Leadership
Management Team
The Netupdate Management Team comprises a strong blend of technology,
marketing, and sales professionals. Together they bring solid mortgage
industry experience and a holistic view of our business. Founded in 1998,
the company is composed of seasoned employees from the e-commerce, mortgage,
and communications industries.
Diane Holmstrom, CMT, CEO
Diane's professional history represents over 17 years of driving revenue and
increasing market share by planning and implementing comprehensive sales and
marketing strategies. Ten of those years are recorded with INTERLINQ
Software*, a technology company serving the mortgage
industry. Diane initiated, directed and facilitated
the growth and expansion of the sales team and
distribution channels that successfully captured 24%
market share on the company's behalf.
Since November of 2002, she has provided Netupdate,
Inc. with swift assessments, analysis and
development of solutions and strategies for
achieving excellence in the delivery of a web based
point of sale system also supporting the mortgage
lending industry.
In October 2005 Diane was awarded a Certified
Mortgage Technologist (CMT) designation by the
Mortgage Bankers Association.
Kim Myles, Director of Sales
Over the last 13 years, Kim has successfully led sales initiatives for
mortgage industry software leaders such as INTERLINQ Software* and Fiserv
Lending Solutions. In addition, she has more than a decade of broad-based
experience in the mortgage industry including VP of Operations for NCNB
Mortgage in Charlotte, NC (now Bank of America). Prior to joining Netupdate,
Kim hired, trained, and directed the sales team as National Sales Manager for
SwiftView Inc.'s SwiftSend LoanDocs secure web-based document delivery
solution.
Barbara Hawkyard, Director of Professional Services
Barbara has spent the last 20 years working in the
mortgage industry in a variety of roles. She has
been involved in all facets of the lending industry
from loan origination to loan servicing, always with
a foot in the technology arena. From 1998 to 2004
Barbara worked with BECU, an industry leading credit
union, to help develop and implement online mortgage
technologies.
Board of Directors
The Management Team is supported by a strong group of board members and
investors.
Kent L. Johnson - Alexander Hutton Venture Partners
Kent Johnson is a founder and managing director of Alexander Hutton Venture
Partners. Prior to his tenure as an operating executive, Kent was a CPA and
management consultant with Arthur Andersen LP. Kent has a B.A. in Business
Administration from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from Seattle
University, where he chairs the Advisory Board of the Business School's
Entrepreneurship Center.
Jerry Keppler - Alexander Hutton Venture Partners
Jerry Keppler is a managing director of
AHVP. Jerry was a
founding partner of the Seattle-based accounting firm Clothier & Head. He
has assumed finance roles with emerging growth companies in food products,
manufacturing, retail and medical services. Jerry is a CPA and has a B.A. in
Business Administration from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from
Golden Gate University.
Investors
Alexander Hutton Venture Partners
http://www.ahvp.com
Alexander Hutton Venture Partners is a Seattle-based $95 million venture
capital firm, focused on nurturing early-stage technology companies within
the Pacific Northwest. The company provides technology expertise, contacts,
funding and ongoing organizational support to its portfolio companies
through a veteran team of experts from the technology and investment
community.
Greenstone Venture Partners
http://www.greenstonevc.com
Greenstone Venture Partners is a venture capital fund based in Vancouver,
B.C. that targets early stage technology opportunities in Canada and the
Western United States. The firm invests across data communications, Internet
infrastructure, and wireless sectors. Greenstone partners with leaders of
technology companies and investment groups in the U.S. and overseas, drawing
on their expertise to create a unique advantage for the firms it finances.
Partners include founders and senior executives of such world-class
technology firms as Cisco, Electronic Arts, LSI Logic, PMC-Sierra, Rational,
and Intel. Collectively, the Greenstone network has created more than
$20-billion in shareholder value.
Irwin Ventures
http://www.irwinventures.com
Irwin Ventures, a limited liability company wholly-owned by Irwin Financial
Corporation and its executive management, makes minority investments in
early-stage financial services-related businesses. Its primary focus is on
businesses that use technology as a key component of their competitive
strategy. The company makes investments in opportunities where the financial
services experience and expertise of Irwin Ventures' management team can add
value to innovative companies. Other Irwin Ventures investments include Live
Capital, Bremer Associates, and DocuTouch.
Timberline Venture Partners
http://www.timberlinevc.com
Timberline Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on
early-stage investments in information technology companies in the Pacific
Northwest and California. The independently managed Northwest affiliate of
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Timberline is an integral part of the extended
Draper Group, one of the most active global venture investment organizations
in the world with over $2 billion under management and 250 portfolio
companies including over 100 Internet-related investments.
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