by Tony Scott & Ben Smith IV, peHUB – Source So you’re in the running for the CEO’s job at a startup. Already a creeping sense of uncertainty has set in as you prepare for the next interview. What do you need to know about the company? What rocks do you need to peek under? Read More…
ChampionScott Partners places Mark Gillett as Director, Value Creation at Silver Lake. Silver Lake (www.silverlake.com) is the leading investment firm focused on large scale investments in technology, technology enabled, and related growth industries. Silver Lake’s mission is to function as a value-added partner to the management teams of the world’s leading technology franchises. Its portfolio Read More…
ChampionScott Partners places Del Humenik as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Paychex. Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses. The company offers comprehensive payroll services, including payroll processing, payroll tax administration, and employee pay services, including direct deposit, check signing, Read More…
by Thomas E. Weber – Source It’s never too early to start planning world domination. For the next generation of would-be titans of high tech, this time of year brings a potentially life-altering decision: Which college to attend? Sure, Steve Jobs is a college dropout, and so is Bill Gates. But for most who of Read More…
by Joann S. Lublin, The Wall Street Journal – Source In seeking fresh employment, should you turn for help to the biggest executive recruiters or the smallest? Both giants and boutiques can help — and hinder — your hunt. The solution? Play all sides of the field, mindful that size-related pitfalls abound. Forge bonds with Read More…
ChampionScott Partners has placed Genevieve (Genny) Tap as Senior Director Global Customer Services at NetJets Inc. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., NetJets is financially the strongest aviation company in the world. NetJets has the commitment and resources to invest whatever is necessary to provide the safest and most reliable Read More…
ChampionScott Partners has recruited Jonathan Lieber as Chief Financial Officer to Xcellerex (www.xcellerex.com). Xcellerex revolutionizes the way biomolecules are developed, manufactured, and commercialized. The company’s unique single-use component technology platform transforms biomanufacturing economics, enabling the development of biotherapeutics and vaccines, and dramatically improving the ability of Xcellerex and its partners to deploy manufacturing capacity. Mr. Read More…
ChampionScott Partners has recruited Mr. Patrik Dyberg to LexisNexis as Vice President of Global Product Development. LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. Mr. Dyberg brings 20 years of technology leadership experience to LexisNexis. Read More…
ChampionScott Partners has recruited Former BMG President, Charles Goldstuck as Chief Executive Officer to TouchTunes Corporation (http://www.touchtunes.com). TouchTunes is the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network in North America. TouchTunes offers interactive music, games and video entertainment as well as unique, measurable marketing and advertising capabilities across its network. Its expanding network of more than 38,000 Read More…
by Tony Scott Recent studies have indicated that the average number of CEOs at a company from start-up to IPO in Silicon Valley is 3+. This isn’t just a Silicon Valley syndrome – the numbers are similar for early-stage technology companies around the world, and across most venture capitalists’ portfolios. Why? It isn’t that early Read More…