Segway - Simply Moving

James Norrod, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jim Norrod was appointed as President and CEO of Segway Inc. in March 2005. At Segway Inc., he applies his extensive experience in building technology companies and developing new markets to leverage the company's core technologies and expand into new product categories. Jim also serves as a member of the Segway Inc. board of directors.

Jim came to Segway Inc. with 25 years of experience with technology companies. Prior to joining Segway Inc., he was chairman, president and CEO of Narad Networks a provider of business broadband solutions. Prior to that, he founded Xanoptix, Inc. in 2000 and served as its chairman until 2003.

In 1993 Jim was appointed president and CEO of Octocom Systems, Inc., which later merged with Telebit Corporation, a publicly traded dial-up network company. Jim was president and CEO of Telebit until Cisco Systems, Inc. acquired it in 1996. Jim began his career with IBM as a sales executive and subsequently held senior management roles with a variety of technology companies.

Jim has a bachelor of science in economics from Oakland University and a master's in business administration from the University of Detroit.

J. Douglas Field, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President of Design & Engineering

As the Vice President of Design and Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for Segway Inc., Doug leads some of the most talented engineers and designers in the world in the conception, development, and delivery of radically new forms of transportation. Doug's team is wholly responsible for the development of the Segway Personal Transporter (PT) as well as all the research and development of future Segway products.

Doug's career of managing and developing new products and manufacturing processes for the automotive and medical industries led him to DEKA Research & Development in 1996. He worked at DEKA for several years leading the prototype design and overall technical leadership for the INDEPENDENCE™ IBOT™ Mobility System. Prior to that he was the Manager of Process Development for Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. where he led the introduction of advanced manufacturing processes for high-volume medical device production. Earlier in his career, Doug was a vehicle development engineer and team leader at Ford Motor Company, focusing on the development of ride, handling, and noise and vibration characteristics on several car platforms.

Doug was a fellow in the dual degree Leaders for Manufacturing Program, a partnership between the MIT School of Engineering, the MIT Sloan School of Management, and major U.S. manufacturing firms, where he earned a masters degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA. He attended Purdue University for his undergraduate education, where he received a BS in mechanical engineering with highest distinction.

Jason Barton, Vice President of World-Wide Sales

Jason Barton has recently been appointed Vice President of World-Wide Sales at Segway Inc. Barton has experience leading sales organizations in the U.S., as well as in Europe, and joins Segway from Palm Inc. where he held progressive sales positions during the last four years. Most recently he served as Palm's U.S. enterprise sales director where he led the business, vertical and federal market teams. Prior to working at Palm, he was responsible for global enterprise sales at MCI/WorldCom and directed U.K. sales and marketing for Precor Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of sports and fitness equipment.

In his role at Segway, Barton will apply his expertise in building successful and dynamic sales organizations while managing multiple sales channels. He will be responsible for all sales efforts in North America and for the development of sustainable commercial and Government sales businesses.

Barton earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Wales in the U.K.

Claude Le Blond, Vice President of International Business

Claude Le Blond joined Segway Inc. in October 2004 as Vice President of International Business. Le Blond is responsible for cultivating markets outside of North America, establishing distributors and direct retail channels abroad and managing regulatory efforts overseas.

Le Blond came to Segway from Gen-X Sports, a Canadian-based designer and manufacturer of sporting equipment, where he served as General Manager of the International Division since 2000. Under his leadership, international sales grew from $3 million to $17 million annually. Prior to that, Le Blond worked at Nike/Bauer as the Director of International Sales. As he expanded the company's international presence, Le Blond excelled to Vice President and General Manager of Nike/Bauer's European and International markets. During his four years with the company, international sales increased by 35 percent and the company more than tripled its international representation.

He began his career in product management, and marketing and advertising for sports equipment manufacturers, including Sport Dinaco and Raichle Sportschuhe AG (Raichle). He has also owned his own consulting agency.

A native Canadian, Le Blond earned a diploma in Law from Collège d'enseignement general et professional, Montreal, Canada. He is currently based in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland.

Brian Cohen, Chief Financial Officer

Brian Cohen brings 20 years of high-tech financial leadership to Segway in rapidly growing early stage and publicly traded companies. In his role as CFO, Cohen is responsible for managing the finance, information technology, legal, operations and human resources functions at Segway. Since joining Segway he has already realized significant achievements for the company, including completing a new round of financing.

Prior to joining Segway, Cohen served as CFO for PHT Corporation, a provider of advanced information technology solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. His background also includes CFO positions at technology companies , including Telebit, Yantra and WebLine Communications. He managed the merger and acquisition process of Telebit and WebLine by Cisco Systems, Inc. He began his career at Price Waterhouse.

Cohen is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego.

Philip LeMay, Vice President of Engineering

Phil was one of the first engineers to join Segway during the original development phase of the Segway PT. At Segway Phil has held prominent engineering positions, such as electrical engineering manager and director, and was most recently appointed to the executive team as Vice President of Engineering in early 2007. In this role, Phil manages a talented product development team and oversees the research, design and construction of all of the company’s current and future personal transporter products.

Phil came to Segway from Lear Corporation, one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive systems and components, where he last served as the Advanced Electronics Manager. Prior to that, he held progressive engineering positions and gained experience in mechatronic, electronic and photonic technologies at the United Technologies Research Center in East Hartford, Conn.

Phil earned an associate of science and a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Hartford State Technical College and the University of Connecticut, respectively.

Ronald K. Reich, Vice President of Operations

Ron Reich was appointed as Vice President of Operations at Segway Inc. in late 2006. In his role, Ron supervises the manufacturing, materials, supply chain, facilities and quality sectors at Segway Inc

Ron was one of the first engineers to join the Segway product development team serving as manager, and then director, of mechanical design engineering for seven years. In these roles he oversaw the cross functional projects program as well as the mechanical design of the Segway PT and its power base.

Prior to joining Segway, Ron was the advanced door systems manager at Lear Corporation. He previously held engineering positions at Nelson Metal Products Corporation, Keeler Brass Automotive, and Johnson Controls Inc. Ron’s research in sensors which utilize amorphous metals helped form the basis for a joint venture company, Identitech. Ron began his career at Ford Motor Company.

Reich has a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering technology from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Carol Valianti, Vice President of Global Communications

Carol brings over 20 years of communications and marketing leadership to Segway. In her role as VP of Global Communications, Carol is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies involving global branding, public relations, marketing communications, market segmentation, market research and channel support to increase growth in profits and market share.

Prior to joining Segway, Carol started her career in communications as a Broadcast Coordinator with Major League Baseball after earning her BA degree from Fairfield University. As a Consultant/Principal with Cameo Communications, Inc. she specialized in project management and communications for corporations, non-profit organizations, public relations firms, and event planning agencies.  Most recently, Carol held the position of Vice President, Global Communications at POLARTEC, LLC (formerly Malden Mills Industries, Inc.) where she was a member of their strategic leadership team responsible for achieving profitable growth and sales objectives through the marketing of the Polartec® brand.