Arizona Technology Council Appoints Six New Board Directors

PHOENIX -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Arizona Technology Council today announced the appointment of six new directors to its Board. All leaders in their fields of science and technology, they join the previously appointed 32 directors and five executive officers that currently provide informed advice to the Council in support of issues and topics critical to Arizona’s expanding technology industry including education, entrepreneurial funding and public policy.

“As the expected economic recovery begins, Arizona has a window of opportunity to drive a high-performance economy based on technology-driven companies,” said Steve Phillips, chairman, Arizona Technology Council and CIO, Avnet Inc. “Our new and returning Board leadership will help us achieve the type of success the state needs to remain competitive and sustain growth.”

The following six newly appointed directors were each elected to serve three year terms:

• Tyler Bryson, MBA, General Manager Enterprise and Partners Group Southwest District, Microsoft Corporation. Tyler oversees Microsoft’s sales, services and partner efforts in the Southwest United States with responsibility for over 150 enterprise customers across California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Hawaii.
• Ed Escobedo, CIO of Apollo Group. With over thirty years of experience within the IT industry, Ed is responsible for all elements of IT Service Delivery for the Apollo Group.
• Joseph Ferro, Director, Network Technologies, Cox Communications, Inc. With over fourteen years of technology experience, Joe is currently responsible for Internet, Voice and Data for residential and business subscribers at Cox.
• Gene Holmquist, President, Ensynch, Inc. Gene brings more than 20 years of experience in building great teams and successful services companies. Under his leadership, Ensynch has grown at a rapid and profitable clip with revenues having grown ten-fold, workforce has increased while still maintaining a "Best Place to Work" status and geographic expansion has begun to other markets.
• Clate Mask, JD/MBA, CEO, Infusionsoft. Clate raised $17 million in venture capital funding from Silicon Valley-based Mohr Davidow Ventures and vSpring Capital after bootstrapping Infusionsoft from 2001 to 2007.
• Stephen Speidel, COO & CIO of Insight Enterprises, Inc. Stephen has been in management positions with Insight or one of its acquired entities since November 1996. Prior to joining Insight, Steve spent 12 years at IBM working in IBM's Services business.

In addition, Don Henninger, Publisher, Phoenix Business Journal, was appointed Director Emeritus for an indefinite term and the following two directors were reappointed for three year terms:

• David Aires, MBA, Factory Automation Manager, Intel Corporation. David is the manager of Factory Automation for the Intel Corporation global wafer fabrication facilities since January 2007. Prior to this, he was the Plant Manager of Intel’s Fab 12 in Chandler, Arizona for 7 years.
• Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D., VP of Research, Graduate Studies and Economic Development, The University of Arizona. As the Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development of the University of Arizona, Leslie supports the university’s research and other scholarly activities, works to connect research to the community through technology transfer and commercialization efforts, and oversees the graduate programs of the university.

The Arizona Technology Council's world-class executive officers and board of directors serve in an advisory and fiduciary role by representing the interests of the state’s technology industries in the Council's strategic planning and on-going operations.

About the Arizona Technology Council

The Arizona Technology Council is a private, not-for-profit trade association founded to connect, represent and support the state's expanding technology industry. To promote economic growth and professional development in Arizona's technology sector, the Council provides members networking opportunities, business support and access to educational forums. The Council strives to distinguish Arizona as a leader in the technology community and offer resources that are exclusive to its members. To become a member or to learn more about the Arizona Technology Council, please visit http://www.aztechcouncil.org. You are also invited to e-mail the president and his staff, Twitter @aztechcouncil, or view the Council’s Facebook, LinkedIn, or Plaxo page.