Virtacore Systems Names Phill Lawson-Shanks as CTO
Virtacore Systems, a Sterling, Va.-based provider of hybrid clouds backed by Insight Venture Partners, has brought aboard Phill Lawson-Shanks as CTO. Lawson-Shanks previously served as the chief strategy officer of Nimbus Exchange and as chief strategy officer at Alcatel-Lucent. . He also spent many years with Compaq Computer in both Europe and the U.S. PRESS RELEASE: Virtacore...
Anamitra Banerji Joins Foundation Capital as E.I.R.
Anamitra Banerji, the former Twitter product manager, has joined Foundation Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence, the firm announce Monday. Banerji joined Twitter in March 2009, where he helped start the company’s advertising platform and core revenue engine, Foundation said in a press release. In his new role, he will help identify promising investments, as well as...
Segulah Announces Promotions
Swedish private equity firm Segulah Advisor has recruited Lars Axelson as director of operations & control. The firm has also promoted both Erik Thornell, head of banking and Håkan Dahlin, CFO, to partner. PRESS RELEASE Lars is currently CFO of Segulah IV LP’s portfolio company Gunnebo Industries and has been CFO of three other Leveraged...
Segulah Announces Promotions
Swedish private equity firm Segulah Advisor has recruited Lars Axelson as director of operations & control. The firm has also promoted both Erik Thornell, head of banking and Håkan Dahlin, CFO, to partner. PRESS RELEASE Lars is currently CFO of Segulah IV LP’s portfolio company Gunnebo Industries and has been CFO of three other Leveraged...
H.I.G. Capital Opens Madrid and Rio de Janeiro Office
H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm has opened a Madrid office and also expanded into Latin America with the opening of a Rio de Janeiro office. Jaime Bergel has been appointed managing director to lead its efforts in Spain and Fernando Marques Oliveira has been recruited as managing director to lead the Brazil and...
H.I.G. Capital Opens Madrid and Rio de Janeiro Office
H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm has opened a Madrid office and also expanded into Latin America with the opening of a Rio de Janeiro office. Jaime Bergel has been appointed managing director to lead its efforts in Spain and Fernando Marques Oliveira has been recruited as managing director to lead the Brazil and...
Trident Capital Promotes
Trident Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on software, Internet and business services companies, has promoted Matthew Chagan to principal of the firm. Chagan was previously a vice president of Trident. He will continue to focus on investments primarily in the Internet and mobile sectors. PRESS RELEASE Trident Capital, a leading venture capital firm focusing...
Trident Capital Promotes
Trident Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on software, Internet and business services companies, has promoted Matthew Chagan to principal of the firm. Chagan was previously a vice president of Trident. He will continue to focus on investments primarily in the Internet and mobile sectors. PRESS RELEASE Trident Capital, a leading venture capital firm focusing...
Adeona Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointments
Adeona Pharmaceuticals, a developer of DNA-based therapeutics and innovative disease-modifying medicines for serious illnesses, has announced a series of appointments. Jeff Riley, a member of the Adeona board of directors since March 2010 and chairman of the board since November 2011, was appointed as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Scott L. Tarriff and...
