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=20 EXECUTIVE CHANGES FOR Thursday, May 31, 2001 TOP MANAGEMENT =01=07? Ardent Appoints Former Glaxo WellCome Exec as Pres, CEO =01=07? Biotech Firm Enanta Names Spiros Jamas New President & CEO =01=07? Data & Analysis Firm Polexis Names David Overskei as New CEO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT =01=07? Noveon Adds Kumar Shah as Sr. VP of Corp. Dev. MARKETING & SALES =01=07? Assentive Adds ObjectStream Exec Ken Croley as Marketing VP =01=07? MidStream Names Stuart Rosove Marketing Vice President =01=07? Digital Media On Demand Adds Mark Overington as VP =01=07? DSPs Provider Improv Systems Names VP of Sales =01=07? Lumeta Names James Conniff & Michael Briggs Reg. Sales Mgrs. =01=07? Touchpoint Adds BobDeHaven and Doug Dahlen as Sales Execs =01=07? VirtualGiveaway Names Sharon Schanzer as Sales & Mkt. VP OPERATIONS =01=07? Asera Appoints Deepak Patil as President of Asera India =01=07? OptiGlobe Appoints Ramon Quintana to Lead Mexican Operations =01=07? Sequence Design Opens Japan Office with Chairman Yu Hirano =01=07? Advantage Capital Partners Adds Stephen Bordes as Sr. VP =01=07? e-business technology Names Diem Le as VP, Int'l Relations =01=07? Howard Diamond Gets Promoted to GetPlugged.com's VP =01=07? Metreo Adds Peter Wong as VP of Professional Services =01=07? Entropia Opens U.K. Office, Alex Wild is Managing Director FINANCE =01=07? Astrea Systems Adds Orange Glo Exec Larry McVey as CFO =01=07? Lido Capital Adds Xdrive Exec Keith Pinter as Managing Dir. TECHNOLOGY =01=07? Availant Adds Veridiem Exec Chanchal Samantha as CTO =01=07? Poindexter Systems Names Steve Jacobs VP of Engineering =01=07? SideStep Adds Jung Shin as VP of Eng. and Operations OTHER =01=07? eRealty.com Adds George Stephens as Director of Compliance EXECUTIVE SEARCHES =01=07 SR. DIRECTOR, QUANTITATIVE ANALYTICS-NEW YORK =01=07 VP MARKETING-CUPERTINO, CA =01=07 VP MARKETING-SEATTLE =01=07 DIRECTOR OF UK ADVERTISING SALES-LONDON =01=07 VICE PRESIDENT-LOS ANGELES AREA =01=07 DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT-ITHACA, NY =01=07 CMO/EVP MARKETING-AMSTERDAM, NL =01=07 SENIOR VP SALES-NY OR CALIFORNIA =01=07 CFO-SILICON VALLEY AND ELSEWHERE =01=07 EVP SALES AND SERVICE-SEATTLE, WA =01=07 GENERAL! PARTNER-SF OR NYC TOP MANAGEMENT Ardent Appoints Former Glaxo WellCome Exec as Pres, CEO mail? top RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ardent Pharmaceuticals, whic= h=20 develops therapeutics for pain management, urinary incontinence, depression= ,=20 cardioprotection, and glaucoma, said Dr. Richard S. Kent has joined the=20 company as president and CEO. Dr. Kent had served as senior vice president = of=20 global medical affairs and chief medical officer for GlaxoSmithKline.=20 Kwen-Jen Chang, who has served as president and CEO since 1996, retains his= =20 position as chairman and takes on the role of chief scientific officer. Dr.= =20 Kent, who takes a seat on the board as the ninth director, was introduced t= o=20 Ardent through local industry contacts. He will focus on bringing the firm'= s=20 first product, an intravenous formulation for pain management, through=20 clinical trials and to market. The trials will finish in 2004. The company = is=20 backed by more than $32 million from Bau Dah Investment, Bio World Venture= =20 Capital, Central Investment Holding Co., China Development Industrial Bank,= =20 Elan Pharmaceuticals, and PK Venture Capital.=20 http://www.ardentpharma.com Biotech Firm Enanta Names Spiros Jamas New President & CEO mail? top CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a developer of= =20 small-molecule drugs, announced the appointment of Spiros Jamas as presiden= t,=20 CEO and director. Prior to joining Enanta, he served as president, CEO, and= =20 director of Repair, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies to=20 repair diseased organs and tissues. Mr. Jamas replaces co-founder Peter O.= =20 Kliem, who will continue with the company as chief operating officer,=20 executive vice president and board member. He joins as the seventh member o= f=20 the company's board, which includes Stella M. Sung, a partner with Oxford= =20 Bioscience Partners; Gert Caspritz, a partner with TVM Techno Venture=20 Management; and William C. Mills III, a partner with Advent International.= =20 Enanta's backers include Advent International, Alpinvest International, Ban= k=20 Vontobel, KB Lux Venture Capital, Lancet Capital, Oxford Bioscience Partner= s,=20 and TVM Techno Venture Management.=20 http://www.enanta.com Data & Analysis Firm Polexis Names David Overskei as New CEO mail? top SAN DIEGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Polexis, which creates information analysis and= =20 data management tools and applications for commercial businesses and=20 government agencies, said it appointed David Overskei as its new CEO.