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We have assembled one of the best teams in the industry, with experience from companies such as Apple, Autodesk, Excite@Home, Hewlett Packard, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, and VeriSign.

Anne Bonaparte
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Bonaparte is a seasoned executive with an excellent track record of building market leading businesses and high performing teams. She joined MailFrontier from VeriSign, where as Vice President, International, she built international operations and positioned the company for growth during a tumultuous economy. Previously, Bonaparte founded Buzzsaw, Inc., and built the company to a market leadership position in less than two years before selling it to Autodesk. She has led global, multi-channel sales organizations and launched market-leading products at Autodesk and Hewlett-Packard, as well as led management consulting projects at Bain & Company. She began her career at IBM. Bonaparte received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University and an MBA with distinction, from Harvard University.

Brian Wilson
brianw@mailfrontier.com
Chief Technology Officer and Founder
Mr. Wilson is an expert in Internet networking, collaborative software and digital media. Prior to founding MailFrontier, he founded and managed a software consulting firm, Codeblaze. Previously, Wilson served as chief architect at Kendara, responsible for the company’s technology development. He also has held senior technical positions at Apple, SGI, Hewlett-Packard, Tivo and Excite@Home. Wilson is a published author in collaborative software and has filed several email-related patents. He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering-physics from Oregon State University and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.

Tony Russo
Chief Financial Officer
With a proven track record in leadership positions at startups and high growth companies, Mr. Russo brings strong strategic and tactical skills to MailFrontier. Most recently, Russo was CFO and Vice President Operations at Bravanta (acquired by Workstream Inc.) where he was instrumental in developing and advancing Bravanta's business performance. Prior to Bravanta, Russo was Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Crimson Consulting Group where he helped drive the business strategy and performance at this Inc. 500 marketing services provider. Russo also has held senior management positions at GreatCoffee.com, Shetland Toys and First Deposit Corporation (now Providian). He began his career at Morgan Stanley. Russo holds a bachelor’s degree in quantitative studies from The Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.


Gleb Budman
Vice President, Products
Mr. Budman has more than 10 years experience in bringing innovative technology solutions to market for companies ranging from dynamic startups to large multinational brands. He joined MailFrontier from Excite@Home where he led product teams, developing messaging and infrastructure products for more than 30 million portal visitors and four million broadband ISP subscribers. Previously, Budman directed product management and marketing for collaboration and search startup Kendara through its acquisition by Excite@Home. He has held senior product management positions in both consumer and enterprise businesses, starting his career at General Electric. Budman holds a B.S. in engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.


Shirley Foster
Vice President, Engineering
Ms. Foster brings to MailFrontier over 20 years experience in enterprise software development at both emerging and public companies, and a proven track record of building and leading high-growth, world class engineering organizations. Most recently, Foster was Vice President of Engineering at Clarus Systems where she rebuilt the company’s engineering organization and delivered the first product to market. Previously she held senior engineering executive roles with technology companies including Wakesoft, Buzzsaw (acquired by Autodesk) and Synon (acquired by Sterling Software). Foster has a strong background in Object Orientation, Service Oriented Architecture and enterprise middleware technologies and has filed for several technology patents. She is a highly regarded speaker and has collaborated with industry leaders in the use of analysis and design patterns in application development.


Bobbi Kimberly Frioli
Vice President, Americas Sales
Ms. Frioli comes to MailFrontier with more than twelve years of experience in channel sales and alliances in the enterprise technology market. She has been instrumental in expanding and developing enterprise software companies in a complex selling environment, primarily via indirect channels. Most recently Frioli was Vice President of Sales & Alliances at Clearswift, where she was responsible for managing the Americas sales. Previously, she was Director of International Alliances at Epicentric (now Vignette) where she developed the domestic alliances program as well as the company's European channel program. Frioli also has held positions at Autonomy and Shaman Corporation.

Vanessa Wade
General Manager, EMEA
Ms. Wade brings to MailFrontier more than twenty years of experience building and leading European sales organizations in venture backed software companies. She most recently served as Vice President of EMEA at Oblix, an enterprise identity and access management software vendor. Prior to her tenure at Oblix, Wade served as Vice President of EMEA Sales at Allaire (Macromedia) where she established the European operation and grew the business to $20 million in three years. Her career experience also includes executive sales management and business development positions at Reef, Alexander & Lord, Nantucket and Ashton-Tate. Wade is a native of Poland where she graduated from Institute of Economics in Swidnica.