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Executive
Management
SmartStop benefits from an
executive management team with expertise in truck stop operations, the trucking industry,
telecommunications, credit card processing and technology. Through their knowledge and
expertise, the Company believes it has a deep and real world understanding of trucking
industry economics, service needs and industry trends.
Mark Evers, Chief Executive Officer:
Mr. Evers has been the Chief Executive
Officer and a Director of SmartStop, Inc., since November 1997. In April 1998, Mr. Evers
assumed the responsibilities of President and CEO, as well as Director. He has a degree in
Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth
College. Mr. Evers spent nearly 20 years with Shell Oil Company. During his tenure at
Shell, he held many different assignments, each with increasing levels of
responsibilities. Throughout his career at Shell, Mr. Evers was involved in numerous
business development efforts. One highlight was the launch of a new credit card product,
called the Shell MasterCard from Chase. Introduced in 1993, this card was the first
national co-branded credit card that allowed cardholders to earn free gasoline. In
1995, Mr. Evers joined First Data Corporation as President of First Data Oil Services.
This business unit provides credit card processing services to major domestic oil
companies.
Alan J. Beauchamp, Vice
President Finance & Chief Financial Officer:
Alan J. Beauchamp is the Vice President of
Finance and Chief Financial Officer of SmartStop. Mr. Beauchamp brings to SmartStop more
than 25 years of financial and operations management experience in the high technology
sector. Mr. Beauchamps experience ranges from emerging technology companies such as
Logic Modeling, Summit Design and Computervision to mature multinational technology
corporations such as Data I/O Corporation, Mentor Graphics and Wang Laboratories. Prior to
joining SmartStop, Mr. Beauchamp served as Chief Financial Officer/VP Finance for Data I/O
Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), a manufacturer of semi-conductor programming equipment. Mr.
Beauchamp holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and a BSBA from Northeastern
University. Additionally, Mr. Beauchamp has instructed numerous business courses on both
the graduate and undergraduate level at leading institutions of higher learning over the
past two decades.
Mark Gilbert, Vice President, Operations:
Mark E. Gilbert is Vice President of Operations
for SmartStop. Mr. Gilbert brings over 20 years of public telecommunications network
design, deployment, marketing and journey management. Mr. Gilbert possesses in-depth
knowledge of strategic, technical, financial and market planning in relation to CLECs,
utilities, municipal governments and developers. Mr. Gilbert possesses broad technical
knowledge and experience in designing and deploying local and wide area data and
telecommunications networks. Mr. Gilbert was responsible for the design vision and
deployment of a NGTN within the Republic of Panama. Additionally, Mr. Gilbert has held
management-level positions with such industry leaders as GTE, Fujitsu, major cable TV
companies, and a managing agent for an international CLEC practice for the Enterprise
Consultant Group. Mr. Gilbert has an Executive MBA from the University of Southern
California and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Southern California.
Jay S. Hemmady,
Acting Director, Smart Card Technology:
Mr. Hemmady is the Chief Technology
Officer for Jubitz and Acting Director, Smart Card Technology for SmartStop. Mr. Hemmady
has over 20 years of leadership and technical experience in information technology. He has
a demonstrated track record in deploying information technology in multi-divisional
enterprises, with an emphasis in information technology for strategic competitive
advantage. Mr. Hemmady has strong experience in software development process, open
platforms, Internet technologies, distributed client/server systems and networked
computing. As Chief Technology Officer of Jubitz, Mr. Hemmady has an in-depth
understanding of the technology needs of truck stops and drivers through his work for
Jubitz and DAT Services. Prior to Jubitz, Mr. Hemmady held management-level information
technology positions at HealthChoice Administrators, JWP Information Systems, Legacy
Health System and EDS. Mr. Hemmady has an MBA in Finance and Management Information from
Southern Illinois University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of
Technology in Madras, India.
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