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William C. Keiper is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hypercom Corporation. Widely recognized as a global electronic payment technology innovator, Hypercom delivers complete card payment terminal, network access device, server and transaction networking solutions that help merchants and financial institutions generate revenues and increase profits.
Mr. Keiper has over 30 years of business experience, more than 20 of which have been in the management of software, technology and IT product distribution and services organizations. Prior to joining Hypercom, he was Chief Executive Officer of Arrange Technology LLC, a software development services outsourcing company, from 2002 to 2005. From 1997 to 2002, he served as a principal in mergers and acquisitions firms serving middle market software and IT services companies. He was Chief Executive Officer of Artisoft, Inc., a then $100M+ public networking and communications software company, from 1993 to 1997, and it’s Chairman from 1995 to 1997. He held several executive positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer, of MicroAge, Inc., an indirect sales-based IT products distribution and services company, from 1986 to 1993, where he was a key executive in helping to profitably drive more than a billion dollar revenue increase over the course of his tenure with the company.
Mr. Keiper has a Bachelor of Science Degree in business (finance major) from Eastern Illinois University, a Juris Doctorate degree from Arizona State University, and a Masters degree in International Management from the Thunderbird American Graduate School of International Management. He is a former Chairman of the Arizona Technology Association, and was a nominee for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. In addition to Smith Micro Software, Inc., he currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC), Radyne Corporation (NASDAQ: RADN) and Zones, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZONS). He formerly served on the Boards of JDA Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), and Artisoft Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT). | 