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Thursday, August 6, 2009

James Duncan, Joins 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC As Managing Director

1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of James Duncan as a Managing Director.

James Duncan brings over 20 years of experience in building and running management consulting organizations, reorganizing Fortune 100 companies, building de novo financial services companies and running large complex global organizations. He has extensive work experience in the areas of strategic planning, business optimization, partnerships and sponsorships for numerous companies in various industries throughout North America.press release

James has a strong public and private company leadership background that includes Executive Vice President, Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer for PartnersFirst which is the affinity credit card division within Western Alliance Bancorp,   Senior Vice President, Global Relations Manager for Visa USA where he managed all worldwide business and operational aspects for Visa’s largest financial institution member,  Director of Worldwide CRM Programs for IBM Rational Software and Vice President of Marketing for DiaLogos, Inc.

Based in Kennett Square, PA, James currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Junior Achievement of Delaware.   James has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont.

 “We are delighted and privileged to have James join our 1stWEST M&A team.  James brings a unique blend of senior experience in executive-level management, finance, and economics.  He also brings an in-depth knowledge of the high technology market, credit card industry and small-to-medium-sized businesses in diverse industries.  Our clients will be very well served by James Duncan,” commented Ted Rieple, Partner and Co-Founder, 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions.

1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions is a full service international investment banking and advisory firm that is focused on the underserved lower middle-market of companies with sales of $10 to $100 million.  The firm has built a unique business solutions platform of assisting owners and shareholders in selling their company, acquiring another business or raising growth capital.  With offices in the US, Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Panama, 1stWEST M&A is uniquely positioned to serve its clients around the globe.

For more information about 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC, please visit our website at www.1stwestma.com.   To contact James Duncan, please call (302) 388-8028 or email him at j.duncan@1stwest.com.

 

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