Simon Fox has over twenty years Sales and Sales management experience in the technology sector. In recent years he has opened up the European market for a range of US technology companies operating in a variety of fields. Simon's core skills lie in his ability to successfully exploit new market opportunities where cash and human resources are limited.

Simon instigated and executed a management buy-out whilst working at The Software Forge Limited after spending a number of years managing European new business development for Racal Datacom; formally part of the Racal Electronics group. Before founding GlobalXtend, Simon had been successful in opening up the European market for a wide range of organisations including Insignia Solutions Inc., VoxWare Inc., Tricom (now part of Intel), Firefox Limited (FTP Inc.), Tao Group, Vocalis Limited and VideoServer Inc.

Utilising his extensive practical experience Simon founded GlobalXtend in 2003 with a view to positively addressing the very real challenges US companies face when expanding their operations internationally.

Roy Joseph acts as a special advisor to the GlobalXtend management team. His core expertise relates to early stage international market development, primarily for organisations operating in the systems software and complex technology sectors. Roy is currently co-founder of a US based company specialising in audio and speech solutions for cell phone manufacturers, multimedia companies and toy/consumers product manufacturers.

Roy has previously held senior management and consultancy positions with a variety of US organisations including VoxWare, Novell, Symantec and FTP Inc.

Alan Cohen has over twenty years experience in pan-European sales and sales management. Beginning his sales career at Xerox, Alan subsequently held senior management positions at Philips and Network Associates. In recent years he has successfully created a sustained European presence for several US technology companies looking for their first entry into the European market.

Alan has now become exceedingly adept at recruiting the right individuals for specific roles. Throughout his career, Alan has deployed and developed pan-European sales organisations, generating significant revenue streams for several European start-up organisations. Prior to joining GlobalXtend, Alan was Global Sales Director for a private European integrated access provider.

Nigel Clarke brings over 18 years pan-EMEA sales experience. Prior to joining GlobalXtend Nigel successfully marketed and sold a variety of complex software solutions direct to Enterprise/Telco end-customers and in-direct via SI, VAR and OEM channels. Senior pan-EMEA sales management roles include Mitsubishi Electric Group, Lattice Group PLC, Intellisync Inc. (now part of Nokia) and most recently Executive Vice President at Dexterra Inc. where he successfully built their pan-EMEA sales, marketing and support operations.

Nigel's outstanding work ethic, man management skills and tenacity has proved highly successful in achieving rapid EMEA market penetration and growth for a number of early stage US technology companies. His strong 'can do' attitude and demonstrable track record has helped Nigel become a highly respected driving force within the next generation mobile & wireless technology community.

Alan McKendry has over fifteen years experience in both start-up and blue chip organisations. His core skills include business development, creating /managing sales teams, solutions sales and consulting. Alan has held a number of senior positions with Hewlett Packard at both country and regional levels including EMEA Client Director responsible for a $140m+ portfolio of telecom's and media accounts.

More recent successes include two turn-around CEO roles in Eastern Europe plus a number of consultative angel investments. Alan is an Irish national currently resident in Prague and in recent years has lived and worked in multiple Eastern European countries. He holds a BA (Hons) in commerce with specialisation in IS/IT, a postgraduate in Strategic Marketing and member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM).

Zachary Rosen has over fifteen years years experience in international business development, auditing and financial management for both early stage and multinational corporations. As a Senior Account Manager for High Street Partners, Zachary advised and assisted US technology clients gain entry into new international markets. He also set-up and managed financial reporting of foreign subsidiaries as cost/revenue centres for such clients as DriveCam, Quickoffice, Infinera, Acronis, Qualys and LifeSize Communications.

Zachary hold a B.A. in Political Science, Russian and Eastern European studies from Indiana University. He also holds dual M.B.A. degrees from Thunderbird and Case Western Reserve Universities. A US national currently resident in Prague, Zachary speaks fluent Russian and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Guus Alink has over 25 years sales and sales management experience within the technology sector. During this time he has successfully founded and driven growth for a number of US and European organisations looking to start operations in the EMEA region.  Most recently Managing Director of InfoSupport in Belgium, Guus previously held CEO or senior sales VP roles with CMC, Sybase, Oracle, Entevo, Metier Management and Enterprise Solutions.

A Dutch national, Guus has lived and worked in a number of European countries where his strong additional language skills in English, German and French have enabled him to become intimately familiar with the differing work cultures and associated ethos present in the region. This knowledge coupled with his strong strategic planning and personal mentoring skills make Guus a formidable inclusion to the GlobalXtend management team. within the technology sector having successfully founded and driven growth i