats with the National Cable Television Association, California Cable & Telecommunications Association, Cable Television Association for Marketing, New England Cable Television Association and Outdoor Advertising Association of America. Mr. Cooper holds a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University.
John L. M. Hughes
Mr. Hughes, 60, was appointed to the Board in March 2011. Mr. Hughes previously served as Chairman of the Board for Intec Telecom Systems plc for nearly six years until we acquired the company in 2010. Mr. Hughes currently serves as Chairman of the Board for several corporations, including Spectris plc, Telecity Group plc and Sepura plc. Spectris plc is a U.K. headquartered multinational leading supplier of precision productivity enhancing instrumentation and control systems and equipment, and Mr. Hughes has been a non-executive director of Spectris since 2008. He has served as Chairman since 2007 for Telecity Group plc, a FTSE 250-listed leading provider of premium network independent data centers with 24 locations in eight major European cities, providing co location and managed services. Since 2010, Mr. Hughes has served as Chairman for Sepura plc, a worldwide and LSE-listed supplier of Tetra terminals for mission critical applications. Mr. Hughes is currently also a director for Vitec Group plc. Since 2009, Mr. Hughes has served as Chairman of the Board of AIRCOM International Limited, a privately-held independent global provider of network management tools and services. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Hughes also served as Chairman and then transitioned to Deputy Chairman until 2010 for Parity Group plc. Mr. Hughes has also served as a director for Nice Systems Ltd from 2002 to 2011, Chloride Group plc from 2009 to 2010, Global Crossing UK from 2005 to 2008 and Barco N.V. from 2006 to 2009. He has also been Chairman of Just Eat Group since 2011. Prior to his multiple board positions, Mr. Hughes served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Thales Group from 2000 to 2004, a leading European provider of complex systems for the defense, aerospace and commercial markets. Prior to 2000, he served as President of GSM/UMTS Wireless Networks of Lucent Technologies, and as Director, Convex Global Field Operations and Vice President and Managing Director of Convex Europe, a division of Hewlett Packard Company. Mr. Hughes holds a B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire.
Peter E. Kalan
Chief Executive Officer and President
CSG International, Inc.
Mr. Kalan, 52, joined the Company in January 1997, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in October 2000, and named an Executive Vice President in 2004. In April 2006, he became Executive Vice President of Business and Corporate Development. In December 2007, Mr. Kalan was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the Board. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Financial Officer at Bank One, Chicago, and he also held various other financial management positions with Bank One in Texas and Illinois from 1985 through 1996. Mr. Kalan is a member of The Cable Center board of directors and is also a member of the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church USA. Mr. Kalan holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Edward C. Nafus
Mr. Nafus, 71, was elected to the Board in March 2005. Mr. Nafus joined the Company in August 1998 as Executive Vice President and became the President of our Convergent Services and Solutions Division in January 2002. In April 2005, Mr. Nafus assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and held that position until his retirement in December 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Nafus held numerous management positions within First Data Corporation from 1978 to 1998. From 1992 to 1998, he also served as Chief Executive of First Data Resources Limited and President of First Data International; from 1984 to 1992 he served as President of First Data Resources and Executive Vice President of First Data Corporation. From 1971 to 1978, Mr. Nafus worked in sales management, training and sales for Xerox Corporation. From 1966 to 1971, Mr. Nafus was a pilot and division officer in the United States Navy. Mr. Nafus holds a B.S. degree from Jamestown College.
Janice I. Obuchowski
Ms. Obuchowski, 60, was elected to the Board in November 1997. She is the founder and has been President of Freedom Technologies, Inc., a business that provides public policy and strategic advice to a wide range of companies in the communications sector, to government agencies and to international clients, since 1992. She was Chairman and Founder of Frontline Wireless, Inc., a public safety network start-up in 2007 through 2008. In 2003, Ms. Obuchowski was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Ambassador and Head of the U.S. Delegation to the World Radio Communication Conference. She has served as Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the Department of Commerce and as Administrator for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Ms. Obuchowski currently is a director of Orbital Sciences Corporation and Inmarsat. Ms. Obuchowski was also a director of Stratos Global Corporation and Qualcomm. Ms. Obuchowski also serves on several non-profit boards, including as trustee of the Federal Communications Bar Association. Ms. Obuchowski holds a J.D. degree from Georgetown University and a B.A. degree from Wellesley College, and also attended the University of Paris.
