Thomas Neir

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Thomas Neir
Born2 September
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Alma mater University of Washington and the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
Occupation(s)CEO, TorrX, Inc. (TorrX.com), a Kirkland Councilmember, and a partner in Cow Hollow Associates, LLC [1] Former chief executive officer, and founder of, Pacific Coffee Company (until May 2005)
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A Pacific Coffee Company store in Telford Plaza, Hong Kong. HK Kln Bay Telford Plaza Pacific Coffee Company a.jpg
A Pacific Coffee Company store in Telford Plaza, Hong Kong.

Thomas Neir is currently CEO of TorrX, Inc. and a partner in Cow Hollow Associates, LLC [2] He also founded and was the chief executive officer of the Pacific Coffee Company from the time of the company's founding until May 2005. [3] Neir had also been a hi-tech company executive and senior financial analyst. [4]

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Personal

Neir is married with two sons. [4]

In 2012 Thomas Neir was on the board of Seattle Tilth from 2012 to 2017, and was appointed to Kirkland, Washington's Transportation Commission in 2009, termed out after role as chairman.

Educational background

In 1979, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Washington. In 1988, he received an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. [4]

Working experience

Since 1988, Neir had worked for a California-based hi-tech company, Tandem Computers, as senior financial analyst and marketing analyst. In late 1990, Neir was transferred to Hong Kong as area finance manager. [4]

Foundation of the Pacific Coffee Company

In Hong Kong, Neir discovered that there was a lack of European-style coffee houses. He set up the Pacific Coffee Company, targeted at top business persons and senior executive-level customers in Hong Kong. The first retail outlet was located in the Bank of America Tower, Central, Hong Kong.

The number of Pacific Coffee Company stores and outlets is over 135 in Hong Kong and over 400 locations in Asia, primarily China. [5]

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