Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Web Hosting space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tivanka Ellawala
Chief Financial Officer of Endurance International Group
Tiv Ellawala’s experience and expertise in a range of financial functions across various industries have prepared him for his role as Chief Financial Officer at Endurance International Group. Tiv believes small businesses are the engine of the economy and loves how technology and the Internet can help grow them worldwide. It’s this passion for small businesses that led him to Endurance. Tiv’s career launched with his navigating the world of mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch in New York, and then in its technology division, in San Francisco. His journey to Endurance then took a 13-year detour to Redmond, WA. While at Microsoft, he focused on strategy, business development and strategic alliances, financial planning, financial controllership and investor relations as well as business operations, ultimately leading to his position as CFO for the Windows Phone Division. When not propelling the journeys of small businesses across the globe, Tiv is also passionate about other types of journeys, including hiking, biking and driving.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Marc Montagner
Chief Financial Officer of Endurance International Group
Marc has been the chief financial officer at Endurance since September 2015. Marc Montagner was previously chief financial officer at LightSquared where he was the key architect of a plan of reorganization, which led to a recapitalization of the company and brought in new investors, which included Centerbridge, Fortress and JP Morgan. Previously, Marc had been executive vice president of strategy, development and distribution at LightSquared. Marc also held the role of managing director and co-head of the global telecom, media and technology merger and acquisition group at Banc of America Securities. Prior to this, Marc was senior vice president, corporate development and M&A with the Sprint Nextel Corporation. Prior to joining Sprint Nextel, Marc was a managing director in the media and telecom group at Morgan Stanley. Marc serves on the board of directors at Cogent Communications, a publicly traded company. He serves on the audit committee and the corporate governance committee. He holds a master’s of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, in Paris, and a master’s of business administration from Columbia Business School.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Terry Flood
CFO of Liquid Web
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About Liquid Web: Liquid Web is a provider of web hosting and managed cloud services.
Dino Ewing
CFO of Logicworks
Dino Ewing is the CFO at Logicworks.
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About Logicworks: Logicworks provides cloud computing and managed hosting solutions for private, public and hybrid clouds.
Peter Bauert
CFO of Cloud Linux Inc.
Executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, business development, financial operations, business operations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, and P&L responsibility. Outstanding record of growing businesses, improving operating performance, and realizing exit potentials.
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About Cloud Linux Inc., Parallels: Best operating system for shared hosting
George Kilguss III
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign
As executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), George Kilguss III is responsible for all of the company’s financial functions including accounting, audit, treasury, corporate finance and investor relations. He also leads all human resources activities. His career spans more than 25 years of varied experience in financial management, business leadership and corporate strategy. Before joining Verisign in May 2012, Kilguss served as senior vice president and CFO for Internap Network Services Corporation, an IT infrastructure services company. Prior to that, he served as CFO for Towerstream Corporation, a wireless Internet provider, and CFO for Stratos Global Corporation, a mobile satellite service company. He has also held senior-level positions in both investment and commercial banking companies, including Riparian Partners, Fleet Associates and Bank of Boston Corporation. Kilguss earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in economics and finance from the University of Hartford.
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About VeriSign: Verisign operates as a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure.
Alea Kleinhammer
Chief Financial Officer of Enterprise Diversified
Ms. Kleinhammer is the Chief Financial Officer for Enterprise Diversified, Inc. and works closely with company subsidiaries as part of the financial reporting process. Ms. Kleinhammer holds an active CPA license in the state of Virginia and has multiple years of experience working in the public accounting sector. Ms. Kleinhammer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Maryland at College Park.
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About Enterprise Diversified: Hosting, Modem, and ISP Services
Jeff Noland
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of DartPoints
Jeff Noland is the Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer at DartPoints.
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About DartPoints, Investment Banking Institute, The University of Texas At Dallas: DartPoints is an owner and operator of edge colocation data centers and interconnection points.
Jeff Noland
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of DartPoints
Jeff Noland is the Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer at DartPoints.
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About DartPoints, Investment Banking Institute, The University of Texas At Dallas: DartPoints is an owner and operator of edge colocation data centers and interconnection points.
Scott Murphy
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Birch Communications
Scott Murphy is the vice president and chief financial officer of [Birch Communications](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/birch-communications), a communications, network, cloud, and IT solutions provider. Prior to that, he was the chief financial officer at RMS Family Restaurants. Murphy holds an MBA from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Georgia.
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About Birch Communications: Birch Communications, Inc. is a leading communications, network, cloud and IT solutions provider.
