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=20 EXECUTIVE CHANGES FOR Tuesday, May 22, 2001 TOP MANAGEMENT =01=07? Colorado MicroDisplay Changes Name, Juggles Execs =01=07? Icarian Hires Ed Koepfler as New President and CEO =01=07? Travel Site Viator Promotes COO Jan Knox to President =01=07? IKANO Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer =01=07? MRM Fulfillment Appoints New President & CEO =01=07? DigitalMoJo Announces Thomas Joseph As New Chairman & CEO =01=07? Digi-Block Taps Ex Pres of Ziff-Davis Education as CEO MARKETING & SALES =01=07? B2eMarkets Adds Reliacast Exec Sherry Amos as Marketing VP =01=07? Tenor Networks Appoints Araldo Menegon as Senior VP =01=07? Astracon Adds Nortel Networks Exec Chun-Ling Woon as Mkt. VP =01=07? MainControl Adds Regional Sales VPs =01=07? ChainCast Adds Embark Exec Joe Eskew as Sr. World Sales VP =01=07? OnePage Names Hummingbird Exec William Martin as Sales VP =01=07? PowerQuest Adds Michel Montandon as VP, Int'l Markets =01=07? Solid Names Jun Takemori as Sales VP, Japan =01=07? GlobalSight Adds Russ Davis as Sr. VP, World Sales=20 =01=07? MMS Appoints Dan Belger as Senior VP of Sales BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT =01=07? Rovia Expands Management Team =01=07? Selkirk Financial Names Douglas Hartsema VP, Strategic Dev. =01=07? Penguin Computing Adds Menekse Gencer as Dir. of Bus. Dev. FINANCE =01=07? BeamReach Networks Names Kari Minton Senior Finance Director =01=07? Appro Systems Adds Paul McCown as CFO=20 =01=07? Alvesta Names Conceptus Exec Sanford Fitch as CFO OPERATIONS =01=07? DataCore Names Peter Weston Australia Business Manager=20 =01=07? Mi8 Opens France Office, Appoints Pascal LeTiec Manging Dir. =01=07? CML Versatel Names Eric Jobidon General Mgr. of New Office OTHER =01=07? Tutor.com Adds Boston Library Coordinator Karen Duff as Dir. =01=07? NewChannel Names Eric Yerina VP, Solution Delivery VC PERSONNEL =01=07? Baroness Sarah Hogg Set to Become 3i Chair in January =01=07? Dekkers Davidson Joins Charles River as Exec in Residence =01=07? Growth Capital Names New Executive Vice President VW CORRECTIONS =01=07? Audium=20 EXECUTIVE SEARCHES=20 =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 =01=07 DIRECTOR OF PACKAGING-NEWTON, MASS =01=07 DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT-DALLAS,TX =01=07 VP SALES, COMPUTER SYSTEMS-SILICON VALLEY =01=07 VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT -ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO =01=07 CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER-ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO =01=07 DIRECTOR OF OSS/BSS SOLUTIONS-ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO =01=07 EXECUTIVE VP OF SALES-ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO TOP MANAGEMENT Colorado MicroDisplay Changes Name, Juggles Execs mail? top BOULDER, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Colorado MicroDisplay, which develops=20 high-resolution, full-color microdisplay applications, said it has changed= =20 its name to Zight. The company said that the name change reflects its growt= h=20 and not a business model shift. Zight also shifted several members of its= =20 management team. Co-founder and former CEO Mark Willner will become chairma= n=20 of the board and chief strategy officer. He replaces co-founder Bob Epstein= ,=20 who will retain his seat on the board. The company's former president and C= OO=20 Kennedy Roberts replaces Mr. Willner in the CEO position and will remain=20 president. The company said the COO position will remain open. New board=20 members were also announced. Sherel Horsley, former key business and=20 marketing executive of the DLP Product Group at Texas Instruments, and Stua= rt=20 Chapman, director at 3i -- who has been an observer of the board for the la= st=20 nine months -- become the eighth and ninth board members. The company's=20 backers are GE Capital, Texas Instruments, Intel, InFocus, Granite Ventures= ,=20 Mustang Ventures Fund, Vulcan Ventures, 3i, Telesystems-Argo Global Capital= ,=20 Sequel Venture Partners, and Polaroid. The company was founded in July 1996= =20 by Mr. Epstein, Mr. Willner, and Douglas McKnight and closed its fourth rou= nd=20 of funding in November 2000 at $34.3 million. =20 http://www.zight.com Icarian Hires Ed Koepfler as New President and CEO mail? top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Icarian, which provides innovative host= ed=20 workforce management applications, said it appointed Ed Koepfler as its new= =20 president and CEO. He replaces Doug Merritt, who founded the company in 199= 7=20 and has become vice president of sales. Its investors include Fidelity=20 Ventures, Granite Ventures, Information Access Technology, J.P. Morgan H&Q,= =20 Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Partech International, Patricof & Co.