Michael I. Wellesley-Wesley is the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held since February 2003. Prior to this, he served as a consultant to the Company from July 2001. He formerly held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company through February 2002 and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from July 1995 through June 1997. The board selected Mr. Wellesley-Wesley to serve as a director because he is the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and has 15 years of experience as a director, Chairman and/or CEO of the Company and they believe he possesses extensive experience in television cable program networks and broadcast solutions. His past experience includes serving as a director of Financial News Network for seven years, Chief Operating Officer for Financial News Network, Infotechnology and United Press International for a combined two years, and a director of Data Broadcasting Corporation, a publicly held provider of financial information services, for three years, and was a Managing Director of Soundview Ventures for two years.
Jerry Kieliszak
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jerry Kieliszak is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, reporting to Mr. Wellesley-Wesley. Mr. Kieliszak has served as Chyron's Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since joining the Company in March 2002, and was named Secretary by the Board of Directors in May 2008. He is responsible for the Company's finance, investor relations, legal, human resources and information technology areas. From 2000 to 2001 he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CoreCommerce, an e-commerce business-to-business software development company, with responsibility for business development, finance, human resources and information technology. Until 2000, Mr. Kieliszak was, for eleven years, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ABT Corporation, an international enterprise project management software development company, with responsibility for operations, finance, legal, shareholder relations, human resources and information technology. Prior to ABT Corporation, Mr. Kieliszak was with the New York City office of Price Waterhouse, most recently as a Senior Manager. He is a CPA and MBA.
Kevin Prince
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Prince is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Mr. Wellesley-Wesley. He joined the Company in July 2004 as Vice President of Strategic Marketing. In October 2004 he was named a Senior Vice President and since July 2005 has served as Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for the operations areas of the Company including engineering, product management, sales, marketing, customer success, customer support, and production. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed by Pinnacle Systems, Inc., where from March 2003 to July 2004 he was Director of Product Planning (Graphics), from July 2001 to March 2003 he was Business Manager of the Vortex Group, and from April 1997 to July 2001 he was Business Manager of the Deko Group.