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As President and CEO, Rick Gilbert is responsible for setting the company's strategic direction and overseeing its rapid growth as the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, the 3GPP standard for fixed-mobile convergence. Mr. Gilbert brings to Kineto a distinguished track record in leading high-growth public and private technology companies. He also sits on the board of directors of Danger Inc. Prior to joining Kineto, Mr. Gilbert was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Copper Mountain Networks, a leading provider of broadband access products to ILECs, CLECs, IOCs, IXCs, PTTs, and other facilities-based network providers worldwide. Under Mr. Gilbert's leadership, Copper Mountain achieved nearly $500 million in aggregate sales and was one of the most successful initial public offerings of 1999. Prior to Copper Mountain, Mr. Gilbert was the President of ADC Kentrox, one of the fastest growing and most profitable divisions of ADC Telecommunications. Additionally, Mr. Gilbert has held numerous senior management positions with companies that include Make Systems, Vitalink Communications Corporation, and IBM Corporation. Mr. Gilbert's educational background includes a MS degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley. | 