Donald B. Reed
Mr. Reed, 67, was elected to the Board in May 2005 and presently serves as the Company’s non-executive Chairman of the Board. He currently is retired, having served as Chief Executive Officer of Cable & Wireless Global from May 2000 to January 2003. Cable & Wireless Global, Cable & Wireless plc’s wholly owned operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Japan, is a provider of internet protocol (IP) and data services to business customers. From June 1998 until May 2000, Mr. Reed served Cable & Wireless in various other executive positions. Mr. Reed’s career includes 30 years at NYNEX Corporation (now part of Verizon), a regional telephone operating company. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Reed served NYNEX Corporation as President and Group Executive with responsibility for directing the company’s regional, national and international government affairs, public policy initiatives, legislative and regulatory matters, and public relations. Mr. Reed currently is the Executive Chairman of Oceus Networks Inc. Mr. Reed has also previously served as a director of Intervoice, Inc., Idearc Media (formerly Verizon Yellow Pages), Bell Atlantic, St. Lawrence Cement and Aggregate Industries in London, England. Mr. Reed holds a B.S. degree in History from Virginia Military School.
Bernard W. Reznicek
Mr. Reznicek, 75, was elected to the Board in January 1997 and served as the Company’s non executive Chairman of the Board from 2005 until 2009. He currently provides consulting services as President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Enterprises, and is Chairman of Erra, Inc., a clean technology company. Mr. Reznicek previously was an executive with Central States Indemnity Company of Omaha, a Berkshire Hathaway company, from 1997 to 2003. He has 40 years of experience in the electric utility industry, having served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Edison Company, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Omaha Public Power District. He also served as Dean of the College of Business for Creighton University. Mr. Reznicek currently is a director of Pulte Group, Inc. (NYSE). Mr. Reznicek has previously been a director of State Street Corporation, Stone and Webster, Guarantee Life, INFOGROUP Inc. and Central States Indemnity. Mr. Reznicek holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln and a B.S.B.A. degree from Creighton University.
Frank V. Sica
Mr. Sica, 61, has served as a director of the Company since our formation in 1994. He is currently a Managing Partner of Tailwind Capital. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Sica was a Senior Advisor to Soros Private Funds Management. From 2000 until 2003, he was President of Soros Private Funds Management, where he oversaw the direct real estate and private equity investment activities of Soros. In 1998, he joined Soros Fund Management where he was a Managing Director responsible for Soros’ private equity investments. Mr. Sica was previously Managing Director for Morgan Stanley Merchant Banking Division. Mr. Sica currently is a director of JetBlue Airways, Kohl’s Corporation, and Safe Bulkers, Inc. Mr. Sica has previously been a director for NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation and Emmis Communications. Mr. Sica holds an M.B.A. degree from Dartmouth University and a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University.
Donald V. Smith
Mr. Smith, 70, was elected to the Board in January 2002. He is presently retired but continues to provide financial advisory services to certain clients. Previously, he served as Senior Managing Director of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Inc., an international investment banking firm with whom he has been associated from 1988 through 2009, and where he served on the board of directors of the firm. From 1978 to 1988, he served as Principal with Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., where he headed their valuation and reorganization services. Mr. Smith is also on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations. He previously served as director for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Smith holds an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy.
James A. Unruh
Mr. Unruh, 71, was elected to the Board in June 2005. He became a founding principal of Alerion Capital Group, LLC (a private equity investment company) in 1998 and currently holds such position. Mr. Unruh was an executive with Unisys Corporation from 1987 to 1997 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 1997. From 1982 to 1986, Mr. Unruh held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer, with Burroughs Corporation, a predecessor of Unisys Corporation. Mr. Unruh currently is a director of Prudential Financial, Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Century Link, Inc. He has also previously served as a director of Qwest Communications International, Inc. Mr. Unruh holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of Denver and a B.S. degree from Jamestown College.