John Kogan

John Kogan is VUDU’s Chief Financial Officer. John is responsible for finance and accounting along with human resources, information technology, legal, and administrative operations. John joins VUDU with extensive experience in both large public and venture-backed growth companies. Prior to VUDU, John was CFO of Encirq Corporation, where he led all finance, accounting, legal, and administrative operations. At Encirq, John also led venture and bank financing, managed sales contracts with Global 500 customers, oversaw creation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Korea, and positioned the company for future growth before leaving to join VUDU. Prior to Encirq, John was CFO of Black Pearl, Inc., where he managed corporate funding, led the creation and staffing of two international subsidiaries, oversaw all finance and administrative operations, and played a critical role in the sale of Black Pearl to a publicly traded company. Prior to Black Pearl, John was a co-founder, CFO and COO of Atlantes Services, Inc. Atlantes won a number of Global 500 customers for its technology, and John was instrumental in Atlantes’ sale to one of the 50 largest companies in the U.S. Previously, John held positions at Cisco Systems and AlliedSignal in a variety of operations, finance and MA roles in the U.S. and abroad.John has an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a B.A. in Economics from Connecticut College.