Corporate Leadership


Executive Management Team



Randy Peterson
Vice President of Sales
rpeterson@coastcom.com
510-995-3102
Randy Peterson joined Coastcom in March of 2004 as Vice President of Sales to develop new business for the company's new family of network edge products through an expanded sales organization and also to build a strong network of Channel Partners to sell the company's products. Randy has 30 plus years of experience in Sales and Marketing in a number of senior positions with major companies in a variety of technologies and over 20 years of experience in Channel Sales and Marketing. Most recently he was Vice President and General Manage for North America Business Solutions of Navteq Corporation and spent 10 years with Compaq Computer Corporation in Sales and Marketing during their formative years. He has held a number of senior management positions in start-up companies in Silicon Valley in the past 10 years. Randy is a Bachelor of Science graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and began the first 10 years of his career in telecommunications with Bell Canada and Canada System Group.



E. M. Buttner
President and CEO
tbuttner@coastcom.com
510-995-3100
E. M. Buttner graduated in 1951 from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Before entering graduate school, Mr. Buttner worked one year in the General Electric Test Engineering Program and served two years with the Army Signal Corps. He received a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University in 1956. He managed Scott-Buttner Corporation from 1957 to 1967. Buttner Corporation purchased Compath in 1970. It became a major U.S. telephone interconnect company and was acquired by Alltel in 1983. Coastcom, also purchased in 1970, quickly developed a niche in the T1 access multiplexer business. In 1983, Mr. Buttner moved into his present position as President and CEO.



Rosemary Chang
Director
Dr. Rosemary Chang graduated from NYU with a BS in Applied Mathematics. She holds an ScM and PhD in Applied Math from Brown University. Her diverse background includes SGI Research and Development, Control Data Corporation Technical Management, and Sandia National Laboratory as a member of their technical staff. Rosemary serves on the board of Trustees for the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Dr. Chang brings to Coastcom over 22 years of experience in various industries with a diverse background in Research and Development, software product management, new product development, legacy product maintenance, documentation, on the job training and, promoting from within.


Garrett Girvan
Garrett Girvan
Chief Financial Officer ggirvan@coastcom.com 510-995-3103

Garrett Girvan graduated 1967, with a BS in Accounting from La Salle University. 1973, CPA, New York State. 1977, MBA Finance and International Business, New York University. Viacom Cable; 1982-1985, Division CFO, 1985-1989, Regional Operations VP, 1989-1995 Chief Operating Officer. 1998-2001, Chief Operating Officer, SoftNet Systems, Inc. Garrett was a Consultant to small and mid-size companies prior to joining Coastcom as CFO in 2007.



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