=20 Previously, Mr. Overskei worked as a consultant to high-technology companie= s.=20 Mr. Overskei, who will not gain a board seat, replaces co-founder, Carlos= =20 Persichetti, in the CEO position, but Mr. Persichetti will remain president= .=20 Polexis was searching for a new CEO to direct its future growth and located= =20 Mr. Overskei through a board member. Founded in 1995 the company has raised= =20 two rounds of funding from Nextreme Ventures and Bridge-West. It is advised= =20 by the San Diego office of Brobeck Pheleger & Harrison.=20 http://www.polexis.com BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Noveon Adds Kumar Shah as Sr. VP of Corp. Dev. mail? top CLEVELAND (VENTUREWIRE) -- Noveon, formerly BFGoodrich Performance=20 Materials, said it appointed Kumar Shah as senior vice president of corpora= te=20 development, reporting to president and CEO Steve Demetriou. Prior to joini= ng=20 the company Mr. Shah was senior vice president of corporate development at= =20 International Security Products. Noveon is the new name of the former=20 specialty chemicals businesses of The BFGoodrich Company. Noveon was acquir= ed=20 in February 2001 for $1.4 billion by a private equity group led by AEA=20 Investors.=20 http://www.bfgoodrich.com 'Financial MARKETING & SALES Assentive Adds ObjectStream Exec Ken Croley as Marketing VP mail? top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Assentive Solutions, a provider of secure= =20 digital intellectual property management technology to businesses, said it= =20 named Ken Croley as vice president of marketing. Mr. Croley was formerly vi= ce=20 president of sales and marketing at ObjectStream, a software vendor providi= ng=20 Internet infrastructure to online businesses and service providers. Assenti= ve=20 Solutions is backed by Information Technology Ventures, Intel 64 Fund, J. &= =20 W. Seligman, Jafco Ventures, Mentor Capital Group, Science Applications=20 International, Spinnaker Ventures, Sun Microsystems, and TL Ventures. http://www.assentive.com MidStream Names Stuart Rosove Marketing Vice President mail? top BELLEVUE, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MidStream Technologies, a developer of=20 multiformat, narrow and broadband flexible streaming hardware, said it name= d=20 Stuart Rosove as vice president of marketing. Mr. Rosove was recently CEO o= f=20 AudioTrack Watermark Solutions and also owned consulting firm Rosove=20 Consulting Services. MidStream is backed by ARCH Venture Partners, Cascadia= =20 Capital, Fluke Venture Partners, Imperial Bank, Polaris Venture Partners, a= nd=20 Xilinx. http://www.midstream.com Digital Media On Demand Adds Mark Overington as VP mail? top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Digital Media On Demand, a provider of secure=20 distribution and commerce services for digital assets, said it added Mark= =20 Overington as vice president of sales and marketing. Mr. Overington formerl= y=20 served as vice president of marketing at Excara. Digital Media On Demand's= =20 investors include Greylock, Intel, Pilot House Ventures, and Sage Hill=20 Partners. http://www.dmod.com 'Mobile DSPs Provider Improv Systems Names VP of Sales mail? top BEVERLY, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Improv Systems, which provides configurabl= e=20 digital signal processors to consumer electronics and telecommunications=20 markets, said it has appointed Michael J. Calise as its new vice president = of=20 sales. Mr. Calise, who will be responsible for all global sales and custome= r=20 applications engineering, will be based in California's Bay Area and report= =20 directly to Cary Ussery, president and founder of Improv Systems. Mr. Calis= e=20 was most recently the vice president of worldwide sales and business=20 development for Palmchip. Improv has raised $25 million from Phillips=20 Semiconductor and individual investors, and is currently looking for=20 additional financing. The company has over 70 employees.=20 http://www.improvsys.com Lumeta Names James Conniff & Michael Briggs Reg. Sales Mgrs. mail? top SOMERSET, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lumeta, an enterprise network management a= nd=20 security services firm, said it named James Conniff as regional sales manag= er=20 overseeing the Southeast and mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Conniff formerly work= ed=20 at ADT for 13 years. Also added as regional sales manager was Michael Brigg= s,=20 who will be responsible for the Midwest region. Mr. Briggs formerly served = as=20 regional business director at a New Jersey-based carrier vendor and also=20 served as regional sales manager at Honeywell. Lumeta is backed by Draper= =20 Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures, and meVC Draper= =20 Fisher Jurvetson Fund. http://www.lumeta.com Touchpoint Adds BobDeHaven and Doug Dahlen as Sales Execs mail? top EMERYVILLE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Touchpoint, a marketing services compa= ny=20 that enables companies to send printed communications, said it named Bob=20 DeHaven vice president of sales. Mr. DeHaven was formerly president of U.S.