Nick brings over 25 years of successful corporate leadership to Castel. He has extensive operating experience managing Internet, manufacturing, development, distribution and service companies with an emphasis in telecommunications and software development. He has held executive management positions in business development, sales, marketing, operations and finance and generated superior growth and increases in shareholder value for start-ups, mid-size and large companies. Nick previously held executive positions at Tendril Software, a Java development tools software start-up where he was Vice President Sales and Marketing. Mr. Kimball led this early stage company through product development and early rapid sales growth, culminating in the negotiation and sale of the company to WebGain in 2000, where he worked on acquisition transition issues and strategic alliances. Prior to his tenure at Tendril Software and WebGain, Nick held a number of senior executive positions, including Vice President Sales, at Tautron, a manufacturer and distributor of network test and monitoring equipment used by national and international network carriers. Nick has also held executive management positions as General Manager at Scholz Research and Development, a manufacturing company in the music equipment industry, and Vice President Business Development, and subsequently at the request of Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer for Control Key, a venture-backed telecommunications start-up. He began his career with management positions at New England Telephone and AT&T Information Systems. Nick is a graduate of Harvard University. |