Fonality - Management Team

Dean Mansfield

Chief Executive Officer

Dean Mansfield has more than 15 years of sales and executive management experience in the software industry. He was most recently President of Worldwide Sales at NetSuite. Dean was a key member of the executive team that led the rapid growth of NetSuite from 2004 to 2009, culminating with a highly successful IPO in 2007. Prior to joining NetSuite, Dean held senior management and sales leadership positions with Brocade Communications, Plumtree Software and McAfee. Mr. Mansfield holds an honors degree in law from the University of London.

Dan Rosenthal

Executive Vice President, Finance

Prior to joining Fonality, Dan was a partner at MMC Capital, an $80M corporate venture capital fund focused on communications-enabling technologies, where he led investments in communications and semiconductor companies. Prior to MMC, Dan was a Vice President with Mercer Management Consulting's Communications and Information Group; ran StrongLight Advisors, a management consulting firm; and was a senior product engineer with National Semiconductor Corporation. Dan holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Wharton.

Kami Kotobi

Senior Vice President, Operations

Kami brings over 15 years of strategic leadership in global customer service operations to Fonality. Having a broad experience in both public and startup companies, he has assembled strategies and business models that have promoted paradigm shifts in leadership, client relationships, and market direction. Prior to joining Fonality, Mr. Kotobi was the Director of Americas Retail Managed Services at NCR Corporation, where he played a pivotal role in the establishment, growth, and success of a highly strategic line of business within NCR's Worldwide Customer Services Division, a division with an impressive portfolio that includes some of the largest financial institutions and retailers in the world. Kami graduated at the top of his class from Pepperdine University with a BS in Business Management. He enjoys painting and sculpting, and is an avid scuba diver.

Chris Vuillaume

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Chris was previously Vice President for the IP Telephony Product Marketing Group at Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), where he was responsible for all marketing and business development for their North American IP Telephony practice including the creation of their distribution channels. Mr. Vuillaume also has a rich entrepreneurial history, notably co-founding Santa Clara-based NetManSys. At NetManSys, Chris served as VP of Marketing, growing the company from inception to 80 employees and ultimately selling it to a private acquirer. Chris is an avid power-glider and can be seen precipitously arcing from a random cliff-top in Southern California on your typical Sunday. Chris holds an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Eric Borrmann

Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Eric Borrmann has 23 years of experience in the high technology industry with increasing responsibility in the areas of finance, sales, operations and software engineering. Eric recently supported NetSuite during a rapid growth period as a Worldwide Sales Operations consultant. He also held sales and financial leadership positions at Mindjet, Plumtree Software and McAfee, all leaders in the software market. Between 1990 and 1995, Borrmann held various executive roles in Finance and Sales at Conner Peripherals, where he led efforts to double sales in the European market. Prior to that, he was a Systems Engineer at EDS from 1985 to 1988.

Corey Brundage

Vice President, Worldwide Marketing

Corey is an internationally recognized expert in the IP Communications industry and brings over 14 years of experience to Fonality. Having far-reaching impact as an Entrepreneur, Product Manager, Marketing Maven, Salesperson, and Engineer at both startups and established public companies, Corey has consistently innovated market-leading solutions that continue to redefine the industry today. Most recently, and prior to joining Fonality, Corey built the highly strategic mid-market business unit at Inter-Tel by creating their next-generation pure IP business solution.
At Fonality, Corey played a pivotal role in the establishment, growth, and success of trixbox Pro, the indirect channel, and the Dell OEM partnership. Corey is a voracious foodie, lover of independent film, and tireless world traveler.

Rick Bushell

Vice President, Engineering

Rick Bushell was a co-founder and CTO of Insightful Solutions, and joined the Fonality management team with the acquisition of Insightful in September 2007. Working on a daily basis implementing, customizing, enhancing, and integrating SugarCRM systems, Rick is an internationally recognized expert in SugarCRM, and regularly delivers technical training to developers in Australia as well as to clients in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. Previously, he worked as software and product development manager for Billback systems, and has over 15 years experience in software architecture design and software development management. Rick has an Honors Degree in Computer Science from the University of Sydney.