Board of Directors

• Fay Arjomandi, President

  

  Fay Arjomandi is the Head of Research and Innovation at Vodafone for US, China and India. Fay is a successful serial entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience specializing in wireless networks, applications and protocol development including building location based services and multimedia content distribution platforms sold to the largest operators in the world.

  Prior to Vodafone, Fay was the co-founder and was CEO at Disternet, a company that enables N screen viewing for TV and Internet content on any device and network. Prior to Disternet, she was the co-founder, CTO at Mobidia Technology Inc, a revolutionary software platform for enabling service differentiation over wireless networks, and L3 Technology, Inc. which was specialized in providing location based platform solutions to the enterprise and mobile network operators.

  Fay has co-author and inventor of 12 patents. In 2006 she was awarded the Vancouver’s top “40 under 40.” In 2007, she was the Canadian technology and innovation representative to the White House event. Fay holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from Concordia University. Follow Fay on Twitter (@vodavation) and connect via LinkedIn.

• Megan Doberneck, Director & Secretary

  

  Megan Doberneck is the President and General Counsel for Vodafone Americas Inc., the US subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, one of the world’s largest wireless telecommunications companies, providing service to over 400 million customers across 70 countries. Within the United States, Vodafone’s operating presence is through its 45% ownership of Verizon Wireless.

  Ms. Doberneck is responsible for the operations and governance of Vodafone Americas and its subsidiaries in the United States to ensure delivery of annual financial and operational results. She also sits on the Boards of Directors for Vodafone Americas, its subsidiaries, and the Vodafone Americas Foundation. Ms. Doberneck is also General Counsel and Company Secretary for all of Vodafone’s US-based entities with a focus on corporate finance, capital structuring and corporate governance, as well as Vodafone’s ventures, technology and innovation work in the United States. Ms. Doberneck graduated magna cum laude from the University of California at Berkeley, and received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

• Bill Keever, Director

  

  Mr. Keever retired from Vodafone Group PLC in June of 2003 as Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Region. This retirement culminated a 38-year career in telecommunications. Prior to his retirement position he was President of Americas Asia region for Vodafone. Mr. Keever served in a variety of management and executive positions with Pacific Bell, Pac Tel, AirTouch and Vodafone, and was one of the first employees on the Mannesmann Mobilfunk team in Germany. At the same time, he served on the board of directors of Belgacom Mobile in Belgium, and Airtel, our venture in Spain, and was on the Executive Committee of the GSM Association. He and his family lived nearly the entire decade of the ’90s. He became President of AirTouch International in 1998.

  Mr. Keever and his family relocated to Yountville in the Napa Valley shortly after returning to the US. They have founded Keever Vineyards, LLC which is a small, super premium Cabernet Sauvignon producer. Keever Vineyards opened its winery in the summer of this year. Bill serves as President of Keever Vineyards, LLC.

• Arun Sarin, Director

  

  Arun Sarin served as Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Group Plc from 2003 -– 2008. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology with a BS in Engineering in 1975. In 1978 he earned an MS in Engineering and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

  He began his career as a management consultant before joining the telecoms firm, Pacific Telesis Group in 1984. He was instrumental in the development and expansion of the company’s mobile businesses. He held a series of positions with Pacific Telesis Group including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Following the demerger from Pacific Telesis Group to form AirTouch Communications, Arun was appointed Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Development. He was later appointed President, AirTouch International and finally President of AirTouch Communications where he was responsible for the company’s mobile and paging operations in 14 countries. He was a key negotiator in the successful acquisition of AirTouch by Vodafone Group Plc.

  Prior to becoming Vodafone’s CEO, Mr. Sarin was a Non-Executive Director of The Gap Inc., The Charles Schwab Corporation, and Cisco Systems Inc. In June 2005 Arun was appointed to the Court of Directors of the Bank of England.

  Currently, Mr. Sarin is a Senior Advisor at the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Charles Schwab Corp., Safeway and on the Board of Trustees of the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley.

  Mr. Sarin first served as Director of the Board of the AirTouch Foundation in 1995 and later served as Chairman of the Foundation Board in 1999, he is now the Director of the Vodafone Americas Foundation.

• Peters Suh, Director

  

  Peters Suh was the CEO of the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an alliance of communications companies committed to building an open applications platform. WAC will deliver an open industry application development platform that will benefit the entire ecosystem. By providing a single route for developers to deliver the latest innovative applications, WAC will bring applications to more than three billion global mobile users.

  Previously, Peters was the CEO of JIL (Joint Innovation Lab), a joint venture with Vodafone, China Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Softbank Mobile. Before joining JIL, Peters was President of Vodafone Global Enterprise Incorporated and Vodafone Ventures Limited. He was a managing director for Fremont Communications a private equity fund focusing on telecommunication investments. Peters was previously Vice President, Chief Technical Officer for Vodafone’s Global Internet Services group and also held a number of positions with AirTouch Cellular. Peters is a director of Vodafone Americas Foundation, Aspire Technologies, and the Diablo Regional Arts Association. Peters holds a B.A. and M.B.A., both from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Non-voting Officers

• Anna Devine, Treasurer

  

  Anna Devine is the CFO of Vodafone Americas Inc. (VAI), the US headquarters and wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc.

  Anna joined VAI in early 2009, first in the capacity of Finance Manager, and was promoted to her current role in September 2010. Anna began her career in public accounting at Price Waterhouse LLP, and then spent a number of years in progressive financial positions in industry, first in advertising with Omnicom Group, Inc., and then in the resort management industry with Intrawest. She has significant experience in corporate accounting, head office functions, and finance shared service platforms.

  Anna is a director of Vodafone Americas Inc. and its US affiliates, and is Treasurer of the Vodafone Americas Foundation. She is Chairman of the Vodafone US Investment Committee, and was previously a director of ATX-SR, a former Vodafone affiliate.

  Anna graduated from Baylor University with a BBA in accounting and holds CPA and CGMA licenses. She is active in the Colorado Society of CPAs, the AICPA, and the Association of Finance Professionals.

• Lynn Oliver, Secretary

  

  Lynn Oliver is the Governance Manager and Legal Assistant for Vodafone Americas Inc. Prior to joining Vodafone in 2007, she worked as a paralegal for Covad Communications, a nationwide broadband and telecommuncations provider. Lynn has also worked in a variety of legal practices, including litigation, employment law, estate planning and special districts. She is currently the Assistant Secretary to ten Vodafone US entities, including the Vodafone Americas Foundation, and serves on an advisory board for a mental health advocacy organization. Lynn holds a BS in Business Administration from Colorado State University.