=20 Ventures, Presidio Venture Partners, Sands Brothers & Co., TMP Worldwide, V= an=20 Wagoner Capital Management, and Wheatley Partners.=20 Travel Site Viator Promotes COO Jan Knox to President mail? top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Viator, a provider of travel destination=20 content, technology, and distribution services, announced the promotion of= =20 Jan Knox to the company's first president. Ms. Knox has been with the compa= ny=20 for two years and most recently served as the company's chief operating=20 officer in Sydney, Australia and will relocate to San Francisco. Viator is= =20 backed by Australia Technology Group, Technology Venture Partners,=20 Travelocity, Worldspan, and individual investors.=20 http://www.viator.com IKANO Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer mail? top SALT LAKE CITY (VENTUREWIRE) -- IKANO Communications, a provider of Intern= et=20 networking infrastructure and branded services, said it has appointed Garth= =20 Howard as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Howard, who most=20 recently served as president of custom solutions for Convergys' customer=20 management group, replaces founder Henry Smith as president. Mr. Smith will= =20 continue on as the company's CEO. As president and COO, Mr. Howard will=20 manage the strategic direction and operations of IKANO's sales, marketing,= =20 finance, customer relationship management, creative, and call center office= s.=20 In January 2000, the company secured $11.5 million from Insight Capital=20 Partners and Chicago Venture Partners. http://www.ikano.com 'Financial MRM Fulfillment Appoints New President & CEO mail? top RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MRM Fulfillment, a provider = of=20 order management and fulfillment services to marketing organizations,=20 announced the appointment of Antony Francis as president and CEO. Mr.=20 Francis, who most recently served as vice president of global operations fo= r=20 publicly traded online marketplace SciQuest.com, replaces founder Ed=20 Hathaway. Mr. Hathaway will continue with the company as chairman and vice= =20 president, business development and operations. Currently backed by=20 individuals, MRM Fulfillment is actively seeking between $3 million and $5= =20 million in Series A financing, to close by the third quarter of this year.= =20 http://www.mrmfulfillment.com DigitalMoJo Announces Thomas Joseph As New Chairman & CEO mail? top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- DigitalMoJo, a provider of risk management and=20 information security services, said that it appointed Thomas Joseph as chie= f=20 executive officer and chairman of the board. Mr. Joseph replaces Robert=20 McMillon, who will continue with the company as chief strategist and board= =20 member. Prior to joining DigitalMojo, Mr. Joseph served as vice president a= nd=20 general manager of North American operations for publicly traded network=20 infrastructure consulting firm Predictive Systems. DigitalMoJo's five-membe= r=20 board of direction includes Teddy Kaplan and Gavin Ray of Meyer Duffy=20 Ventures. To date, DigitalMoJo has raised $4 million in one round from Meye= r=20 Duffy Ventures, Predictive Systems, Formational Ventures, and unnamed=20 individuals. The company is currently seeking an undisclosed amount of seco= nd=20 round funding, to close in June. http://www.digitalmojo.com Digi-Block Taps Ex Pres of Ziff-Davis Education as CEO mail? top WATERTOWN, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Digi-Block, which develops mathematics= =20 blocks for elementary schools, announced Bill Rosenthal will join as CEO on= =20 June 1, replacing Patricia Reinhardt, who is leaving the company for person= al=20 reasons. He was introduced to the company by executive search firm Christia= n=20 & Timbers. Mr. Rosenthal also takes Mr. Reinhardt's seat on the board, whic= h=20 totals seven directors. Prior to Digi-Block, Mr. Rosenthal served as=20 president of The Kaplan colleges, a division of Kaplan, and as president of= =20 Ziff-Davis Education. The company is backed by KKR and Grace Capital. =20 http://www.digi-block.com 'Mobile MARKETING & SALES B2eMarkets Adds Reliacast Exec Sherry Amos as Marketing VP mail? top ROCKVILLE, Md. (VENTUREWIRE) -- B2eMarkets, a provider of strategic sourci= ng=20 software, said it appointed Sherry Amos as vice president of marketing,=20 responsible for marketing initiatives and strengthening the company's globa= l=20 presence. Ms. Amos formerly served as vice president of strategy and=20 marketing at Reliacast, an Internet infrastructure software company.