= =20 operations of MessagingDirect, a messaging-based electronic billing and=20 payment company. Also added was Doug Dahlen as sales director for the Midwe= st=20 region. Mr. Dahlen was formerly area vice president for the Western U.S. at= =20 Messaging Direct. Touchpoint is backed by Crimson Global Internet Fund,=20 Crimson Group, Highland Capital Partners, Roda Group, and Rukuten. http://www.touchpoint.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 VirtualGiveaway Names Sharon Schanzer as Sales & Mkt. VP mail? top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- VirtualGiveaway, a developer of games,=20 contests, and sweepstakes with advertising or branding built into their=20 content, said it named Sharon Schanzer as vice president of sales and=20 marketing. Ms. Schanzer was formerly vice president of client services at= =20 ProductPOP, an online point-of-purchase application service provider.=20 VirtualGiveaway is backed by individuals.=20 http://www.virtualgiveaway.com OPERATIONS Asera Appoints Deepak Patil as President of Asera India mail? top BELMONT, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Asera, a provider of an online business= =20 operating system, said it named Deepak Patil as president of Asera India. M= r.=20 Patil will lead the company's efforts in India, which includes customer=20 activation and support, building an India-based engineering presence and=20 leading sales and marketing for the India and Asia-Pacific markets. Prior t= o=20 joining the company Mr. Patil was co-founder, president, and CEO at eVizeon= =20 India, a firm focused on providing e-commerce IT services to global=20 companies. Asera's investors include AC Ventures, Amerindo Investment=20 Advisors, Bowman Capital Management, BP Amoco, Capital Research Management,= =20 Cisco Systems, Crescendo Ventures, Eastman Chemical, GE Capital Equity Grou= p,=20 Integral Capital Partners, Intel, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and=20 others.=20 http://www.asera.com OptiGlobe Appoints Ramon Quintana to Lead Mexican Operations mail? top BETHESDA, Md. (VENTUREWIRE) -- OptiGlobe, a provider of enterprise and=20 Internet data center services, said it named Ramon Quintana as country laun= ch=20 manager for OptiGlobe-Mexico. Mr. Quintana will oversee sales, operation,= =20 marketing, and construction for the company's facility in Mexico City. He= =20 formerly served as vice president of operations at NCR's subsidiary, the=20 Teradata Solutions Group. OptiGlobe is backed by BancBoston Ventures, Banco= =20 Santander Central Hispano, Credit Suisse First Boston, First Union Capital= =20 Partners, Mellon Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Norwest Equity Partners, Telecom= =20 Partners, Racional, and Votorantim Venture Capital.=20 http://www.optiglobe.com Sequence Design Opens Japan Office with Chairman Yu Hirano mail? top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Sequence Design, a provider of timing= =20 and power optimization for design closure in system-on-a-chip integrated=20 circuits, said it appointed Yu "Duke" Hirano as chairman of its newly forme= d=20 Japanese subsidiary Sequence Design KK. Mr. Hirano was most recently=20 president for Nihon Synopsys KK. Sequence Design is backed by Alpine=20 Technology Ventures, Atlas Venture, Intel, IVP, LSI Logic, Menlo Ventures,= =20 Sigma Partners, Skywood Ventures, Sofinnova, Sumitomo, and VenGlobal Capita= l.=20 http://www.sequencedesign.com Advantage Capital Partners Adds Stephen Bordes as Sr. VP mail? top NEW ORLEANS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Investment firm Advantage Capital Partners sa= id=20 it named Stephen J. Bordes as senior vice president. Mr. Bordes will be=20 responsible for identifying and assessing investment opportunities,=20 evaluating and structuring transactions, and working with portfolio company= =20 management teams. Mr. Bordes previously was a partner in the merger and=20 acquisition services group at Deloitte & Touche.