KEMARRA - Key Persons

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Dr. Sehgal has extensive experience in business development, technology evaluation, market research and licensing in biotechnology and pharma. His broad and deep knowledge of the life sciences supports his ability to rapidly and accurately assess which technologies are viable in the current market place and to discern the ideal licensing and partnering opportunities. He has over 10 years of combined experience in industry and academics in cancer molecular biology, cell biology, drug discovery, and drug, assay and therapeutics product development. Most recently he served as Director for molecular biology at a Silicon Valley biotechnology company. Dr. Sehgal is also a technical and content writer for market and research based reports for international clients and is a provider of expert opinion to scientific advisory boards. He has published over 20 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented work in over 40 national and international conferences. He also holds several patents in the area of cancer biology. Dr. Sehgal has extensive experience in business development, technology evaluation, market research and licensing in biotechnology and pharma. Anil Sehgal's profile ...

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Mr. Lynch has a distinguished career as a US diplomat, recently serving for four years as the US Consul General in Hamburg, Germany, and prior to that as the Economic and Commercial Counselor at the US Embassy in El Salvador. He now focuses on solving tough international business problems by helping US companies reach top-level government and private sector leaders in foreign countries. His expertise includes the business sectors of e-government, computer security, biotechnology and environmental technologies, and he is fluent in both Spanish and German. He has energized lobbying and privatization initiatives, and supported trade fairs and international conferences. Mr. Lynch's insight into how the private and government sectors can most effectively collaborate helps Kemarra tailor the optimal business plans for our client's international business expansion initiatives. His company is C Lynch International.

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• Member of the Core Team

Mr Yerkie has twenty plus years of experience in business consulting and technical marketing of domestic and international project opportunities. Daniel Yerkie's profile ...

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Mr. Collard has been in the forefront of European technology operations for almost thirty years, during which his accomplishments include establishing and running European operations for US high-tech companies, successfully integrating country managers and coordinating sales and marketing initiatives across diverse foreign markets. Dick has delivered applications and tools across Europe to telecommunications and financial services industries, and his technical knowledge extends from hardware and embedded systems through to complex software development suites and business process automation software. He set up Template Software UK in 1995, and under his guidance the company's European operations grew to close to 200 people with annual revenues in excess of $25 million, accounting for over 50% of worldwide revenue. Template Software IPO'd on NASDAQ in 1997. Prior to this he founded Instrumatic UK, the European arm of a pan-European supplier of high technology hardware and software solutions to industry, building the business up to £10 million in revenues, and then taking over as Executive Vice President for the parent company with responsibility for both operations and mergers and acquisitions. His exceptional blend of solid technical know-how coupled with real hands-on international management experience in the high technology sector is a valuable resource that we tap on a regular basis for guidance in Kemarra's initiatives. Mr. Collard has been in the forefront of European technology operations for almost thirty years, during which his accomplishments include establishing and running European operations for US high-tech companies, successfully integrating country managers and coordinating sales and marketing initiatives across diverse foreign markets. Dick Collard's profile ...

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• Managing Director
• Member of the Core Team
• As Managing Director of Kemarra, Keith Rayner Channels a Diverse Set of International Business Development and Marketing Experience into Kemarra 's Current Initiatives.

As Managing Director of Kemarra, Keith Rayner channels a diverse set of international business development and marketing experience into Kemarra's current initiativ es. Keith Rayner's profile ... Mr. Rayner started his international career in London on the commodity and stock markets, with a subsequent move to New York on Wall Street with Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Citibank. He then broadened his international experience with four years in Berlin, Germany, and five years in Paris, France, consulting for a number of companies in the financial and IT sectors. With fluency in both German and French, Keith transitioned to marketing and business development, representing a US software vendor expanding in Europe. Keith subsequently returned to the US, moving to the San Francisco Bay Area as Product Marketing Manager for Versata, one of the top ten IPO companies of the year 2000. While maintaining a focus on high-tech in Silicon Valley, Keith has also worked with a full-service ad agency acquiring experience in branding, PR and ad campaigns and rounding out marketing skills, and honing market research competence with work with comScore. Way back when, at the start of his professional life, Keith was a Medical Sciences Officer specializing in microbiology. His tour of duty in a pathology laboratory also included the disciplines of hematology, histology and biochemistry, and he maintains a keen academic and business focus on developments in the Life Sciences. Keith has a BSc in Psychology from Reading University in the UK, a Diploma in Medical Sciences from what is now Birmingham City University, also in the UK, and the "Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom", specialist subject Economics, from the Goethe Institute in Berlin, Germany.

