Our People

Jeff Gardner was appointed President and CEO of CalAmp in July 2020, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the company since January 2015. He served as Interim President & CEO from March 25, 2020 until July 2, 2020. Previously, he served as the president and CEO of Brinks Home Security. He also serves as a director of Qorvo, Inc., the holding company under which RF Micro Devices, Inc. and TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. were combined in 2014.

Gardner had been a member of the board of directors of RF Micro Devices, Inc. since 2004. In addition, from 2005 until 2015, he was a member of the board of directors of Windstream Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions, including cloud computing and managed services to businesses nationwide. From 2005 to 2014, Gardner also served as the president and chief executive officer of Windstream. Before joining Windstream, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alltel Corp. Earlier, he held a variety of senior management positions at 360 Communications, which merged with Alltel in 1998.

Gardner received a bachelor of arts degree in finance from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business administration from The College of William and Mary.

He is currently an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and NACD Governance Fellow, and he previously served on several national associations including the Business Roundtable and the United States Telecom Association.

Kurt Binder joined CalAmp in July 2017 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Binder brings to CalAmp significant leadership and technical experience in finance and business management having worked extensively with multinational technology companies across Europe, Asia, Latin America and the U.S.

Binder has spent the majority of his career in financial leadership positions, including most recently as chief financial officer of VIZIO, Inc., a global consumer electronics company, where he led VIZIO’s accounting and finance, human resources and business planning teams. While at VIZIO Binder was also honored by the Orange County Business Journal as “CFO of the Year” (2015).  Prior to joining VIZIO in 2010, Binder was a coordinating partner in the assurance practice of Ernst & Young, LLP, where he gained over 10 years of experience advising complex multinational companies across the globe.

Binder began his career with Price Waterhouse, and holds a BBA in accounting and an MBA in finance, both from Loyola University Maryland.

Brennen Carson joined CalAmp as chief revenue officer in June 2022. A high-energy and customer-centric senior sales leader, Carson is known for delivering record-breaking growth by driving targeted sales strategies and building high-performing sales teams to support company growth objectives. He has had extensive success in the software-as-a-service and fleet technology industries, directing cross-functional small-to-medium-sized business, mid-market and enterprise teams to consistently outperform top-line revenue targets.

Prior to joining CalAmp, Carson served as senior vice president of sales for driver performance company Idelic where he was responsible for successfully scaling the business, developing effective revenue delivery models and leading and growing a high-performing sales team. Under his sales leadership, Idelic’s mid-market revenue and pipeline value increased by a triple-digit percentage. Prior to Idelic, Carson served as vice president of sales, North America, for Fleetmatics. After its acquisition by Verizon Connect, he continued to lead a sales team of over 700 employees, growing average revenue per customer and increasing multi-product sales for new business.

Carson holds a bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies from Northeastern Illinois University and is a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.

Anand Rau is the chief technology officer at CalAmp responsible for all software and hardware product development and quality. Rau joined CalAmp in 2015 and brings 25 years of strategic management experience in delivering enterprise-class, mission-critical applications and platforms across several industry verticals including telematics, supply chain, physical resource management, industrial automation and medical products.

Prior to CalAmp, Rau was the CTO at MarginPoint, a mobile inventory management and supply chain solutions company. Rau also led product development and quality assurance as Vice President of Engineering at Accruent Inc., a leader in the physical resource  management vertical. He was also the co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at RiverOne (acquired by i2 technologies), where he led the team that built a supply chain solution that was adopted by companies representing approximately 25% of the global electronics industry. Rau started his career with Hewlett Packard Company in the Medical Products group, and has led the innovation and launch of technologically advanced enterprise solutions serving many markets.

Rau holds Master’s degrees in Computer Science and Physics, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA.

Monica Van Berkel has global responsibility for the acceleration of the company’s growth through human resources leadership, recruitment, and development of top-industry talent, and for building a strong corporate culture centered on engagement, agility, and innovation.

Monica joined CalAmp in 2015 and currently serves as senior vice president of human resources. With more than two decades of experience in high-tech companies, Monica brings extensive knowledge and experience in working with large cross-functional projects, handling mergers and acquisitions, and designing robust short- and long-term incentive plans. Under Monica’s leadership, CalAmp was honored to receive Cigna’s Well Being Award 2021 for an outstanding culture of well-being.

Monica is a trusted human resources leader. Born to immigrant parents, Monica as a second-generation Latina understands all too well the importance of creating diverse and engaged teams that enable the extraordinary. Throughout her 20-year career, she has delivered comprehensive people programs, led large-scale end-to-end business initiatives (including corporate reorganizations, divestitures, and integrations of global M&A activities), and driven cultural transformations.

Before joining CalAmp, Monica served as the chief administrative officer at EMCORE Corporation from 2004 to 2015 where she was responsible for both the human resources and information technology functions, setting their strategies and ensuring their alignment to the business. Earlier in her career, Monica held key human resources roles at companies such as First Data Corporation, Gateway, Western Digital, and Hoya Corporation.

