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As CEO, Hassan Ahmed is responsible for all aspects of the company’s operations and for setting its strategic direction. Prior to starting Affirmed Networks, Hassan was most recently Senior Advisor at Charles River Ventures. Hassan served as Chairman and CEO of Sonus Networks (Nasdaq:SONS) for ten years during which time it grew from an idea into the leading public company enabling the transformation of telephony to IP. Before Sonus, he was EVP and GM of the Core Switching division of Ascend Communications and VP Engineering and Chief Technology Officer of Cascade Communications. Hassan has also held key leadership positions at Motorola and Analog Devices. He was also Associate Professor of Electrical Computer and Systems Engineering and Associate Professor of Finance at Boston University. Additionally, he has guest lectured at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

Mr. Raju Vegesna has been the Managing Director at Sify Technologies Limited (formerly, Sify Ltd.) since July 18, 2006 and has been its Executive Chairman since November 10, 2005. Mr. Vegesna founded ServerWorks. He is employed at Broadcom Corp. He was a Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of ServerEngines LLC. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sify Technologies Limited. He served as the Chief Strategist of Emulex Corp. Mr. Vegesna served as the Vice President of liquids operations at Able Laboratories Inc. since November 2003. He is a highly respected Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has founded several leading edge technology companies, including ServerWorks Corporation. Prior to ServerWorks, Mr. Vegesna was a Founding Member and Chief Architect of ROSS Technology. Earlier in his career, he was a key designer in the development of 68K microprocessors at Motorola. From February 2001 to November 2003, Mr. Vegesna served as the Vice President for research and development and quality control at LiquiSource Inc. From September 1992 to January 2001, he worked at McNeil Consumer Products holding positions of increasing responsibility, served as a Principle Scientist and Team Leader. Mr. Vegesna’s proven track record gives ample evidence of his widely acknowledged determination, management acumen, technical expertise, and creativity. He serves as the Director at Raju Vegesna Infotech & Industries Private Limited. He holds several patents in Microprocessor and Multiprocessor technology. In addition to his business activities, Mr. Vegesna is an active philanthropist, individually and through his U.S. charitable foundation, The Raju Vegesna Foundation, and its sister Indian charitable trust, the Raju Vegesna Foundation (India). Mr. Vegesna holds a Master of Science degree in computer engineering from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics engineering from Bangalore University.