=20 http://www.advantage-capital.com e-business technology Names Diem Le as VP, Int'l Relations mail? top COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- e-business technology, a security= =20 services and product development firm, said it added Diem Le as vice=20 president of international relations. Mr. Le will be responsible for creati= ng=20 and maintaining strategic partnerships and distribution channels for the=20 company's software and services. Initial international expansion will focus= =20 on the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Le most recently served as vice president a= nd=20 general manager, Asia operations at MedChannel, a business-to-business=20 healthcare software and services firm. e-business technology is backed by= =20 Crimson Ventures. http://www.ebiz-tech.com Howard Diamond Gets Promoted to GetPlugged.com's VP mail? top WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- KnowledgeLinks, parent company t= o=20 GetPlugged.com, said it promoted Howard Diamond to vice president and gener= al=20 manager of GetPlugged.com. Mr. Diamond most recently served as director of= =20 sales and joined the company in April 1999. KnowledgeLinks is backed by=20 Hewlett-Packard, Mission Ventures, M Group, and Timberline Venture Partners= . http://www.getplugged.com Metreo Adds Peter Wong as VP of Professional Services mail? top PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metreo, a provider of supplier-driven= =20 online business technology, said it named Peter Wong as vice president of= =20 professional services, reporting to co-founder, president and CEO Daphne=20 Carmeli. Mr. Wong formerly served as director of West Region Consulting=20 Services at J.D. Edwards. Metreo is backed by Mentor Venture Partners,=20 Prospect Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital. http://www.metreo.com Entropia Opens U.K. Office, Alex Wild is Managing Director mail? top SAN DIEGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Entropia, a provider of distributed computing= =20 resources, said it appointed Alex Wild as European managing director for it= s=20 new Cambridge, England office. Mr. Wild formerly worked at companies such a= s=20 Novartis, Nestle, and Mercedes Benz. Entropia is backed by Mission Ventures= ,=20 Moore Capital Management, Pacific Life Insurance, RRE Ventures, and the San= =20 Diego Technology Group. http://www.entropia.com FINANCE Astrea Systems Adds Orange Glo Exec Larry McVey as CFO mail? top ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Astrea Systems, a provider of wireless W= eb=20 software technology and a vendor of a wireless Web services platform and=20 mobile commerce systems and software, said it appointed Larry McVey as chie= f=20 financial officer. Mr. McVey previously served as CFO at Orange Glo=20 International. Astrea is backed by individuals and plans to seek Series A= =20 funding in the next few months. http://www.astreasystems.com Lido Capital Adds Xdrive Exec Keith Pinter as Managing Dir. mail? top IRVINE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lido Capital, a financial advisor to=20 communications, utilities, and emerging companies, said it appointed Keith= =20 Pinter as managing director. Mr. Pinter most recently served as executive= =20 vice president and general manager of business services at Xdrive=20 Technologies, an Internet storage infrastructure provider. Prior to Xdrive= =20 Technologies, Mr. Pinter served as executive vice president of sales at Epo= ch=20 Internet, an Internet service provider.=20 http://www.lidocap.com TECHNOLOGY Availant Adds Veridiem Exec Chanchal Samantha as CTO mail? top CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Availant, a provider of availability=20 management software and services, said it named Chanchal Samantha as chief= =20 technology officer, responsible for product and technology strategy. Mr.=20 Samantha formerly served as chief technology officer at Veridiem, a marketi= ng=20 performance management company. Nick Minutillo was also added as vice=20 president of product marketing, reporting to Mr. Samantha. Mr. Minutillo=20 previously served as acting CTO of Availant and joined the company in 1996.= =20 Availant is backed by Boston Capital Ventures and DRW Venture Partners. http://www.availant.com Poindexter Systems Names Steve Jacobs VP of Engineering mail? top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Poindexter Systems, a provider of software that= =20 enables real-time advertisement generation, said it named Steve Jacobs vice= =20 president of engineering. Mr. Jacobs previously oversaw development of=20 OnTarget for Sonata, a mobile ad server. Poindexter is backed by Echelon=20 Ventures and Hudson Venture Partners. http://www.poindextersystems.com SideStep Adds Jung Shin as VP of Eng. and Operations mail? top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- SideStep, an online travel service,= =20 said it named Jung Shin as vice president of engineering and operations,=20 responsible for product development activities and overseeing the company's= =20 software engineering team. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Shin was senio= r=20 vice president and co-founder at Embark.com, an education Web site. SideSte= p=20 has raised $5.2 million from individual investors. http://www.sidestep.com OTHER eRealty.com Adds George Stephens as Director of Compliance mail? top HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- eRealty.com, an online real estate brokerage, sai= d=20 it named George C. Stephens as director of compliance, responsible for the= =20 company's compliance with federal, state, and local real estate regulations= .