The executive team at HALO is committed to operational excellence and universal growth. With years of combined experience in the enterprise software field, the HALO team provides sure strategic direction and sound financial discipline to their established portfolio of companies.

Ron Bienvenu
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Mr. 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.

Jude Sullivan
Director M&A and Business Development

Mr. Sullivan joined HALO during July, 2005 and is responsible for managing HALO’s M&A activity. He has more than fifteen years experience as a corporate transactional attorney. Prior to joining HALO, Mr. Sullivan held various legal and corporate development roles, including serving as General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development at Lakeview Technology, Inc., a Chicago-based software company, and serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of divine. Before joining divine, Mr. Sullivan was a partner in the corporate group at Chicago-based Katten Muchin Zavis and Rosenman, and was also formerly a partner in the corporate group at Chicago-based Hopkins & Sutter. He earned both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from the University of Illinois.

Ernest (JR) Mysogland
Chief Legal Officer

Mr. Mysogland has more than 15 years experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing and investment. Mr. Mysogland is 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. Mysogland managed the legal and administrative matters of Strategic Software Holdings, LLC. Prior to SSH, Mr. Mysogland engaged in private legal practice representing investors, issuers, acquirers and targets in hundreds of public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and other strategic transactions ranging in size up to $3.5 billion. His clients have included numerous software and technology companies, private equity funds and institutional investors. Mr. Mysogland graduated from the University of Notre Dame and the Columbia University School of Law.