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29-03-2010

HBAN Appoints New Programme Manager to Drive Increase in Angel Investment in Ireland

Dublin, IRELAND - March 29th 2010: Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN), the national network for angel investing in Ireland, has appointed Liz Fleming as programme manager. HBAN is a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland and has been set up to increase the level of angel investment in early stage high tech companies in Ireland.

At HBAN, Ms. Fleming is responsible for the ongoing development of links between early stage entrepreneurs and private investors, and the development of syndicates within the investor network. 

Diane Roberts, National Director of HBAN, said: “Liz is a successful and ambitious business development professional with strong industry experience in international sales and exports. She has an extensive knowledge of the challenges facing Irish start ups across all industries and we expect she will be a huge asset for our business as we seek to build the profile of the angel capital industry in Ireland”.

Prior to joining HBAN, Ms. Fleming held a number of positions with Enterprise Ireland. Between 2006 and 2008, she was a Marketing Executive with the International Sales and Partnering division, based in Madrid, providing cross sectoral international business development services and support to Irish clients in the Spanish and Portuguese markets.

In 2008, she was appointed as Development Advisor in the High Potential Start Up (HPSU) division at Enterprise Ireland. In this role, she was required to identify new start ups with high growth and export potential and to manage a portfolio of existing HPSU clients to refine their investment propositions and secure equity and grant financing from Enterprise Ireland.

Ms. Fleming is a graduate of University College Cork (Commerce and Spanish) and has a First Class Honours Masters degree in International Business from Dublin Institute of Technology.

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About Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN):

HBAN is an all-island umbrella group for business angel networks, dedicated to the promotion of angel investment and supporting the early stage entrepreneurial community in Ireland. HBAN operates regionally through the Dublin, Cork, South East, and West Business Innovation Centres who each run a successful local Band of Angel Network. Collectively, HBAN actively works to increase the number of angel investors involved in investing in early stage companies and supports the formation of new and existing angel networks, both regionally and internationally, and within industry sectors. HBAN, which is a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland, also acts as a voice to Government, stakeholders, business and the media to promote the interests and needs of the angel investment community. Further information is available at: www.hban.org.