=20 Mr. Stephens also currently serves as secretary of the Texas Association of= =20 Realtors and is the organization's chairman for 2002. eRealty is backed by= =20 Milestone Venture Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, and TL Ventures. http://www.erealty.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES Sr. Director, Quantitative Analytics - New York - Marketing Infrastructure= =20 Services Wheelhouse, which designs implements and manages strategic Internet marketi= ng=20 systems, seeks a leader with a unique combination of solid quantitative=20 analytics, modeling, and business intelligence skills along with business= =20 development skills. This position involves significant pre-sales and sales= =20 involvement, billable client work, and participation in the ongoing=20 definition and development of analytic service offerings.=20 The candidate will be responsible for: * Participating in the sales process to identify and articulate strategic= =20 analytic solutions=20 * Determining appropriate statistical technique(s) to meet client needs=20 * Managing and potentially designing and programming SAS macros to expedite= =20 modeling EDA process and accountable for ensuring quality on all projects= =20 * Collaborating with the Service Development team to identify, prioritize,= =20 develop and expand suite of analytic services and offerings=20 * Representing Wheelhouse in marketing/analytic forums=20 * Consulting on client and internal projects=20 Qualifications:=20 Education: Masters or MBA required; Masters or PhD in Statistics or=20 Econometrics strongly desired=20 Experience: 7-10 years of experience including extensive consulting=20 experience in database marketing, marketing analytics, Internet marketing= =20 and/or e-commerce business issues. This individual should have significant= =20 experience working with the following statistical techniques as they apply = to=20 marketing:=20 * Logistic regression=20 * Factor analysis=20 * Decision Tree Modeling (i.e., CHAID, CART, C4.5, etc.)=20 * Cluster Analysis=20 * Segmentation=20 e-mail: HR@wheelhouse.com company: Wheelhouse [top] VP Marketing - Cupertino, CA - Edge Networking entrisphere is a startup backed by two eminent venture-capital firms, Accel= =20 Partners and Benchmark Capital. We're building the first carrier-class,=20 converged 'first mile' systems that are plug compatible with service-provid= er=20 infrastructure, finally providing economic service delivery of new=20 high-revenue broadband services.=20 By integrating several network elements, the entrisphere solution=20 revolutionizes service provisioning and management of edge networks, yet=20 enables service providers to leverage their investment in operations, Class= 5=20 switching, and IP routing. Our system is based on a state-of-the-art hardwa= re=20 architecture involving high-density and high-speed design driven by=20 innovative software.=20 You are responsible for our inbound product marketing and management=20 functions. You are articulate, have ties in the service provider community,= =20 and possess a basic knowledge of the technology - ideally with a data=20 background and an understanding of the existing public switched telephone= =20 network. Must be comfortable giving presentations at all customer levels.= =20 Previous experience in a venture-backed start-up is desirable. e-mail: careers@entrisphere.com company: entrisphere [top] VP Marketing - Seattle - Communications Lasers nLight Photonics is seeking a seasoned executive with a successful record o= f=20 marketing and creating business relationships in the telecom industry, who= =20 will drive the market penetration and sales success of nLight. He/she will = be=20 responsible for directing all aspects of nLight's marketing and business=20 development activities, including product management, technical=20 specifications and marketing communications. This senior management positio= n=20 reports to the CEO.