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James Alan Chiddix

Strategic Advisor and Member of Advisory Board, Vobile, Inc.

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Mr. James Alan Chiddix, Jim serves as Strategic Advisor and Member of Advisory Board at Vobile Inc. Mr. Chiddix served as the Chief Executive Officer of OpenTV Corp. from May 12, 2004 to April 17, 2007. Mr. Chiddix is a 39-year cable industry veteran. He has experience in the cable industry and has established a technology expertise in cable television, networks, equipment and software systems. He served as President of MystroTV, a division of Time Warner Inc. from July ... 2001 to January 2004. He served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Oceanic Cable (a division of Time Warner Inc.). He also served as Chief Technical Officer of Time Warner Cable from June 1998 to July 2001 and Senior Vice President of Engineering and technology from 1986 to 1998, where he was responsible for technology strategy, engineering and R&D for the nation's second largest cable operator. He was deeply involved with nearly every new technology embraced by the industry, including video-on-demand, cable modems and digital set top boxes. Mr. Chiddix served numerous other cable television engineering and management roles during his career. He served as the Chief Engineer of Oceanic Cable and General Manager of Waianae Cablevision. He served as President at the Time Warner Interactive Video Group. He served a variety of engineering and operating positions with two Hawaiian cable companies, acquired by Time Warner's predecessor, American Television & Communications Corporation. He served as the Chief Engineer of Oceanic Cable and General Manager of Waianae Cablevision. He has been Chairman of Symmetricom, Inc. since April 30, 2013. Mr. Chiddix served as an Executive Chairman and Director of OpenTV Corp. from March 24, 2004 to March 2007. He has been Vice Chairman of Javelin Innovations Ltd., since March 26, 2007. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board at Arris Group Inc. He served as Vice Chairman of OpenTV Corp. since May 2007. He has been a Director of Arris Enterprises, Inc., since July 1, 2009. He has been an Independent Non Executive Director of Virgin Media, Inc. since July 8, 2008. He has been a Director of Symmetricom, Inc. since April 5, 2007. He serves as a Director of Vyyo, Inc. and Magnum Semiconductor Inc. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Shougang Concord Technology Holdings Ltd., from February 2009 to May 10, 2010. He served as a Director of Dycom Industries Inc. from 2007 to November 22, 2011. Mr. Chiddix served with numerous cable industry associations and governmental boards, including the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (an arm of the National Research Council), The Cable Center and Museum in Denver and The Society of Cable Television Engineers. He served as a Director of OpenTV Corp. since March 24, 2004. Mr. Chiddix was inducted into the Cable Pioneers in 1991. In 1994, he received an Emmy Award for his team's pioneering work on the hybrid fiber/coax architecture. Mr. Chiddix's other cable industry awards include being named 1989 "Man of the Year" by CED Magazine, and the National Cable Television Association's (NCTA) 1983 Vanguard Award for work on the introduction of addressable converters and NCTA's 1991 "President's Award" for his fiber work. He studied Electrical Engineering at Cornell University.

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