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Board Of Directors |
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V.A. Shiva, Chairman of the Board
Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
V.A. Shiva is a specialist in E-Mail technology and e-marketing methods.
Clients include: AT&T, Compaq, IBM, John Hancock, Lycos, Nike, and Unilever.
Mr. Shiva has performed research in pattern recognition and classification for
more than two decades. His E-Mail technology has won numerous awards and his
research findings have been utilized in diverse industries: biomedical engineering,
failure analysis for NASA and the U.S. Air Force, document analysis, and handwriting
recognition using neural networks. He is recognized as an expert in a wide range of
subjects from artificial intelligence, marketing and consumer behavior to nature
cure and Eastern medicine and has presented research papers throughout the United
States and Europe. Mr. Shiva was awarded the prestigious "Fulbright scholarship"
to study and explore the intersection of Eastern and Western medicine. A prolific
writer, his books: Arts and The Internet: A Guide to the Revolution and The Internet
Guide to Publicity give a rare insight into the birth, evolution and future of the
Internet and remain the preferred choice for general readers and students of the
Internet nearly a decade after they were published.
Mr. Shiva was honored with a Doctorate by the MIT for his research and findings in
the field of computational biology; in addition, he holds an undergraduate degree in
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, an MS in Visual Studies from the MIT Media
Laboratory and a Master's Degree in Theoretical Mechanics, MIT Department of Mechanical
Engineering.
Mathew "Sonu" Abraham,
COO, EchoMail, Inc.
Sonu Abraham Mathews serves as COO. In this critical role, Sonu is responsible for the successful implementation
of all EchoMail products and features. He works closely with account managers, project managers and clients to
develop an in-depth understanding of all client related requirements. In addition, Sonu is responsible for
managing the development team to ensure that client expectations are met and new products and technical
features are created for future deployment. Sonu is a technology enthusiast whose technical knowledge includes
programming in C, C++, Windows NT and Macintosh platforms. As a valued member of the Company, Sonu has won EchoMail
Corporation's Best Team Player Award in 1998 and 1999. This award exemplifies his extensive contributions
to the development of the EchoMail product suite and overall growth of the Company.
Prior to joining EchoMail Corporation, Mr. Matthews was General Manager at Millennium Software Productions
India, a wholly owned affiliate of EchoMail Corporation. From 1991-1997, Mr. Matthews was a software
engineer with Aparajita Technologies, India. He also held software engineering and training positions
with Aptech, India and the National Institute of Information Technology, India.
Sonu received a post graduate diploma in Systems Management from the National Institute of
Information Technology (India). While attending the institute, Sonu was one of the top scorers
in the Post Graduate Diploma program which prompted the Institute to recruit him as an intern while a
student and as an employee as soon as he completed the program. Sonu received a Bachelor of Science
in Chemistry from the University of Calicut (India).
Larry Weber, Director
Chairman and CEO, Weber Public Relations Worldwide
Mr. Larry Weber is widely recognized as one of the industry's foremost visionaries in applying technology
to the practice of public relations. His philosophy is aggressively adopting today's technology to drive
the improvement of communications.
For more than 20 years, Mr. Weber has provided counsel to a variety of clients such as Lotus Development,
Marshalls, Bell Atlantic Mobile, and 3Com.
He founded The Weber Group in 1987 and within ten years his company had become one of the nation's largest
and most established technology public relations firms. In 1996, The Weber Group was sold to Interpublic
Group of Cos., and he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Weber Public Relations Worldwide and chartered with
creating one of the world's top agencies.
Mr. Weber serves on the board of several leading institutions and emerging organizations. Mr. Weber is
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC), an organization
created to promote Massachusetts as a center for interactive media leadership and to provide a powerful
economic engine for New England. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Computer Museum
in June 1996. He is committed to helping the Museum provide more sophisticated online offerings, develop a
larger presence on the west and east coasts, and expand the institution's presence in Boston. He sits on the
board of Curl Corporation, a start-up developer of Web application development platforms. In addition, he
is a member of the Board of Councilors of the Integrated Media Systems Center at the University of Southern
California, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center specializing in the area of multimedia
and creative technologies. Mr. Weber also serves on the editorial board of Lawrence Ragan Communications'
PR Journal.
Mr. Weber holds a bachelor's degree from Denison University in Ohio, including a semester spent at the London
School of Economics. He also holds a master's degree from Antioch College in Oxford, England.
Durai Ayyadurai, Director
Managing Director,
Millennium Software Productions Private Ltd.
Durai Ayyadurai has more than 35 years experience in management, operations and finance
in such companies as Colgate Palmolive, Mennen, Helene Curtis and Parke Davis. He was instrumental in the
merger of Mennen with Colgate Palmolive in 1992, which resulted in the sale of Mennen to Colgate. His
experience in International operations and management was a key asset in the valuation of Mennen.
As Managing Director and CFO, Durai is responsible for managing EchoMail's explosive growth in both
Domestic and International markets and implementing industy best practices and processes. Durai is a
recognized leader in developing and implementing Total Quality Management (TQM), Manufacturing Resource
Planning (MRP), and Just-In-Time (JIT) programs. While serving at Colgate Palmolive, Durai was responsible
for developing procedures which resulted in annual savings of $300M, implementing top management directives
to restructure and reduce work force by 16%, increasing overall batch yields by 2% on $40MM lbs., resulting
in an annual savings of $840M, and implementing cross training programs which saved one time inventory of
$2MM and annual carrying costs of $400M. Durai's senior management experience combined with his solid
background in industrial engineering and quality assurance further positions EchoMail, Inc. as the leader
in the industry.
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