As co-founder Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary of iBasis Gordon VanderBrug shares overall responsibility for the company's financial performance with Ofer Gneezy and in addition oversees the company's marketing initiatives. Prior to founding iBasis with Gneezy Gordon VanderBrug served as director of marketing for Polaroid Corporation where he led the development of new businesses in the digital systems marketplace for the $2.5 billion company. He was also directly responsible for developing and executing the system and software components of the company's strategy to "transition" its markets from photographically-based solutions to digitally-based solutions. Previously VanderBrug was vice president at Language Technology Inc. a pioneering company in the field of software development tools. VanderBrug led the development and marketing of new products and services and established business relationships with numerous Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Language Technology Inc. VanderBrug was a co-founder of Automatix Inc. one of the early and key suppliers of industrial automation systems that pioneered the introduction of microprocessors to the factory floor. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Maryland an M.A. in mathematics from Wayne State University and a B.A. in mathematics from Calvin College. |