READING, ENGLAND -- Nexagent, a provider of collaborative commerce for the telecoms industry, said it named Steve Bennetts as chief financial officer. Mr. Bennetts formerly held senior positions at companies such as Amazon.com and Avid Technology. Nexagent is backed by Atlas Venture, Benchmark Capital, Quester Capital, Lago Ventures, and iGabriel.net, as well as individual investors Esther Dyson, chairman of EDventure Holdings; Andrew Smith, co-founder of Extreme Networks; Martin Velasco, former director of Telefonica and co-leader of McKinsey Worldwide Telecommunications Group; Mike Reilly, managing director at JPMorganChase; and board directors Greg Lock and Tony Morris.

Venturewire (Friday, May 31, 2002)