People: Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc (HTGC.N)

HTGC.N on New York Stock Exchange

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1 Aug 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Manuel Henriquez

48 2005 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Jessica Baron

37 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Corporate Controller

Parag Shah

40 2006 Senior Managing Director and Life Sciences Group Head

Scott Bluestein

33 2010 Chief Credit Officer

Todd Jaquez-Fissori

41 2011 Clean Technology Group Head, Technology Group Head

Allyn Woodward

71 2009 Lead Independent Director

Robert Badavas

59 2006 Independent Director

Joseph Chow

50 2004 Independent Director

Sally Borg

Investor Relations Officer

Biographies

Name Description

Manuel Henriquez

Mr. Manuel A. Henriquez is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. He is a co-founder of the Company and has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 2003 and President since April 2005. Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Henriquez was a Partner at VantagePoint Venture Partners, a $2.5 billion multi-stage technology venture fund, from August 2000 through July 2003. Prior to VantagePoint Venture Partners, Mr. Henriquez was the President and Chief Investment Officer of Comdisco Ventures, a division of Comdisco, Inc., a technology and financial services company, from November 1999 to March 2000. Prior to that, from March 1997 to November 1999, Mr. Henriquez was a Managing Director of Comdisco Ventures. Mr. Henriquez was a senior member of the investment team at Comdisco Ventures that originated over $2.0 billion of equipment lease, debt and equity transactions from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Henriquez serves on the board of directors of two of the Company’s portfolio companies, E-Band Communications Corporation, a supplier of ultra high capacity wireless solutions, and MaxVision LLC, a manufacturer of portable and transportable servers. Also, Mr. Henriquez serves on the board of directors of Northeastern University, a global, experiential research university and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, the sole fundraising entity for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the child health programs at Stanford University School of Medicine. Mr. Henriquez received a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University.

Jessica Baron

Ms. Jessica T. Baron is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Corporate Controller of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. She joined Company in October 2006 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to Vice President of Finance in October 2010. Effective June 1, 2011, Board appointed Ms. Baron as Interim Chief Financial Officer and the Board confirmed her appointment as the Company’s permanent Chief Financial Officer on March 27, 2012. During her tenure at Hercules, Ms. Baron has been involved in financial reporting, financial process and systems design and implementation. Prior to joining Hercules, Ms. Baron served in strategic finance roles at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2004 to 2006 and at Levi Strauss and Company from 2002 to 2004. Ms. Baron also served as finance and accounting manager at Dominion Ventures and Dominion Capital Management from 2000 to 2002. She also was at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in supervisory roles in both its consulting and business assurance divisions from 1997 to 2000. Ms. Baron earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.

Parag Shah

Mr. Parag I. Shah is Senior Managing Director and Life Sciences Group Head of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. He joined Company in November 2004 as Managing Director of Life Sciences and was promoted to Senior Managing Director in June 2006. During March 2008 Mr. Shah was promoted by Board to the position of Life Science Group Head. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shah served as Managing Director for Biogenesys Capital from April 2004 to November 2004. From April 2000 to April 2004, Mr. Shah was employed by Imperial Bank, where he served as a Senior Vice President and East Coast Life Sciences Group Head in Imperial Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Division, beginning in October 2000, which was acquired by Comerica Bank in early 2001. Prior to working at Comerica Bank, Mr. Shah was an Assistant Vice President at Bank Boston from January 1997 to March 2000. Bank Boston was acquired by Fleet Bank in 1999. Mr. Shah completed his Masters degrees in Technology, Management and Policy as well as his Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). During his tenure at MIT, Mr. Shah conducted research at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and was chosen to serve on the Whitehead Institute’s Board of Associates in 2003.

Scott Bluestein

Mr. Scott Bluestein is Chief Credit Officer of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc., since November 2010. Mr. Bluestein previously served as founder and partner of Century Tree Capital Management from February 2009 until June 2010. Prior to that, he was managing director at Laurus-Valens Capital Management, a New York based investment firm specializing in providing financing to small and micro cap growth oriented businesses through a combination of secured debt and equity securities, including new investments, portfolio management, and restructurings from June 2003 until February 2010. Previously, Mr. Bluestein worked at UBS Investment Bank, where he was a member of their Financial Institutions Coverage Group focused on the Financial Technology space. Mr. Bluestein serves on the board of directors of one of the Company’s portfolio companies, MaxVision LLC, a manufacturer of portable and transportable servers. Mr. Bluestein received his B.B.A. from Emory University.

Todd Jaquez-Fissori

Mr. Todd Jaquez-Fissori is Clean Technology Group Head, Technology Group Head of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. He joined Company in November 2009 as Managing Director and was promoted by Board to the position of Clean Technology Group Head in May 2011 and Technology Group Head in October 2011. Before joining the Company in 2009, Mr. Jaquez-Fissori served as a director at TriplePoint Capital from February 2008 to December 2008 and was the general partner in charge of clean technology investing at Siemens Venture Capital from March 2004 to February 2008. Prior to working at Siemens Venture Capital, Mr. Jaquez-Fissori served as a principal at Boulder Ventures from March 2000 to March 2004 and as an analyst at Mayfield from May 1996 to September 1998. Mr. Jaquez-Fissori received a B.A. from Penn State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.

