Bio of the big cheese A little reminder of who we have at the helm, definitely not a "penny stock" kind of guy....
Mr. Geruson has rapidly grown several technology companies large and small. His experience spans CEO roles at Lexmark, Phoenix Technologies, and VoiceSignal Technologies, and Senior Vice President and executive positions at Nokia, IBM, Toshiba, and McKinsey & Co.
As CEO of Lexmark, a multibillion-dollar imaging technology and solutions company with 10,000 employees, he grew printer sales faster than at any time in the preceding 10 years while simultaneously executing extensive process reengineering, transforming the business from negative EBITDA and high debt to positive multi-hundred-million-dollar EBITDA and a healthy debt profile.
As CEO of Phoenix Technologies, he achieved consistently high profit year-over-year for six years straight in the company’s business of firmware and software for PCs, tablets, and embedded internet of things (IoT) devices.
As CEO of VoiceSignal Technologies, he pioneered voice recognition software for mobile phones, yielding more than a 10-fold increase in shareholder value and culminating in the sale of the company for 12 times revenue.
At Nokia, he propelled the business from fifth-place market share to first-place in the U.S., and firstplace in the world for the first time in its history, catapulting the stock price to more than a sevenfold increase in less than three years.
As one of the youngest Vice-President/General Managers in IBM history, he grew IBM’s networking business by launching indirect channels worldwide, expanding sales over 50 percent.
As VP at Toshiba, he realigned product design, propelling the notebook business from fifth place to the top position.