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2003
July: Founding of Telava Networks, Inc.
- Telava Networks, Inc. (“Telava”) was incorporated in Nevada on July 23, 2003 as Local Area Yellow Pages to provide advertising and directory listings for small and medium sized businesses on its Internet website in a “Yellow Pages” format.
October: Marketing Central
- Opens 1st Marketing Center in Orlando, Florida
2004
January: Telava Goes Global
- Telava opens up our first international Marketing Center in Toronto, Canada.
June: Expansion of More Marketing Centers
- Telava continued expansion with international marketing center in Philippines.
2005
October : BBB Award of Excellence
- Telava Networks, Inc. was recognized to receive the BBB Award of Excellence.
2006
April: Opened International Regional Headquarters
- Established Korea Regional Headquarters.
May: Telava Wireless Formation - The Company formed Telava Wireless, Inc. as a subsidiary for the purpose of entering and mobile WiMAX broadband solutions.
- Worldwide Communications Associates, Inc. acquired 115 towers from Corban Networks.
- Telava Customer Service based in San Francisco, CA opened.
October: Unveiled Logo and BBB Excellence
- Telava unveiled the new logo.
- Telava Networks, Inc. received a BBB Award of Excellence for 2006.
November: Expansion of US Nationwide Footprint
-Telava Networks acquired 40 microwave towers through its subsidiary Telava Wireless, Inc.
December: Telava Wireless.com Launched
-Telava Wireless launched consumer website aligning to marketing strategies.
2007
January: TTORE, Inc.
Acquired TTORE, Korea Regional Headquarters.
September : Telava Stock Offerings
Telava amended its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the corporation to Telava Networks, Inc. (“Telava”) for the purpose of launching the Telava network infrastructure that provides the next generation fixed and mobile WiMAX broadband solutions to small and medium businesses, public safety organizations, and others in various markets through its network.
November: Telava Networks.com Launched
Telava Networks launched corporate website.
- Instantly order online, by phone or, visit one of our local representatives
- Fast, always ON connection
- Plug and Play setup
- Wireless portability and convenience
- No complicated installs - Optional professional installation or self-installation kit
- Prices start competitively with DSL!
- No hidden costs or nickel-and-dime fees
- Service plans for every online lifestyle
- Bundled package options save even more money!
NOTABLE NEWS RELEASE: March 26, 2008:
Telava Appoints Lino G. Morris to its Board of Advisors.
Mr. Morris, a well respected name around the world in both telecommunications and technology, has served in the private and public sectors for over 40 years. From 1996 until 2005 he was the founder and CEO of the WorldHub group of companies, which provided a full range of telecommunications operations, products and facilities serving hundreds of international and domestic carriers. “Lino,” as he is known globally, started from a single base in Miami and expanded to operational facilities in New York and London, which served as a hub to over a hundred countries.
Most recently Lino served as Director of Exchange Services for a large European group that owns one of the largest and newest fiber networks in Europe, covering some 300 locations in 16 countries. He then sold one of his businesses to a public global media and communications company in which he became an officer and is also a partner in a domestic tower company, with a tower network covering 22 states. Lino has been head of a number of major technology projects in the Middle East, Switzerland, Brazil, England, France, Mexico as well as the USA.
Earlier in his career, Lino was the head of Engineering Sciences, which designed and manufactured hundreds of large specialty and mobile communication units for use around the world. In the 1960s, during the early days of the missile program, he served as a Science Correspondent at Cape Kennedy. His award winning work includes a number of articles and hundreds of radio and TV broadcasts on science issues.
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Baldwin Yung, President and CEO
Baldwin Yung is a managing partner and oversees all areas of direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, public offering, strategic development and private financing transcations for Worldwide Capital. He has over 15 years of direct venture capital experience, having executed early stage investments across a range of technology sectors.
His area of expertise includes private placements of equity and venture capital financings, debt financings, private and public mergers and acquisitions, and strategic partnerships for start up and early stage companies. Mr. Yung is co-Founder and a member of the board of directors of DigiLava, Inc. (DGLV.PK), a US publicly traded interactive multimedia and data management company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Yung worked for global public accounting firms, such as Price Waterhouse Coopers, L.L.P., PKF International (previously known as Pannell, Kerr & Forster), Worldwide CPAs, specializing in external audits and financial advisory services. He has been a frequent guest speaker on venture capital investing and deal structuring, and most recently co-published a book in China focused in the IPO process.
Mr. Yung has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from University of Oregon. He is a member of the Business Advisory Council of the State of California and was awarded 2005 Businessman of the Year.
