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PCI Risk and Security Expert Joins G2 Web Services, LLC

Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) January 27, 2012

G2 Web Services, LLC, the leading provider of merchant compliance monitoring and e-commerce risk management services, today announced that Jen Mack has joined G2 as Vice President of Business Development. In her new role, Mack will be responsible for driving the continued adoption of G2’s merchant risk management services, as well as developing and maintaining strategic partnerships in the payments industry.

“With her extensive experience in PCI security and her strong industry experience, Jen will be a key asset in maintaining and growing G2’s third-party risk mitigation services as well as other merchant risk management capabilities,” said Kevin Omiliak, General Manager of G2 Web Services, LLC. “We are excited to welcome her to the executive team.”

Mack brings more than 14 years of data security and PCI DSS expertise to G2 Web Services, LLC. Most recently, Mack was the Director of the Global PCI Consulting Service at Verizon Business, where she developed the global PCI Leadership team and liaised with key stakeholders in the payments industry. Prior to Verizon, Mack was Vice President, Fraud Management Solutions at MasterCard, where she developed the first PCI Education Program to drive the adoption of PCI DSS for acquirers and their merchants. She was also the Chairperson of the PCI SSC Marketing Working Group for two years.

About G2 Web Services, LLC

G2 Web Services, LLC is the recognized leader in merchant compliance monitoring and e-commerce risk management. G2 works globally with acquiring banks, independent sales organizations (ISOs), payment service providers (PSPs) and other acquiring value chain members to identify, mitigate and monitor risk posed by their merchants’ online presences.

By monitoring millions of merchant websites worldwide and collecting billions of data artifacts, G2 Web Services has built the industry’s largest e-commerce relationship map that provides a comprehensive and global view of e-commerce across the entire industry. From analyzing the risk involved with boarding a new merchant, to third-party and account data compromise (ADC) risk mitigation, to the regular review of website content for compliance violations, G2 provides a comprehensive set of tools and services to effectively manage risk throughout the merchant lifecycle.

G2 is headquartered in Bellevue, WA, USA. For more information, please visit http://www.g2webservices.com.

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Ontario Tech M&A Seminars — Peter Andrews Joins Software M&A Specialist Corum Group, Ltd.

Peter Andrews Canada Tech M&A Advisor

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 02, 2011

Corum Group Ltd., the global leader in M&A services for software and information technology companies worldwide, announced that Peter Andrews has joined the firm in the position of Regional Director. Working from Corum Group International’s office in Ottawa, Andrews will lead Corum’s Tech M&A activities in Canada.

As per Nat Burgess, President of Corum Group, Ltd., “Corum operates globally and has had multiple successes in the recent past selling clients from Canada to international buyers.” Recent Corum M&A Transactions in Canada include Privasoft, Summit Software, TalkSwitch, Progeny, emBoot, among others. “Corum has sold more Canadian software companies than any other M&A firm, and has been active in the Canadian market for over 20 years. Our commitment to Tech M&A in Canada remains unwavering as we welcome Peter to our team,” says Burgess.

“I’m very happy to be joining Corum to build upon the group’s exceptional track-record in Canada,” explains Andrews, who holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. “Corum’s unmatched contacts to tech industry buyers, extensive experience conducting cross border deals and international education conferences offer software and related technology company owners an unparalleled advantage in the marketplace.

Prior to joining Corum, Andrews was the founder, CEO and Chairman of In-Touch Survey Systems, a software/hardware technology company and the first market research company to develop and use kiosks for data collection. After growing In-Touch from start-up to IPO, Andrews was engaged by venture capital investors to turn around, grow and sell Grantium, Inc., an international enterprise software company; the market leader in Enterprise Grants Management software. Subsequently, Andrews made the decision to focus his knowledge and experience into helping other business leaders find success. As such, Andrews also serves as a chair for TEC Canada, the preeminent peer-to-peer leadership development program for Canadian business leaders.

Next month, Andrews and Burgess will present two Corum educational conferences in Eastern Canada: The Tech M&A Merge Briefing in Toronto in partnership with the York Technology Association (December 13 from 5:00-7:00PM at the Markham Convergence Center); and Corum’s signature M&A “boot camp” workshop “Selling Up, Selling Out” in Kitchener/Waterloo (December 13 from 8:30AM-12:30PM at the Tannery Event Centre). Corum Group is the leading educator in the world on Tech M&A topics – producing well over 100 events a year around the world and online. M&A Conference Register calling 1-425-455-8281 or visit the Corum Group Website.

