Fred Thiel
Encyclopedia
Fred Thiel is a entrepreneur of Swedish
descent. Fred was born in France
and educated in the U.S.
and UK
before returning to Sweden
to write software for banks. He has also lived in Venezuela
and as a result, speaks French, Swedish and Spanish
fluently. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with hardware and software design, sales, marketing, executive management and corporate development. He has been active in managing or establishing businesses in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and South America.
Fred now lives in Southern California
and has served as the CEO of Lantronix
(Nasdaq LTRX) and GameSpy
(acquired by IGN
). Fred is a serial entrepreneur, and active managing partner in the private equity firm Triton Pacific Capital Partners, which focuses on lower mid-market entrepreneurial software, healthcare services and business to business services companies in North America.
Fred is a member of the board of directors of Triton portfolio companies AssetPoint, Custom Credit Systems, DB Technology, Vayan Marketing Group, MyPrint as well as non-Triton groups including B&B Technology, OCTANe, and also founder of a number of Web 2.0 companies including Powershore, Career Inbox, TimeIsMoney.net, and Traffic Spike.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
descent. Fred was born in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and educated in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
before returning to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
to write software for banks. He has also lived in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and as a result, speaks French, Swedish and Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
fluently. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with hardware and software design, sales, marketing, executive management and corporate development. He has been active in managing or establishing businesses in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and South America.
Fred now lives in Southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and has served as the CEO of Lantronix
Lantronix
Lantronix, Inc. is a American computer technology manufacturer that makes devices that allow companies to remotely network, access and manage electronic equipment over the Internet. The company offers three platforms:...
(Nasdaq LTRX) and GameSpy
GameSpy
GameSpy Industries, Inc., known simply as GameSpy, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game websites and provides online video game-related services and software. GameSpy dates back to the 1996 release of an internet Quake server search program named QSpy. The current...
(acquired by IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
). Fred is a serial entrepreneur, and active managing partner in the private equity firm Triton Pacific Capital Partners, which focuses on lower mid-market entrepreneurial software, healthcare services and business to business services companies in North America.
Fred is a member of the board of directors of Triton portfolio companies AssetPoint, Custom Credit Systems, DB Technology, Vayan Marketing Group, MyPrint as well as non-Triton groups including B&B Technology, OCTANe, and also founder of a number of Web 2.0 companies including Powershore, Career Inbox, TimeIsMoney.net, and Traffic Spike.