=20 B2eMarkets is backed by Accenture, Ascend Venture Group, Carthage Partners,= =20 CIBC Capital Partners, FBR Technology Venture Partners, Syncom Capital, and= =20 Syndicated Communications. Tenor Networks Appoints Araldo Menegon as Senior VP mail? top ACTON, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tenor Networks, which provides a core servic= e=20 switch that enables the convergence of multiple services onto a packet-base= d=20 network, said it appointed Araldo Menegon as senior vice president of=20 worldwide sales and field operations, responsible for sales, field support,= =20 and professional services. Mr. Menegon will report to president and CEO Dav= id=20 Tolwinski. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Menegon was area director of= =20 AT?global operations at Cisco Systems where he was responsible for sales,= =20 marketing, and engineering. Tenor Networks is funded by Amerindo Investment= =20 Advisors, BancBoston Ventures, Charter Growth Capital, Essex Investment=20 Management, Greylock Management, Haebler Capital, Matrix Partners, Morgan= =20 Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, RS=20 Investment Management, Technology Crossover Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partner= s,=20 TyCom, Williams Communications, and Worldview Technology Partners. http://www.tenornetworks.com Astracon Adds Nortel Networks Exec Chun-Ling Woon as Mkt. VP mail? top DENVER (VENTUREWIRE) -- Astracon, a provider of connectivity intelligence= =20 software for communications service providers, said it named Chun-Ling Woon= =20 as vice president of marketing, reporting to founder, president, and CEO Ro= b=20 Cook. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Woon was vice president, e-business= =20 marketing at Nortel Networks. Astracon is backed by Australasian Media &= =20 Communications Fund, BlueStream Ventures, Cisco Systems, Co-Investment 2000= =20 Fund, Edgewater Private Equity Fund, Geocapital Partners, and Telcordia=20 Technologies. http://www.astracon.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 MainControl Adds Regional Sales VPs mail? top McLEAN, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MainControl, a provider of technology asset= =20 management technology, said it named Alicia Mellor as vice president, weste= rn=20 region to lead the sales team in California. Also added was Julie Hessie as= =20 vice president, central region; Ted Bumstead as vice president, Middle=20 Atlantic region and Canada; and Rosalie Buck as vice president, northeast a= nd=20 southeast regions. MainControl is backed by Charles River Ventures, Gilde= =20 Investment Management, Jafco Ventures, Rho Management, Sevin Rosen Funds, a= nd=20 SVM Star Ventures Management.=20 ChainCast Adds Embark Exec Joe Eskew as Sr. World Sales VP mail? top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- ChainCast, which provides streaming=20 content delivery technology, said it named Joe Eskew as vice president of= =20 worldwide sales. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Eskew was senior vice=20 president of worldwide sales at Embark, an online resource for higher=20 education. Chaincast is backed by Bellwether Investments, Creative=20 Technologies, Cuscaden Investments, MediaCorp Interactive, Mid-City=20 Investments Holding, WIIG Global Ventures, and individuals including the=20 founders of Creative Labs and InnoMedia.=20 http://www.chaincast.com OnePage Names Hummingbird Exec William Martin as Sales VP mail? top REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- OnePage, a provider of technology an= d=20 applications for building the information components of corporate, consumer= ,=20 and wireless portals, said it named William A. Martin vice president of=20 sales. Mr. Martin previously served as vice president of sales at Hummingbi= rd=20 Ltd. OnePage is backed by Allen & Co., Oscar Capital Management, Texas=20 Pacific Group, and Vulcan Ventures. http://www.onepage.com PowerQuest Adds Michel Montandon as VP, Int'l Markets mail? top OREM, Utah (VENTUREWIRE) -- PowerQuest, a provider of storage management= =20 technologies, said it named Michel Montandon as vice president and general= =20 manager, international markets. Mr. Montandon formerly served as vice=20 president of international at Veritas and has also developed international= =20 business for Hewelett-Packard, WordPerfect, and Seagate Software. PowerQues= t=20 is funded by Cornerstone Capital Group, Chicago Ventures Capital Group,=20 InvestLinc Capital, and LD Bowerman Investments.=20 http://www.powerquest.com Solid Names Jun Takemori as Sales VP, Japan mail? top MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Solid, a developer of software for= =20 wired and wireless network system management and information synchronizatio= n,=20 said it named Jun Takemori as vice president of sales, Japan, as part of it= s=20 expansion into Tokyo. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Takemori was=20 president and general manager of Centura Embedded Systems Japan, where he l= ed=20 the company's embedded database and network solutions division. Solid is=20 backed by Apax Partners, BancBoston Capital, Bayview 2000, CDC-Valeurs de= =20 Croissance, Conventum, Essex Investment Management, Intel 64 Fund, Nokia=20 Pension Fund, Pogue International Fund, Prime Technology Ventures, Robertso= n=20 Stephens Funds, and RS Coinvestment Fund. http://www.solidtech.com GlobalSight Adds Russ Davis as Sr. VP, World Sales=20 mail? top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- GlobalSight, a provider of infrastructur= e=20 software and strategy for Web globalization, said it named Russ Davis as=20 senior vice president, worldwide sales and field operations. Mr. Davis most= =20 recently served as vice president of worldwide sales at DecisionPoint=20 Applications. The company also named John Grillos as vice president, busine= ss=20 development. Mr. Grillos formerly headed global e-business alliances at=20 Documentum, where he developed the company's worldwide alliance program.=20 GlobalSight is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Deutsche Bank Capital=20 Partners, Whitney & Co., 3i Group, and Protege. http://www.globalsight.com MMS Appoints Dan Belger as Senior VP of Sales mail? top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- MMS, a provider of loyalty and performance=20 management services, said it appointed Dan Belger as senior vice president = of=20 sales. Mr. Belger formerly worked at companies such as Union Pacific, Valhi= ,=20 and Laidlaw. The company also announced the promotion of Chris Kornmayer to= =20 senior vice president of marketing and client relations. Mr. Kornmayer join= ed=20 the company in 1999. Also promoted was Brian Learst as executive vice=20 president of strategic business development. Mr. Learst joined the company = in=20 1997. MMS received $19.2 million in October from Capital Resource Partners.= =20 http://www.mmsincentives.com BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Rovia Expands Management Team mail? top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Rovia, a provider of secure, electronic distributi= on=20 infrastructure for the publishing industry, said it named George Kane as vi= ce=20 president, market development. Mr. Kane most recently was vice president an= d=20 general manager of Web properties at Blackboard, a provider of course=20 management systems. Matt Kenslea was named vice president, academic sales.= =20 Mr. Kenslea most recently served as vice president, North American sales an= d=20 marketing at Educational Multimedia, a provider of business-to-business=20 online learning technology. Also added was Rob Levinson as vice president,= =20 business development. Mr. Levinson was formerly vice president, corporate= =20 communications at edu.com, an site for college students, professors, and=20 higher education institutions. Rovia is backed by YankeeTek Ventures and=20 individuals.=20 http://www.rovia.com Selkirk Financial Names Douglas Hartsema VP, Strategic Dev. mail? top VANCOUVER, B.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Selkirk Financial Technologies, which=20 develops liquidity, banking and treasury management systems and services,= =20 said it named Douglas G. Hartsema vice president of strategic development.= =20 Mr. Hartsema formerly was head of Wachovia's treasury services group. Mr.= =20 Hartsema also is a member of the board of directors of the Special Children= 's=20 School in Winston-Salem, N.C. Selkirk is backed by Bank of Montreal Capital= =20 and Wachovia Capital Associates.=20 http://www.selkirkfinancial.com Penguin Computing Adds Menekse Gencer as Dir. of Bus. Dev. mail? top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Penguin Computing, a provider of Linux=20 systems for Internet serving, said it named Menekse Gencer as director of= =20 business development. Ms. Gencer most recently served as co-founder and vic= e=20 president of strategic alliances at Vistify, which creates Java-based cachi= ng=20 software for wireless and in-home Internet devices for fast access Internet= =20 services. Penguin Computing is backed by undisclosed investors. http://www.penguincomputing.com FINANCE BeamReach Networks Names Kari Minton Senior Finance Director mail? top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BeamReach Networks, a developer of=20 broadband wireless access systems based on adaptive beamforming technology,= =20 said it named Kari J. Minton as senior director of finance. Ms. Minton most= =20 recently served as corporate controller at Terayon Communication Systems. = =20 BeamReach Networks is backed by Berkeley International Capital, Mitsui,=20 Sofinnova Ventures, The Goldman Sachs Group, and Walden International=20 Investment Group. http://www.beamreachnetworks.com Appro Systems Adds Paul McCown as CFO=20 mail? top BATON ROUGE, La. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Appro Systems, a provider of automated= =20 credit risk management and financial technologies for the lending industry,= =20 said it appointed Paul McCown as chief financial officer. Mr. McCown was=20 previously CFO at Vention, an e-business consulting and development firm.= =20 Appro Systems is backed by FBR Technology Venture Partners, GE Equity,=20 Shawmut Capital Partners, and Stonehenge Capital.=20 http://www.approsystems.com Alvesta Names Conceptus Exec Sanford Fitch as CFO mail? top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Alvesta, a developer of 10-gigabit per= =20 second optical transceivers, said it named Sanford Fitch as chief financial= =20 officer. Mr. Fitch formerly served as CFO and vice president of operations = at=20 Conceptus, a medical device spinoff of Target Therapeutics. Alvesta is back= ed=20 by Hamarex Holdings and Intel Capital.=20 http://www.alvesta.com OPERATIONS DataCore Names Peter Weston Australia Business Manager=20 mail? top FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- DataCore Software, a provider of=20 storage virtualization and networking software, said it named Peter Weston= =20 business manager of its new office in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Weston joined= =20 the company in April 2001. He formerly served as business manager for the= =20 Internet technologies office at Earth Resource Mapping. DataCore is backed = by=20 Banc of America Securities, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Intel Capital, JT Ventur= e=20 Partners, New Enterprise Associates, OneLiberty Ventures, and Van Wagoner= =20 Capital Management. =20 http://www.datacore.com Mi8 Opens France Office, Appoints Pascal LeTiec Manging Dir. mail? top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Mi8, a provider of outsourced messaging=20 application services based on Microsoft Exchange, said it named Pascal LeTi= ec=20 as managing director of French operations in its new office in Fontenay sou= s=20 Bois, France. Prior to joining the company, Mr. LeTiec was managing directo= r=20 of a French company that focused on enterprise-wide integration of=20 information technology. Mi8 is backed by Safeguard Scientifics. http://www.mi8.com CML Versatel Names Eric Jobidon General Mgr. of New Office mail? top PLANO, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- CML Versatel, a developer of industry=20 standards-based, open programmable switches, said it named Eric Jobidon=20 general manager of its new customer service facility. The new facility will= =20 act as an engineering support and integration office. CML Versatel is backe= d=20 by Business Development Bank of Canada. =20 http://www.cmlversatel.com OTHER Tutor.com Adds Boston Library Coordinator Karen Duff as Dir. mail? top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tutor.com, which provides online, one-to-one=20 tutoring for educational institutions and students, said it named Karen Duf= f=20 as director of library and after-school programs, in charge of leading=20 relationships with public and school libraries. Ms. Duff formerly served a= =20 coordinator of the children's and young adults' services for the Boston=20 Public Library. Tutor.com is backed by internet.com Venture Fund, Northstar= =20 Capital Partners, Princeton Review, and Wit SoundView Ventures. http://www.tutor.com NewChannel Names Eric Yerina VP, Solution Delivery mail? top REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- NewChannel, which provides Web-based= =20 sales channels that qualify visitors and enable sales professionals to=20 contact the best prospects on the site, said it named Eric Yerina as vice= =20 president of solution delivery, a newly created position. Mr. Yerina will b= e=20 responsible for customer implementation and increasing customer return on= =20 investment. Mr. Yerina previously worked for companies such as IBM Global= =20 Services, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Macromedia. NewChannel is backed by= =20 Bessemer Venture Partners, Bulldog Capital Management, Challenge Fund,=20 Comdisco Ventures, EOS Partners, Nexus Group, Regal Capital, RRE Ventures,= =20 and VantagePoint Venture Partners. VC PERSONNEL Baroness Sarah Hogg Set to Become 3i Chair in January mail? top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- 3i announced the retirement of George Russell as= =20 non-executive chairman of its board of directors, effective December 31,=20 2001. Upon Mr. Russell's retirement Baroness Sarah Hogg will become the new= =20 non-executive chairman of the board of directors, which now has 12 director= s.