Convergent Technology Capital, LLC Opens Portland Office; Thomas J. Sharp Appointed to Lead the International Technology Investment Firm's New Location.Business Editors/Technology Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 Convergent Technology Capital (CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center ), a leading provider of investment banking services to information technology companies worldwide, announced it has opened an office in Portland, Ore., to be headed by Thomas J. Sharp as managing director. Sharp will lead CTC in providing its merger, acquisition and strategic investment services to technology companies in the Oregon and Southwest Washington markets. "Oregon is an exploding technology center with a tremendous demand for access to capital and markets, so this was a logical expansion for us as we establish ourselves in the world's most important technology centers," said Michael Sherry, CTC president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Tom Sharp has the perfect pedigree of experience to make our debut in Portland a success." Sharp joins the company with more than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of executive management experience in business development, marketing and operations in the information technology sector. Previously, Sharp served as senior vice president of marketing and sales for E.Com International, a mobile computing and wireless e-commerce company (Beaverton, Ore.). Other positions held include vice president of operations, Virtual Data Systems (Albany, Ore.), vice president of marketing, Advanced Control Technology (Albany, Ore.) and manager of aerospace and defense industry systems, Texas Instruments (Beaverton, Ore.). Sharp holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. in Ohio, where he also completed graduate work in business administration and marketing. Sharp is past president of the Aerospace Industry Association of Oregon (AIAO AIAO All in, all out (pork production) AIAO Adapt Improvise and Overcome (US Marines) ) and he currently serves on the board of directors of the Tigard-Tualatin School District The Tigard-Tualatin School District, #23J, is a school district serving part of the suburban Portland metropolitan area in Oregon including the cities of Tigard and Tualatin. in Oregon. About Convergent Technology Capital Convergent Technology Capital is a leading provider of investment banking services to information technology companies worldwide. The company's principals have a proven track record including the founding and growth of software companies, as well as extensive merger, acquisition and investment experience. With headquarters in Seattle, offices in Portland, Tel Aviv, Brussels and London and strategic alliances in Australia, India and Japan, CTC is centrally positioned in the most important global technology centers of the world. SOURCE: Convergent Technology Capital, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . |
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