Management

David Mandelstam is the Founder, President and CEO of Sangoma Technologies Inc., the premium provider of PC-based telephony hardware and software products for proprietary and open source based networking and telephony solutions. In this role as Founder/President/CEO, Mandelstam is responsible for the overall management of Sangoma and its future strategic direction.

David and his Research and Development team are taking an industry lead by providing revolutionary PC-based telephony hardware, including the AFT Series T1/E1/J1 voice/data cards that are engineered for today's demanding soft PBX, IVR and VoIP applications - such as Asterisk^®, Callweaver, FreeSwitch, and Yate. They offer a competitive price and reliable performance standards unparalleled in the industry.

Before starting Sangoma in 1984, David ran an engineering company and was also the VP of Engineering for an energy conservation company. He is a pioneer developer of connectivity hardware and software products for IP telephony, Wide Area Network (WAN) and the Internet.

David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, a Master of Science in Aerodynamics from the Cranfield Institute of Technology in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of South Africa.

Nenad Corbic is the Chief Software Engineer of Sangoma Technologies Inc., the premium provider of PC-based telephony hardware and software products for proprietary and open source based networking and telephony solutions. In this role, Nenad plays an instrumental part in developing and designing the new line of Sangoma drivers, WAN and TDM protocol stacks, and APIs.

As an active Linux kernel maintainer of Linux WAN/WANPIPE drivers, Nenad has frequently submitted patches into the Linux source. He is currently managing and developing numerous open source telephony projects targeted to bridge the gap between OS projects and products. His latest projects include optimizing and expanding TDM architectures and developing high-availability Open Source VoIP/TDM switches.

Nenad is a pioneer in connectivity hardware and software products for telephony, Wide Area Networks, and the Internet.

Previously, Nenad was a software engineer in the telephony division of Nortel Networks, working on DMS and XA-Core switches.

Nenad holds an Honors degree in Computer Engineering from Ryerson University, Toronto.

Michael Feldman is the Chief Hardware Engineer for Sangoma Technologies Inc., the premium provider of PC-based telephony hardware and software products for proprietary and open source based networking and telephony solutions. In this role, Michael is responsible for leading the hardware group to maintain its high standards of quality and innovation, such as the development of Sangoma's award-winning design Advanced Flexible Telecommunications Product Line.

He has more then 20 years of extensive experience in electronics and computer hardware design. Michael has been awarded 8 patents and has 5 publications.

Michael received a Master Degree in Electronic Engineering and Computers from the Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automatics in Russia.

Doug is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sangoma Technologies, the premium provider of PC-based telephony hardware and software products for proprietary and open source based networking and telephony solutions. In this role he is responsible for leading Sangoma's sales, marketing and business development strategies to embrace open source and closed sourced communication projects around the world. During his tenure, revenue has grown over 400%, the customer base has expanded to every continent around the world, and Sangoma has become a global supplier to several major PBX manufacturers.

Prior to joining Sangoma, Doug's most notable stints were in sales and marketing roles at Eicon Networks, now Dialogic, as well as 10 years in pre-sales technical and sales roles at NEC and Compaq.

Doug's technical background allows him to bridge the gap between sales and engineering. Doug is a graduate of Seneca College Electronic Engineering in Toronto and an Honors Graduate of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Doug spends his free time with his wife and four busy children. They share his passion for skiing, hockey, and power boating at his cottage in Muskoka

Kathleen Reed is Marketing Director for Sangoma Technologies Inc., the premium provider of PC-based telephony hardware and software products for proprietary and open source based networking and telephony solutions. In this role, Kathleen is responsible for directing all aspects of Sangoma's marketing department, including strategic planning, brand management, communications and partner development through Sangoma's 'Empowered by Sangoma' partner program.

Prior to joining Sangoma, Kathleen led marketing and brand direction efforts for various technology, financial services, hospitality, media, and government services companies. Her varied client-side and agency marketing communications background gives her a unique perspective on the opportunities faced by businesses, as they embrace the emerging telephony market.

Although Kathleen has worked on a number of prestigious global brands, including Choice Hotels and Sears, she predominantly enjoys working with rapid growth companies to establish a global, customer-centric brand presence.

Kathleen holds an International Masters in Business Administration degree with a specialization in Marketing and Intellectual Property Law from the University of Victoria and holds her honours undergraduate degree from York University in Toronto.