ePlus inc. announced that Mike Portegello, a global business executive and financial expert with over 37 years of experience in accounting, finance, and capital markets transactions has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Portegello has also been appointed as a member of ePlus’ Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Portegello previously led global audit engagements for a wide range of public and private U.S. and multinational companies, as a Global Client Service Partner at Ernst & Young (E&Y). Mr. Portegello’s expertise spans from emerging, IPO-bound, high growth start-ups to global, publicly traded multi-billion-dollar organizations across a variety of sectors, including SaaS, Software, HealthTech, Retail, e-Commerce and Biotech/Life Science. Since his retirement from Ernst & Young, Mr. Portegello has served as an investor and advisor to emerging technology companies, including those focused on generative artificial intelligence and health technology.
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“Mike carries a wide range of experience across many sectors that will be invaluable to our business as we continue to evolve,” said Mark Marron, CEO and president of ePlus. “His accounting, finance and capital markets experience, including leading several of E&Y’s regional growth market businesses with strategy and operations, will assist ePlus with its continued long-term value creation. We welcome him to the team and look forward to his contributions.”
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to join the ePlus Board of Directors and look forward to being part of a team focused on guiding this forward-thinking company on the next leg of its journey,” said Mr. Portegello. “ePlus has done a tremendous job in consistently executing its strategy in a volatile and fluctuating market. I’m excited to lend my expertise to help it continue on that trajectory.”
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Mr. Portegello is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the Stern School of Business, NYU, with a Master of Business Administration in Management. He carries a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John’s University. He recently completed Columbia Business School Executive Education’s Venture Capital Private Equity and Corporate Governance Programs.