Peter J. Powers has been a Director of the Company since 2000 and is chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Powers was the chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Board (the “Remuneration Committee”) until it was disbanded by the Board in September 2006. Mr. Powers founded Powers Global Strategies, LLC in 1998 and currently serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Powers was the First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Powers has been a Director of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company since 2006.
Nathan Gantcher has been a Director of the Company since 2004 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Gantcher was a member of the Remuneration Committee until it was disbanded by the Board in September 2006. Mr. Gantcher has been a managing member of EXOP Capital LLC, a private investment firm, since 2005. He has been a Director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation since 1999 and a Director of Centerline Capital Group since 2003. Mr. Gantcher was the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of Alpha Investment Management LLC from 2002 to 2004.
Roger W. Einiger has been a Director of the Company since 2004 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Einiger was a member of the Remuneration Committee until it was disbanded by the Board in September 2006. Mr. Einiger has been a private investor since 2001. Mr. Einiger has been a Director of Avatar Holdings Inc. since 2006 and is a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees.
David F. DeVoe has been a Director of the Company since 1996 and was a member of the Remuneration Committee until it was disbanded in September 2006. Mr. DeVoe has been a Director of News Corporation and its Chief Financial Officer since 1990, and has served as a Senior Executive Vice President of News Corporation since 1996. Mr. DeVoe has been a Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (“BSkyB”) since 1994, a Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. since 2001 and a Director of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. since 2003.
Lawrence A. Jacobs has been a Director of the Company since 2005. Mr. Jacobs has been Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel of News Corporation since 2005. Mr. Jacobs served as News Corporation Deputy General Counsel from 1996 to 2004, as Executive Vice President from 2001 to 2004 and as Senior Vice President from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Jacobs served as a Director of Innova S. de R.L. de C.V. from 2002 to 2006 and as a Director of Sky Brasil Servicos Ltda from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Jacobs has been a member of the Bar of the State of New York since 1982.
Arthur M. Siskind has been a Director of the Company since 1996. Mr. Siskind has served as a Director of News Corporation since 1991 and as Senior Advisor to the Chairman of News Corporation since 2005. At News Corporation, Mr. Siskind also served as Group General Counsel from 1991 to 2005 and as Senior Executive Vice President from 1996 to 2005. Mr. Siskind has served as a Director of BSkyB since 1992. Mr. Siskind has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Cornell Law School since August 2007 and was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Siskind has been a Member of the Bar of the State of New York since 1962.
Alexander Gersh joined the Company in 2005 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gersh was Chief Financial Officer at FLAG telecom, a global network service provider, from 2003 to 2005 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at NextiraOne North America from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Gersh has also held senior international finance roles at British Telecommunications and Motorola in the United Kingdom and Russia. Mr. Gersh has been the Chairman of the Audit Commission of Vimpel Com Inc. since 2003.
Raffi Kesten has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2006. Mr. Kesten joined the Company in 1996 as Vice President and General Manager of NDS Technologies Israel Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company and subsequently assumed responsibilities for the Company’s smart card procurement and production. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kesten held senior operating positions at various companies in Israel, including Indigo, Intel and Tadiran.