Management Team

Paul Cunningham

Founder and CEO

Paul is responsible for overall management of Azuro. He is a member of the Board of Directors and is a founder of the company. Prior to co-founding Azuro, Paul was at Sun Microsystems where his experience included high-performance asynchronous pipeline design and EDA tool development. Paul holds an MA and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Steev Wilcox

Founder and Chief Architect

Steev is responsible for all aspects of algorithm design at Azuro, and is the architect of Azuro's core technology. He is a member of the Board of Directors and a founder of the company. Prior to co-founding Azuro, Steev was at PA Consulting Group in their Wireless Technology Practice, where his experience included cellular 2G, 2.5G, and 3G base stations and embedded systems. Prior to PA Consulting, Steev was a member of the Asynchronous Logic Research Group at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Steev holds an MA in Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Hazem Almusa

Vice President of Field Operations

Hazem is responsible for the worldwide field organization at Azuro including account management and applications engineering. Hazem joined Azuro with over 15 years of technology and field management experience in the EDA industry. Before joining Azuro, he served as vice president of worldwide field applications at Tera Systems and Sequence Design. Hazem was previously with Synopsys where he held management positions in the field and professional services groups. Prior to Synopsys, Hazem was at Amdahl Corporation as a project lead for the front-end design automation group. Hazem holds a B.S/M.S. in computer engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Mark Bagby

Chief Financial Officer

Mark is responsible for financial operations and corporate infrastructure at Azuro, as well as human resources and legal council. Prior to joining Azuro, Mark held numerous CFO positions with various software, ecommerce, and security companies. Mark also worked for various EDA companies, including Sapphire Design, Simplex Solutions, Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems. With over 20 years of financial experience, Mark has coordinated over $120 million in venture capital/corporate capital financings. Mark holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MA in Economics from Tulane University, an MCS from NC Berkeley, and a BS in Economics & Business from Westmont College.