Gudmundur Einarsson
CEO

Gudmundur Einarsson has been Chief Executive Officer of Tandberg Data since February 2000. He came from the position as Divisional Director in Elkem - where he has led the Silicon Division since he joined the company in 1995. Einarsson has previously worked for EB Informasjonssystemer, in TBK as Production Director and later as Divisional Director, Oslo, and from 1991 to 1995 as CEO in Hydro Aluminium Fundo AS, H�yanger. Over his 23-year career, Gudmundur Einarsson has established a broad experience from turnarounds and has achieved solid results in the aforementioned companies.

Since joining Tandberg Data, Gudmundur Einarsson has been driving the company's success through strong product development, successful OEM agreements, and strategic acquisitions, such as the acquisition of Exabyte Corporation in November 2006. By doing so, he has changed the company from one that provides streamers, to a supplier of complex storage solutions.

Gudmundur Einarsson graduated from Lindk�ping Tekniske H�yskole (Technical University) with a Master of Science Degree in 1983.

 
Tom Ward
COO

Ward began his career with Storage Technology Corporation serving in several roles in engineering and marketing. He later joined MiniScribe as Director of Sales for High Performance Products, selling to the global OEM and distribution channels of the PC market.

Over his 23-year career, Tom Ward has established a successful track record of building and growing technology companies. In 1987, he founded Data Storage Marketing, a distributor of storage products, which he grew to $150 million in revenues and sold to General Electric in 1997. Thereafter, Ward founded Canicom in 1997, a call center company, growing revenues to $20 million in only two years before selling the company to Boston-based Protocol Communications in 2000. Assuming the position of Chief Operating Officer, he remained at Protocol, an integrated direct marketing company with $280 million in revenues.

In 1992, he was awarded Inc. Magazine/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and also the Boulder Chamber of Commerce Esprit Entrepreneur of the Year.

Ward holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.