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Leadership Bios
Stuart DePina, Chief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer, Stuart DePina manages the long-term growth strategy of the company. His balanced leadership is rooted in deep financial experience and the belief that a solid organization is built on customer focus, commitment and thoughtful business practices. DePina's professional history is distinguished by leadership roles in guiding firms through various stages of development including initial public offerings and acquisitions.
Most recently, DePina served as Chief Executive Officer for Who's Calling, a web-based application that uniquely measured online and traditional direct marketing performance, where he succeeded in doubling the company's revenue base and drove profitability. He served as president and Chief Executive Officer of xSides Corporation, a developer of trusted computing and digital rights management technology. He was Chief Financial Officer for Ticketmaster Corporation, Inc., and a partner in the Big 4 firm of KPMG LLP, where he provided consulting and assurance services to a number of clients in the firms' financial services practice.
Clive Matthew Springer, President/Founder
Matt Springer brings his eleven years of experience in the investment management business to Tamarac. Prior to Tamarac Inc. he was the Director of Trading for Parametric Portfolio Associates. Under Matt's direction, a team of developers created an automated separate account management software product for taxable investors. He then worked directly with a number of Fortune 100 financial institutions to establish distribution channels for the product. Mr. Springer managed over 1,200 taxable accounts valued at $1,200,000,000 as a portfolio manager and he supervised the trade desk which was responsible for executing domestic and international trades for over $4 billion in assets under management. Mr. Springer holds a BA in Economics from the University of Washington, a MBA from Seattle University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Jim Peterson, Chief Operating Officer
Jim Peterson has more than 30 years experience in operations management, service, and information systems. Before joining Tamarac, Jim spent 11 years as President of JJP International, Inc. consulting with a variety of organizations, including Microsoft, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cascade Investments, and the University of Washington. Jim worked 9 years at Microsoft in Information Services and Product Support. He designed and implemented a financial system for the contract-based OEM business that supported its growth from $75 million to more than $1 billion. Jim also designed and implemented systems for technical support, including the highly regarded Support Engineer Knowledge Base. As Director of Operations for Product Support he opened support centers around the country to handle the rapidly growing support staff and call volume. Prior to working at Microsoft, Jim spent ten years in higher education administration. Jim graduated Summa Cum Laude from Seattle University with a B.A in Humanities, he earned an M.B.A. from the University of Puget Sound and an M.S. in Astronomy from Swinburne University of Technology (Victoria, Australia).
Mathieu Stroh, Vice President of Marketing
As VP of Marketing, Mathieu Stroh is responsible for building Tamarac's overall market presence and fueling company growth objectives through measured marketing tactics. Overseeing all aspects of brand management, marketing communications, public relations, client marketing, research and lead generation, Matt is directly accountable for establishing Tamarac as the leading Investment Strategy Management technology brand for advisors.
Prior to joining Tamarac, Stroh oversaw all aspects of marketing at Who's Calling Inc., a web-based application that uniquely measures online and traditional direct marketing performance, targeting marketers. During his tenure, and under the leadership of Stuart DePina as CEO, the company enjoyed its two most profitable years, $65 million in gross revenue in 2005 and $74 million in 2006, and culminated into the successful sale of the company.
In addition to his recent five years at Who's Calling, Stroh managed marketing communications at Intel's eCommerce Online Services division, brand management at Go2Net.com and played a leadership role in adding computer hardware to Egghead Software's merchandising resulting in an incremental $75 million in annual gross revenue. He also co-created and co-manages ListPool.com, a web-based consumer list management and sharing application. Stroh holds a B.S. in Psychology and Studio Art from Santa Clara University.
Brandon Rembe, Vice President Product Development
Brandon Rembe has been with Tamarac for over five years. During his tenure Brandon has worked in and managed many aspects of the business from development to institutional sales. He previously led the development team as Sr. Developer where he designed and implemented Tamarac's Modeling and Family Account functionality. More recently Brandon served as Development Manager where he was responsible for managing the development team and coordinating all technical projects and releases. His success in this arena led to his promotion to Vice President of Product Development.
Prior to joining Tamarac Brandon worked in the Seattle branch of Smith Barney. Brandon holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington.
Andina Anderson, Manager Professional Services & Consulting Practice
Andina Anderson has been in the financial industry since 1999. Prior to Tamarac she worked for Ragen MacKenzie as an Institutional Equity Sales Trader. Andina has been with Tamarac since February of 2006 when she was brought in to lead client support. Her efforts have led to the creation of the client implementation process and the support structure for the company. Her contributions also include the design of a number of key Tamarac software features and input into a new user interface founded on client feedback. She has been instrumental in building Tamarac's Consulting services.
Anderson holds an B.A. with double concentration in Marketing and Finance from the University of Washington, a M.B.A. from the University of Adelaide (Australia), and is Vice President of the Seattle Security Trader's Association.
Connor Wilson, Manager of Institutional Sales
As the Manager of Institutional Sales at Tamarac, Connor Wilson is responsible for all aspects of new client sales and license revenue. Connor joined Tamarac from the venture capital industry, most recently with an Ignition Partners portfolio company called Jobster. There Connor reported to the CEO as Strategic Initiatives Manger and helped the company raise an $18 million Series C preferred stock financing.
Previously, Connor was an Associate with Summit Partners, where he was one of fifty professionals responsible for investing and managing over $5.5 billion in capital. Connor focused on growth equity investments in the software, healthcare and financial services sectors. Before Summit, Connor was an investment banker in the leveraged finance group at CIBC World Markets.
Connor holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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