Board of Directors
Our Board is comprised of a strong, balanced blend of skills and experience, allowing it to offer guidance in the core areas important to Compellent. The Board of Directors provides our management team additional resources, experience and insight as to the best way to launch, build and grow a successful business.
Philip E. Soran, Chairman, President and CEO, Compellent Technologies
John Guider, Chief Operating Officer, Compellent Technologies
Charles Beeler has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2002. Since 1999, Mr. Beeler has been a General Partner of El Dorado Ventures, a venture capital firm. Prior to 1999, Mr. Beeler was an Investment Manager with Piper Jaffray Ventures Technology Funds, a venture investing arm of Piper Jaffray & Co., a financial services company. Mr. Beeler received a B.A. in Economics from Colby College and an M.B.A. in entrepreneurial studies from the Wharton School.
Sherman Black has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2009. Mr. Black brings more than 20 years of data storage industry experience to his position on Compellent’s board. He has held numerous positions at Seagate Technology, most recently as a senior vice president of marketing and strategy for the company’s core products group. Previously, Sherman was the general manager of Seagate’s enterprise business unit. Currently he is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Rimage Corporation, the leading manufacturer of on-demand digital publishing systems.
David Spreng has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2006. Since 1998, Mr. Spreng has been a Managing General Partner of Crescendo Ventures, a venture capital firm he founded. Mr. Spreng is active with the World Economic Forum and is a member of the board of directors of the National Venture Capital Association. Mr. Spreng received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Minnesota.
Sven A. Wehrwein has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2007. Mr. Wehrwein has over 30 years of experience in accounting, finance and investment banking. Since 1999, Mr. Wehrwein has provided financial consulting services to emerging growth companies. Mr. Wehrwein previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Digi International Inc., a networking solutions company, and Instent, Inc., a medical device company. Mr. Wehrwein also serves on the board of directors of Image Sensing Systems, Inc., a video imaging development company, Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., a medical device company, Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company, and Vital Images, Inc., a visualization software company. Mr. Wehrwein received an M.S. in Management from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a certified public accountant.
Duston M. Williams has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2008. Since June 2006, Mr. Williams has been Chief Financial Officer of Infinera, a leading provider of digital optical networking systems for telecommunications carriers worldwide. From December 2004 to June 2006, Mr. Williams was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Maxtor Corporation, an information storage solutions company. From July 2003 to November 2004, Mr. Williams served as Chief Financial Officer of Aruba Networks, Inc., a network infrastructure company. From July 2001 to February 2003, Mr. Williams served as Chief Financial Officer of Rhapsody Networks, Inc., a storage networking provider. Mr. Williams holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley College and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.