CVP EXPANDS ADVISORY BOARD
Houston, TX - February 19, 2019
CVP is pleased to announce the additions of Ed Abbo and Nat Gregory to the CVP Advisory Board. They will join Maynard Holt, John Gibson, and Rod Beeler in advising CVP and CVP's portfolio companies on strategy and execution across all aspects of CVP’s business.
Ed Abbo brings over 30 years of software and technology experience to CVP's Advisory Board. Mr. Abbo is President and Chief Technology Officer at C3, a leading AI software platform provider for digital transformation. Prior to C3, Mr. Abbo was Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for Siebel Systems, and became Senior Vice President at Oracle following Oracle’s acquisition of Siebel Systems in 2005.
Nat Gregory brings decades of experience and expertise in corporate finance and governance to CVP's Advisory Board. Mr. Gregory is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and was previously a Clinical Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Prior to Chicago Booth, he was Chairman and CEO of NATCO Group, Inc., a NYSE oilfield equipment and services company that sold to Cameron International in 2009. Previously, Mr. Gregory held various positions in investment banking, including General Partner in mergers and acquisitions at Lazard Freres & Co. For a number of years, he was a Managing Director at Capricorn Holdings, a private equity firm. Mr. Gregory serves, or has served, on several boards of directors of public and private companies.
CVP is also pleased to announce the formation of the CVP Founders Board, and the addition of the Co-Founders of MineralSoft, Gabe Wilcox (CEO) and Jon Parker (CTO), as the inaugural members of the Founders Board. Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Parker led MineralSoft from its founding through its sale to Drillinginfo in 2018. The experience and expertise of CVP’s Founders Board will be an invaluable resource for CVP and its portfolio companies.
Ed Abbo brings over 30 years of software and technology experience to CVP's Advisory Board. Mr. Abbo is President and Chief Technology Officer at C3, a leading AI software platform provider for digital transformation. Prior to C3, Mr. Abbo was Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for Siebel Systems, and became Senior Vice President at Oracle following Oracle’s acquisition of Siebel Systems in 2005.
Nat Gregory brings decades of experience and expertise in corporate finance and governance to CVP's Advisory Board. Mr. Gregory is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and was previously a Clinical Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Prior to Chicago Booth, he was Chairman and CEO of NATCO Group, Inc., a NYSE oilfield equipment and services company that sold to Cameron International in 2009. Previously, Mr. Gregory held various positions in investment banking, including General Partner in mergers and acquisitions at Lazard Freres & Co. For a number of years, he was a Managing Director at Capricorn Holdings, a private equity firm. Mr. Gregory serves, or has served, on several boards of directors of public and private companies.
CVP is also pleased to announce the formation of the CVP Founders Board, and the addition of the Co-Founders of MineralSoft, Gabe Wilcox (CEO) and Jon Parker (CTO), as the inaugural members of the Founders Board. Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Parker led MineralSoft from its founding through its sale to Drillinginfo in 2018. The experience and expertise of CVP’s Founders Board will be an invaluable resource for CVP and its portfolio companies.