=20 Ms. Hogg is currently chairman of 3i's audit and compliance committee and h= as=20 been a non-executive director at 3i since 1997. She is also a chairman of= =20 Frontier Economics and Foreign & Colonial Smaller Companies, a director of= =20 GKN, Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust, PaPrincess Cruises, a Govern= or=20 of the BBC, and a member of the House of Lords select committee on economic= =20 affairs.=20 http://www.3i.com Dekkers Davidson Joins Charles River as Exec in Residence mail? top WALTHAM, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Charles River Ventures (CRV), which closed= =20 its Charles River Partnership XI fund in January at $1.2 billion, said it= =20 hired Dekkers Davidson as its executive in residence. Mr. Davidson will wor= k=20 with entrepreneurs on how to effectively run start-up companies. Prior to= =20 joining CRV, he was the president of the Ontario division of Rogers Cantel,= =20 Canada's largest wireless company. CRV's portfolio includes Brix Networks,= =20 Storigen Systems, Guardent, TalkingNets, InteQ, and Upromise.=20 http://www.crv.com Growth Capital Names New Executive Vice President mail? top LANCASTER, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Growth Capital, a private venture capital= =20 firm, announced it has appointed Richard A. Bidgood to head its venture=20 capital group as an executive vice president. Mr. Bidgood will be responsib= le=20 for Growth Capital's venture capital fund, as well as for its business=20 management and consulting activities. He will report to Jeremy Freakins,=20 Growth Capital's chairman and CEO. Before joining Growth Capital, Mr. Bidgo= od=20 was vice president and senior portfolio manager at First Union National Ban= k,=20 where he worked since 1983.=20 http://www.growthcapitalusa.com VW CORRECTIONS Audium=20 mail? top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Friday's edition of "Who's Hiring?" in Venture= =20 Wire People incorrectly listed the company's name as Audium Networks. The= =20 correct name of the company is Audium. Also, 1800TaxiCab is not the name of= =20 the company's client. The correct title is Unified Dispatch.=20 EXECUTIVE SEARCHES 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] Director of Packaging - Newton, Mass - DWDM Applications Clarendon Photonics was founded in 1999, to design, develop, and market=20 highly scalable, dynamic, cost effective DWDM solutions that manage=20 wavelength proliferation and increase bandwidth in next generation networks= .=20 The Company is seeking a Director of Packaging to join its Senior Managemen= t=20 Team. This is an executive level position requiring participation in=20 strategic planning and development of corporate operations.=20 The Director will be responsible for establishing and executing a strategy= =20 toward the effective packaging of monolithically integrated high-density=20 passive and active waveguide components for DWDM applications. He/she will = be=20 responsible for defining the package configuration and implementing the=20 company's back-end processing for automated processing including: die=20 preparation, package assembly, fiber attachment, testing and qualification.= =20 He/she will build, lead, and manage a talented packaging team and work with= =20 the engineering team to optimize the package-component interface for=20 automated high volume and cost effective production.=20 Qualfications include: BS/MS Degree in engineering with a focus in=20 mechanical or optical engineering. This individual must possess excellent= =20 knowledge and experience with planar lightwave circuits (including AWG's),= =20 fiber attachments (such as v-grooves, fiber ribbons, automated fiber=20 alignment for large fiber counts), and Telcordia Standards. A minimum of= =20 ten year's related technical experience and a proven track record an=20 effective leader.=20 Clarendon Photonics is venture funded by the premier venture capital firms = -=20 Sevin Rosen and New Enterprise Associates.=20 e-mail: clatham@clarendonphotonics.com company: Clarendon Photonics [top] Director, Project Management - Dallas,TX - Wireless Supply Chain Provides project and program management of major solution projects and=20 releases. Program manager will facilitate the delivery of complex engineeri= ng=20 projects/releases from project delivery, working in the Operations=20 organization of GlobeRanger and with GlobeRanger Marketing and Sales and=20 Engineering organizations in solution delivery to customers. Lead project= =20 plan development and implementation. This position with involved as a seni= or=20 team member in development of functional specifications for integrated=20 solutions involving GlobeRanger solutions. Develop and implement=20 appropriate program management processes that will assure successful delive= ry=20 of customer tailored solution projects for customers. Act as the focal poin= t=20 for communication and coordination between the customer and the GlobeRanger= =20 team during trial and roll-out phases of project life cycle. Develop and= =20 maintain a strong working relationship with Clients, Marketing, sales,=20 Engineering, and Professional Services managers to ensure that engineering= =20 plans are coordinated across the company. Working with product marketing an= d=20 product management to develop and maintain business and value creation=20 analysis describing the value proposition and business goals of the=20 integrated solution; the release roadmap; and current risks/issues at a=20 management level, as required.