Hercules Capital Announces the Appointment of Ms. DeAnne Aguirre to Its Board of Directors
June 24 2022 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules” or
the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty financing
provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage
companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture
capital and select private equity firms, today announced that
DeAnne Aguirre was appointed to serve as an independent member of
its board of directors, effective June 23, 2022. Ms. Aguirre is an
experienced corporate executive and Board Director with more than
30 years in senior leadership managing large and complex domestic
and international business units.
Ms. Aguirre will serve on the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.
“As we continue to expand our platform and target markets both
domestically and abroad, DeAnne’s deep industry experience and
executive leadership credentials in technology, business and
strategy consulting will be a valuable addition to our Board of
Directors,” said Scott Bluestein, chief executive officer and chief
investment officer of Hercules. “We are pleased to welcome DeAnne
to our Board and look forward to her contributions.”
Ms. Aguirre currently serves as a member of the board of
directors of Cisive, a global technology-enabled compliance
solutions company. She retired in 2020 from PricewaterhouseCoopers
as Managing Partner (CEO equivalent) of the North America Strategy
Business, where she was accountable for one-half of the global
strategy business across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, including
business development, profitability, talent and operations. From
1991 to 2015, Ms. Aguirre held positions at Booz & Co./Booz
Allen Hamilton from Technology Leader to Global Co-leader,
Organization & Strategic Leadership Business. At Booz Allen
Hamilton, she led the Southern Cone (Brazil, Argentina and Chile)
Technology business and was elected by her partners to the global
board of directors, on which she served for nine years. During her
board tenure, she was the chair of the audit and compensation
committees.
Ms. Aguirre received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics,
with emphasis in Computer Science, from Fort Hays State University
and her Master of Science in Business Administration from the
Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
About Hercules Capital, Inc.
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) is the leading and largest
specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured
venture growth loans to high-growth, innovative venture
capital-backed companies in a broad variety of technology, life
sciences and sustainable and renewable technology industries. Since
inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than $14.0
billion to over 570 companies and is the lender of choice for
entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital
financing. Companies interested in learning more about financing
opportunities should contact info@htgc.com, or call
650.289.3060.
Hercules, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hercules Adviser
LLC (“Hercules Adviser”), also maintains an asset management
business through which it manages investments for external parties
(“Adviser Funds”). Hercules Adviser is registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Hercules’ common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) under the ticker symbol “HTGC.” In addition, Hercules has
one retail bond issuance of 6.25% Notes due 2033 (NYSE: HCXY).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. You should understand that under Section 27A(b)(2)(B) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E(b)(2)(B) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not apply to forward-looking
statements made in periodic reports we file under the Exchange
Act.
The information disclosed in this press release is made as of
the date hereof and reflects Hercules’ most current assessment of
its historical financial performance. Actual financial results
filed with the SEC may differ from those contained herein due to
timing delays between the date of this release and confirmation of
final audit results. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to uncertainties
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
including, without limitation, the risks, uncertainties, including
the uncertainties surrounding the current market volatility, and
other factors the Company identifies from time to time in its
filings with the SEC. Although Hercules believes that the
assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate
and, as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those
assumptions also could be incorrect. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release are made as of the date
hereof, and Hercules assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements for subsequent events.
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Michael Hara Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Hercules Capital, Inc. 650-433-5578 mhara@htgc.com
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