Corum Group Ltd., the global leader in Internet and software M&A, announced that Nat Burgess, Corum's Executive Vice President, has been promoted to President of the firm. Ward Carter, who served as President for the past three years, has been promoted to Chairman and given additional responsibilities for Corum's international expansion.

Burgess, 43, has been a rising star in Corum's executive ranks. He joined the company in 1996 as an associate, and quickly closed M&A transactions with Intel, 3 Com and Symantec, positioning Corum at the top of the league tables for middle market tech M&A. He has been promoted to roles of increasing responsibility since then.


In 2005 Burgess was promoted to EVP and given a broader role both domestically and internationally. He helped grow Corum's European operations, assistant in cross-border transactions with BMC, Carlyle Group and Price Waterhouse Coopers, and became a sought-after speaker at industry events such as the annual RSA conference, Progress Software's Exchange conference, and Intel's CEO Summit. He is also a frequent author for industry publications such as Network World.

In addition to his responsibilities at Corum, Burgess is Chairman of the World Financial Symposiums, an advocate for the startup community, and an advisory board member of several emerging technology companies including Picnik, Cequint, and C-Mail. He has an undergraduate degree from Yale, a law degree from UCLA, and is a member of the Washington State Bar.

In his new role, Burgess will oversee all of Corum's deal flow, while continuing to maintain direct responsibility for his own book of business. Burgess will continue to report to Bruce Milne, Corum's founder and CEO.

"Nat has played a key role in Corum's global expansion and the evolution of our M&A process," Milne said in a new release. "He has provided great leadership to our team, while continuing to support the needs of our key clients. His appointment to president acknowledges these contributors, and puts him in a ideal position to help our clients achieve their goals."

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