=20 e-mail: jdurbin@globeranger.com company: GlobeRanger [top] VP Sales, Computer Systems - Silicon Valley - Server Hardware/Software Company is uniquely positioned to be the leading provider of Web Servers fo= r=20 ASPs and Data Centers. DA's next generation Web Server computers integrate= a=20 massively parallel processing system with an extremely high-availability=20 management system.=20 Proven executive with a track record of developing multiple strategies in= =20 hardware + software sales (computer servers, systems, networking) with=20 ability to recruit, train and motivate sales force in addition to developin= g,=20 cultivating and closing business with large end-user customers and=20 value-added resellers and systems integration channel partners.=20 Responsibilities:=20 * Revenue generation and channel management=20 * Recruit, train & manage world-wide direct sales & support force=20 * Recruit, train & manage value-added reseller & system integrator channel= =20 management=20 * Report to CEO=20 Qualifications: * Must have built and managed a division/territory/team including sales &= =20 systems engineering for computer systems and software * Previous successes include launching computer systems products or network= =20 solutions * Minimum of five years senior sales management and launch experience of=20 hardware and software products with positive results * Strong management experience/skills and the ability to partner with all= =20 levels of management Education: * BA/BS in Computer Science or Engineering required, MBA a plus=20 e-mail: cphillips@digitalarchway.com company: digitalarchway [top] VP of Business Development - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructure A well funded metro optical infrastructure provider using "bleeding edge"= =20 optical and Ethernet technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our= =20 VP of Business Development position located in Englewood, Colorado. The=20 candidate must have the ability to identify, develop, structure and negotia= te=20 strategic relationships with carriers, ISPs, ASPs, technology partners and= =20 others. Must have the ability to focus on and close multiple big deals at= =20 the same time. Must be able to create and manage M?activity. Work=20 effectively with sales to manage strategic relationships that develop into= =20 recurring revenue transactions. Must work effectively with our internal=20 legal group to quickly finalize transactions. Exper! t in closing large=20 accounts and managing relationships with customers. Must have previous=20 experience where business development relationships were critical to the=20 success of the venture. Legal background a plus, MBA or equivalent=20 required. A minimum of 10+ years experience in fast paced technology growt= h=20 companies required. Self-starter with strong work ethic, excellent=20 communication and presentation skills needed. Must have completed multiple= =20 successful complex transactions. Must have successfully demonstrated the= =20 ability to close large accounts in the past.=20 e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] Chief Development Officer - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructure A well funded metro optical infrastructure provider using "bleeding edge"= =20 optical and Ethernet technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our= =20 CDO position in! Mountain View, California. We need a true visionary in=20 technology development mangement. The CDO will be responsible for directin= g=20 the development our next generation network toward its primary technologica= l=20 goals while achieving profitability and market leadership. This is an=20 opportunity to influence the evolution of the broadband industry. The=20 candidate will be responsible for developing our strategic direction=20 technically and will be responsible for leading the outstanding members of= =20 our technical organization in building our next generation network. Primar= y=20 responsibilities are overseeing the creation, development, and design of th= e=20 systems engineering organization, as well as product development and vendor= =20 qualification function. Must develop and maintain technology standards. T= he=20 ideal candidate will have strong hands-on technical experiences, and a=20 demonstrated ability to move a product from conception to delivery =01) sta= ying=20 within budget, on time and within s! pecifications. 