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Bruce
D. Carpenter - Executive Vice President, Corporate
Compliance & Business Development
Mr. Carpenter is a Co-Founder and Principal of Harbour
Bridge Ventures, Inc. (www.HBVinc.com),
a firm founded to offer funding assistance, IT and business
process outsourcing, and corporate development advisory
services to both established and emerging companies.
A former banker, Bruce served as Executive Vice President
for a large U.S. commercial bank before moving to the software
industry to assume the Presidency of a financial software
company in 1983. In 1985, he helped found CBS Worldwide
and was continuously involved in the successful growth and
senior management of this group. He continued to fill a
senior executive role with Fiserv after its acquisition
of CBS Worldwide and played a significant role
in Fiserv’s merger and acquisition activities
until leaving Fiserv to found Harbour Bridge Ventures
in 2003. During his tenure with CBS Worldwide he
helped to grow CBS to over US$ 220 million in annual revenues
while serving over 500 leading financial institutions in
more than 55 countries on 6 continents from its principal
offices in Orlando, FL; London, Singapore, Warsaw, and Sydney.
Fiserv, now the corporate parent of CBS Worldwide,
is the leading global provider of technology and technology
management services to the financial services industry including
banking, brokerage, insurance, and benefits administration.
With over 4.5 billion US$ in annual revenues, Fiserv
serves over 17,000 clients worldwide. In addition to his
responsibilities with Fiserv CBS Worldwide, Mr.
Carpenter also served a key role in Fiserv’s
merger and acquisition program and was responsible for developing
and implementing Fiserv’s formal processes
for both M & A activities and those for integration
of acquired businesses.
Mr. Carpenter has a unique blend of over thirty-five years
of executive management experience in the consulting, venture
capital and private equity, banking and technology industries
and holds a Bachelors Degree (BA) from Lafayette College
and Masters Degree (MBA) from Columbia University. Long
viewed as an innovator in the application of technology
to produce competitive advantage in the financial services
industry, he has provided both strategic and IT consultancy
to many leading, global financial service brands including,
Citigroup, ABN Amro, Prudential, CIBC, BCP, Westpac, Bank
of America, TD Waterhouse, GE Capital and many others, His
practical experience includes not only the successful growth
and management of CBS Worldwide and numerous other businesses
but also the design, development and implementation of many
banking applications and related delivery systems. His management
experience also includes responsibility for strategy, marketing,
sales, operations, technology, and non-technology-related
functions as well as complete Balance Sheet and P. &
L. responsibility.
bruce@IusJuris.com
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