Stan Boland

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Stan Boland
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Stan Boland talks at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin in 2017
Born1959or1960(age 64–65) [1]
NationalityBritish [1]
Alma mater University of Cambridge [2]
Employer FiveAI
Organization Global Semiconductor Alliance [3] [4]
Known for FiveAI, Icera, Nvidia, Element 14 , Acorn Computers

Stan Boland is a British entrepreneur in the information technology sector. [1]

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Biography

Boland studied physics at the University of Cambridge. He cited Hermann Hauser, Andy Hopper, and Robin Saxby as influences on his career. [2]

Boland was employed as Foreign Exchange Manager at Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Deputy Treasurer at Bell Group and Asset Treasurer at Bricom. [3] [5] He worked for Robert Holmes à Court in the 1980s. [2] Working at ICL from 1990 to 1997, [1] he became involved in the technology sector, holding positions including Finance Director, Director of Treasury & Tax and Group Treasurer. [3] [5] In 1997, he moved to Acorn Computers, ultimately spun-out as Element 14 . [3] [5] [6] Broadcom acquired Element 14 in 2000 for $640M, with Boland becoming Vice President of its DSL business unit. [3] [5] He has been a director of ARM Holdings. [7]

Icera was co-founded by Boland in 2002 and acquired by Nvidia 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. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] 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 of FiveAI.

Sports

Boland rowed for Derwent Rowing Club 1982-1987.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stan Boland". Time . 29 October 2001. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Optimist with a record of success". Financial Times
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 GSA Board of Directors & Leadership Councils, Global Semiconductor Alliance
  4. ↑ Cambridge duo in semiconductor summit
  5. 1 2 3 4 The VC Factor, British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
  6. ↑ "Element of surprise". The Daily Telegraph . 8 October 2000. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Stan Boland: Executive Profile & Biography
  8. ↑ Fitchard, Kevin (15 April 2013). "Icera founder Stan Boland leaves Nvidia to head up U.K. wireless startup Neul". GigaOM . Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Rooney, Ben (16 April 2013). "Neul Beefs Up Management Team". WSJ Tech Europe blog. The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Neul Taps New CEO". Entertainment Close-up. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "White space specialist company Neul appoints Stan Boland as new CEO". Wireless. Noble House Media. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  12. ↑ Clarke, Peter (12 April 2013). "London Calling: Incoming CEO says Neul won't be like Icera". EE Times . Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Neul Appoints Stan Boland as New CEO". Wireless News . 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2013– via HighBeam Research.


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