Stan Boland is a British entrepreneur in the

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sector.

Biography

Boland studied physics at the

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. He cited

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, and

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as influences on his career."Optimist with a record of success"
''Financial Times'' Boland was employed as Foreign Exchange Manager at

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, Deputy Treasurer at

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and Asset Treasurer at Bricom.The VC Factor
British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association He worked for

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in the 1980s. Working at ICL from 1990 to 1997, he became involved in the technology sector, holding positions including Finance Director, Director of Treasury & Tax and Group Treasurer. In 1997, he moved to

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, ultimately spun-out as .

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acquired in 2000 for $640M, with Boland becoming Vice President of its

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business unit. He has been a director of

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.Stan Boland: Executive Profile & Biography
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was co-founded by Boland in 2002 and acquired by

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in 2011 for $367M plus an undisclosed staff retention amount. Boland was reported in April 2013 as being appointed CEO of

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startup Neul. From January 2014, he has also been Chairman of NMI, the UK national association for companies in the electronics systems sector. Stan is a co-founder and the CEO o
FiveAI

Sports

Boland rowed for Derwent Rowing Club 1982-1987.

References

Living people Arm Holdings people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-business-bio-stub