AuthenTec Management Team

AuthenTec was founded in 1998 by a small, dedicated team led by co-founders Scott Moody and CTO Dale Setlak. The company has grown to 240 employees worldwide and is led by the most experienced team of security, identity management, semiconductor and segment market professionals in the industry. Below are the members of AuthenTec's senior management team.

Larry Ciaccia - Chief Executive Officer

Larry Ciaccia is Chief Executive Officer of AuthenTec and oversees the company's day-to-day operations. He joined the company in 2005 and was previously AuthenTec's President and Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Ciaccia has 30-years experience in the semiconductor and wireless industry. Prior to joining AuthenTec, he was vice president and general manager of the Wireless Data and Networking Component Products unit at Conexant, the former PRISM WLAN business unit of Intersil. While at Intersil, he spearheaded the development and ramp up of the company’s PRISM 802.11 Wi-Fi initiative, and led the total business as general manager as it grew rapidly from $20 million to $200 million and 300 employees. In his role as vice president and general manager, Mr. Ciaccia also was instrumental in Intersil’s highly successful initial public offering and sale of the wireless business to GlobespanVirata, which subsequently merged with Conexant. Mr. Ciaccia began his career in 1980 with Harris Semiconductor, which later became Intersil -- and held numerous technical and management positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Ciaccia earned a BSEE degree from Clarkson University in New York and an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.

Philip Calamia – Chief Financial Officer

Philip Calamia is AuthenTec's Chief Financial Officer and the principal financial and accounting officer of the Company.  Mr. Calamia joined AuthenTec as interim CFO in August 2010 and was named CFO in February 2011.  Mr. Calamia was previously an independent contractor of CMF Associates, LLC, and a principal in the consultancy firm CFO Navigator.  Prior to this, Mr. Calamia was a partner of the consultancy firm Candor Partners and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Management Recruiters, International, Inc.  Prior to this, Mr. Calamia was the Chief Financial Officer for Maxwell Systems, a leading provider in back office software for the construction and trade industry.  He also served in a number of financial management roles for US Interactive, a publicly traded professional services firm specializing in software and Internet-based solutions.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from East Stroudsburg University and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Pennsylvania.

Tony Iantosca - Sr. Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Quality

Tony Iantosca is the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations & Quality and oversees the China Development Center. He brings more than 15 years of semiconductor industry experience to AuthenTec. Prior to joining AuthenTec, Mr. Iantosca was a Director with Signetics where he led the effort of transitioning new, advanced semiconductor packaging designs into high volume, subcontract manufacturing on behalf of various customers. Prior to that, Mr. Iantosca was the Director of Operations for Catalyst Semiconductor. Prior to joining Catalyst, Mr. Iantosca served as Director of Offshore Manufacturing for Cypress, based in Thailand, where he led the transition of Cypress Semiconductor to direct and subcontract offshore manufacturing, that resulted in significant cost savings and quality improvements. Mr. Iantosca also held various management positions with Cypress in California, culminating with full responsibility for all San Jose test operations. Mr. Iantosca holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and an International MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and an Electronic Engineering diploma from the GTE Sylvania Technical School.

Frederick Jorgenson - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Frederick Jorgenson is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AuthenTec. With more than 15 fifteen years of diverse experience in multi-billion dollar corporations as well as in technology start-up environments, Mr. Jorgenson has been responsible for corporate law, business development, and technology licensing, and has structured and negotiated agreements with cumulative values well in excess of $1 billion. Prior to joining AuthenTec, Mr. Jorgenson was a Senior Counsel at the corporate headquarters of Raytheon Company. Mr. Jorgenson was also the CEO at Mears Technologies, a semiconductor technology start-up company. In other corporate roles, he was Assistant General Counsel at a $2+ billion subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, and at Harris Corporation Mr. Jorgenson was responsible for intellectual property business strategy and licensing for several business units. Early in his career, he was an attorney with a regional law firm that later merged into Alston & Bird, LLP. Mr. Jorgenson holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor, with Honors, from Florida State University.

Scott Deutsch - Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Scott Deutsch is AuthenTec's Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Deutsch oversees AuthenTec’s global sales organization and leads its market expansion and ongoing collaboration with the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers through the sale of the Company's smart sensors, software and solutions. Mr. Deutsch was previously Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Alereon, a leading provider of Ultra Wideband (UWB) WiMedia solutions, where he was responsible for developing and managing sales relationships with leading PC OEMs and PC accessory providers. Prior to Alereon, Mr. Deutsch was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SanDisk’s OEM Consumer Products Division, where he led SanDisk's growth with top tier OEMs. He was previously Director of Sales for the Western U.S. with MMC Networks, a successful start-up company that pioneered the network processor concept and was eventually acquired by Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Before joining MMC Networks, he spent eight years at Cypress Semiconductor in various sales and management roles. Mr. Deutsch earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Fresno State University.