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Executive Team

Executive Team - Alliance Technologies

The success of your business is our top priority. As your exclusive partner for the Americas, we are focused on providing expert guidance and direct operational management throughout your journey to profitable growth.

Whether you’re an early-stage advanced manufacturing company seeking to establish a presence in the Americas, or an experienced international business evaluating strategic options to accelerate growth in the region, our team’s proven experience generates a faster, more efficient course to success for your company.

 

Lance A. Scott

Chief Executive Officer

Lance is the founder and CEO of Alliance Technologies LLC, specializing in the introduction and profitable growth of international middle-market technology companies in the Americas.  He was most recently President and CEO of EAO Corporation, an expert in Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions, and he has over twenty-five years’ experience as a leader of international X-ray and high voltage manufacturing companies.  Lance established the Americas operation for COMET AG [SWX: COTN] in 1993, and later grew the operation as its President and CEO to over $60 Million in revenue in 2007.  From 1999-2004, he was President and CEO of FEINFOCUS, a world leader in microfocus X-ray inspection systems, and he has held key international sales, engineering, and marketing positions at Danaher Corporation, IBM, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and Weber AG (now part of the Schurter Group). Lance earned his BSEE at the University of Bridgeport, and his Certificate in Private Capital Markets (CIPCM) from Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management.

 

Jon C. Dupree

Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO)

Jon is the founder and CEO of Calibrate Marketing and Mentoring LLC, and is an expert Head Coach, Internet marketing mentor, SEO specialist, and business development executive.  Jon provides business development leadership, managed Internet marketing services, sales process optimization, practical marketing strategies and planning – all specifically integrated to meet the business needs of international technology companies. Jon has vast sales and marketing management leadership experience with advanced technology manufacturers such as FEINFOCUS, Yxlon International, COMET AG, LOCTITE (a Henkel Company), and deHaart Technologies.  Jon earned a BA in Economics from Syracuse University.

 

Michael H. Sproule

Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and General Counsel

Michael specializes in intellectual property (particularly licensing, trademark and copyright practice), mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law. His experience includes work with both traditional and new economy clients in fields such as technology, the Internet, media and entertainment. Previously, Michael was publisher for an Internet portal on banking law and worked with the American Computer Scientists Association on a proposal for introducing technology into the legal field. Michael received a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary where he was awarded a William A. R. Goodwin Memorial Fund Scholarship. Michael also received a Masters of Law in Banking Law Studies from Boston University.

 

Kathleen Murphy Scott

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Kathleen is Chief Marketing and Brand Strategist at Gen Re, a Berkshire Hathaway company. She specializes in developing marketing solutions for North American business units, and she works closely with her international colleagues in Cologne, Germany, to ensure a cohesive global brand. Kathleen serves as the key liaison between Alliance Technologies client companies and our extended marketing and communications team. She was previously responsible for producing Gen Re’s annual report and related investor materials, and she was a key contributor to the company’s rebranding effort.  Kathleen earned her BA in English from Fordham University.

TBA

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The CFO role will be officially announced in Q2 2021.

TBA

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The COO role will be officially announced in Q2 2021.