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Shant S. Hovnanian, Chairman, President and CEO - Shant S. Hovnanian has been Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Speedus Corp. since 1991. Under the leadership of Mr. Hovnanian, Speedus was recognized by the FCC as the pioneer of the broadband wireless service called LMDS and received design and engineering awards from Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines.
Mr. Hovnanian has served as a U.S. State Department Delegate to the World Radio Conference of the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to joining Speedus, Mr. Hovnanian served as a Managing Director of the V. S. Hovnanian Group, a real estate interest comprised of land development, home building, mortgage banking and private utility operating companies. Mr. Hovnanian received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
John Kallassy, Executive Vice President - Mr. Kallassy currently oversees all operations of Zargis Medical Corp. where he has been instrumental in developing and executing Zargis' business strategy since the company's inception in 2001. Mr. Kallassy is also responsible for evaluating new business investment opportunities at Speedus within several business sectors.
Prior to his leadership role at Speedus, Mr. Kallassy held executive positions in the fields of marketing, advertising, CRM software and information technology. Immediately after completing his undergraduate degree, he began his career as a founder and chief executive officer of American Data Consultants, Inc. (ADC), a database compilation firm specializing in marketing information and market research.
In 1996 Mr. Kallassy sold ADC, after eight profitable years of operation, to the marketing giant R.L. Polk, Inc. He continued his employment for three years at R.L. Polk as the ADC division president and was promoted to corporate vice president where he led the product management and analytical consulting groups for a $100 million Polk business unit that was ultimately sold to Equifax Inc. Mr. Kallassy earned an MBA from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the State University College of New York, which was completed at Leeds University in Leeds, England.
Thomas M. Finn, Secretary, Treasurer & CFO - Thomas Finn has served as Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since March 2003. Mr. Finn has been a consultant since 1994. Prior to that time, Mr. Finn was a Senior Vice President of Integrated Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services firm, and was the Chief Financial Officer of Integrated's publicly-traded investment programs, including American Real Estate Partners, L.P., a New York Stock Exchange master limited partnership. Previously, Mr. Finn was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Finn is a graduate of Long Island University.
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