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Officers and Directors

Steven G. Mihaylo, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

Steven G. Mihaylo
Steve was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2008. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Inter-Tel, Incorporated, which he founded in 1969. Steve led the Inter-Tel revolution from providing business telephone systems to offering complete managed services and software that help businesses facilitate communication and increase customer service and productivity. Before selling Inter-Tel to Mitel for $720 million in 2007, Steve grew the business to nearly $500 million in annual sales.

Steve earned an honorary PhD from California State University - Fullerton and received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in Accounting & Finance from the university in 1969. He has served on boards of numerous community organizations including the Arizona Heart Foundation, Junior Achievement of Arizona, Arizona Museum of Science and Technology and the Arizona State University College of Business Dean’s Council of 100. Committed to education, Steve is involved with the Karl Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona and has served on the advisory board of Junior Achievement of Central Arizona for over 25 years, as a member of the board of directors of the Big Bear High School Education Foundation and on the Dean’s Advisory Board of CSU-Fullerton.

Doug Gaylor, President & Chief Operating Officer

Doug Gaylor
Mr. Gaylor serves as President and Chief Operating Officer for Crexendo. Prior to ascending to the role of President, Mr. Gaylor was Vice President of Sales for the company, a position he held since 2009. Doug's expertise covers all areas of Web Marketing including proper web design strategies, SEO best practices, Conversion Rates, Paid Search, Link Building, and Social Media. In addition, Doug’s 25 years in the telecom industry has made him a subject matter expert in hosted telecom, network services, PBX and Key Systems, Call Centers, and Managed Services.

Prior to joining Crexendo Gaylor held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating with the position of Sr. Vice President, at Inter-Tel/ Mitel where he was originally hired in 1987. Gaylor was responsible for overseeing the sales efforts in the Western United States where he was ultimately responsible for the activities of approximately 200 representatives. Under his leadership yearly sales for his region reached over $175,000,000 annually. Doug holds a BA in Communications from the University of Houston.

Ron Vincent, Chief Financial Officer

Ron Vincent
Mr. Vincent serves as Chief Financial Officer for Crexendo. Prior to taking on the role of CFO, Mr. Vincent served as VP of Finance for the company. Before joining Crexendo, Mr. Vincent served as an audit senior manager for Ernst & Young, LLP in Phoenix since 2005. Mr. Vincent supervised teams and managed client relationships for clients of all sizes; his experience included auditing and substantial review of business plans and services for various telecommunication and internet marketing service providers. Prior to his employment with Ernst & Young, Mr. Vincent was an audit senior with Mukai, Greenlee & Company and John C. Todd II, P.C. Mr. Vincent holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a B.S. in accounting/finance from Indiana University Bloomington, IN.

David Krietzberg, Chief Administrative Officer

David Krietzberg
Mr. Krietzberg has served as the Chief Administrative Officer since 2009. Prior to joining Crexendo, Inc., Krietzberg held positions with Mitel Networks, Inc, Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc and Executone Information Systems, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. Krietzberg has extensive experience in operations management, strategic planning, financial management, building organizations and developing high performance teams. Mr. Krietzberg has both an MBA in finance and a BBA in accounting from Pace University.

Satish Bhagavatula, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Officer

Satish Bhagavatula
Satish Bhagavatula serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Crexendo. Mr. Bhagavatula has been Chief Architect of the Crexendo Telecom division since 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Bhagavatula was co-founder and CTO of Tripware (Remotian Systems, Inc). Prior to that, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Inter-Tel/Mitel culminating with the position of Chief Architect and Distinguished Engineer where Mr. Bhagavatula was involved with technology, architecture, product & project management and software development. Mr. Bhagavatula holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from JNTU Kakinada, India and M.S in Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Jeffrey Korn, Chief Legal Officer

Jeffrey Korn
Mr. Korn has served as Chief Legal Officer since February 2009. Prior to that he served as the General Counsel of Crexendo since 2002. Prior to joining Crexendo, Mr. Korn had a private consulting practice; before that, he had served as general counsel of ProsoftTraining (previously a NASDAQ company), and prior to that, Mr. Korn was a partner in a Jacksonville, Florida, law firm with his practice, specializing in corporate matters and litigation. Mr. Korn has been an advisor to private venture firms, as well as a lecturer and a college instructor. Mr. Korn currently serves on the board of directors of Flanders Corporation and on several charitable and education boards. Mr. Korn has a BA from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a JD from Stetson University College.