10+ years of successfu= l=20 experience leading a team of engineering professionals, An advanced degree= =20 in Engineering required. Exceptional communication skills and project /= =20 program management are required. Proven success formulating long-term=20 objectives, setting and overseeing engineering budgets and development=20 schedules. Experience leading a technology team in a fast-paced, pre-IPO= =20 start up environment is highly desirable. e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] Director of OSS/BSS Solutions - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructur= e A well funded metro optical infrastructure start using "bleeding edge"=20 technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our Director of OSS/BSS= =20 position in Englewood, Colorado. This position requires a candidate who ca= n=20 direct / plan / manage and implement mostly outsourced solutions! running= =20 within the OSS/BSS. This would include working with, recommending and=20 implementing key applications / products for the OSS/BSS systems in the=20 company. Strong knowledge of Customer Care and Billing in a telecom=20 environment is a must. This position must work with partners, vendors and= =20 customers to ensure that our OSS/BSS strategy is in-line with our operation= s,=20 customer care and finance. Strong project management skills are a must. T= he=20 candidate must also have developed and implemented several (BSS) and (OSS)= =20 systems as well as understand Network Infrastructure. 10-15 years of=20 experience in IT at the director level or above. Experience on a network= =20 engineering level is a plus, degree in CS/MIS is required.=20 e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] Executive VP of Sales - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructure A well fund! ed start up metro optical infrastructure provider using=20 "bleeding edge" technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our EVP = of=20 Sales position in Englewood, Colorado. In this position, we are looking fo= r=20 a dynamic leader and team motivator would be responsible for the following= =20 business areas: Strategic Sales - - Manage Strategic Sales on a national= =20 level. Would be responsible for leading the national sales team as well as= =20 managing and closing large accounts. Targeted accounts include national and= =20 international carriers, ISP, ASP and Internet based businesses. Sales=20 Operations - - Manage Sales Operations for the entire sales organization. = =20 Responsible for national revenue numbers and sales funnel. Also must manag= e=20 compensation plans, commissions, etc. Channel Partners - - Must be=20 responsible for working with our Channel partners. Be able to motivate our= =20 partners to close business. Agency and reseller operations Policies and=20 Procedures - - Also must be able to establish company wide policies and=20 procedures for our sales team. Be a strong influence on all aspects of new= =20 product development from conception through implementation. Work closely= =20 with marketing in the areas of customer intelligence, rolling out new=20 customer programs, market research, and customer behavior. Have a serious= =20 voice in potential programs for volume sales, pricing, etc. Also must=20 continuously analyze and evaluate the company=01,s past sales=20 experience/performance to create and sustain improved efforts. Must be a=20 strategic thinker, with a bottom line, results orientation. Must have 10= =20 plus years of experience selling high technology products / services with= =20 Telecom / IP Data experience. BA or equivalent required. Must have exceed= ed=20 revenue targets consistently in the past and structure effective sales=20 compensation programs.=20 e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] , 2001 Technologic Partners =09 =09 =09WHO'S HIRING =09NetForensics of Edison, N.J. =09By Giselle Greenwood =09NetForensics, a provider of security information management, is headed= =20 abroad. With several partnerships underway the company is looking at hiring= a=20 director of partner development, an international sales director for Europe= =20 and the Asia-Pacific area, and a sales partner.=20 =09 =09Vice president of business development Ben Campbell says that the compan= y is=20 using an undisclosed executive search firm with a background in recruiting= =20 for international positions to find people with about seven to ten years of= =20 industry experience. more<<=20 =09 =09'questalent.com' =09 =09???????? 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