Board of Directors
Peter Colaluca, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Peter Colaluca has worked in the software and IT industry for over 20 years, initially for the European subsidiaries of US companies. He has worked for large organizations such as Sun Microsystems and has launched a US start-up company into Europe. In 1996 he founded Simulus, a UK-based performance management software company, where he was CEO. Simulus was acquired by BMC Software, Inc in 2002. After BMC, Peter Colaluca became the CEO of Webperform, another UK-based early stage software company, which he sold to Gomez, Inc. He is now a software advisor and venture partner, and is on the Board of three software companies, including Codenomicon.
Sandeep Kapadia, Director, Prime Technology Ventures
Mr. Sandeep Kapadia joined Prime Technology Ventures in 1999. He has provided ongoing support to portfolio companies by hiring senior key managers and initiating strategic partnerships. Before joining PTV, he held various commercial management positions with Baan Company for six years. Prior to Baan, Mr. Kapadia was a software analyst at Rolta India Ltd. (an Intergraph USA subsidiary). Furthermore, he has been employed with Shah Brokers (Indian Stock Exchange). Mr. Kapadia earned a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Bombay University and an MBA degree from Rotterdam School of Management and J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Ari Knuuti, Co-Founder and VP, Business Development
Mr. Ari Knuuti has held the VP of Business Development position at Codenomicon Ltd since 2002. Prior to joining the company he participated in managerial training and education at the University of Oulu. He has a key role in developing Codenomicon Ltd to become a prominent and globally recognized start-up in software testing automation.
Juha Mikkola, Senior Partner, Eqvitec
Juha Mikkola is the head of investment process in Eqvitec and one of the founders of Eqvitec Partners. He has managed numerous successful technology companies from startup to internationalisation. Many of his investments have now been either publicly listed or acquired by other industrial corporations. Juha has been responsible for such portfolio companies as Digia, Smarttrust, AffectoGenimap, Iobox, Infosto and many others. He is well connected in the Finnish tech community and serves in many public and private forums as an expert member. "In a very competitive environment strong technology is just a good start. We at Eqvitec know from experience how important it is to have a right business model and well communicated service offering to be successful."
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