Steve Royal has more than 25 years' experience in rapidly growing or changing private, public and pre-IPO software, service and high-tech companies. Prior to joining OATSystems, he served as senior vice president and CFO of CXO Systems, Inc., a provider of real-time risk and operational intelligence software, acquired by Cisco Systems in November of 2006. Steve was also senior vice president and CFO of Net to Net Technologies, Inc., a provider of Ethernet-based IP broadband voice, data and video network access solutions, which was acquired by Paradyne Networks in August of 2004.
Previously, Steve was CFO and treasurer of Engage, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise marketing software and interactive media and a majority-owned operating company of CMGI. In this role, Steve was responsible for leading the company's $100MM+ IPO and subsequent $75MM private placement funding. Steve also led Engage's mergers and acquisitions initiative, resulting in the acquisition and integration of 10 companies with an aggregate market value in excess of $3.7 billion, in less than three years. Before joining Engage, Steve served in senior financial roles at Omega Performance Corporation and Arthur D. Little.
Steve holds an MBA from Saint Mary's College and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Merrimack College. |