About Corum Group

Based in Seattle, Corum Group Ltd. has offices across Europe and the Americas, has been the global leader for software M&A for the last 26 years. The firm has completed over 270 software M&A transactions spanning 6 continents. Corum’s M&A advisers are experienced former software company executives themselves, who work with the support of the industry’s best M&A researchers, writers and business valuation experts, using the world’s most comprehensive database of tech company buyers. Corum educates the software industry with conferences and publishes the most widely-distributed software M&A research, including its Tech M&A Monthly Webinar.

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Craig Allen Joins Funk Ventures as Venture Partner

Canoga Park, CA (PRWEB) November 12, 2004

Private equity and venture capital firm Funk Ventures today announced that Craig Allen has joined the firm’s venture capital business unit, Funk Ventures Capital Partners (“FVCP”), as Venture Partner. The announcement was made this morning by Funk Ventures CEO and Chairman Andy J. Funk.

Allen will provide advice and strategic insights into the interactive gaming market, which is the focus of a new FVCP venture fund, which the firm is currently establishing. Allen will work closely with Managing Partners Andy Funk and John Waller and assist with the fund’s interactive gaming portfolio companies.

“Craig is a key addition to our team and will provide the firm significant domain experience in an industry that we have been monitoring for years”, says Andy Funk. “His input on our portfolio investments will prove invaluable for our fund”.

Allen, who will continue to serve as CEO of Spark Unlimited, is known by his peers as one of the most dynamic and open-minded visionaries in the field. He currently manages a development crew of 65 individuals who have primarily developed game titles in the award winning Medal of Honor™ series. Spark has a multi-year, multi-title production deal to develop console games with video game Publisher Activision (NASD: ATVI) and is on schedule to release Call of Duty: Finest Hour™ this coming Thanksgiving. Call of Duty: Finest Hour is the latest installment in this award winning series which will be available for XBOX and Playstation 2 and is highly anticipated to be one of the top-selling games in 2005.

Allen was formerly the Executive Vice President of Jim Henson Interactive, where he was the primary creative architect behind The Jim Henson Company’s expanded digital media activities. He also spent six years at Disney Interactive focusing primarily on video games based on the company’s popular film and television properties and contributed to global corporate strategy as it related to the game industry.

About Funk Ventures

Funk Ventures is a multi-faceted private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm’s business segments span from venture capital and investment banking to real estate and business services. The firm’s venture capital arm, which makes value-add investments in promising companies in the technology, interactive gaming and wellness markets, is complemented by an investment banking unit which provides access to outside capital to private and emerging companies. Funk Ventures also develops and invests in real estate and runs a business services unit that provides professional and advisory services to its clientele and portfolio companies.

For more information, visit http://www.funkventures.com or call (818) 716-0413. Funk Ventures is a registered trademark of Funk Ventures, Inc.

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John Waller joins Funk Ventures as Managing Partner

Canoga Park, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2004

Private equity and venture capital firm Funk Ventures today announced that John Waller has joined the general partnership of the firm’s venture capital business unit, Funk Ventures Capital Partners (“FVCP”). The announcement was made by Andy J. Funk, CEO and Chairman of Funk Ventures.

Waller, who will carry the title of Managing Partner, has a solid track record as a successful investor, entrepreneur and senior executive and brings to Funk Ventures the proven ability to establish, grow and lead multi-million dollar corporations and investments. With special expertise in recognizing and developing opportunities, managing business growth, building management teams and managing cash flows, Waller adds significant value to the firm’s investments and portfolio companies.

“We are extremely excited to have John join our team”, says Andy Funk, who will head up the firm’s new interactive gaming venture fund with Waller. “John’s experience as an entrepreneur and investor is unparalleled. He has sat on both sides of the negotiating table and closely resembles our value-add investment philosophy”.

Best known as having founded Interactive Imaginations in 1994, which he served as President, he established one of the world’s most successful web advertising firms, which became the predecessor to 24/7 Media (NASDAQ: TFSM). Waller grew the firm to over 120 employees and was instrumental in raising more than $ 40 million in venture capital from sources such as General Electric and Travelers Insurance.

Waller also co-founded Resume.com in 1999 and helped build the company from a three-person startup into a multi-million dollar business, and successfully negotiated the sale of the company to Adecoo SA in 2003.

As an investor, Waller has conducted highly successful incubations and investments in early stage technology firms. Acting as both a passive and active investor, Waller has invested in and launched companies such as Atlantic Venture Partners (predecessor to Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham), Banter, Live Planet, One World Distribution, Urchin and VenCatalyst.

