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Prior to joining Five Star Technologies, Weimann was Senior Operations Partner at MCM Capital, a venture capital investment firm, and served on the boards of many of MCM’s portfolio companies. He also worked actively with Early Stage Partners, another Cleveland-based venture capital firm, and had operating and board roles with that firm’s portfolio companies. Earlier, as CEO of Advanced Ceramics Corp., Weimann helped take the company’s boron nitride platform technology into such markets as microelectronics, cosmetic formulation, silicon wafer fabrication, laser and light-emitting diodes and consumer packaging. Over 11 years, those activities grew Advanced Ceramics’ revenues at an annual rate of more than 15% and multiplied earnings by a factor of 10. Weimann holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a B.S. in engineering from Lehigh University and is a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO). | 