Oklahoma City, Ok., USA - March 27, 2014, Oklahoma City, Ok., USA - Elephant Talk Communications Corp., a global provider of Software DNA 2.0 platforms and cyber security solutions, appoints Carl D. Stevens and Geoffrey Leland as two new independent directors, effective April 1, 2014.
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As part of their appointment, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Leland will join Mr. Rijkman Groenink as
members of the Board’s Audit and Finance Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Leland is the Founder and Principal of LTR Advisory Limited, a Technology, Media and Telecommunications focused advisory firm. Previously, Mr. Leland served in a number of roles on the technology and telecoms team at Apax Partners SA. His capital market experience includes serving as a Senior Associate at Cowen's London-based Technology Corporate Finance division and in the Mergers and Acquisitions Division at BNP Paribas.
He has also served as a director for a number of technology companies including Vizada, Odyssey Financial Technologies and Aims Software, as well as board observer of Cartesis, CCMX, DxO Labs, and Avisium.
Mr. Leland received an M.B.A., with distinction (Beta Gamma Sigma) from UC Berkeley's Haas School and an undergraduate Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Stevens brings to Elephant Talk significant senior-level management experience including 26 years at IBM where he held various sales and management positions including founding and managing IBM’s National Distribution Division’s Contract Compliance Department.
Previously, Mr. Stevens served as CEO and President of Cogient Corporation, a medical software and services provider. Earlier, he held the position of Division President at Infocast Corporation Inc. where he headed the Company’s e-Learning and Virtual Contact Center divisions and had served as President and CEO of ITC Corp., a NASDAQ-listed publisher and distributor of multimedia training materials. Mr. Stevens served as a member of the compensation committee of the board of directors of Diamondhead Casino Corporation. ■