Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 29, 2012

ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. (ARCW)

Ted Deinard is the CEO of ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.’s ARC Wireless, LLC, and President of Quadrant Management. Mr. Deinard has been President of QFMI since inception. Mr. Deinard was previously a director with Citigroup Global Markets — Citi — working with issuers of tax-exempt bonds in the U.S. At that position, he was responsible for the design, marketing, structuring, execution and maintenance of a broad portfolio of risk management, investment and credit products, including interest rate swaps, options, caps, floors, repurchase agreements, guaranteed investment contracts, rolling securities agreements, letters of credit, bridge loans and structured notes. During his 12-year tenure at Citi, Mr. Deinard was involved in the execution of over $26 billion in derivative, reinvestment and lending transactions, serving both clients of Citi’s Public Finance Department as well as issuers, advisers and banks nationwide. Mr. Deinard was a Co-Chair of the SIFMA — formerly known as BMA — Municipal Financial Products Committee and was also a leading consultant to tax-exempt entities regarding the application of mark-to-market accounting standards for derivative instruments. Mr. Deinard received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University. Profile
Jason T. Young is a Managing Director at Quadrant Management, where he is responsible for making and overseeing control investments in companies around the world. He is also a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Vanterra Capital, a third-party private equity investment platform. Mr. Young is currently Chairman of ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc., and Yola Inc. He also holds director-level positions in multiple portfolio companies along with CEO roles at certain times. Previously, Mr. Young worked at Merrill Lynch beginning as an Investment Banker, and subsequently joining the Principal Investment Group. Before Merrill Lynch, he was an Analyst at Helicon Capital Management, a technology-focused hedge fund and venture capital investment firm. He holds a B.A. in international economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Profile
TWST: Please give us some history and background of ARC Wireless Solutions.

Mr. Deinard: Just to give some clarity, Mr. Young and I both work for a large shareholder of ARC, Quadrant