John C. Abbott
CEO and Chairman of the Board, Quepasa Corporation
Mr. Abbott was appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Quepasa in October, 2007.
Between 2005 and 2007, Mr. Abbott served as strategic and financial advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Mexican industrial consortium Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. (AHMSA). AHMSA has held an ownership position in Quepasa Corp. since September, 2006.
In 2006, Mr. Abbott assisted in the formation of Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together (www.matt.org), a San Antonio-based non-profit group focused on improving Mexico-US relations. MATT maintains a strategic partnership with Quepasa, through which both entities collaborate on technological and community outreach initiatives.
From 1992 to 2005, Mr. Abbott held several senior positions within JP Morgan’s Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions team, focusing on advising many of the region’s leading industrial groups on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings.
Mr. Abbott has spent a significant part of his life in Latin America, having lived 13 years in Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Brazil.
Mr. Abbott earned his A.B. in History from Stanford University in 1992 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997.
Michael Matte
CFO
Mr. Matte most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Cyberguard Corporation from 2001 to 2006.
From 1981 to 1992, he was employed by Price Waterhouse as a Senior Audit Manager
From 1992 to 1998, he served as Chief Financial Officer for InTime Systems International, and from 1998 to 2001, he served as Chief Financial Officer for AmeriJet International
Mr. Matte is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from Florida State University.
Louis Bardov
Chief Technology Officer
Louis Bardov has over 21 years of experience in software development and technology management. Prior to joining Quepasa, Mr. Bardov served as Senior Vice President of Software Development, Customer Care and Customer Retention at Match.com. Having started as its VP of Internet Development in 2001, Bardov played a lead role in taking Match.com from a small startup to a household brand name.