ViewCast Executive Profiles

George Platt - Chief Executive Officer

MR. PLATT joined Viewcast in the Fall of 1999. Prior to joining the company Mr. Platt was president and CEO of Intecom, a Dallas-based worldwide provider of multimedia telecommunications products and services. Under Mr. Platt's direction, the company has shown consistent performance improvement of the base business delivering profitability and positive cash flow in 1999.

His career highlights include 15 years at Xerox, rising to the position of General Manager, Field Operations. He further expanded his technology strength as Group Vice President at Rolm Corporation, a position he maintained through their acquisition by IBM. He then balanced his background with an executive position at a startup entrepreneurial company � SRX. He joined Intecom as CEO shortly after their French acquisition in 1991. Mr. Platt also serves on the board of directors of Dallas-based InterVoice, Inc.

Mr. Platt holds a MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University.

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Dave Stoner - President, Chief Operation Officer

MR. STONER joined the Company as Vice President of Operations in August 1996. From August 1994 to August 1996, Mr. Stoner was Vice President of Engineering for the Connectworks Division of Connectware, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AMP Inc. From July 1986 to August 1994, Mr. Stoner was employed by Visual Information Technologies, Inc. ("VITec"), a manufacturer of video, imaging, and graphics products, which was purchased by Connectware, Inc. At VITec, Mr. Stoner was responsible for the development of hardware and software products, and served in various positions including Vice President of Engineering. From January 1979 to July 1986, Mr. Stoner served in various engineering positions at Texas Instruments, Inc.

Mr. Stoner received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas.

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Laurie Latham - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Finance & Administration

MS. LATHAM has served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of ViewCast since December 1999.  From 1997 until she joined ViewCast, Ms. Latham served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Perivox Corporation, an interactive communications and direct marketing company.  From 1994 through 1997, she was the Vice President of Finance and Administration at Axis Media Corporation.  Prior to joining Axis Media Corporation, Ms. Latham had been in public practice with national and regional accounting firms, including KPMG Peat Marwick, and was the Vice President of Finance and Administration for Medialink International Corporation, a food industry technology company located in California.  In addition, Ms. Latham's earlier career experience included roles within the oil and gas, real estate and agricultural industries.  Ms. Latham received her B.B.A. from the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Mark Hershey - Vice President of Engineering

MR. HERSHEY joined the Company as Vice President of Engineering in 2001. His career has included Customer Service, Product Management, Marketing and Engineering Management roles at Collins Radio/Rockwell, VMX and Intecom.  

Mr. Hershey is a graduate of Oklahoma State University.

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