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	Laurence Shafe Principal, The Catalyst Group Areas of Expertise Software & IT Services

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Laurence Shafe has a strong business background, a broad knowledge of the latest technology, and the communications skills and analytical ability to advise on market and growth strategy and exit options. He has worked in the technology sector for 37 years, for the last 20 years at board level. Before working with Catalyst, Laurence carried out advisory assignments for various companies, in areas as diverse as location-based data, document output management, internet web optimisation, internet security alarm and remote camera monitoring, VOIP, speech recognition, asset management and expert systems Laurence founded and floated the first Internet company on the LSE, Intelligent Environments raising venture capital for the company, and achieving a return of over 300% for the investors. He then focused on corporate strategy for the company, raising £30 million in the City, acquiring a US consultancy company, and selling a software asset in the US. In earlier roles, Laurence founded Helix Expert Systems, a software products business in the investment banking sector, and led systems implementation projects for Marconi Research, Leasco Software and Conversational Software.