Todd Goergen, Director

 
Mr. Goergen has been a director of the company since November 2006 and served as Chairman of the Board from August 2007 to November 2010. Mr. Goergen has served as Managing Member of Ropart Asset Management, LLC ("RAM") since 2001. RAM makes direct investments in small to mid-size companies. In addition, Mr. Goergen is a Managing Member of Ropart Investments, LLC, a private investment partnership. Between 1999 and 2000, Mr. Goergen was the Director of Acquisitions and Corporate Development at Blyth, Inc., a designer and direct marketer of home decorative and fragrance products. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Goergen was an Associate/Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, an investment banking firm. Mr. Goergen received his degree in economics and political science in 1994 from Wake Forest University. Mr. Goergen is the Chairman of Digital Traffic Systems, Inc., a business consulting firm, Chairman of the Board of QCL Holdings, Inc., and Chairman of the Board of Visalus Holdings, LLC, a producer and marketer of weight management and nutritional supplements. Mr. Goergen is a Class I director and his term will expire at our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders.

Robert Kamm, Director

 
Mr. Kamm has served as a director of the company since September 2005. Mr. Kamm has over 20 years of experience in large and small companies and since February 2003, has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Viewpoint Capital, Inc., a provider of management consulting, investment banking and real estate financial services. In addition, since August 2008, Mr. Kamm has been the President/CFO of RealAgile, Inc. a provider of mathematical modeling software for the real estate industry. In addition, Mr. Kamm operated his own investment banking firm from 1987 to 1988 and previously worked in various capacities for TransDecisions, Inc., Union Bank, Ernst & Whinney and General Motors. Mr. Kamm holds a masters of business administration degree in finance from UCLA and a bachelor of science degree in marketing and economics from Alfred University. Mr. Kamm is a Class II director and his term will expire at the meeting. Mr. Kamm is nominated for a term which would expire at our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.

Anil Puri, Director

 
Dr. Puri is the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton and co-director of its Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies. Prior to becoming Dean in 1998, Dr. Puri was department chair and professor of economics at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Puri is a noted economist and scholar who has served as the Executive Vice President of the Western Economic Association International, the second largest professional association of economists in the United States and is a member of the American Economic Association, the National Association of Business Economists, and a board member of St Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California. Mr. Puri is a Class II director and his term will expire at the meeting. Mr. Puri is nominated for a term which would expire at our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.

Craig Rauchle, Director

 
Mr. Rauchle has been a director of the company since November 2006. In April 2008, Mr. Rauchle formed The Rauchle Group, LLC which provides business consulting services. Beginning in April 2005, Mr. Rauchle was President of Inter-Tel, Incorporated ("Inter-Tel"), which was acquired in August 2007 by Mitel Networks, Inc., and he served as President of Mitel US through April 2008. Mr. Rauchle was previously appointed Chief Operating Officer of Inter-Tel in August 2001. In this capacity Mr. Rauchle was responsible for Inter-Tel's sales and sales support functions, operations, technical support, marketing, procurement, distribution and research and development activities. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Inter-Tel, Mr. Rauchle held a variety of positions with Inter-Tel including Senior Vice President and President of Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned sales subsidiary of Inter-Tel. Mr. Rauchle joined Inter-Tel in 1979 as Branch General Manager of the Denver Direct Sales Office and in 1983 was appointed Central Regional Vice President and subsequently Western Regional Vice President. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Rauchle served as President of Inter-Tel Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Inter-Tel. Mr. Rauchle holds a bachelor of arts degree in communications from the University of Denver. Mr. Rauchle is a Class II director and his term will expire at the meeting. Mr. Rauchle is nominated for a term which would expire at our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.

David Williams, Director

 
Mr. Williams has been a director of the company since May 2008. Since 2004, Mr. Williams has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Equity Management Group, which provides asset management, tax consulting and financing for EMG-Lakewater LLC. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Williams acted as an independent consultant in taxation, real estate transactions and venture capital. Mr. Williams served as Chief Financial Officer and tax counsel at Wilshire Equities Corp., from 1987 to 1990 and as President from 1990 to 1996. From 1980 to 1987, Mr. Williams rose from a junior staff member to director position at Arthur Young & Co., a public accounting firm. Mr. Williams is a certified public accountant in California and Nevada and holds a juris doctorate degree in law and taxation from the McGeorge Law School at University of the Pacific. Mr. Williams graduated from Stanford University with a masters of science degree in engineering finance and a bachelor of science degree in biological science with honors. Mr. Williams is a Class I director and his term will expire at our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders.

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