=20 Primary Job Functions=20 Develop and implement the multiple-product marketing strategy for next=20 generation optical components based on nLight technology=20 Work closely with the VP of Engineering to refine the product marketing=20 strategy and to develop detailed documentation of product specifications=20 Perform competitive analysis, decide overall market positioning and influen= ce=20 company direction accordingly=20 Identify strategic partners and business benefits, and propose and develop= =20 advantageous relationships=20 Develop and maintain nLight's image and reputation in the marketplace,=20 effectively communicating and evangelizing the the 'company story' and=20 positioning to the industry, partners and customer groups=20 Build and develop a highly qualified marketing team=20 Negotiated pricing, NRE, and licensing deals with prospective partners=20 Knowledge & Skills Required=20 Engineering background with significant experience in marketing and product= =20 development=20 Strong personal leadership skills and a proven track record of developing,= =20 building and bringing new, sophisticated optical networking products to=20 market Experience and success in managing complex system engineering projec= ts=20 requiring intense industry qualification=20 Thorough knowledge of fiber optic communication technology=20 Familiarity with long-haul optical transport technologies including EDFA an= d=20 Raman amplification technologies is desired=20 Familiarity with Telcordia qualification requirements=20 Thorough knowledge of potential partners and customers in the=20 telecommunication space e-mail: hr@nlightphotonics.com company: nLight Photonics [top] Director of UK Advertising Sales - London - Search Engine Work for a pre-IPO organization that has consistently been regarded as the= =20 best search engine on the web! The award-winning Google search engine is=20 rapidly growing in popularity around the globe. Google is available in 26= =20 languages and more than half our traffic comes from outside the United=20 States. Now we want more than half of our revenue to come from outside the= =20 United States. We need to grow our presence in the UK and are looking for a= n=20 exceptional leader to drive the establishment of our London office.=20 Responsibilities:=20 * Acquire UK clients as well as establish strong relationships with=20 advertising agencies. Primary method of acquisition will be client=20 visits/presentations.=20 * Prospect, qualify, negotiate and close key accounts=20 * Achieve revenue goals=20 * Build a local sales force and drive the establishment of Google's UK=20 presence=20 * Increase Google brand awareness=20 * Manage UK sales force and day-to-day operations=20 Experience/Attributes:=20 * A minimum of 7 years sales experience with 4 years of management backgrou= nd=20 * 2-3 years of online advertising sales=20 * Established network of contacts with advertisers and agencies (online and= =20 offline)=20 * Strong understanding of the Internet advertising space=20 * Outstanding presentation and communication skills=20 * Entrepreneurial spirit and instinct for revenue-generating activities=20 * Valid UK work permit required=20 * Continental languages ideal=20 e-mail: jobs@google.com company: Google [top] Vice President - Los Angeles Area - HW/SW Engineering, Microscale=20 Manfufacturing We seek a highly-experienced, creative, and dynamic senior manager to assum= e=20 a key position as Vice President in charge of the hardware and software=20 design and development of sophisticated, high precision capital equipment f= or=20 microscale manufacturing. Candidates must have a track record in the=20 successful commercialization of automated capital equipment. Experience in= =20 bringing to market equipment for semiconductor manufacturing or a related= =20 industry is preferred. An extensive background managing large and complex= =20 multidisciplinary projects is a strict requirement.=20 Duties and Responsibilities:=20 * Supervise and coordinate Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineering= =20 departments.=20 * Assume responsibility for systems engineering and specification of new=20 products.=20 * Develop budgets and product plans.=20 * Work closely with V.P., Process and Materials Engineering to develop new= =20 products and expand the capabilities of existing products.=20 * Interface with Manufacturing, QA/QC, Marketing customers.=20 Requirements:=20 * B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics; M.Sc.= =20 desirable.=20 * 3+ years of experience as a V.P. Engineering or 6+ years of experience as= =20 a, Project Manager, or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering department=20 manager=20 * Background in capital equipment.=20 * Solid track record in bringing to market successful products.=20 * Good working knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principle= s,=20 methods, and tools.=20 * Solid understanding of software development, including some software=20 development experience.=20 * Project management background.=20 * Systems engineering background.=20 * Demonstrated ability to manage others.=20 * Excellent organizational skills.=20 * Excellent interpersonal skills.=20 * Excellent oral and written communications in English.=20 Applicable Background:=20 * Semiconductor process tools or other precision, automated capital=20 equipment.