Colin Tilley, Senior Executive Vice President
Colin Tilley has been a Board Member of Telava Networks, Inc. for four years. He has over 30 years of general management experience. Having started his career in municipal government in London, where he rose to the position of Deputy Director, he went to work for international management consultants Pannell Kerr Forster Associates as a senior management consultant for five years. He left to establish the first of three companies he has successfully co-founded. The first, Whiteley International, was a management consultancy, of which he was a partner for some 12 years, which specialised in strategy development, business planning, organizational reviews and business monitoring and evaluation. During this time, he also co-founded Creating Excellence, a multi-faceted management and marketing company, with UK clients such as Nike, Reuters, the BBC, Comic Relief, Sport England, UK Sport and the British Heart Foundation. He has been involved in all aspects of the business, especially strategic direction, business planning and development and client development. He remains as a director of that organization in a mainly non-executive capacity. More recently, he formed Tilley and Associates, to offer consultancy and interim management services.
In a non-executive capacity, Mr Tilley has been appointed twice to the boards of The Princess Alexandra Acute Hospital Trust and the World Leisure Organisation, which is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) of the United Nations. He was recently appointed to the board of Usport at the University of Sheffield. He has co-authored two books and numerous articles on many aspects of management, especially leadership and motivation.
Mr Tilley has a Bachelor of Education (Hons) degree from Loughborough University in the UK and a Masters degree in management from the University of Oregon, USA.
Dr. Ray Powers, Executive Vice President
Dr. Ray Powers has over 40 years of progressive technology and business leadership experience beginning with 30 years at AT&T/US West, followed by accomplishments in non-regulated companies and start-up through IPO entrepreneurial environments.
Prior to involvement with Telava Networks, Dr. Powers served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of International Communications Group Inc., a microwave back-haul wholesale carrier that owned nearly 460 wireless transmits sites throughout the U.S; as President & CEO of ICG, which provided telecommunications, technology management, and project management consulting; President & CEO of Compass Corporate Holdings which owns subsidiaries that provide CLEC, IT services, and wholesale international voice and data carrier services; as Senior Vice President and COO of American MetroComm Corporation, a CLEC providing local, long distance and a broad range of telecommunications services; and Vice President of Technology Management at Dade Behring International Inc., serving in an M&A environment, responsible for technology integration activities worldwide.
As a senior executive at AT&T/US West, Dr. Powers directed the Corporate Project Management group, served on the strategic planning board (Cabinet), and were responsible for evaluation of new technology products. He has had extensive involvement with the Project Management Institute (PMI), served as the Director of Standards for the Institute, and is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Dr. Powers has served on the faculty of the graduate degree programs at the University of Phoenix and at Keller Graduate School of Management, and on the University of Phoenix Advisory Board. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Arizona State University, an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix, and a Doctorate Degree in Education specializing in leadership and technology convergence.
Chris Chen, Vice President
One of the founders of Telava Marketing, Chris Chen serves as Vice President, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunication industry.
Prior to joining Telava, Mr. Chen served as President and CEO of Success Communications, Inc. Its core business includes software consulting of Long Distance Carrier and Operator Service Company, operations of LEC calling cards, operations of prepaid calling cards, credit card billings, LEC billing, direct billing, telemarketing setup, training and sales, customer services, and collections for telecommunications and Internet companies.
From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Chen served initially as MIS Director and, subsequently, as Vice President of Operations with Intercontinental Communications Group, Inc., a long distance carrier. Prior to this, Mr. Chen was MIS Director for major companies, including Ascom Communications, Inc., the second largest pay phone company, US Communications of Westchester, Inc., a private pay phone company, Business Technologies Group, an accounting and technology service company, and The Pilgrim Group, Inc., a mutual fund company.
Mr. Chen obtained a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from The Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1986 and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the National Central University in Taiwan in 1981. Mr. Chen has also completed management and financial courses in the MBA program of Nova University of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Boaz Yung, Vice President
With extensive experience in emerging business and technology, Boaz Yung serves as Vice President, overseeing new market development, long-term strategic direction and the overall vision of the Company. As a co-founder, Mr. Yung spearheaded Telava Marketing to a global corporation employing nearly 200 representatives.
Mr. Yung's leadership philosophy and professional experience mirrors the Company’s goal—providing solution through strategy with technology and insight with action. He has led major assignments for companies with innovative technologies for Fortune 500 companies in the United States, Asia and Europe. Mr. Yung possesses more than 10 years experience in business and consumer software product development, specifically in start-up software technology for both the Internet and advertising markets.
Prior to Telava, he served as Vice President of Operations at DigiLava, Inc. (DGLV.PK), a US publicly traded interactive multimedia and data management company. Mr. Yung also received his broad experiences and extensive network in the capital financing field while working as a Direct Investment Manager at Worldwide Capital.
Mr. Yung is an honor graduate of University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Science with minors in Computer Information Technology, Business, and Chemistry. Boaz Yung is the brother of Baldwin Yung.
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