Thomas Willson – Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Mr. Willson oversees the Infrastructure Management Services as well as all Corporate functions. Mr. Willson founded Akibia in 1988 under the original name Polaris Service, following more than 10 years in management consulting. Under his leadership, Akibia has grown steadily and profitably to become a leading IT Services company with a world-class reputation. Before starting Akibia, he was founder and President of the JDS Group, a strategic consultancy specializing in emerging energy technologies internationally. As Vice-President of Resource Planning Associates (RPA), an international management consulting firm, he opened and directed its London office and provided strategic management consulting to energy and natural resource companies throughout the United States and Europe. Prior to RPA, Mr. Willson worked at The Division of Naval Reactors of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Mr. Willson received a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and an MBA with Great Distinction from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Thomas Tucker – President & CFO

Mr. Tucker joined Akibia in 1990, and is the President of Akibia Infrastructure Management Services as well as the Corporate CFO. As President, Mr. Tucker oversees all aspects of the company, and is responsible for establishing the strategic direction and future vision of Akibia Infrastructure Management Services, ensuring Akibia's portfolio of IT services corresponds with customer demands and emerging market trends. As CFO, he manages the financial aspects for Akibia, Inc. A senior manager in the high-tech industry for more than 20 years, he has both financial and operational management experience in fast-growing environments. Prior to joining Akibia, Mr. Tucker was CFO at Automated Images, CAD software supplier, where he was involved in raising both debt and equity capital for this start-up venture. As vice president of finance for VIA Systems, Mr. Tucker oversaw both financial and operational activity for this CAD/CAE manufacturer. Mr. Tucker received a BBA degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Karen Wall – Sr. VP, Corporate Infrastructure Services

In her role as Senior Vice President of Corporate Infrastructure Services, Ms. Wall is responsible for critical business programs including Information Technology, Human Resources, Facilities and Business Processes. Ms. Wall, who joined Akibia in 1999, previously served as Vice President of Human Resources, where she was responsible for driving leading-edge HR initiatives for our Infrastructure Management Services and Corporate Services employees. These initiatives integrate the Company's financial and competitive business imperatives with high performance workplace strategies. Ms. Wall also participates in setting corporate and business development strategies. Ms. Wall has 20 years of Human Resources experience which she lends to inspire the Company's culture by promoting core values that focus on people, customers, innovation, quality, integrity, fun, and profitability. Prior to joining Akibia, Ms. Wall held management positions in the fields of finance and health care, most recently Regional Director of Human Resources for Home Health Corporation of America. Ms. Wall holds a BA in Psychology from Colby College.

Scott Fiore – Vice President of Global Operations

As Vice President of Global Operations, Mr. Fiore heads a team focused on delivering mission-critical data center support services for complex, multi-platform, multivendor environments. In this capacity he manages Akibia’s global technical support team, including systems maintenance, logistics, field engineering and IT education. In more then seven years at Akibia, Mr. Fiore has held multiple positions within the company’s operations and finance groups. With deep knowledge of customers’ business challenges, Mr. Fiore is focused on providing superior customer service and support and meeting clients’ needs. Most recently he managed Akibia’s European Operations Group. Prior to Akibia Mr. Fiore worked in finance at Reebok. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Accounting from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.

Philip Harris - Vice President of Global Sales

Phil Harris joined Akibia in 2000 and has since held progressively responsible positions within the Sales organization. Currently, Mr. Harris is responsible for driving revenue growth while overseeing Akibia’s global sales team. Under his direction, Akibia’s sales team is committed to a consultative approach that provides solutions to meet customers’ emerging and complex data center and security needs. With his leadership, Akibia’s customer base and revenue continue to grow year-over-year. Mr. Harris brings real-world knowledge of customer challenges with over 20 years of sales and customer support experience having previously worked for Peoplesoft, Lawson Software, McCormack & Dodge Corporation and Dun & Bradstreet Software. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Assumption College in Massachusetts.

Michael J. Halperin - Vice President of Technology

As Vice President of Technology, Mr. Halperin works closely with Akibia’s customers and partners, as well as industry experts to create unique solutions that address today’s data center and IT security challenges. Charged with understanding and evaluating the emerging technology landscape, Mr. Halperin is responsible for keeping customers abreast of the latest technology solutions, as well as advancing Akibia’s Consulting Services related to security, data center optimization, virtualization and Open Source.  In this role, Mr. Halperin will ensure Akibia maintains its leadership position by continuing to develop and deliver new, best-practice based solutions to meet the evolving needs of customers.

Mr. Halperin has over twenty years of experience in the IT industry, including expertise in managed services, telecommunications and operations analysis and implementation. Most recently, as director of Managed Services Product Development at Sprint Nextel, he developed Sprint’s Converged Managed Services strategy and portfolio, and was instrumental in the development of Sprint Nextel’s Managed IP Telephony solution. Prior to Sprint, Mr. Halperin held customer-facing executive positions at eAssist Global Solutions and Xerox Corporation. Mr. Halperin holds a Bachelor of Science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Business Administration from the Katz School at the University of Pittsburgh.