United Silver and Hale Capital Partners Complete $6M Financing
February 2, 2012
United Silver Corp ., a mining company based in Vancouver, has finalized its agreement with New York-based private equity firm Hale Capital Partners , which has issued USC $6 million in secured convertible notes. Proceeds of the loan will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. PRESS RELEASE: United Silver Corp.
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Regulators warn Seattle’s P.I. Bank
January 27, 2012
Regulators have told Pacific International Bank to appoint a qualified CEO and increase a capital cushion it keeps to make up for loan losses, among other things, according to an announcement Friday from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC also told the bank to reduce its concentration in loans in the commercial real estate sector, especially those with borrowers in the hotel or gas station industry. I put a call in to Seattle-based P.I. Bank’s interim CEO Paul Sabado to ask about the regulatory order, known as a consent order, but he didn’t immediately respond…
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Nanosolar hires Eugenia Corrales as new CEO
January 19, 2012
Nanosolar Inc. said Thursday it has hired Eugenia Corrales as its new CEO. The San Jose-based company’s existing CEO Geoff Tate is retiring after two years with the firm.
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Velomedix raises $9.3M
December 27, 2011
Velomedix Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Monday that it has raised $9.3 million of a potential $10.7 million. The Menlo Park-based development stage medical device company specializes in therapeutic hypothermia. Its interim CEO is Jeff Gold.
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Fate Therapeutics Appoints chairman and interim CEO
December 15, 2011
San Diego headquartered biotech company Fate Therapeutics has appointed William H. Rastetter as chairman and interim CEO. Rastetter is also a partner in venture capital firm Venrock . Fate Therapeutics has secured venture backing from OVP Venture Partners , Astellas Venture Management , Genzyme Ventures , ARCH Venture Partners , Polaris Venture Partners and Venrock .
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SGI CEO Mark Barrenechea resigns
December 14, 2011
Silicon Graphics International Corp.’s board of directors said Wednesday that president, CEO and board member Mark Barrenechea has tendered his resignation, effective Jan. 1, 2012. The Fremont-based company, which specializes in technical computing (NASDAQ:SGI), said the chairman of its board, Ronald Verdoorn, is expected to serve as interim CEO, as the board searches for a replacement. Barrenechea is going to work for an unspecified global enterprise software company as its president and CEO. He is expected to remain a shareholder of SGI…
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Thomajan to earn $170K at United Way
December 13, 2011
Keith Thomajan will earn a base salary of $170,000 as the new president of United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. Thomajan, who starts his new job on Feb. 6, will also receive a $5,000 vehicle allowance as well as benefits. United Way declined to reveal his salary when it announced it had tapped Thomajan, longtime head of Camp Fire Columbia, to lead the organization.
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Keith Thomajan to lead United Way
December 12, 2011
Keith Thomajan, long time head of Camp Fire Columbia, will be the next CEO of United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. Thomajan, 43, will take over from interim CEO Jay Bloom on Feb. 6. Bloom has led the fund-raising organization since March, when former CEO Marc Levy abruptly resigned. Thomajan has led Camp Fire Columbia since 2001.
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Marc Andreessen rules out operating role at Yahoo
December 9, 2011
Marc Andreessen on Friday said that neither he nor any of the partners at his Menlo Park firm would take an operating role at Yahoo Inc. The venture capitalist and Internet browser pioneer was rumored to have been floated as a possible future executive if a bid for Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) that his firm is part of was successful. The Sunnyvale Internet content hub has been run by the board and an interim CEO since Carol Bartz was fired more than three months ago. Andreeseen Horowitz is reportedly partnering with private equity firm Silver Lake and Microsoft Corp..
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Freker Named CEO of First Advantage
November 16, 2011
Jack Freker was named CEO of First Advantage , which is backed by Symphony Technology Group . Freker succeeds interim CEO Andy Macdonald, who will become the CEO of an STG portfolio company focused on e-discovery and legal process outsourcing services. Macdonald will also be a director of First Advantage. PRESS RELEASE First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company and a leading provider of talent acquisition solutions, today announced the appointment of Jack Freker to the position of CEO of First Advantage. Freker succeeds interim CEO Andy Macdonald, who will become the CEO of a newly created STG portfolio company focused on providing e-discovery and legal process outsourcing (LPO) services.
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