On the September 19th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show, our guests were:
Chris MacFarland – Chairman & CEO, Masergy
James K. Pool, III – President, TurboChef Technologies
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Chris MacFarland, Chairman & CEO, Masergy
Chris MacFarland is Masergy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer. Under Chris’ leadership Masergy continues to grow at a profitable and rapid pace including the key milestone of $1 billion in cumulative revenues achieved in January 2014.
Masergy owns the largest independent global cloud-networking platform for enterprises. They also provide advanced cyber security and business communication services, all with an unmatched customer experience that their larger rivals can’t deliver.
Chris is a seasoned entrepreneur and was selected as Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year finalist in 2013. Prior to joining Masergy, Chris served in various senior executive positions at BroadSoft, McLeodUSA, Allegiance Telecom, Verio, OnRamp, CompuNet and Compu-Tek International. Chris currently serves on the board of directors for Access Media 3, SMBSuite and iTopia.
Phone: (866) Masergy (627-3749)
James K. Pool III, President, TurboChef Technologies
James K. Pool, III has been the President of TurboChef Technologies, Inc. in Carrollton, a division of the Middleby Corp., since 2011. James is instrumental in pioneering ventless products for the kitchen, including the world’s first ventless conveyor.
In addition to his role as President of TurboChef, James was recently named President of Stewart Systems, based in Plano, and Baker Thermal Solutions, based in Clayton, North Carolina. Both companies are industry leaders that specialize in bun and loaf bread baking equipment.
Joining TurboChef in 1995, James has been the principal engineer for TurboChef over the past decade. He also led procurement, customer service and manufacturing, overseeing each of these facets of the TurboChef business while developing the world’s leading rapid cook technologies.
Phone: (214) 379-6000
Chris MacFarland, Host Steve A Klein, James Pool