Management Team


Pankaj Manglik, President and CEO

Pankaj Manglik joined Proxim Wireless in May 2006. Mr. Manglik is a co-founder and former CEO of Aruba Networks, a leading startup with innovations in wireless LAN switching architectures. Prior to Aruba, Mr. Manglik held senior management positions with Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, and Intel Corporation. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School.

Brian Sereda, CFO

Brian Sereda is Proxim’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sereda is responsible for Proxim’s worldwide financial operations. Prior to his appointment to this position, Mr. Sereda was Proxim’s vice president of finance and corporate controller. Prior to Proxim Wireless, he served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for Portal Software, a leading worldwide provider of billing and revenue management solutions for the global communications and media markets. He has also held senior financial management positions with Credence Systems Corp and Handspring Inc.

David L. Renauld, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary

David L. Renauld has been Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs and Secretary since November 1999. From January 1997 to November 1999, he was an attorney with Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP, a law firm in Worcester, Massachusetts. From September 1991 to December 1996, he was an attorney with Richards, Layton & Finger; a law firm in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Renauld holds a B.A. in mathematics/arts from Siena College and a J.D. from Cornell University.

Lionel Chmilewsky, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales

Lionel Chmilewsky is Executive Vice President, Sales, at Proxim Wireless Corporation. Mr. Chmilewsky is responsible for driving the company's sales strategy and execution around the globe. Mr. Chmilewsky brings to Proxim more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications, both on the wireless side and on the fixed infrastructure side. Before joining Proxim, Mr. Chmilewsky was Managing Director EMEA for EXFO, a leader in supervision and test equipment for the fiber optic industry. Prior to his responsibilities at EXFO, he held various management positions at Alcatel, where he spent 10 years both for the Mobile Communications Group and for the Fixed Communications Group. Mr.Chmilewsky holds an M.B.A. degree from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Rouen in France.

Gabriel Hebert, Vice President, Global Operations and Support

Gabriel Hebert is Proxim’s Vice President of Global Operations and Support. Mr. Hebert is responsible for Proxim’s worldwide manufacturing, supply chain, and customer support operations. Prior to Proxim, Mr. Hebert held executive operations positions at Pay By Touch, Rhapsody Networks (acquired by Brocade), CoSine Communications, and MaxStrat (acquired by Sun Microsystems). Mr. Hebert holds a B.A. degree in Business Management from Saint Mary’s College, and a CPIM from APICS.

Geoffrey L. Smith, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Geoff Smith is Proxim’s Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Smith is responsible for defining the product roadmap, positioning the products in the right markets and channels, lead generation and developing strategic relationships with Service Providers. In previous roles at Proxim Mr. Smith has been responsible for R&D and manufacturing test. Mr. Smith has over 24 years experience in the communications field and, prior to joining Proxim in 2002, held senior management positions at AT&T, Lucent and Agere Systems. Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Science in Systems Analysis from Miami University and attended Rutgers University Masters of Science program specializing in digital signal processing

Dana E. Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Millimeter Wave Operations

Dana E. Wheeler has been Senior Vice President and General Manager of Proxim’s Millimeter wave Operation since July of 2002. Prior to Proxim, Mr. Wheeler served as Chief Operating Officer for Harmonix Corporation. Mr. Wheeler has over 25 years of experience in the Millimeter wave field. He has also held senior management positions at Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Co., M/A-COM and Millitech. Mr. Wheeler received a B.S. in electrical engineering from UMASS Dartmouth (formerly Southeastern Massachusetts University).

Kishore Gandham, Managing Director, Proxim India Development Center

Kishore Gandham is the Managing Director for the Proxim India Development Center. Mr. Gandham relocated from Silicon Valley in 2007 to Hyderabad, India to setup an engineering design center for Proxim. Under Mr. Gandham’s direction the design center has grown in size to greater than 40 highly qualified professionals. Mr.Gandham brings to Proxim 13 years of experience in broadband networking domains including 802.11 LAN & WAN, Wireless point-to-multipoint and backhaul, seamless mobility, DSL, Frame Relay and ISDN communications. Mr. Gandham began his career as a Member of Technical Staff at Racal Datacom and held PLM and Technical Manager positions at Lucent and Agere. Mr.Gandham holds a MS in Computer Engineering from Florida International University.