Francis Barton was appointed to the Company’s Board in 2012. Mr. Barton’s career in finance has carried him through a variety of high-level executive positions, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UTStarcom, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atmel Corporation, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Broadvision Inc., to name a few. Mr. Barton has served as Chief Executive Officer in the consulting firm Barton Business Consulting LLC since 2008. He began as a financial analyst in 1974 at Digital Equipment Corporation, working his way up to Chief Financial Officer of the Personal Computer Division.
Mr. Barton is no stranger to boards of directors; he has served on several, including ON Semiconductor, SoSo Cards, Inventergy, and Etubics, Inc. He has also served as Chairman of the Audit Committee for Inventergy and Etubics. Inc. He holds a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. with a focus in finance from Northeastern University.