Larry Kettler

Current

• VP Business Development, GM San Diego at Xandros Corporation

Past

• President & CEO at Linspire, Inc.
• Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Linspire, Inc.
• Vice President of Channel Sales at Raindance Communications

• Director of Business Development at Contigo Software
• Director of Worldwide Sales & Marketing at Konexx

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Education

• San Diego State University

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Industry

Consumer Electronics

Larry Kettler’s Summary

An experienced technology professional specialized in identifying industry trends and realizing revenue potential for any product or service, Larry Kettler brings over 20 years of experience and is a driven performer that can quickly deliver tangible results. Discovering high growth potential and leading to rapid expansion, Kettler has hands-on success in the Software, Consumer Electronics, Web 2.0, Linux, Personal Computer, Internet, Open Source, Collaboration and Computer Telephony fields. Comprehensive experience in start-up operations, Kettler brings national & international experience to build technology companies from the ground up with his ability to take a product and realize its full potential.

As President & CEO of Linspire, Inc., Kettler is responsible for guiding and managing the company's overall business strategy. An accomplished corporate executive, Kettler was Linspire's Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing prior to becoming President & CEO.

Before his work at Linspire, Kettler served as Vice President of Channel Sales & Business Development at Raindance Communications [NASDAQ: RNDC], a leading provider of Web and phone conferencing and collaboration services. His innovative work there positioned the company for rapid sales growth and numerous successful mergers and acquisitions. Prior to leading the sales efforts at Raindance, Kettler served as Director of Business Development at Contigo Software, where he facilitated a partnership between the company and Raindance, leading to a $90 million acquisition. A technology industry veteran, Kettler also served as Director of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for KONEXX, Inc., a manufacturer of computer telephony solutions.

Larry Kettler’s Specialties:

Identifying the next new technology trend prior to market adoption and realizing revenue potential for any product or service.

Larry Kettler’s Experience

• VP Business Development, GM San Diego

  Xandros Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• President & CEO

  Linspire, Inc.

  (Computer Software industry)

  July 2007 — June 2008 (1 year)

• Vice President of Sales & Marketing

  Linspire, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  December 2001 — July 2007 (5 years 8 months)

• Vice President of Channel Sales

  Raindance Communications

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; RNDC; Computer Software industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

• Director of Business Development

  Contigo Software

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

• Director of Worldwide Sales & Marketing

  Konexx

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1992 — 1998 (6 years)

Larry Kettler’s Education

• San Diego State University

  BS , Marketing

Additional Information

Larry Kettler’s Interests:

New Technology, Basketball, Surfing

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