Chris Halligan became PokerTek’s Chief Executive Officer during September 2007. Mr. Halligan began his professional career at Dell Computer Corporation in 1989. During his approximately 11-year tenure at Dell, he held managerial positions spanning sales, marketing, and business development, and was also colleagues with future PokerTek founder, Lou White. In 1999, Mr. Halligan left Dell to join webMethods, Inc. (now part of Software AG) as Vice President for North American Operations. During his time with webMethods, the company went public in one of the most successful software IPOs in NASDAQ history. In 2001, Mr. Halligan left webMethods to pursue several outside interests, including consulting opportunities in the software and marketing industry, and later with Kieden Corporation (now part of Salesforce.com, Inc.). Mr. Halligan acquired a Bachelorof Arts degree in English Literature, with a Minor in Physics/Calculus, from the University of Arizona.
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