Everyone.net Appoints Patrick Gordan to Board of Directors.Operating Experience to Help Everyone.net in Next Phase of Growth SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Everyone.net (www.everyone.net), the leader in hosted email and messaging services, today announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Gordan to the Everyone.net board of directors. Mr. Gordan is currently a managing director at Leader Ventures, a private investment firm providing blended debt and equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. to a diversified portfolio of early- and late-stage, private companies. "Patrick has not only a great track record in the venture capital and finance arenas, but also a great deal of operating experience, having served in various senior management and executive roles at Bay Area start-ups," said Michael Rose For the fictional character, see . For the British Army general, see . Born in Kingston, Jamaica on July 11, 1957, Michael Rose was introduced to music as a teenager by his older brother Joseph. , president & 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. of Everyone.net. "I feel this combination will be a great asset to us, as we enter our next stage of rapid growth." At Leader Ventures, Mr. Gordan's primary role is identifying, analyzing and negotiating investments on the West Coast. He is also a managing director of Dominion Capital Management, one of the pioneers in venture lending. Previously, he was chief financial officer and vice president of business development for ShoppingList.com, Inc., a venture-backed start-up. He previously served as president and CEO of Paragon Electronic Systems, Inc., a leading backplane manufacturer, and president of Cima Capital Group, where he concentrated on investment opportunities in the technology and healthcare services sectors. Mr. Gordan holds an M.B.A from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and an A.B. in Social Studies magna cum laude cum lau·de adv. & adj. With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates. from Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature. The College is instructed by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which also instructs the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. , where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. . About Everyone.net Everyone.net (www.everyone.net), based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , delivers highly reliable, secure, hosted email and messaging solutions for service providers and businesses. The company provides the advantages of carrier-class email without the expense or complexity, enabling customers to focus on what they do best. Everyone.net's customizable email solutions are built on a completely scalable infrastructure and include advanced services such as IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol and push email for mobile devices as well as comprehensive anti-spam and virus protection. Since 1998, Everyone.net has been a leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) email and messaging, managing more than 300,000 domains worldwide. About Leader Ventures Leader Ventures (www.leaderventures.com) is a private investment firm providing blended debt and equity financing to a diversified portfolio of early- and late-stage, private companies. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Menlo Park and San Francisco, the firm invests primarily in the U.S. and employs a variety of loan structures to invest in companies of different developmental stages and across industry segments. The founders of Leader Ventures also manage the venture loan portfolio of Dominion Capital, one of the oldest venture lending firms in the country. The founders have worked together at Dominion since 2001 and the team has a wide range of expertise in lending to, investing in and running start-ups. |
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