Thomas H. Sinton, Chairman
Tom has 30 years experience as a business innovator and leader and is
currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Perquest. He founded
ProBusiness Services, Inc., in 1986 and served as its CEO until 2003,
when ADP purchased it for $500 million. ProBusiness went public in 1997
and achieved annual revenues of $170 million at the time of its
acquisition. Tom served on Boards at Smart Time Software, Savista
Corporation and on the Advisory Board of Baird Capital Partners, LLC. He
holds a B.A. in English from Harvard College, an MS in Food Science from
the University of California, Davis, a MBA from Stanford University and
was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Vienna.
Tony Cannestra, Director
Tony has been a principal at Ignite Group, a venture capital firm,
since 2000. Prior to joining Ignite, he spent five years as a business
consultant with Ernst & Young Consulting (now Cap Gemini Ernst & Young),
rising to the position of Senior Manager. His areas of expertise at E&Y
Consulting included supply chain management for the high-tech industry,
including B2B marketplaces, knowledge management and e-Commerce
platforms. Towards the end of his tenure with Ernst & Young Consulting,
Tony worked in the company's venture group, identifying potential
investment opportunities for E&Y. Tony has also lived in Japan for two
years, working for the auto parts manufacturer Mannoh Kogyo, where he
designed and developed computer programs for the company. Tony has a BA
degree in International Political Economy from UC Berkeley and an MBA
with a certificate in Management of Technology (MOT) from the Haas
School of Business at UC Berkeley. Tony also sits on the Board of
Directors for Gearworks, a Minneapolis-based company that provides
software solutions for managing field service employees.
Deborah A. Farrington, Director
Founder and Co-Chairman of StarVest Partners, LP, Debby has over 25 years
of experience in venture capital, private equity investing and investment
banking. She founded and has been co-chairman since 1998 of StarVest
Partners, LP, a New York City-based venture capital firm that invests in
information technology. Prior to founding StarVest, Debby was President and
CEO for five years of Victory Ventures, a New York-based private equity firm
that invested in business services and consumer companies, and was Chairman
of the Board of a major staffing services company. Prior to Victory, she was
managing director of a Hong Kong-based merchant bank that invested with
Asian entrepreneurs. While there, she served as a director and COO of its
NASDAQ listed affiliate. She started her career at Merrill Lynch, where,
over 11 years with the firm, she had assignments in investment banking,
management and securities analysis, while based in New York, Hong Kong and
Tokyo. Debby is a graduate of Smith College and has an MBA from the Harvard
Business School. In addition to Perquest, Debby is on the boards of NetSuite,
ComparisonMarket, Fieldglass and Collectors Universe, Inc., a NASDAQ listed
public company.
Chet P. Mehta, Director
Chet is Managing Director-Finance of Oakmont Corporation, the private
investment company of Robert Day, founder of Trust Company of the West.
He is also a principal of Liberty Lane Partners, a firm that invests in
businesses that can benefit from the operating, financial and
transaction experience of its founding principals. Formerly, he served
as Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations at Fisher Scientific
International Inc., a global supplier of products and services for the
scientific research and clinical laboratory markets. Prior to that, Chet
was a Managing Director in the leverage finance group of Bear, Stearns &
Co. Inc., covering the healthcare, real estate, gaming, lodging and
leisure industries. He began his investment banking career at DLJ
Securities Corporation, where he focused primarily on healthcare
companies and leveraged transactions. Chet holds a B.A. in Classic Greek
and Sanskrit from Harvard College.