Jerry Crute
Chief Financial Officer of AET Solutions
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About AET Solutions: Business management and technology services holding company
David Brant
Chief Financial Officer of Airspan Networks
David Brant joined Airspan in January 1998 as Finance Director. He became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2007. Between July 2000 and December 2005 Mr. Brant served as Vice President Finance and Controller. In December 2005 the Company transferred its Finance function to the United States, and he assumed an operating role leading the Company’s AS.NET division, broadening his experience across the operational functions of the Company. From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Brant was employed by DSC in various financial roles, the last post as Director of European Accounting. He received a B.A. in Mathematical Economics in 1984 from Essex University and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. David Brant is a founding member of Airspan.
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About Airspan Networks: Airspan Networks provides 4G broadband wireless systems and solutions that deliver high-speed data, voice, and multimedia services.
George Pollock Jr
Director & Chief Financial Officer of vXchnge
George is responsible for all finance and human resources functions. George brings more than 24 years of finance experience to the company. Prior to joining vXchnge, George served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Switch & Data. While at Switch and Data, George was responsible for 6 acquisitions, all accretive, and the initial public offering in 2007. Prior to joining, Switch & Data, George served as Chief Financial Officer of the Merchant Banking Division of Communications Equity Associates, Inc. (CEA), an international investment and merchant bank specializing in the media, communications, and Internet industries. George was responsible for the financial and administrative functions for CEA’s $600 million portfolio of private equity funds.
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About vXchnge: vXchnge operates a network of strategically located, software-defined, edge, colocation data centers delivering more than 99.99999% uptime.
David MacGrandle
Chief Financial Officer of Denovo
As Chief Operating Officer, David is responsible for development, execution and delivery of the company’s strategic vision. David has over 20 years experience with technology service providers, and also serves as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He was most recently Chief Financial Officer at Fusepoint where he played a significant role in Fusepoint’s exponential profitable growth eventually leading to its $124.5 million acquisition by Savvis (CenturyLink). Prior to Fusepoint, he was Chief Financial Officer of Masergy Communications. David held executive positions at EDS, CapRock Communications and Excel Communications where he was responsible in various roles for strategic planning, corporate development, business development and controllership. Mr. MacGrandle is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Texas, and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He holds an MBA and MSMAS from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a BS degree in Applied Mathematical Sciences from Texas A&M University.
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About Denovo: Denovo today is a multifaceted technology services firm positioned to help customers in a variety of industries and government agencies
Michael Landreth
CFO & co-founder of MacStadium
Michael Landreth is CFO at MacStadium.
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About MacStadium: MacStadium provides enterprise-class Apple Mac infrastructure providing scalable, reliable, and secure private clouds.
Stacey Mueller
Chief Financial Officer of Blackfoot
Stacey Mueller is Chief Financial Officer at Blackfoot.
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About Blackfoot: Blackfoot provides a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network.
Imran Dalvi
Chief Financial Officer of D3 Unified Communications
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About D3 Unified Communications: D3UC provides a Cloud-based telephone and unified communications services to technology VARs and IT MSPs.
Stuart Fuhlendorf
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance of Isilon Systems
Stu Fuhlendorf has a broad financial and operational background that spans finance, information technology, human resources and international operations for both private and public technology companies. Stu spent more than ten years as chief financial officer for two publicly traded technology companies, led both companies through initial public offerings and was instrumental in scaling their operations both domestically and internationally. Most recently, Stu was vice president of Lincoln Partners, a leading Chicago-based investment bank, where he led merger and acquisition initiatives for electronic manufacturing services and technology companies. Previously, Stu was chief financial officer of EFTC (now Suntron), a publicly-traded electronics manufacturing company; chief financial officer at Metawave Communications Corporation, a wireless communications company; and managed financial projects for Martin Marietta Corporation, a top aerospace and defense company. Stu holds a master’s of business administration degree from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s of arts degree in social sciences from the University of Northern Colorado.
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About Isilon Systems: Isilon Systems is a provider of intelligent clustered storage systems for digital content.
Aviram Steinhart
EVP & CFO of Ceragon Networks
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About Ceragon Networks: Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the #1 wireless backhaul specialist.
E. Ted Nevels
Chief Financial Officer of Full Partner
Ted Nevels is a co-founder of Full Partner as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Full Partner, Ted founded and sold an insurance industry support services company.
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About Full Partner: Full Partner LLC is an established company founded in 2001 to build custom website, ecommerce and online business management solutions.
Timothy Shank
Chief Financial Officer of SkinPhotoTextMatch (SPTM)
Mr. Shank has an MBA from Duke University. Mr. Shank held senior finance positions for over 25 years including as the former Director of Finance for the PGA and prior to that as the CFA for Marriott.
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About SkinPhotoTextMatch (SPTM): Skinphototextmatch is free Apple apps & web platform connect consumers with dermatology professionals worldwide using proprietary photo.
