HORIZON GROUP (HG)
5050 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
United States
ph: (650) 946-7100
fax: (408) 519-6629
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Nick Shahiar - President & CEO at HG
Managing Partner for FundII
Nick Shahiar is a seasoned and results-oriented industry veteran with over 35 years of progressive domestic and international experience in software, medical devices and systmes sector.
He has established and currently manages the group portfolio leading many successful investments of over $220 million during the past several years while leading the commercial investment fund for Horizon Investment Group.
Prior to Horizon, Nick held various senior executive, management and technical positions at companies such as Siemens, Infineon, Eli Lily, IVAC, Group Bull, Mitsubishi, ADA Networks, ... leading and participating in several successful IPOs, mergers and acquisitions.
At Siemens, the giant tech company, he held several senior management positions including G.M. for management of the Data communication business unit with worldwide responsibilities developing and introducing several successful products to market and growing market share to $340M.
At Group Bull, the second largest European enterprises networking company, he was CEO for the Asian regional division implementing numerous large national enterprise projects and developing key strategic alliances and joint ventures.
Nick shahiar was senior VP of product marketing at ADA Networks developing multi-service metro access platform where Nick shahiar significantly grew the market share leading to an acquisition.
At IVAC, acquired by Eli Lily, the giant pharma co, he led design & development and marketing teams introducing several successful medical device products widely used by hospitals and health care providers worldwide.
He led, during the 90's, an international consortium comprised of several European & Asian ministries of Energy & multi-national companies to implement a $260M gas pipeline between former Soviet Republics. He met & negotiated terms with several European and Asian energy ministers. The project is currently operational providing energy to countries in the region.
He established a joint venture company to work with Mitsubishi that grew to 200 staff for the design, implementation and testing of two 600MW and 450MW combined cycle power plants. The funding was provided by IMF and World Bank.
Nick shahiar lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and three daughters.
Dr. M. Rossi M.D. - General Partner
Healthcare and Life Sicences
Dr. Rossi has managed investments in a broad array of healthcare opportunities including managed patient care, medical devices and healthcare IT. He is a board member of several startup companies including Pneumatic Technologies, Glucosamineon and On Demand Urgent Care.
Dr. Rossi is a medical doctor with a B.S. in biology and a M.D. Based on his feedback, the investment size and sector a specific due dilligence team will be established.
Lester Chen, PHD - General Partner
Software and Mobility
Lester is a founder of HIG, with a passion in early stage investing and growing companies. Prior to joining Horizon, he lived for six years through the balancing act of building his own company at GCI Software, which he founded in 2001 and sold in 2006. Previously he held various senior management and technical positions in several technology and software companies in U.S. and Taiwan. He holds a B.S. in computer science from Taiwan University and an M.S. and PHD from University of Michigan.
Mina Almassi J.D. - General Counsel
Global Corporate and Employment Law
Mina has over 25 years of experience in corporate and employment law with significant in-house and private practice experience in all areas of counseling and litigation. In her current role at Horizon as Chief Corporate Counsel, Mina oversees the company's legal due diligence matters. Mina's responsibilities also include overversight of worldwide corporate, labor and employment compliance for global jurisdictions.
Her prior experience includes employment, corporate and business law including counseling and litigation in the U.S. and many European, Asian and Latin American countries. During her career, she has represented and opposed numerous multi-national and Fortune 500 companies as well as foreign governmental entities including Nokia, Cubic Defense Systems, Westinghouse, AT&T, Facebook, NetSuite, Bridgestone, Access, Mektec International, Liberty Mutual and HIG in California State and District Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court and the International Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland obtaining multi-million dollar awards.
HORIZON GROUP (HG)
5050 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
United States
ph: (650) 946-7100
fax: (408) 519-6629
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