Allyn Woodward

Mr. Allyn C. Woodward, Jr., is Lead Independent Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. He has served as a director since February 2004. Mr. Woodward was Vice Chairman of Adams Harkness Financial Group (AHFG-formerly Adams, Harkness & Hill) from April 2001 until January 2006 when AHFG was sold to Canaccord, Inc. He previously served as President of AHFG from 1995 to 2001. AHFG was an independent institutional research, brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, MA. Prior to joining AHFG, Mr. Woodward worked for Silicon Valley Bank from April 1990 to April 1995, initially as Executive Vice President and Co-founder of the Wellesley, MA office and subsequently as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the parent bank in California. Prior to joining Silicon Valley Bank, Mr. Woodward was Senior Vice President and Group Manager of the Technology group at Bank of New England, Boston, MA where he was employed from 1963-1990. Mr. Woodward is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Compensation and Audit Committee of Lecroy Corporation (NASDAQ: LCRY). He is also a former director of Viewlogic Systems, Inc. and Cayenne Software, Inc. Mr. Woodward holds a Master Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a public company director education and credentialing organization, is a member of the Board Leaders Group, and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Woodward is on the Board of Overseers and a member of the Finance Committee of Newton Wellesley Hospital, a 250 bed hospital located in Newton, MA. Mr. Woodward is on the Board of Overseers, a member of the Investment Committee, the Finance Committee and the Private Equity Committee of Babson College in Babson Park, MA. Mr. Woodward graduated from Babson College with a degree in finance and accounting. He also graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.

Robert Badavas

Mr. Robert P. Badavas is Independent Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc., since March 2006. Since January 2012, Mr. Badavas has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PlumChoice, Inc. Mr. Badavas also has served on the board of directors of PlumChoice since November 2010. Previously, Mr. Badavas served as President of Petros Ventures, Inc. Mr. Badavas was President and Chief Executive Officer of TAC Worldwide, from December 2005 through October 2009, and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TAC Worldwide from November 2003 to December 2005. Mr. Badavas was a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Atlas Venture, from September 2001 to September 2003 and Chief Executive Officer at Cerulean Technology, Inc. Since May 2007, Mr. Badavas has served on the board of directors and is chairman of the Audit Committee of Constant Contact, Inc. In addition, Mr. Badavas serves on the board of directors of Bentley University. Mr. Badavas also serves on the board of directors of Hellenic College/Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA where he serves on the Executive Committee of the board as its Treasurer and Chair of the Finance, Real Estate and Investment Committees. Mr. Badavas is Chairman Emeritus of The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA and currently serves on the board’s Advancement and Finance Committees. Mr. Badavas is a certified public accountant with nine years of experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. Also, Mr. Badavas has completed a program that studied strategies to make corporate boards more effective at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Badavas is active in board of director organizations and regularly attends professional seminars addressing issues of current import to boards of directors. Mr. Badavas is a magna cum laude graduate of Bentley University with a BS in Accounting and Finance.

Joseph Chow

Mr. Joseph W. Chow is Independent Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc., since February 2004. Mr. Chow retired in March 2011 as Executive Vice President at State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), a global provider of asset servicing and investment management services to institutional investors, where he was responsible for the development of business strategies for emerging economies. He served on the company’s Asia Pacific and European Executive Boards; he was a member of the Operating Group, the company’s most senior 11-member strategy and policy management committee. Prior to 2003, Mr. Chow was State Street’s Executive Vice President and Head of Credit and Risk Policy responsible for corporate-wide risk management, focusing on credit, market, operational, fiduciary, and compliance risks. He chaired the company’s Major Risk Committee, Fiduciary Review Committee, and Securities Finance Risk Management Committee and served as a member of the Asset Liability Management Committee and Financial Policy Committee. Before joining State Street, Mr. Chow worked at Bank of Boston in various international and corporate banking roles from 1981 to 1990 and specialized in the financing of emerging-stage high technology companies. Mr. Chow is a director of the Hong Kong Association of Massachusetts and served on the board of directors of China Universal Asset Management, Inc. in Shanghai, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Asian Community Development Corporation, a not-for-profit community development corporation focused on building affordable housing in Boston. Mr. Chow also is a trustee of the Boston Children’s Museum. Mr. Chow is a graduate of Brandeis University with a B.A. in Economics. He also received a Master in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Management (Finance) from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Sally Borg

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Manuel Henriquez

3,243,830

Jessica Baron

419,201

Parag Shah

1,470,200

Scott Bluestein

--

Todd Jaquez-Fissori

438,200

Allyn Woodward

--

Robert Badavas

--

Joseph Chow

--

Sally Borg

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Manuel Henriquez

124,999 737,494

Jessica Baron

5,694 36,128

Parag Shah

8,569 50,959

Scott Bluestein

0 0

Todd Jaquez-Fissori

7,000 5,343

Allyn Woodward

0 0

Robert Badavas

0 0

Joseph Chow

0 0

Sally Borg

0 0
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