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Philip Smith brings to Habeas his significant experience as Chief Financial Officer with venture-backed private companies such as UPEK, the leading provider of biometric security solutions to the notebook computer market, and Moai Technologies, a developer of eCommerce software around procurement, trading exchanges and sell-side auctions. In addition he has had extensive public company experience in senior financial and business development positions with N.E.T. and with Tandem Computers and previously worked in public accounting with Touche Ross, a predecessor firm of Deloitte & Touche. Smith's professional background includes implementation of comprehensive financial staffing, planning, cost controls and systems, human resources, IT, legal, tax and facilities functions. He has significant hands-on international operational experience in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Latin America. He also has raised over $80m in venture funding from significant financial and strategic investors. Smith is a CPA in California and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Imperial College of Science and Technology (London University) and is also an Associate of the Royal College of Science. | 