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Leadership Team
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Robert Jackman - Executive Chairman and CEO
Robert Jackman brings 20 years of experience in finance, capital raising and M&A
in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors to ooVoo. Most recently,
Jackman was with Jefferies & Co, where he served as co-head of technology, media,
telecom and M&A. Prior, Jackman was an investment banker with Broadview LLC, focusing
on the communications sector. Earlier in his career, Jackman was a practicing lawyer
associated with the Sullivan Cromwell firm before transitioning into investment
banking.
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Jay Samit - President
Jay Samit brings more than 25 years of successful experience in digital media to
ooVoo, having held executive positions at leading social media and music industry
companies. Samit was CEO of SocialVibe where he oversaw growth of the company's
social media technology platform to become the industry's largest. Samit was EVP
of Sony where he implemented a profitable global digital ecommerce strategy, creating
a new division that launched what became the seventh largest e-commerce site in
the world. As Global President of Digital Distribution & Development for EMI, he
broke new ground for the entertainment industry launching digital businesses in
more than 30 countries. As Senior Vice President of Universal, Samit built one of
the first online million member social networks in the 1990s and sat on Universal
Studio's overall steering committee.
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Larry Lieberman - CMO
Larry is a marketing innovator who has been rewriting sales and business rules for
two decades. Previously CMO at SocialVibe, Larry guided brands through large-scale
social media campaigns with Facebook, Zynga games, Pandora and others. Previously,
Larry was CMO with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation based
in Bangalore, India. Earlier in his noteworthy career, Larry held seniormarketing
positions with MTV, Comedy Central and Time Warner. Lieberman received his MBA from
NYU's Stern School of Business where he has served as an Associate Overseer and
member of the Alumni Council. He is an outspoken advocate for the environment and
a past Trustee of the Hudson Valley Children's Museum and Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation.
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Maoz Shacht - EVP, technology
Maoz Shacht joined ooVoo in December 2008. At ooVoo, Shacht provides leadership
and management of the company's research and development group, including development,
quality assurance, IT systems and infrastructure. Previously, Shacht was CTO at
Coolvision, where he managed the R&D and IT teams, as well as product development
and operations. Prior to Coolvision, he was CTO and vice president of R&D at RadiOver,
a start-up company focused on solutions that connect users to radio broadcasters.
Earlier in his career, Shacht was director, R&D and Projects for software developer
Pelephone Communications, which focused on Web, mobile and intranet applications;
he was also group leader of infrastructure and Web technologies at Rafael. Shacht
holds an M.E. degree in systems engineering and B.Sc. degree in information systems
engineering.
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Chang Feng - VP Technology & Innovation
Chang Feng joined ooVoo in June 2008, and today leads the development of innovative
IP video technology, service architecture and products - with an emphasis on continual
core audio- and video-quality improvements. Prior to ooVoo, Chang served as CTO
of Clique Communications where he was responsible for all technical aspects of research,
product and intellectual property development, as well as overseeing Clique's company-wide
technology assessment, planning and implementation, technology partnerships and
ecosystem development. Earlier in his career, Chang was CTO & VP R&D for LegatoVideo,
LLC. Chang holds multiple advanced degrees in a variety of disciplines such as computer
science and molecular biology, and has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed research
papers.
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Naama Maidan - COO
Naama Maidan joined ooVoo in December 2011. Maidan brings extensive HR-management
expertise to the company- most recently from Check Point, where she was global vice
president of human resources. Previously, Maidan held the position of global vice
president of human resources and learning services at Amdocs, where she lead a team
of 400 employees. Under her purview at Amdocs were recruiting, compensation, organizational
development, training, internal communication and community relations. Maidan has
an MSc in Organizational Behavior and a B.A. from Tel Aviv University.
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Frank Miele - EVP, Finance and Administration
Frank Miele joined ooVoo in December of 2009. Prior to ooVoo, Miele held financial
leadership positions at two healthcare technology companies: Active Health Management
and APS Healthcare. He started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co in New York
before pursuing senior management roles in the media and entertainment industry,
first at Sony Online Entertainment and then at FotoLinks.com, an online photo sharing
community. He holds a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany and an
M.B.A. from New York University.
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Brian Liebler - Vice President of Advertising Sales
Brian Liebler joined ooVoo in April 2011, where he manages the company's advertising
sales division. Previously, Liebler served as director of sales for ChaCha - a real-time,
consumer-oriented questions-and-answers service. A highly effective business development
and sales professional, Liebler has more than 15 years of experience in the media
and entertainment industries at both start-up and leading media companies such as
Alloy Media + Marketing, Viacom's mtvU and XOS Digital, Inc. His expertise resides
primarily in pairing brand advertisers and content providers with emerging online,
social and mobile technology and trends for teens and young adults. Liebler holds
an M.B.A. in marketing from Seton Hall University.
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Rajesh Midha - VP, Head of Product
Rajesh Midha joined ooVoo in December 2009 and is responsible for corporate and
product strategy, product management, product design, and product operations, including
all current ooVoo products (Android and iOS Smartphone & Tablet, Facebook, Web,
PC, and Mac) and all future products.
In addition, Midha serves as one of the five members of the ooVoo executive management
team responsible for company wide strategy and operations. Previously, Midha worked
in management consulting roles in New York, London and New Delhi and co-founded
a business intelligence focused software company, BI-Logix. Midha is excited about
all things mobile and tech, especially the intersection of communication and social,
and the opportunities that mobile devices create for synchronous and asynchronous-
face-to-face connection and sharing. Midha holds a B.S. in Finance & Marketing from
Lehigh University, and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
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