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Mark Creamer is currently with a Market Intelligence company in the Washington DC area, continuing his lengthy career in the IT sector which spans designing, marketing and finally predicting new advances in technology. He has been the liaison with established analysts groups such as Gartner, Giga, AMR and IDC for a number of software companies, and is a frequent presenter at industry seminars. Mark occasionally deigns to gaze into his remarkable crystal ball for us, and give us crucial insights into the next major trends in the industry, which in turn allows us to more effectively plan your market positioning in both the current and future competitive landscape. Mark Creamer is currently with a Market Intelligence company in the Washington DC area, continuing his lengthy career in the IT sector which spans designing, marketing and finally predicting new advances in technology. Mark Creamer's profile ...

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• Member of the Core Team

Phil brings a wealth of experience in developing the market presence of international companies from the beginning of an operation through dynamic growth to public stock offerings. Phil Brattain's profile ... Phil brings a wealth of experience in developing the market presence of international companies from the beginning of an operation through dynamic growth to public stock offerings. Phil's business sector experience includes offshore IT outsourcing, e-Publishing, and the edutainment and game industry. He guided an offshore IT outsourcer to become one of the leading players in the field, and has established the US subsidiary of a major Japanese games developer. For these companies Phil has been responsible for formulating integrated global marketing strategies, starting direct marketing teams to systematically crack Fortune 1000 customers for his clients. He has established strategic partnerships, identified market focal points and initiated the creation of business verticals. He has played a key role in creating strong brands, supervising creation of new websites, defined positioning and associated marketing materials, and has successfully coordinated marcom and PR components. Mr. Brattain graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a BA in Cultural and Intellectual History, and continues graduate studiesi n Education, E-Learning and Digital Media, E-Business and Internet Technologies.

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• Member of the Core Team

Mr. Batty has a broad background in business planning, marketing and operations for Fortune 50 and startup companies, particularly in the technology sector. Richard Batty's profile .... Mr. Batty has a broad background in business planning, marketing and operations for Fortune 50 and startup companies, particularly in the technology sector. He has extensive experience in preparing forecasts, budgets, and business plans for new product, capital expenditure, staffing and schedule requirements that have resulted in substantial revenue generation and cost reductions. He also has deep experience in defining customer requirements for product features and in financial analysis. His operations and general management experience includes leading a team of 40 through a $34 million IPO for an enterprise software product. Mr. Batty has built strategic partner relationships at companies such as Autodesk where he developed and managed relationships with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Apple. Richard has specific experience in enterprise software, including CRM and directories, as in his roles as Vice President Marketing at Radiant Logic, Inc. and as General Manager at ReSourcePhoenix.com. He has defined and led marketing initiatives, liaised with journalists and industry analysts such as Gartner, presented at industry conferences, and has created marketing collateral, presentations, white papers, press releases and web site content. At Hewlett-Packard, Inc., he developed and managed programs for the introduction of a strategic minicomputer I/O card and developed other vertical marketing and customer upgrade programs. He has led numerous customer visits in support of sales initiatives. Mr. Batty has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Richard is also fluent in French.

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Mr. Brooks' career in marketing research covers more than 15 years in designing and conducting both qualitative and quantitative primary research studies in US, European, Latin American, and Asian markets. Areas of specialization include biotech, pharma, high technology and financial services. He has worked as a consultant and team leader with a number of top companies serving leading corporations on key strategic initiatives.

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Mr. Wills is an industry veteran in the field of electronic payment security, with international experience that includes conducting business in 15 countries and counting. Tom has leveraged this experience in key positions at several high-tech startups, which leads us to affectionately label Tom a "serial entrepreneur". At VISA in the 1980s, he played a leading role in the conception, development, and management of credit card fraud prevention systems that still operate today. At CommerceNet in the 1990s, Wills chaired the consortium's Payments Working Group, leading and influencing early Internet payment standards initiatives. Tom has had key roles at companies that operate with a business model similar to Kemarra's, namely providing outsourced business development teams that open doors to worldwide customers, partners, and capital for emerging growth technology firms. Recent initiatives include secure supply chain management, and aiding a Singapore start-up in the mobile phone sector. Tom continues to develop extensive worldwide contacts in the IT, eCommerce, financial services, and venture capital industries. His track record of identifying and acting on profitable strategic opportunities, and his ability to translate this into successful business globalization are invaluable assets to which Kemarra is delighted to have access in Tom's role as an advisor. Mr. Wills is an industry veteran in the field of electronic payment security, with international experience that includes conducting business in 15 countries and counting. Tom has leveraged this experience in key positions at several high-tech startups, which leads us to affectionately label Tom a "serial entrepreneur". Tom Wills' profile ...