Board of Directors
Our trusted Board of Directors has the proven experience and the industry knowledge to successfully guide HALO in fiduciary interests that serve the overall well-being of the company. Each member is committed to the HALO corporate vision, and operates with the values of our shareholders as a top priority.
Ron BienvenuRon Bienvenu has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of HALO Technology Holdings Inc. since August 4, 2004. Since his arrival he has guided the company through the acquisition of seven companies and has raised over $75 million in funding. He is also a founder and Managing Partner of ISIS Capital Management, LLC ('ISIS'), an investment firm specializing in active investment strategies and strategic transactions in information technology and other sectors. Prior to ISIS, Mr. Bienvenu founded Strategic Software Holdings, LLC (‘SSH’), a successful investment vehicle that initiated a takeover attempt of Mercator Software, Inc., and invested in other public and private enterprise software companies. Prior to SSH, Mr. Bienvenu served as President of Software at divine, Inc. ('divine') a publicly traded software company. During his tenure at divine, Mr. Bienvenu led the planning, acquisition and consolidation of over thirty companies, including five public companies. Prior to divine, Mr. Bienvenu served as Chief Executive Officer and President of SageMaker, Inc. ('SageMaker'), a provider of digital asset management solutions for Global 2000 companies that he founded in 1992. Under his guidance, SageMaker raised more than $33 million in venture capital funding and acquired several technology companies in the U.S. and Europe. SageMaker was sold to divine, Inc. in early 2001. Mr. Bienvenu's previous industry experience includes the founding of a successful electronic publishing company and sale to a major publisher in 1991.
David Howitt is the CEO and President of The Meriwether Group and Meriwether Capital Partners - firms that specialize in strategic business acceleration and venture funding. Prior to founding The Meriwether Group, he was the Director of Licensing and Business Development for adidas America, Inc., where he oversaw a 300 million dollar business unit that produced, marketed and sold a diverse line of athletic apparel and accessories. David also served for several years as Corporate Counsel for adidas. Prior to joining adidas, Mr. Howitt was an attorney in private practice with the law firm of Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt. Mr. Howitt earned a BA from Denison University and a JD from the Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law.
Gordon O. Rapkin currently serves as president and CEO of Protegrity Corporation, Inc., an international data security software company, where he has been responsible for the establishing a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy to address large enterprise customers. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Rapkin served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Trancentive, Inc., a global provider of technology and services for administering stock options and stock purchase plans, where he was responsible for international operations, global marketing and sales, and third party relationships. From 2000 to 2001, he served as executive vice president of business-to-business markets, for Kana Software, Inc., where he was responsible for spearheading the company's strategic entry into the business-to-business markets, by overseeing product direction and strategic partnerships. From 1996 to 1999 Gordon was president and CEO of Decision-ism, where he redirected the company into the business intelligence market, by expanding the executive management team, overseeing the launch of new products, and building the national sales force. He has also spent more than eight years at Hyperion Systems (now Hyperion Solutions, Inc.), the global leader in business performance management software, where he was instrumental in guiding Hyperion through successive years of extraordinary growth including a highly successful initial public offering. He holds a degree in biochemistry from Syracuse University, as well as an MBA and a law degree from Emory University.
David E. Oliver is a Greenwich, CT based private investor and advisor with investments in the technology, biotechnology and entertainment industry sectors. From August 2005 to October 2006 he was a Portfolio Manager with client and investment management responsibility for Silver Point Capital, L.P. in Greenwich, CT. Prior to that time, Mr. Oliver was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of JPMorgan in New York City from January 2000 to August 2005. While at JPMorgan he was responsible for originating, structuring, syndicating and restructuring corporate debt transactions primarily in the media, communication and technology industry sectors. Prior to that time, Mr. Oliver was a Vice President and Director at TD Securities in New York City from July 1994 to January 2000. While at TD Securities he worked in the Corporate Finance and Leveraged Finance business units serving clients in the media, communication and technology industry sectors. Mr. Oliver earned a B.S. of Business Administration and an M.B.A. from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
David Skriloff is a managing director at Vision Capital Advisors, LLC, a position he has held since January 2006. Prior to Vision, Mr. Skriloff was a managing director at Duncan Capital, from January 2004 to December 2005. Before Duncan, Mr. Skriloff was EVP of Business Development for Millivision, Inc. from September 2001 to December 2003. Mr. Skriloff earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1987 and an MBA from NYU in 1992. On October 12, 2006, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement, a letter agreement and related agreements with Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. (“Vision”). Pursuant to these agreements, Vision invested in a convertible subordinated debt offering of the Company, and received certain Notes and Warrants convertible or exercisable for the Company’s Common Stock. Furthermore, the Company agreed that, for as long as Vision is a holder of at least 25% of the Notes or Warrants purchased under the Subscription Agreement (or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exercise thereof), Vision will have the right to nominate one director to the Company’s board of directors. The Company agreed to recommend that its shareholders approve such nomination at any stockholders’ meeting for the election of directors or in connection with any written consent of stockholders of the election of directors. In connection with these agreements, Vision has nominated Mr. Skriloff to be elected as a director of the Company. Accordingly, the Company has nominated Mr. Skriloff to be elected by the stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held on December 6, 2006.