About Funk Ventures

Funk Ventures is a multi-faceted private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm’s business segments span from venture capital and investment banking to real estate and business services. The firm’s venture capital arm, which makes value-add investments in promising companies in the technology, interactive gaming and wellness markets, is complemented by an investment banking unit which provides access to outside capital to private and emerging companies. Funk Ventures also develops and invests in real estate and runs a business services unit that provides professional and advisory services to its clientele and portfolio companies. For more information, visit http://www.funkventures.com or call (818) 716-0413. Funk Ventures is a registered trademark of Funk Ventures, Inc.

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Brad Hoover Joins M3 Hotel Accounting as Director of AccKnowledge Sales – Hospitality Industry Veteran Brings Over 24 Years Experience

Brad Hoover, Director of AccKnowledge Sales

Gainesville, GA (PRWEB) March 17, 2011

M3 Hotel Accounting announced that Brad Hoover has joined the Gainesville-based hotel accounting software company as Director of AccKnowledge Sales. Brad takes over for Rick Frommer, who will be retiring from his sales leadership role.

Brad brings a wealth of operations and management experience with him to his new role. As Vice President of Finance and Internal Compliance with The Procaccianti Group from 2004 to 2011, he handled the oversight of all hospitality accounting functions for 63 hotels. Prior to his leadership role with Procaccianti, Brad lead the central accounting office for Crossroads Hospitality, a division of Interstate Hotels, that managed over 120 limited service hotels. Brad also served as Hotel Controller and General Manager for several full-service properties throughout Florida and the Midwest over the course of 18 years. He has worked with M3 Hotel Accounting products for over six years, and is extremely familiar with the AccKnowledge product. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

In his new role, Brad Hoover will work with existing and future M3 clients to develop hotel specific accounting solutions for their hotel portfolios. As the 2003 award winner of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals’ “Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive of the Year”, Brad’s extensive knowledge of the industry and wealth of hospitality business contacts will serve him well in assessing clients’ needs.

“Brad Hoover brings a wide array of hospitality industry contacts to our sales team, along with invaluable firsthand experience with our AccKnowledge product,” explained Allen Read, Chief Operating Officer/President of M3 Hotel Accounting. “As M3 experiences continued success and growth in our client base, the addition of Brad to our staff will bring us the potential for even more industry contacts through someone who is well-known and respected in the business.”

As the industry leader in hotel specific accounting software, M3 Hotel Accounting processes over $ 8 billion in financial transactions annually. The company was founded in Gainesville, Georgia in 1998, and currently provides internet-based accounting and payroll services to over 2,000 hotels across the country, with annualized revenue growth of 25% over the last 10 years.

Brad Hoover can be reached at 407.492.7640, or by e-mail at brad(at)m3as(dot)com.

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LAUNCHfn Sets the Stage for Another NBA&I Angel Investor Event March 15th; Minority Business Enterprise Center Joins In

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 21, 2006

As part of the $ 4 Billion flood of Venture Capital that visited Atlanta February 7th – 9th, LAUNCHfn, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm in conjunction with the Network of Business Angels and Investors (NBAI), held its first Private Equity Investor event of 2006 introducing 4 qualified early stage companies to an Investor Only audience representing a combined investment power of over $ 20 Million. The next Private Equity Investor Event is scheduled for March 15th. This event is called “Do the Deal” and it is held in partnership with the GA Tech Economic Development & Technology Ventures and the Minority Business Enterprise Center. Preceding the “Do the Deal” segment of the event, there will be an Investor Luncheon Briefing covering “The 5 Ways Angel Investors get a Return on their Investment”.

Selected qualified companies will have an opportunity to present their investment opportunity to motivated investors. Applications are being taken now and can be found on the LAUNCHfn website. To qualify for this event, companies must have good management, validated business models and a complete investor-ready business plan and presentation. A brief question-and-answer period will follow each company’s 10-minute presentation, and investors will be provided with an Investor Profile for each presenting company. Investors wishing to attend the Lunch Briefing and the “Do the Deal” segment simply need to complete an investor qualification profile and register in advance.

LAUNCHfn (LAUNCH Funding Network, Inc.) connects qualified companies (new and established) with motivated sources of funds to accelerate their growth. The firm has developed an extensive network of funding sources representing Billions in funding capacity. Together with its event partner NBAI, a 12-year old Angel Investor Membership organization whose members have invested over $ 23 Million in 53 companies, LAUNCHfn hosted 10 Private Equity Events in 2005 which more than 120 members of their financial community attended, and successfully helped provide five companies with nearly $ 2 million in funding.

