Dave Cormack
Dave Cormack is a US-based Scottish entrepreneur and the Chairman of the Aberdeen Football Club. He is the founder of several software companies, including Soft Systems, MiracleWorkers.com, and Brightree.
Dave Cormack | |
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Nationality | UK |
Occupation | Business executive |
Title | Chairman of the Aberdeen Football Club |
Business career
Cormack founded Soft Systems, a London-based vendor of business intelligence tools, and sold the company in 1995 to Atlanta-based IQ Software. He then founded the healthcare recruiting website MiracleWorkers.com, which he sold to CareerBuilder.com in 2000.[1] Cormack then founded Brightree in 2005, a business management and clinical software company.[1] Cormack served as the president and CEO of Brightree, before selling the company to ResMed for $800 million USD in 2016.[1]
Aberdeen Football Club
Between 2000 and 2001, Cormack was the interim CEO of the Aberdeen Football Club.[2] Then in June 2017, Cormack returned to the club as an investor and member of the board.[3] Cormack was eventually elevated to the position of Vice-Chairman of the club, after which the team’s new training facility was named after him.[4] In November 2019 Cormack then became the Chairman of Aberdeen FC.[5]
Board work
Cormack also served on the board of WebPT, and currently also serves as Chairman of Curve Dental Software, investing alongside Battery Ventures, with whom he is also a Limited Partner.[6][3] He is also co-founder of the Cormack Family Charitable Foundation with his wife Fiona. [1]
References
- Third, Paul. "Dave Cormack: The man who sold his business for £567million".
- "U.S.-Based Dave Cormack Makes Seven-Figure Investment In Scottish Club Aberdeen". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
- McCulloch, Scott (June 13, 2017). "Software entrepreneur Dave McCormack rejoins Aberdeen FC board after £630m sale of company". businessInsider.
- https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2019/11/cormacks-5m-investment-as-he-takes- aberdeen-reins/
- "New chairman Dave Cormack says Aberdeen won't break the bank to chase success". www.scotsman.com.
- Durent, Jamie. "Aberdeen vice-chairman Dave Cormack reveals "great privilege" of donating six-figure sum to north-east cancer charity".