Brian Girvan Hired as Partner, CFO and CAO of Ascent Venture Partners

September 2003 - Executive search firm ChampionScott Partners has placed Brian Girvan as Partner, CFO and CAO of Ascent Venture Partners. Mr. Girvan will be responsible for coordinating and managing the finance organization and all other administrative areas of the firm. Previously he served as COO and CFO of Argo Global Capital, a $400M venture capital firm in Massachusetts. Ascent Venture Partners is a Boston-based venture capital firm that provides early stage and growth financing to outstanding entrepreneurs located on the East Coast. Ascent manages almost $250 million across three funds principally focused on information technology related markets.

ChampionScott Partners is the world's premier retained executive search firm focused exclusively on the technology industry and related sectors. Our firm delivers the personalized focus of a technology boutique combined with the research resources and global reach of a large international firm through our offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. We have conducted over 500 searches and played pivotal roles in the formation of over 200 technology companies around the world. ChampionScott Partners recruits CEOs, their direct reports, and Board Directors for companies ranging from start-ups to the Global 500 in the key technology centers of the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, India and Israel. On every engagement our team provides partner-level knowledge and judgment gained through our decades of experience in the technology industry.