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Andrew Heller (56) is a Director of the Company.He has had a distinguished career in the computing industry, spanning over thirty-three years.In his twenty-three years at IBM, he was the youngest person ever named an IBM Fellow, along with numerous other technical and business honors.While at IBM, Mr. Heller served as Corporate Director of Advanced Technology Systems, directing a wide range of R&D activity within IBM.He also served as a member of the Executive Committee on Technology, and on the Executive Technical Review Board overseeing long-term technology commitments for the company across operating units.In his last position at IBM, he served as the General Manager of the Independent Business Unit responsible for the AIX UNIX operating system and RS/6000 workstations and servers.
After leaving IBM, Mr. Heller worked as a consulting partner for the renowned venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield, and Byers.At Kleiner Perkins, Mr. Heller worked with numerous startup companies, helping them formulate and execute their business plans.He has served on the boards of S3, a graphics chipmaker ; Rambus, the developer of improved memory bus technology ; n-Chip, and several others.Until 1994, Mr. Heller served as the Chairman of HaL Computer Systems, a hardware/software startup with operations in Silicon Valley and Austin.Fujitsu, Ltd. purchased HaL.Mr. Heller currently works with startup companies and serves on the boards of numerous technology companies.His client list includes many of the largest international corporations in the semiconductor, computer, communications, and software industries.