Mr. Kane has served as a director since August 2007. Since November 2006, he has served as Chief Financial Officer of One Laptop per Child, a non-profit organization focused on providing children with affordable access to computers and the internet.
From May 2006 to October 2006, Mr. Kane served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security, a provider of e-security solutions. From July 2003 to May 2006, Mr. Kane served as Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology, Inc., a provider of supply chain management software and professional services. From May 2000 to February 2003, Mr. Kane served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corechange, Inc., a provider of enterprise portal software acquired by Open Text Corporation. From 1995-2000, Mr. Kane served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ardent Software, which was acquired by Ascential Software Corporation (formerly known as Informix Software, Inc.) in 1999. From 1989-1995, Mr. Kane served as European Controller, International Controller and Finance Director of Stratus Computer, Inc. From 1984-1989, Mr. Kane served as International Treasury Manager of Prime Computer, Inc. From 1979-1984, Mr. Kane served as Staff and Senior Accountant of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells.
Mr. Kane holds an M.B.A. from Babson College and a bachelor’s degree from University of Notre Dame. He is a CPA and a senior lecturer of international finance at the Sloan Graduate School of Management at MIT. Mr. Kane serves on the Boards of Directors and as Chairman of the Audit Committees of Applix Software, Netezza Corporation and Progress Software. |