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Robert M. Pons has more than 25 years of senior level management experience including early stage ventures, Fortune 500 and turnaround companies. Currently, Mr. Pons is Senior Vice President of Capital Markets for TMNG, a leading provider of professional services to the converging communications media and entertainment industries and the capital formation firms that support it. Prior to TMNG he was CEO of Uphonia/SmartServ Inc., a publicly traded firm in the wireless industry. Uphonia/SmartServ was completely recapitalized and repositioned under his leadership.  As an early pioneer of the competitive telecommunications industry, he was a senior level executive working with both landline and wireless systems. Originating his telecommunications experience in 1980 at MCI, Mr. Pons opened the New England markets, growing them from start-up to a $100 million division. He currently sits on the boards of Network1 Security Solutions (OTC:NSSI.OB), and Arbinet (Nasdaq:ARBX). 

Mr. Dusenberry has over 30 years of entertainment and consumer technology experience at major consumer companies as well as at early stage companies. Thomas is the founder of Dusenberry Entertainment, an entertainment and consumer technology company dedicated to bringing quality entertainment experiences to market. Mr. Dusenberry is the former CEO of Hasbro Interactive and Games.com. He also served in a senior position at Parker Brothers/Milton Bradley. He has been most closely associated with the publishing of hits such as: MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, FROGGER, ROLLER COASTER TYCOON, and NASCAR. Mr. Dusenberry currently serves as a director of K-MOTION Interactive, Inc., a developer of motion-based applications including golf swing analysis and sports health measurement, and Robonica, an electronic entertainment company specializing in robotic toys and innovative robot games.

Ms. Thoerle has more than 20 years of experience as an advisor and operating executive in the telecommunications, media, and technology industries with extensive experience in business development and building small and start-up companies. Currently, she is CFO of Mediaport Entertainment, Inc., a leader in digital retail distribution and fulfillment systems. Ms. Thoerle also founded and led REO Group, specializing in turnarounds and restructuring. Ms. Thoerle was the CFO for Narrowstep Inc. (OTCBB:NRWS), a leader in IPTV communications, and the CEO of Ontera Broadband, a provider of high speed Internet cable TV and local and long distance services. She also served in senior positions with Cerberus Capital Management, AT&T, and TCG, Inc. Ms. Thoerle currently serves as a director of Arbinet - the exchange, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBX), a leading provider of innovative solutions empowering telecommunications providers. She has a Masters from Columbia University and a Bachelors Degree from City College of New York.

Mr. Stecker brings considerable experience as an operating executive and strategic consultant in the telecommunications industry to LiveWire Mobile. Mr. Stecker has served most recently as the Vice President and leader of CSMG/TMNG's technology strategy practice, consulting to some of the world's leading brands as they navigate the convergence of the Media and Telecom industries. He has previously served on the leadership team at Vindigo, where he led the team behind the first successful advertising-supported mobile application and as CTO of SmartServ Online where he expanded the company's mobile application catalog while launching the Uphonia MVNO. Previously, Matthew was President of Marble Associates, Inc. of Boston, MA - a pioneer in the implementation of Object-Oriented Technologies in Fortune 500 businesses. He received his BA degree in Computer Science from Duke University, as well as a JD degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Mr. Howe brings to LiveWire Mobile a wealth of operational experience combined with corporate finance, business development and corporate governance experience.  He is currently Managing Partner of Broadband Initiatives, LLC and oversees the firm's operations. Mr. Howe also serves as Managing Director at B. Riley & Co., LLC, in their Corporate Governance Advisory Services Group in Los Angeles under a consulting agreement. Mr. Howe is also chairman of the Board of Directors of Ditech Networks (Nasdaq: DITC) and Co-Chairman of Selectica, Inc. (Nasdaq:  SLTC) and serves on a number of private boards. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Howe was Vice President of Strategic Development for Covad Communications Group, Inc., and was responsible for developing and implementing the company's wireless broadband strategy.  Previously, Mr. Howe served as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of wireless service provider, Teletrac, Inc. and before that he was a director of corporate development for Sprint.   Mr. Howe holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Illinois, and an MBA in Finance from Indiana University's Kelley Graduate School of Business.