Sean Lembree, President & Chief Executive Officer
Sean joined SOS in May 2003 to build the sales organization and expand the client base in the equity compensation marketplace. He has played an integral role in SOS's significant growth over the years and has helped SOS to streamline its operations and market approach as well as establish core goals/strategies. He has more than 12 years of sales and marketing experience in the software and services industry. Before SOS, Sean was a Regional Director for Transcentive, Inc., a provider of stock plan software and services. Prior to Transcentive, Sean held management positions in sales at Loislaw.com, Inc. and Tab, Inc. where some of his responsibilities included managing sale forces of over 20 people and developing business into new marketplaces (geographic and verticles). Sean earned a B.S. in Business Administration & Marketing from Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Pam Van Gordon, CEP, Chief Operations Officer
Since joining SOS in early 2001, Pam has become integral in the company's recruiting and staffing, marketing and sales efforts, client relationship management, consulting for client projects, and business development with industry organizations and providers across the country. Her experience includes compensation and benefits programs, shareholder relations, stock plan administration for global enterprise companies, project management, and corporate services business development with a major brokerage firm. A Certified Equity Professional, Pam has participated in test development, item review and standards-setting for the Certified Equity Professional Institute. She served a two-year term on the CEP Curriculum Committee and is a current member of the Certification Council. She is an active member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, where she was the President of the San Francisco Chapter from 2005-2007 and received the 2003 Chapter Member of the Year award as the Program Committee Chair. Pam has spoken on issues in equity compensation administration at a national level. She has a B.A. in Art History from the University of California at Berkeley.

Steve Gaylord, Chief Technology Officer
Steve is currently responsible for SOS's Technology solutions offerings to help clients leverage technology to streamline the stock plan management and administration process. His experience includes support, development, maintenance, and training of multiple software packages including financial services, accounting, and customer relationship management. Steve has a B.S. in Computer Science and a Masters in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

The SOS Founders

Henley Hom, CEP, Principal
Henley joined SOS in June 1999 as Vice President and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2001 where he is responsible for the overall financial status of the company. During his eight years in stock administration, Henley has managed many projects such as software development, design and management of interactive websites, stock splits, data conversions, option exchange programs, customized reporting, software implementations, spin-offs, and broker implementations. Prior to entering the stock administration field, Henley worked as an accountant. He received his B.S. in Accounting and Finance at San Jose State University and is a Certified Equity Professional. He is currently a member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and works closely with the Certified Equity Professional Institute's certification program.

Barrett Scott, Principal
Prior to founding SOS, Barrett was an independent consultant in the stock administration field for two years and a Client Group Manager at AST StockPlan for four years. His experience with a wide range of equity benefit plans has given him the insight to develop cutting edge benefit administration programs, which SOS uses as proprietary solutions for our clients' stock administration needs. Barrett continues to provide valuable knowledge of financial, tax, and legal requirements of equity compensation programs to SOS clients and their employees on a regular basis. He has been integral in developing SOS' key relationships with industry brokers, software providers, law firms, transfer agents, Big 4 accounting companies, investment bankers, and other consulting firms. Barrett is a member of major national equity compensation organizations, holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Drama from the University of Washington.

Marianne Snook, CEP, Principal
Marianne's key responsibility is to set the overall strategy for the effective growth of SOS. She has accomplished this through guaranteeing customer service, strong external relationships, and continuous employee involvement and education. With experience in human resources, payroll, and stock administration, Marianne offers a unique background that has given her the tools to implement creative solutions for SOS clients. In her almost 20 years as a stock administrator, she has held positions as a director of a major outsourcing provider, an independent consultant, and an internal stock administrator. These experiences allow her to view all the advantages and disadvantages of various stock administration solutions. Marianne speaks on both a local and national level on various facets of stock program administration. A Certified Equity Professional involved in the standards-setting process, she is also an active member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and the National Center of Employee Ownership.