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Board of Directors

André Kudelski
André Kudelski was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in January 2007; Executive Chairman since March 2007; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kudelski SA since 1991; member of Kudelski's Board of Directors since 1987 and its Chairman of the Board since 1991; currently a director of the Edipresse Group, Nestlé, HSBC Private Banking Holdings and Dassault Systemès.

Nigel (Ben) Bennett
Ben Bennett was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2008. He has served as OpenTV’s Chief Executive Officer from March 2008 to March 2010. Prior to OpenTV, Ben was Vice President for the Internet devices and mobile communications division of Spyglass, developing and marketing products such as the Web phone. Ben has held technical, management, and senior management positions at companies throughout Europe, such as Logica and British Telecom. He holds an Honors Degree in Engineering Science & Technology from Loughborough University of Technology in England, and is active in several industry groups.

Paul Auvil
Paul Auvil was appointed to OpenTV’s Board of Directors in 2010; Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint, Inc., an email security and data loss prevention solutions provider, since March 2007; Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm, from October 2006 to March 2007; Chief Financial Officer of VMWare Inc., a provider of business infrastructure virtualization solutions, from August 2002 to July 2006; previously served in senior executive capacities at Vitria Technology and VLSI Technology; currently a director of Quantum Corp. and Marin Software.

Joseph Deiss
Joseph Deiss was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2007; Federal Councillor for the Swiss federal government from March 1999 to August 2006; Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs from 2002 to 2006; President of the Swiss Confederation from January 2004 to December 2004; Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2002; currently a board member of Emmi AG, RG Innovation S.A., Zurich Insurance Ireland Limited and Zurich Insurance Company South Africa.

Lucien Gani
Lucien Gani was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2007; General Counsel and Head of Legal Affairs of Kudelski since January 2006; currently also a Partner of MCE Avocats, a Swiss law firm, since 1990.

Jerry Machovina
Jerry Machovina was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2003; a private investor and senior consultant to Vehix.com since 2002; Executive Vice President of Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) from September 2001 to October 2002.

Alex Osadzinski
Alex Osadzinski was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2009; Executive Vice President and Director, Digital TV Product at Kudelski SA since December 2008; Venture Partner at Trinity Ventures, a venture capital firm, from July 2001 to September 2008; previously served in senior executive capacities at several software and technology companies, including Sun Microsystems, Be, Vitria Technology and Katmango.  

Pierre Roy
Pierre Roy was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2007; Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Nagravision S.A. (a subsidiary of Kudelski SA) and Executive Vice President of Kudelski SA since January 2003; Principal of Pierre Roy Consulting Company from 1999 to 2003.

Mauro Saladini
Mauro Saladini was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2007; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kudelski SA since 2003. Partner of consulting firm McKinsey & Co. from 2001 to 2002.

Claude Smadja
Claude Smadja was appointed to OpenTV's Board of Directors in 2007; Founder and President of Smadja & Associates Inc., a strategic advisory firm, since June 2001; currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kudelski SA and director of the Edipresse Group and Infosys Corporation.