For more information, visit http://www.nbai.net or http://www.launchfn.com.

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Joe Conway Joins Union Bank as Consumer Lending Group Expands In Oregon

Joseph Conway

Portland, OR (PRWEB) April 27, 2011

Union Bank, N.A. today announced that Joe Conway has joined the bank’s Consumer Lending group as a mortgage consultant based in Portland, Oregon, in a newly created position. Conway is responsible for assisting the bank’s clients with their personal mortgage needs and loan originations in the Portland metro area, Tigard, and Salem. Union Bank’s Consumer Lending group originates the bank’s loans to consumers, which includes residential mortgages. Conway, who reports to Carrie Murphy, vice president and regional sales manager for the Pacific Northwest, will also assist Union Bank’s Private Bank clients with their mortgage needs.

“Joe brings more than 13 years of experience in the industry and a proven track record to our consumer lending team, which will be instrumental in expanding our presence as a premier mortgage provider in the Pacific Northwest,” said Murphy. “With Joe’s focus on customer service and mortgage expertise, we are confident that the bank will continue to achieve our goals of expanding our business while meeting the needs of our new and existing customers who are looking for a home loan.”

Before joining Union Bank, Conway served as a branch manager for Prospect Mortgage where his main responsibilities included overseeing branch activity and developing new business. Prior to that, Conway served as a district manager with GMAC Mortgage focusing on branch management and loan originations.

An active member of the Portland community, Conway coaches youth hockey and volunteers at the Oregon Food Bank. Conway earned at bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Michigan State University.

About UnionBanCal Corporation & Union Bank, N.A.

Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $ 79.1 billion at December 31, 2010. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. The bank operated 401 banking offices in California, Washington, Oregon and Texas, as well as two international offices, on December 31, 2010. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG, NYSE:MTU), one of the world’s largest financial organizations. Visit http://www.unionbank.com for more information.

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Paul Streiber, M.B.A., CFP® Joins Heritage Financial Planning

Grapevine, TX (PRWEB) July 07, 2011

Paul R. Streiber, M.B.A., CFP®, financial planner and wealth manager, has joined Heritage Financial Planning (http://www.HeritageFinancialPlanning.com) in Grapevine, Texas, to help serve a select group of clients who require objective, fee-only comprehensive financial planning and wealth management, including retirement planning, investment management, estate planning, education planning and risk management.

“We are pleased to have someone of Paul’s caliber join the firm,” said Steve Blankenship, CFP®, President and Founding Principal of Heritage Financial Planning. “Paul’s background and experience provides him with a thorough understanding of financial planning, including capital markets, financial statement analysis and long-range planning, along with a unique perspective on wealth management.”

Streiber focuses on helping clients accumulate, manage and preserve assets and affluence through financial planning, investment and risk management, and education, retirement and estate planning. He enjoys finding answers that produce meaningful and lasting results for each client’s unique circumstances and challenges. He enjoys educating clients and bringing perspective to what may seem like complicated or overwhelming financial information.

Streiber’s professional experience includes many years in various aspects of financial services, including personal finance, banking, and corporate finance. Prior to joining Heritage Financial Planning, Paul was a financial planner and investment advisor with Talis Advisors in Plano, TX. He spent several years in banking and corporate finance with The Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (now TD Bank Financial Group) and Citicorp, N.A., and in financial communications and investor relations with health care and technology firms.

Prior to passing the 10-hour, two-day long CFP® certification examination, Streiber earned a Certificate in Financial Planning from the University of North Texas, a M.B.A. in Finance from the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester and a B.A. in Economics from Drew University.

About Heritage Financial Planning

Heritage Financial Planning in Grapevine, Texas, is a fee-only comprehensive financial planning and wealth management firm known for putting its clients first and helping them understand their current financial positions and the steps necessary to meet their goals and objectives. Heritage Financial Planning was founded in 2004 by Steve Blankenship, CFP®, a nationally recognized financial planner, who has helped high net worth individuals in the DFW Metroplex and across the U.S. achieve personal financial goals and objectives for more than 15 years. Heritage Financial Planning is online at http://www.HeritageFinancialPlanning.com.

The CFP® registered marks and trademarks in the press release identify those individuals who have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the CFP Board, have successfully completed financial planning coursework and have passed the CFP® Certification Examination covering the following areas: the financial planning process, risk management, investments, tax planning and management, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning. CFP® certificants also agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and to uphold CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards.

CFP Board is a nonprofit certification organization with a mission to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 61,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States. For more about CFP Board, visit http://www.CFP.net.

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