Atikem Haile-Mariam
Experience: Atikem is the president of the North American Operations at Tholons. Inc. He brings in a wealth of experience advising clients on globalization of business processes, IT and investments. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Global Services Partners Acquisition Corp. Earlier he worked as a venture investment consultant for International Finance Corporation/World Bank's Global IT Investments Division, where he advised the International Finance Corporation on investments in the business process outsourcing sector and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2003, Mr. Haile-Mariam was the founding director of Glob-T, an international telecom and outsourcing consulting group. In 2001, he co-founded Ignis Inc., a telecom component manufacturer, and served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development from its founding until it was acquired by Bookham Inc., a NASDAQ listed company. Previous to Ignis, Atikem was a member of the Intel Capital Corporation's investment organization and supervised company's investments in communications related entities. Earlier to Intel Capital, Atikem held several management positions within the communications group of Corning Inc.

Education: Atikem received a B.A. from Knox College, B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.
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