=20 e-mail: box1078@venturewire.com company: n/a [top] Director of Product Management - Ithaca, NY - Optical Components BinOptics is a pioneer in next-generation optical devices based on=20 leading-edge semiconductor innovations. The company's proprietary technolog= y=20 places it in a unique position to address the challenges facing the rapidly= =20 growing optical components industry. Founded in 2000, BinOptics is privatel= y=20 held and funded by renowned Silicon Valley venture firm Draper Fisher=20 Jurvetson and Stanford University. The company is currently headquartered i= n=20 scenic Ithaca, New York and is seeking a Director of Product Management who= =20 will report to the CEO.=20 The Director will be responsible for working with potential customers to=20 understand how the company's technology can meet their requirements; leadin= g=20 the evolution of the company's products by determining the product=20 definitions and the planning process; being the main ambassador and=20 evangelist of the company's technology; building and leading the team that= =20 will develop and deploy the company's next-generation products; and providi= ng=20 product direction and guidance for the engineering team.=20 He/She should be a dynamic and high-energy individual with strong=20 presentation skills; have a very strong knowledge and understanding of the= =20 telecommunication industry, DWDM, optical components, optoelectronics, and= =20 photonics; have 8+ years of telecommunication industry experience; have at= =20 least 5 years experience with product management or engineering management = or=20 product development specializing in optical networking products; have=20 excellent written and verbal communication skills; be able to represent the= =20 company in business as well as technical forums; and have an MBA and an MS = or=20 BS in Electrical Engineering. A background from an optical component=20 manufacturer is preferred but not required.=20 The job requires a significant amount of travel. e-mail: careers@binoptics.com company: BinOptics [top] CMO/EVP Marketing - Amsterdam, NL - Information Technology THE CHALLENGE Establish Our Client, a $3 Billion global consultancy, as a= =20 premier Global Brand that stands for a high quality, premier service and=20 Support global growth objectives from $3 Billion to $10 Billion.=20 CMO/EVP MARKETING=01(THE ROLE The EVP Marketing will be a member of the sen= ior=20 management team and will report to the Board of Directors. The CMO/EVP=20 Marketing will Develop, communicate and drive the marketing strategy to=20 position our client as a Global brand and lead all marketing functions:=20 Public relations, Investor relations, Marketing plans, Brand development=20 strategy, Product and service development, Promotion and positioning=20 campaigns and Web based marketing strategies to include web site strategies= ,=20 e-news letters etc.=20 REQUIREMENTS: International Background: Implemented successful Marketing=20 Campaigns across multiple countries and regions, Multi-Lingual desired,=20 English Fluency required Educational background: BA/BS Required, MBA requir= ed=20 Experience with Marketing/Branding in a Service industry or B2B environment= =20 highly desired=20 e-mail: toddg@1execstreet.com company: 1EXECStreet [top] Senior VP Sales - NY or California - Dark Fiber Wholesale Company will be deploying dense dark fiber networks in US Cities using=20 robotic technology to quickly deploy fiber in sewers and storm drains=20 quicker, more efficiently, and with less impact than current methods.=20 We need a proven dark fiber and bandwidth sales executive that has closed= =20 deals with ISP, ASP, ILEC, CLEC, DLEC, wireless, large business, and=20 government customers.=20 Responsibilities: Presell fiber before build is started. Lease fiber during= =20 construction process, and after the build is completed.Assist in ROW=20 acquisition with cities.Recruit and manage sales team and effort. Build and= =20 manage local sales teams and effort. Report to CEO on all aspects of sales= =20 and revenue responsibilities.=20 Qualifications: Prior experience working for a national provider of dark=20 fiber in metro areas. Knowledge and contacts with customer targets. Strong= =20 proven experience on closing sales with carriers. Business and financial=20 educational background a plus.