Management Team

Rod Tiede, President and CEO

As President and CEO of Broadcast International, Rod Tiede is responsible for fostering the vision, directing the overall management and providing progressive leadership for the company. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, Rod gained invaluable retail technological experience with Safeway Corporate offices. While at Safeway he was responsible for launching the Safeway Satellite Network. Since 1988, Rod has been instrumental in directing the worldwide reach of Broadcast International during its early years. Through his innovation and tenacious management style, Rod has insured BI's growth as its Director of Sales, Vice President and General Manager, and now as President and CEO. Rod's continued forward-looking strategy has made BI a preferred international technology integrator.

James E. Solomon, CFO/Corporate Secretary

Jim Solomon, a Certified Public Accountant, is a successful businessman who has been involved in the development of several multi-million dollar operations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of two privately-held and two publicly-held corporations. His expertise includes strategic development, international expansion, joint venture partnerships and mergers/acquisitions. Jim is an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Utah where he also serves as a Director of the UCRA Investment Fund. Formerly, Jim held several management positions at Exxon Corporation (1972 to 1980) as well as Vice President - Finance and Administration at Farm Management Company (1980 to 1983), one of the world's largest agricultural companies. Jim graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah in 1972. He is a contributing author to a prominent accounting textbook.

Steve Jones, Senior VP/GM, CodecSys Division

Steve Jones is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the CodecSys Division. He has held numerous executive-level positions of several high tech companies where he led engineering and sales teams to successful product launches. Among those are Alianza, Auction Trust Network, Solera Networks, Vykor, Data Channel, Mosaix, Novell and Word Perfect. Mr. Jones has an MBA degreee from the University of Utah and BS degree from Brigham Young University.