Ms. Trompeter joined the Sphere 3D Board of Directors in April 2021 and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since April 2022. She brings to Sphere 3D over 20 years of notable success guiding corporate turnarounds, business dissolutions, M&A execution, finance, and acquisition integration. In her leadership role with Sphere 3D, she leverages her experience to optimize the Company’s operational and financial structures and ignite its revenue growth engines. Her experience includes various executive leadership positions, including Board Director, CFO, controller, COO, and M&A lead, for innovative and emerging technology companies. At GE Capital, Ms. Trompeter spent more than 15 years refining her restructuring & turnaround skills, mergers & acquisition skills, and her financial and operational expertise while growing her career. Before leaving, she earned the role of CFO at GE Capital IT Solutions, North America, overseeing $3B in Revenue. She is a Founder and Managing Director of Ceres Capital Ventures, LLC, an independent investment and advisory firm growing innovative technologies in emerging markets. She also serves as a mentor for minority female-owned businesses and assists several non-profits. Ms. Trompeter studied business administration at Marquette University, majoring in finance and economics, graduating in 1989.
Kurt L. Kalbfleisch
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kalbfleisch has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of the Company since December 1, 2014. Mr. Kalbfleisch also served as Chief Financial Officer of Overland Storage, Inc. (“Overland”) from February 2008 until his resignation from Overland on July 19, 2022. Previously, Mr. Kalbfleisch served in various other roles at Overland since July 2007, including Senior Vice President, Secretary and Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Overland, he was a manufacturing budget analyst for McDonnell Douglas Corp. Mr. Kalbfleisch also served on the board of Paladin Group. Mr. Kalbfleisch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Point Loma Nazarene University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Diego.