Monica holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in administration of justice from San Jose State University.

Basudeb Chatterjee is chief digital information officer (CDIO) for CalAmp responsible for overseeing the company’s global IT function with a focus on data, infrastructure and information security across all business units in North America, EMEA and LATAM. Chatterjee joined CalAmp in January 2022 and brings over 15 years of experience driving digital transformations while consulting for private and public companies including Fortune 500 and mid-market organizations in industries spanning transportation & logistics, pharmaceutical distribution and telecommunications.

Prior to joining CalAmp, Chatterjee served as senior principal for Pariveda Solutions, Inc. leading complex projects for the national consulting firms most valued customers. Through this experience, he focused on marrying technology adoption with operational strategies by leveraging technologies like cloud, mobility and data platforms to streamline business operations for his clients while increasing productivity and improving customer service.

Prior to entering consulting, he began his professional career as an embedded software engineer for long-haul fiber telecommunication networks.

Chatterjee holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is currently pursuing his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Jeff Clark is the senior vice president of product management at CalAmp responsible for leading product innovation, definition, design and delivery of end-to-end experiences for CalAmp’s portfolio of telematics systems and emerging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. Clark joined CalAmp in March 2020 and brings over 20 years of experience in product management roles across multiple industries.

Before joining CalAmp, Clark was vice president of product management at Automatic Data Processing, Inc (ADP), the industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions provider, where he rebuilt the product organization of a $1.8B Compliance Solution business unit by managing a portfolio of more than a dozen product lines and multiple software and services platforms. Prior to ADP, Clark spent six years at Sage Software as vice president, product design and experience with a focus on the user experience (UX) across multiple global, cloud and mobile-based product offerings. Earlier in his career, Clark led several product teams in the SaaS and connected device spaces at Clearwire (a WiMAX service provider), Toshiba’s Digital Products Division, Amp’d Mobile and AOL, where he helped drive and execute the AOL Anywhere strategy.

Clark holds a bachelor’s degree of science from Michigan State University as well as an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

Mark Gaydos is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at CalAmp responsible for leading CalAmp’s worldwide marketing to help organizations understand the value of automating and optimizing their transportation and logistics processes. Gaydos joined CalAmp in January 2022 and brings more than 25 years of enterprise software marketing experience helping technology companies establish leadership and rapidly grow revenue.

Before joining CalAmp, Gaydos served as the CMO at Nlyte Software where he led marketing and sales development (SDR) teams to drive software revenue growth within the IT infrastructure marketplace. Prior to Nlyte, as senior vice president of marketing at Engine Yard, he drove marketing strategy and demand generation for the leading cloud application solution (PaaS) provider. Prior to that he held a variety of marketing leadership roles at enterprise companies including Oracle and SAP.

Gaydos has an M.B.A. in management science from San Diego State University and a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Nathan Lowstuter is senior vice president of global supply chain and operations at CalAmp and responsible for all supply chain and logistics across CalAmp’s global operations and contract manufacturing.  Lowstuter joined CalAmp in June 2020 and brings over 20 years of progressive leadership experience in global supply chain, quality control, lean manufacturing operations and project management.

Before joining CalAmp, Lowstuter developed and scaled high-performing supply chains for mid-sized venture-capital and private-equity companies across several industries, including electric vehicles, logistics and event services, solar, and commercial refrigeration.  Additionally, the foundational period of his career was spent at large Fortune 100 companies including Honeywell (commercial vehicles & aerospace), Boeing (space & communications) and FedEx.  He has expertise in building results-driven teams and functional process and system infrastructure to support growth, profitability and customer needs.

Lowstuter earned his MBA from the University of Southern California and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Manufacturing Expert from Honeywell.

Richard Scott is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at CalAmp and oversees CalAmp’s global legal affairs, compliance, corporate governance and secretarial functions. Scott joined CalAmp in 2021 and brings over 25 years of global legal experience in contracts, intellectual property and transactions across multiple verticals including technology, energy and transportation.

Serving in both public and private global companies across diverse industries, Scott has led legal teams dedicated to pragmatically assisting companies in successfully achieving their strategies, growing their business and mitigating risks. He has advised his clients on business and transactional matters in North America, South America, the Middle East and across Europe.

Scott joined CalAmp from Verra Mobility Corp. (NASDAQ: VRRM), a global leader in smart transportation solutions. Prior to Verra Mobility, Scott served in roles of increasing responsibility for Husqvarna Group and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY). Before moving to Occidental Petroleum, he practiced with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Simmons & Simmons LLP in both Los Angeles and London.

Scott holds a first-class bachelor’s degree from the University of Durham, UK and completed his legal studies at the University of Law in London, UK. He began his career as a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, was admitted to practice law in California in 2002, and is also admitted in Arizona.