John Vice

Who is John Vice?

Industry veteran and former Nortel senior executive, John Vice brings

more than 25 years of telecommunications experience to Kodiak Networks.

His extensive background includes working in a variety of functional

areas which make him particularly suited to leading the Kodiak team.

John brings a unique, broad understanding of the mobile communications

industry, as well as, extensive hands-on experience in the development

and deployment of mobile solutions.

Before

joining Kodiak, John had been a strategic management and investment

consultant to companies ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 size

corporations. He also served as CEO for Geyser Networks, Inc., a

privately held supplier of optical network systems in Sunnyvale,

Calif. John also had a distinguished, 19-year career at Nortel

Networks, where he advanced to President and General Manager, Mobility

Solutions, in Richardson, Texas.

Career Highlights

Presided as CEO of leading optical network systems company, Geyser Networks based in Sunnyvale, CAManaged

a 2,600-person organization that expanded sales of CDMA, GSM, and TDMA

platforms to network operators in 40 countries across the Americas,

Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Served as a key

member of the leadership team that drove Nortel’s annual wireless

revenues from $1.5 billion to $4.5 billion over a three-year period in

the late 1990s. John holds a bachelor’s

degree in electrical engineering from the University of Western Ontario

and a master’s degree in business administration with a marketing

concentration from McMaster University.