BILL MCCABE - DIRECTOR

Bill McCabe is widely recognised as one of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs. He served as Chief Executive Officer of CBT Systems (later known as the SmartForce Group) from 1991 to 1996 where, after overseeing a successful stock market flotation, as Chairman he grew the company into the world’s largest interactive educational software company. Bill was also a Director and Shareholder of Parthus Technologies (later known as Ceva).

Since stepping down from SmartForce in 2000, Bill has been involved with a number of companies including his venture capital business, Oyster Technology Investments. He is also Founder and Chairman of LNC Properties, which controls an extensive UK property portfolio, and Oyster Capital, owner of the Bedminster International bio-energy group and other business interests.

MARTIN SCULLY - DIRECTOR

Martin Scully is Chief Executive of Oyster Capital Partners, the private investment vehicle established by Bill McCabe. Martin is responsible for managing a variety of asset classes, primarily private equity investments in the property, bio-energy and technology sectors. In this role he works closely with the management teams of portfolio companies and deals with investment banks and venture capital groups on their behalf.

Prior to taking up this position with Oyster Capital Partners, Martin was a partner
with Farrell Grant Sparks, for 12 years, where he had responsibility for the firm’s tax department, before establishing a unit focusing on the firm’s financial services to technology sector clients.

KEN MCCULLAGH - DIRECTOR

Ken McCullagh is the Chief Executive Officer of LNC Property Group, a private company specialising in property investment throughout the UK and Europe.

Ken was previously Group Financial Controller of Gunne Estate Agents (now CBRE) and Corporate Finance Partner with Farrell Grant Sparks, Chartered Accountants. He set up LNC Properties in 1999 and has built up the property portfolio to a value of over €500m (£340m).

T.G. MARSH - DIRECTOR

T.G. joined CBT Systems (later known as the SmartForce Group) in 1983. He was in charge of the Product Development organisation in Ireland, growing the workforce to 500 employees. He was General Manager of the company from 1993 until 2001, when he departed.

Since leaving SmartForce, T.G. has invested in a number of companies in the UK and Ireland. He has extensive experience in the mentoring and development of emerging companies.

BILL BEAMISH - DIRECTOR

Bill Beamish created a content and technology strategy that powered CBT Systems and played a key role in the success of the company through the development of partnership strategies with Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle and many others. Bill’s input ranged across the functional spectrum from development partnerships to operations and marketing. He continues to work with companies within the Oyster group in all of these areas.

He is currently joint CEO of Fleetmatics, the fastest growing telematics company in the world, and the first in a new generation of international technology companies emerging from Ireland.