Management Team

Chairman
Jack McDonnell

Stephen X. Graham

John McDonnell III

Thomas P. Matthews

Joe Del Guercio

Chairman
Jack McDonnell

Jack McDonnell, CEO and chairman of TNS, Inc. (NYSE:TNS), is an entrepreneur through and through. Jack founded, and as president and CEO, nurtured to success TNS, a worldwide provider of e-commerce data communications services. Long a leader of progressive change in the payment transaction industry, Jack was also president and CEO of Digital Radio Network Inc., a local access bypass carrier for POS transactions. He also served as a director for the National Commission on Electronic Funds Transfer and held positions as vice president for Tymnet. Jack also served as group vice president for the Information Technologies and Telecommunications Group of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA). He is a founder and active leader of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA). Currently, Jack serves as chairman of the board of directors at Credit Management Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMSS) and on the board of directors of InteliData (NASDAQ:INTD). He is the recipient of KPMG Peat Marwick's High Tech Entrepreneur Award in 1997. He also serves on the board of directors of The Shakespeare Theater in Washington, DC, and Marymount University in Virginia as well as the board of trustees of his alma mater, Regis High School in New York City. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Stephen X. Graham

Mr. Graham has more than twenty five years of investment banking experience with both public and private companies, encompassing financings, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advisory services. Prior to founding CrossHill, he was a Principal of the investment banking firm Kidder, Peabody & Co., which was a subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation. Mr. Graham was the Regional Director of the Direct Investment Group in Chicago and Boston. He was responsible for financings in many industries, including venture capital, biotechnology, cable television, real estate, broadcasting, utility finance and equipment leasing. In addition, he held positions with Merrill, Lynch & Co. and Arthur Young & Co. (now Ernst & Young). Mr. Graham was a founder of Prestwick Companies whose assets were spun out to create Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is a board member of Transaction Network Services, Inc., Ecutel Systems, Inc., ACell, Inc., and the Washington, D.C. International Film Festival. Mr. Graham is a graduate of Georgetown University and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

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John McDonnell III

John McDonnell III joined the company's board of directors in April 2002. Mr. John McDonnell currently serves as the Executive Vice President - Corporate Development and member of the board of directors of TNS, Inc. (NYSE:TNS), a data network services firm based in Reston, Virginia, where he has worked for the last eight years with the exception of a one-year stint at PaylinX Corp. during 2000. In addition, Mr. John McDonnell serves as the General Counsel of McDonnell & Associates, L.P., an investor in the company. Prior to TNS, Mr. John McDonnell was associated with the law firms of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Brown & Wood, where he practiced securities law. Mr. John McDonnell received a B.A. with honors from Stanford University and a JD from UCLA law school.

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Thomas P. Matthews

Mr. Matthews is a 20-year veteran of the technology and telecommunications industries. He comes to Ecutel from Inciscent where he served as the President and CEO since 2000.  Prior to Inciscent, Mr. Matthews served in several executive positions with Metrocall, since joining in 1993. These positions include the president of Metrocall.net, a strategic business unit established to market Internet related services and to manage e-commerce initiatives and corporate web presence. Mr. Matthews also served as Senior Vice President for Corporate and Business Development. In addition, he served as Senior Vice President for Operations, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, as well as leading operational divisions for both Western and Atlantic Region enterprises.

Prior to Metrocall, Mr. Matthews was with Ameritech Cellular, where he led field sales and operations for the cellular and paging divisions, covering a population of over 12 million in the Midwest. During his more than five year tenure with Ameritech, he served in several senior management roles in the area of sales and marketing for both the cellular and messaging operating divisions. He began his career in wireless with a subsidiary of Pacific Telesis where he served in sales and engineering capacities.

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Joe Del Guercio

Joe Del Guercio joined the Company’s Board of Directors in February, 2005. Joe is a Director at CNF Investments, LLC, the venture capital division of Clark Enterprises in Bethesda, MD. Prior to joining Clark Enterprises, Joe was at LPL Financial Services, a Boston and San Diego based independent broker dealer, where he was responsible for strategic planning, new product development, and acquisitions. Prior to LPL, Joe was a Senior Associate at Robertson Stephens and a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, private and public equity financings, and restructurings. Joe has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Boston College.

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