Board members
Nick Martin, Executive Director
Nick Martin founded Altium Limited in 1985 (known then as Protel International) and has served as an Executive Director from the Company's inception and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. It is due to Nick's vision and foresight that Altium is considered a global leader in technology innovation in the electronics design industry. Nick provides the business strategy for the company including the overall financial, marketing and product development direction.
Sam Weiss, Chairman, Non-Executive Director
Sam Weiss joined the Altium board on 1st January 2007 and is a highly regarded corporate advisor with extensive board experience. Sam currently serves on the boards of Oroton Group Ltd, Ecos Corporation, GLG Corp Ltd and Canterbury of New Zealand Ltd and brings valuable business experience from his previous roles as Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Gateway Computers and COO for Nike Europe.
Carl J Rooke, Non-Executive Director
Carl Rooke joined the Board of the Company in 1990 as a Non-executive Director and was appointed Chairman in 1999. Carl is a former Chairman of Horwath Australia and currently holds the position of Executive Director of Horwath Tas Pty Ltd. Carl is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Company Directors and brings to the Company a history of successful business practice with many years of proven experience in management, accounting and finance.
Kayvan Oboudiyat, Executive Director
Kayvan Oboudiyat has been an Altium Director since 1997. Originally Kayvan was appointed Managing Director, becoming CEO in 1999 and Joint CEO in July 2001. More recently Kayvan has been appointed to the new role of Executive Vice Chairman. Kayvan has played a key role in driving the company's aggressive acquisition strategy with an active involvement in the ongoing development of new business opportunities. Prior to joining Altium, Mr Oboudiyat spent 11 years with Telstra, including three years as a senior executive in the International Business Unit.
Dr David Warren, Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director David Warren has served as a member of Altium's Board since 1991. David worked in electronics related research and electronic applications development for several years prior to joining Altium's management team in 1987. David served as President of Altium's USA operation from 1994-1995. Since 1995 he has worked in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, sales and corporate development prior to becoming a Non-Executive board member in 2004. He was awarded the degree Doctor of Science Honoris Causa by the University of Tasmania in December 2008. David has recently been appointed a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
William Bartee, Non-Executive Director
Bill Bartee was appointed to the Company board as a Non-executive Director in 1999. Bill has 16 years experience working with emerging growth technology companies in US venture capital and private equity industries. He is a former Investment Director for Macquarie Technology Ventures and former CEO of Mantara, a messaging software company. Bill currently holds the position of Managing Director of Globalview Technology Ventures, LLC.