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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, Andy Hopper, and Robin Saxby as influences on his career."Optimist with a record of success"
''Financial Times'' Boland was employed as Foreign Exchange Manager at Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Deputy Treasurer at Bell Group 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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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 wireless technology 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

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