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Tom Nastas board of directors appointments
1. Contributions of Thomas Nastas, Board of Directors, Foreign & USA Companies, 1986-Now
Investee/Location Product/Industry Role Contributions/Impacts
Kazakhstan
Ministry of Education Technology dev. & Technology & 1). Launched $85 million grant program
& Science, Republic commercialization: Commercialization Board, to finance R&D through product
of Kazakhstan, invest to advance seven members, five commercialization, established policies
Astana, Kazakhstan R&D and bring international scientists & & procedures for investment. Results:
innovations to two venture investors (I am Personally evaluated 178 tech
market—achieve 1st one of the two specialists proposals (367 received) in 1st
customer sale. in commercialization & tender, held in 2011
venture capital) Selected & approved 1st set of
Tech targets of grant grants, committed $10.5 million to
program—alternative Appointed member of the 10 R&D groups doing tech
energy, biotech, ICT, Board, July 2010 by development in nanotech, ICT,
electronics, oil & gas, Minister Zh. Tuymabayev, oil/gas, medicine-pharma,
metallurgy & Ministry of Education & agriculture & construction
construction materials Science, Government of 2). Lead effort, create tech transfer office
Kazakhstan to commercialize tech developed from
Sources of funding: grants made. Defined objectives, KPIs
$75 million-Gov’t of Term: 2010-present and all tasks of tech transfer operation.
Kazakhstan + $10 Created all docs to initiate tender to hire
million-World Bank international commercialization
contractor to manage tech transfer office
RUSSIA
Suntyco, Cyprus Food & beverages: Elected Independent 1). Oversee the corporate holding in
Sunty, Moscow coffee and tea product Director, August 2009 by Cyprus & its joint venture in Russia
lines sold through shareholders: Tata Group 2). Manage shareholder relations & Board
wholesalers, (Mumbai, India), European decisions-KPIs, strategy, investment,
distributors & key Bank for Reconstruction & finance & budgets. Results since 2009:
accounts to retail Development (London) +14% growth in sales, ahead of
outlets, supermarket and Celeste Holdings target market growth of 8%, with 2
chains & (Moscow) to the Cyprus new products launched; profits
hypermarkets in holding Suntyco & Sunty, grew marginally – achievements
Russia and select its joint venture in Russia despite devaluation in Russian
countries in the CIS ruble – global financial crisis
Term: 2009-present 3). Lead creation of Sunty’s digital media
strategy for Russia
Sotsgorbank, Moscow Banking & financial Elected as 1st foreign & 1). Set strategy, KPIs for top managers,
Russia services to Russian independent director, July approve all budgets, strategic & operating
corporations, small & 2007 for one year, re- plans + investment. Results:
medium enterprises elected in 2008 & 2009 (to Net income increase of 2x-$34MM
(SMEs) & individuals complete three year Growth in assets +22%
(retail banking) commitment) +27% growth in loan portfolio
(retail, corporate & SME lending)
Term: 2007-2010 Increase S&P rating, from CCC to
B-, maintained despite global
Committee member: financial crisis
1) Risk Management— $20 million new equity raised from
Audit Committee Firebird Investors (USA)
2) Strategy Committee 2). Secured 10 year-$10 million loan
from US lender World Business Capital
with an OPIC (US Gov’t insurance
agency) guarantee to initiate SME lending
program in Russia-a real achievement for
a mid-size bank ranked #173 in assets
Mgt increased SME loan volume
4x with this new financing
3). Secured $12 million equity investment
offer from Renaissance Capital
(Moscow), Feb. 2008, of 5,800
rubles/share, a 30% increase in valuation
just seven (7) months from Sotsgorbank’s
1st equity financing, Aug. 2007
2. Investment Results/Board of Directors Participation Thomas D. Nastas Page 2
Russian Corporation Nanotechnology Senior advisor to Rusnano, 1). Created & lead initiative to establish
of Nanotechnology int’l partnering with US technology proof-of-concept program &
(Rusnano) Moscow, universities in tech fund with Universities of Colorado, Utah
Russia development, tech transfer, & Michigan. Negotiated & secured
& cross-border execution signed agreements
to Russia. 2010 Board of 2). Established strategy, business model
Directors nominee to & budget to create start-up teams in
Rusnano’s Zelenograd nanocenters across Russia, with mgt
Nanocenter investment practices of commercialization modeled
and transferred from US university
partners, localized to the Russian culture
Independent Directors Non-profit trade Elected June 2008 as Educate the market & deploy
Association (IDA), association Independent Director, international corporate governance
Moscow member-Board of practices to Russian companies.
Directors for three (3) Represent IDA internationally-joint
years, re-elected in 2011 projects with US & Asian corporate
for one additional year governance associations
BPOcom, Moscow Outsourcing services Independent Director. Set strategy & approve budgets. Establish
Term 2009-2012 sales channels to multinational customers.
Mentor CEO on execution
MRCI, Sakhalin Seafood, fishing Inherited growth stage Quarterly reporting. Approved new $1.5
Russia & Seattle, industry, consumer & investee with $8.5 million million follow-on investment. Exit
WA, USA institutional invested by Russia through a management buy-out
Investment Fund
Flexoprint, Printing services, Structured, closed Monthly reporting. Replaced General
Volgograd, Russia multiple industries & $600,000 investment, HP Director with Finance Director.
customers Russia LP
Frank’s Ice Cream, Ice cream, consumer Inherited early stage Monthly reporting. Stopped further
Magadan, Russia products industry $250,000 deal. Russia financing due to non-performance
Investment Fund
Rolti, Samara, Russia Windows & doors, Observer: HP Russia LP Engaged UK industry expert to lead
construction sectors $3.2 million invested market expansion
Lada Xleb, Samara Bread, consumer Observer: HP Russia LP $3.2 million invested
Saratov Wallpaper Wallpaper mfger Observer: HP Russia LP $3.2 million invested
USA
Larta Institute, Los Commercialize tech Appointed, member, Provide strategic counsel to Larta, access
Angeles & Palo Alto, developed from the Global Investment to global networks & new opportunities
CA, & Washington US Gov’t Small Advisory Committee, for international partnering
D.C. Business Innovation August 2009
Research Program
Applied Intelligent Machine vision, Led & closed early stage Monthly reporting. Scale up the mgt
Systems Inc, Ann (hardware/software), investment $700,000 of team, separated bus dev., mkting & sales
Arbor MI, USA automotive & Michigan Product function from President to VPs. Cash
semiconductor Development Fund returns of $12,500,000 (17x) in capital
industries gains, trade sale to ESIO, NASDAQ
Neogen Corp., Semi-conductor Led & closed early stage Monthly investment mgt. IPO with total
Lansing MI, USA instrumentation & investment of $700,000. shareholder value >$750,000,000, NEOG
biotech for agriculture Michigan Product Fund NASDAQ
Personal Bibliographic Co-led & co-managed Scale up mgt. team & strategy to exploit
Bibliographic software & data base early stage investment of opts in search business. Cash returns of
Systems Inc., Ann retrieval $200,000. Michigan $175k + trade sale to Thompson (NYSE:
Arbor, MI, USA Product Dev. Fund TRI & NASDAQ: TRIN)
Face Technologies, Computer peripheral Co-led & manage start-up Monthly reporting. Liquidated investee.
Ann Arbor, MI, USA boards $330,000 investment, Asset sale of $50k
Michigan Dev. Fund
Gateway Systems, E. Database & enterprise Co-manage early stage Monthly reporting. Co-led follow-on
Lansing, MI, USA software, multiple investee, $700,000 financing. Cash returns of $300k & sale
industries investment + follow-on of royalty investment
$200,000.