ELAINE D. BOLLE is an experienced entrepreneur, senior executive and board director leading domestic and global organizations from venture-backed start-ups to $750M+ enterprises. She has built and successfully exited several early stage venture backed companies including Achex, a payment processor, sold to First Data Corp. She currently serves as a board member and advisor to early stage companies and investment groups including Solicore, Inc. a developer, manufacturer and supplier of ultra-thin, flexible lithium polymer batteries; RTP Capital—a seed stage angel investor group; and CED Fast Trac—a business planning program for entrepreneurs. As the former chair of the CEO Network for the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, she has extensive experience working with early stage entrepreneurs. She also serves as Chief Operating Officer of Clinical Research Site Training (CRST)—a training provider for clinical research site professionals. She has functional expertise in strategic marketing and brand management, business development and sales, e-commerce and internet applications, and fund-raising, mergers and acquisitions. Her industry expertise includes financial services, consumer goods and services, multi-channel retail sales, and internet end user applications and e-commerce. Ms. Bolle was the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Western Union leading their consumer payments businesses worldwide. She was a Vice President and Senior Director of Citicorp Global Payments and at Quaker Oats, she conceived, built and managed the new wholesome snack business “Quaker Chewy Granola Bars.” She also serves of the Board of Directors of Dress for Success Triangle NC. Ms. Bolle has an MBA and a BA from the University of Michigan.

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