Derek Schneideman
CEO, Chairman of
the Board


Derek Schneideman serves as IA Global's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Schneideman is a New Zealand citizen with more than 30 years experience working in the Asia Pacific region specifically, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, as well as North America. He serves on the boards of several companies in Japan, the U.S., and New Zealand.

Mr. Schneideman most recently worked as a Business Restructuring Consultant and Private Equity Investment Advisor in a number of Asian countries. The significant career experiences he brings to IA Global include those of President of Gateway Japan Inc., during which time he grew that company's revenues to USD $600 million; Senior Executive Advisor to the Softbank Asia Pacific Investment Fund; President and CEO of CTR Ventures Co Ltd; Executive Vice President of an Electronic Data Systems Corporation Japan Inc. (EDS) joint venture company (EDS-NII); and Managing Director for Computer Associates Inc. (CAI) in Japan, Korea and New Zealand. He also serves or has served as Director and Executive Operations Officer for AdMark International Executive Search Inc.; Executive Consultant to Uniscope Co Ltd; Senior Partner of SICS Co Ltd; and Japan Representative of Illinois Superconductor Inc.

Mr. Schneideman is also a Japanese speaker who is widely involved in community service activities and industry forums.

Board of Directors: Chairman
Merger and Acquisition Committee: Member



Mark Scott
COO, CFO
Director


Mark Scott serves as Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Director of IA Global, Inc. He has been President since August, 2005, a Director since January, 2004 and Chief Financial Officer since October, 2003. Previously, he was Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Digital Lightwave from 2002-2003. Mr. Scott was Chief Financial Officer of Network Access Solutions from 2001-2002.

Previously, Mr. Scott was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Teltronics, Inc. from 1997-2001. Prior thereto, Mr. Scott held senior financial positions in Protel, Inc., Crystals International, Inc., Ranks Hovis McDougall, LLP and Brittania Sportswear and was employed by Arthur Andersen & Company. As a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors he became certified as a corporate director.

Merger and Acquisition Committee: Member



Clifford James Bernstein
Non-Management Director


Clifford Bernstein
Mr. Bernstein has spent the last decade in a variety of legal and banking positions, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions with a focus on technology companies. Mr. Bernstein has held positions as an attorney with Shearman & Sterling and an investment banker with Citigroup as well as advisory roles with ValueClick Japan, Booz Allen & Hamilton and DKR Oasis.

He was awarded a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Kaoru Kashiwagi Scholar in Japanese Law and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and an LL.M. from Kyushu University, where he was a Monbusho Scholar. Prior to Columbia, Mr. Bernstein worked at Marubeni Corporation and received a B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College. Mr. Bernstein is currently the President of the Dartmouth Club of Japan and an avid enthusiast for outdoor activities of any type.

Audit Committee: Member
Nominations Committee: Chairman
Merger and Acquisition Committee: Co-Chairman



Raymond Christinson
Non-Management Director


Raymond Christinson has been a Director of Japan Business Consultants Co., Ltd since 2004. He has been a Director of Intermedia Entertainment Co., Ltd. since 2001, resigning this post in 2004. He served as a Manager of Y's International Co., Ltd. from 1995 to 2001, and as a Director and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2001.

Audit Committee: Member
Nominations Committee: Member
Compensation Committee: Chairman



Masazumi Ishii
Non-Management Director


Masazumi Ishii is founder and Managing Director of AZCA, Inc., a professional services firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in Japan and Asia-Pacific corporate development for high technology ventures. He has over 25 years of experience as a professional in international business and high technology. Mr. Ishii is also a Managing Director of Noventi, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. He has been an active venture investor in emerging technology companies during the past 15 years. Formerly, Mr. Ishii worked at McKinsey & Company, Inc. as a senior management consultant and at IBM as a systems engineer.

Mr. Ishii serves on the board and the advisory board of several multinational companies. He is a frequent speaker and writer on issues involving international business development in the high technology industry. He is also a visiting professor at Shizuoka University in Japan. Mr. Ishii holds a Bachelor of Engineering in mathematical engineering and instrumentation physics from the University of Tokyo and a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University.

Compensation Committee: Member
Merger and Acquisition Committee: Co-Chairman



Eric La Cara
Non-Management Director


Eric La Cara
Eric La Cara brings to our company nine years of financial management and consulting experience in Japan. Mr. La Cara serves as Managing Director of Aviso Group Inc., which provides back office support, including accounting and taxation functions, to foreign-owed companies operating in Japan. He is charged with developing Aviso's overall operations, using the business and technical skills he has acquired during his professional career in Japan.

Previously, Mr. La Cara was Finance Manager of Synopsys in Tokyo, the world leader in semiconductor design software, with total worldwide revenues of more than $1 billion. As manager of the accounting department, he directed the firm's payroll, accounting, taxation, credit and invoicing functions, with a focus on streamlining these functions to maximize efficiency and enhance customer support. A native of Canada, Mr. La Cara received his MBA in Finance from McGill University. As a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors he became certified as a corporate director.

Audit Committee: Chairman
Nominations Committee: Member
Compensation Committee: Member
Merger and Acquisition Committee: Member