=20 e-mail: box1070@venturewire.com company: n/a [top] CFO - Silicon Valley and Elsewhere - Venture-Backed Startup Mayfield provides Venture Capital with IMPACT, creating next-generation=20 technology companies in communications and e-Business Software. We are=20 currently seeking seasoned Chief Financial Officers for our portfolio with= =20 the following credentials:=20 * CFO experience in private and public technology companies=20 * CFO Experience in leading companies to profitability and successful=20 liquidity=20 * Style and attitude that thrives in either early or mature companies=20 * Strong financial and business modeling skills=20 * Strong leadership, management, operating skills and insights=20 * Deep relationships with analysts and Wall Street=20 * Strong financing skills and ties with technology venture community,=20 investment bankers, institutional and enterprise investors=20 * BA or MBA Degree=20 Current opportunities in Silicon Valley, So. California, Seattle, and=20 Washington, DC=20 e-mail: opportunities@mayfield.com company: Mayfield [top] EVP Sales and Service - Seattle, WA - Online Learning Growing K-12 teacher shortages, and difficulties in creating economic class= =20 sizes in both urban and rural settings, create challenges in providing=20 students across the country with equal access to quality education in=20 important subject areas. At the same time, increasing levels of funding ar= e=20 available at local, state and federal levels for developing innovative=20 methods of using technology to enhance the delivery of education. Virtual= =20 Schools--offering highly interactive courses led by online instructors--are= =20 growing rapidly across the country as a way for school systems to provide= =20 choices to students that they otherwise wouldn't be able to offer in a=20 cost-effective way. Virtual Schools are taking off across the country--18= =20 states either operate or are building Virtual Schools.=20 Our Company is the leading builder and operator of virtual schools for the= =20 K-12 education market. We build private-label virtual schools for states,= =20 large districts, and other institutional education partners. We provide=20 technology, content, and services to allow our customers to reach students= =20 they otherwise would not be able to serve. We also act as an "added-value= =20 content aggregator" for publishers, universities and others who seek to=20 transform their learning materials for delivery through the new Virtual=20 School channel. We have built a market-leading position, with customer=20 agreements now covering over 30% of the nation's high schools and 4.3m=20 high-school students.=20 This individual will be a key member of the company's Executive Team,=20 participating in senior-level strategic activities. This individual will= =20 focus on creating a dynamic, effective team tasked with the following: dire= ct=20 sales of our content, technology and services into the K-12 education marke= t;=20 managing major account relationships and service; end-user services,=20 including driving end-user (student) enrollments, student services, tech=20 support; and development of new channels to supplement direct sales efforts= .=20 e-mail: box1069@venturewire.com company: n/a [top] General Partner - SF or NYC - Venture Capital $280 Million global fund in formation phase with offices in the US, Europe= =20 and Asia, focused on early stage companies within the wireless, optical and= =20 distributed computing sectors, seeks a General Partner to reinforce the US= =20 team. The current team includes experienced Venture Capitalists and=20 entrepreneurs. Candidates will have a solid and successful VC experience = =01) 10=20 years minimum =01) with international experience to contribute to developin= g a=20 global fund.=20 The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial and have a strong track record = in=20 early stage investing and good technical background=20 e-mail: box1066@venturewire.com company: n/a [top] , 2001 Technologic Partners =09 =09 =09WHO'S HIRING =09Model N of San Francisco =09By Giselle Greenwood =09Model N's chief operating officer and co-founder, Olivia Dillan, describ= es=20 the vice president of engineering position as a "dream job." Model N, which= =20 provides Internet-based software for creating private business networks,=20 prides itself on its strong customer values and believes it has a stellar= =20 engineering team.=20 =09 =09The next logical step is to find someone to lead that stellar team. To f= ind=20 its VP of engineering, the company is using personal contacts as well as=20 enlisting the help of its full-time recruiter, Molly Nandiwada.=20 =09 =09"We're looking for someone who is very creative, an outstanding people= =20 manager, and values our customer-first model," says Ms. more<<=20 =09 =09'questalent.com' =09 =09???????? CEO HIRES =09??????ceo watch =09 =09 =09 =09 LINKS=20 =09 =01=07?sponsor VentureWire?people=20 =09=01=07?place a classified ad=20 =09=01=07?refer VentureWire =09=01=07?take our survey =09=01=07?send news =09=01=07?FAQ=20 =09 =09 YOUR ACCOUNT=20 =09=01=07?change e-mail=20 =09=01=07?cancel VentureWire people=20 =09=01=07?feedback=20 =09=01=07?this newsletter =09? mailed to you at: =09jdasovic@ENRON.COM=20 =09 =09SERVICES=20 =09 =01=07?VentureWire index=20 =09 =09UPCOMING EVENTS=20 =09=01=07?Outlook Conferences =09Venture Capital community and industry executives come together!=20 =09 =09'Mobile =09 =09'Enterprise =09 =09
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