Industry Veteran Paul Gudonis Joins Tatara Systems Board of Directors

10/21/2005 - Acton, MA – Tatara Systems, the market leader in mobile services convergence, today announced that Paul Gudonis has joined the company’s Board of Directors.  Mr. Gudonis brings over 25 years of leadership experience across the information technology and communications industries to his role as a Director with Tatara Systems.  He has an outstanding record of applying his leadership early in high growth markets, including his trail blazing efforts in wireless, the Internet and with eLearning software.
 
Paul Gudonis’ career has included launching the country’s first cell phone company at Ameritech Mobile; serving as Chairman and CEO of Genuity, where he grew the first Internet backbone network into a billion-dollar global operation; and as President and CEO of Centra Software, a provider of software for online classrooms and collaboration.  He currently serves as President of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) which is an organization that works to inspire young people’s interest and participation in education and careers in science and technology.
 
“It is a pleasure to join the Tatara team that has been executing so well in the important mobile convergence market”, said Paul Gudonis on his appointment. “With outstanding technology and an impressive list of customers, Tatara is a market and thought leader in delivering services of great strategic importance to carriers worldwide”.
 “Paul brings a wealth of experience to Tatara Systems and we are fortunate to have him on our team”, said Steve Nicolle, President and CEO of Tatara Systems.  “We look forward to working closely with him to grow the company as we continue to expand our customer success stories”.
 
Mr. Gudonis is also currently serving as the Chairman of the Massachusetts High Technology Council, and a member of TechNet, a national organization of technology industry CEOs committed to economic growth and competitiveness.  He received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.