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Executive Officers

Kelly E. Simmons - Chief Financial Officer, Interim President

Mr. Simmons serves as Chief Financial Officer, interim President, Treasurer and Secretary of GlobalSCAPE. Mr. Simmons is a Texas CPA and has over 27 years experience in financial management including accounting, SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, information systems, and investor relations. From 1988 to 2000, Mr. Simmons held various positions, including CFO, with two affiliated public companies, US Long Distance (Nasdaq:USLD) and Billing Concepts (Nasdaq:BILL) which grew from revenues of $2 million in 1988 to over $500 million in 1999 with over 1,200 employees. BILL was the 6th most profitable company on NASDAQ in 1998. These companies grew largely through acquisitions and Mr. Simmons led that activity for both companies. Most recently, Mr. Simmons was with Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation, a manufacturer of light business jets. Mr. Simmons is a graduate of Louisiana State University where he was also Captain of the LSU football team.

Timothy J. Barton - Vice President of Operations

Mr. Barton serves as GlobalSCAPE's Vice President of Operations. He is responsible for product definition and development of the GlobalSCAPE IT infrastructure and web site development. Mr. Barton joined GlobalSCAPE in March of 2006 as the Vice President of Product Development and Quality Assurance. Prior to joining GlobalSCAPE, he served as Chief Architect of Secure Logix Corporation, where he was responsible for requirements definition and product design. Mr. Barton was employed by Secure Logix from 1998 to 2006 and held positions of Director of Software Engineering and ETM Development Manager prior to becoming Chief Architect in 2005. Prior to Secure Logix, Mr. Barton held positions of Research Analyst and Senior Research Analyst at Southwest Research Institute where he developed software for the US Military and NASA. Mr. Barton holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Slippery Rock University.

Jeff Gehring - Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Mr. Gehring serves as GlobalSCAPE's Vice President of Sales and Marketing and has been with GlobalSCAPE since November 2004. Mr. Gehring is responsible for GlobalSCAPE's inbound sales, corporate sales, reseller program, and marketing activities. Mr. Gehring was employed by Nextel Partners as Director of Sales in 2004, where he coordinated sales across the country. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Gehring was Sales Manager for GlobalSCAPE, performing the duties he presently holds. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Gehring was a principal in a start-up business, ConnectOne Telecom, where he got the business off the ground from the organizational stage to operations. Prior to 2002, Mr. Gehring was Director of Sales and Marketing at UDP, a telecommunications billing, order management and customer service software company. In addition to his UDP experience, he has more than 20 years of operational and sales management experience in large and medium-sized businesses, including Unisys, Bell South and Metrocall. His experience includes strategic planning and implementation for companies that require rapid growth, as well as establishing processes and policies that foster world-class sales organizations.

K. Earl Posey - Vice-President of Investor Relations/Business Operations

Mr. Posey serves as GlobalSCAPE's Vice-President of Investor Relations/Business Operations. In this capacity he is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and human resources. Mr. Posey's background includes time spent with Black and Decker and Nortel Networks in various positions in human resources and manufacturing. In addition, he has been a professor at the university level teaching courses in management and labor relations. Immediately prior to joining GlobalSCAPE Mr. Posey was managing principal and founder of Gossyppia Partners, a consultancy that specialized in the development of strategic plans for corporations. Mr. Posey did his graduate and post-graduate work at Vanderbilt University.

Doug Conyers - Vice President of Professional Services

Mr. Conyers serves as Vice President of Professional Services and has been employed by GlobalSCAPE since March 2007. Mr. Conyers is responsible for total customer satisfaction as they look to enhance and customize GlobalSCAPE solutions based on their company’s requirements. Prior to joining GlobalSCAPE, he held positions as Chief Architect, Director of Systems Engineering and Senior Software Engineer for SecureLogix Corp. Previous to that, he held software engineering positions with both the Southwest Research Institute and Paradigm Simulations. Conyers has a B.S. in Computer Science from Trinity University.

Gregory Hoffer - Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Hoffer serves as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and has been employed by GlobalSCAPE since May 2000. Mr. Hoffer is responsible for coordinating the engineering programs and initiatives needed to support product development at GlobalSCAPE. Before joining GlobalSCAPE, Mr. Hoffer held software development positions at the consulting firm of Marotz, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffer managed the IT department and was head of the computer science department at Saint Mary's Hall, a private school in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Hoffer received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Trinity University and is pursuing his master's degree in computer science.