Thomas Koll joined Laplink in 2003. He is a former Chairman of the Board for Infowave, where he is involved in interfacing with the global business and financial communities. Thomas also served as Infowave's Chief Executive Officer from February 2001 to April 2002. Prior to joining Infowave, Thomas was Corporate Vice President of Microsoft's Network Solutions Group where he was responsible for Microsoft's worldwide business with telecommunication companies. Thomas was instrumental in developing Microsoft's vision for the communications industry and led the development of strategic partnerships in mobility, broadband and hosting. Prior to this, he was General Manager of Microsoft's Dedicated System and also their Worldwide Business Planning and Strategy. Thomas holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin and looks back at seven years of teaching in the field of International Politics at the Otto-Suhr-Institute.
Randy Clark joined Laplink in 2003 with overall responsibility for financial, operational, and general business matters. He also serves on the board as Secretary-Treasurer. Randy most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for a Colorado-based startup software company, with significant responsibilities for operations and marketing. Prior to that, Randy was a Principal and Chief Financial Officer of a leading marketing and fundraising agency serving nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Europe. Randy has also served as the Chief Financial Officer for a medical-products company and as Controller for a major international cruise line. Before his career in industry, Randy worked in public accounting for both Price Waterhouse (Houston) and Coopers & Lybrand (Seattle). Randy is a Certified Public Accountant and obtained his BSc. in Accounting from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas.
Mark Chestnut joined Laplink in 2005, and is responsible for developing relationships with Laplink's corporate clients and channel partners. He brought with him fifteen years of management experience at Microsoft, where he directed worldwide business development and marketing strategy, and execution for Microsoft's OEM channel. Mark has also successfully led sales and marketing activities for international software development tools provider, Pinnacle Publishing, and for Washington-based internet service provider, Northwest Nexus, which was acquired by Winstar Communications in 1998 after becoming the largest independent ISP in the Pacific Northwest. Mark holds an MBA from the Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA.
Jack Wilson joined Laplink in 1995 and has over 18 years of experience in a wide variety of software development projects from radar and air defense systems to commercial software. He is a seasoned software developer and has had extensive experience developing network devices and network-enabled applications. Jack's professional skills were honed at leading companies, including Networks Northwest Inc, Boeing Defense and Space Group, and Westinghouse. Jack previously served on the advisory board at the Seattle Book Company, a provider of digital publishing products and services to the publishing industry, booksellers, government and corporations. Jack earned a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering in 1985 from Pennsylvania State University.
