Board of Directors

Brad Sharp leads EnoVenture bringing over twenty five years of experience in successfully building global commercial software, services and consulting organizations. Mr. Sharp was a co-founder of Sterling Commerce successfully taking the company public in 1996 and is a recognized leader and visionary in the e-Business sector. While at Sterling Commerce, Mr. Sharp progressively assumed additional responsibility culminating in his position as President and CEO. Under his leadership the company grew through a balanced strategy of internal growth and acquisitions to just under $700M in revenues with a 30% operating margin and transformed itself into the largest EC business in the world. Mr. Sharp’s leadership was responsible for the successful sale of Sterling Commerce, in what was one of the largest software deals in history. Mr. Sharp has extensive experience in all facets of running a successful business on a global scale. He has represented Sterling Commerce’s interest on a worldwide basis at financial conferences, industry trade shows, analyst briefings, press tours and to Wall Street. Prior to Sterling Commerce, Mr. Sharp was President of the EDI Software Division for Sterling Software growing the business at a 50% compounded annual growth rate. Mr. Sharp has extensive experience in evaluating, acquiring and integrating companies. Since leaving Sterling Commerce in 2001 Mr. Sharp has focused on performing business assessments, business strategy development, acquisition analysis and operational planning for private equity owners and technology companies. His range of experience has worked well with start-up companies and large companies both inside and out of the technology sector.