John Andy Thorson

Director/Board Member at SMOKE CARTEL, INC.

63 year

Health Technology

Consumer Services

Finance

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John Andy Thorson was the founder of Yoot, Inc. which was founded in 2012, where he held the title of Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2013.
He is currently an Independent Director at Smoke Cartel, Inc. since 2018 and a Managing Partner at Carolina Textile Care LLC.
Mr. Thorson's former positions include Director General-The Southeast at Ciments Français SAS, Director at Pegasus Capital, Vice President-Finance & Business Development at Varian Medical Systems, Inc. from 2001 to 2011, and EVP-Corporate Strategy & Business Development at Veracyte, Inc. from 2014 to 2015.
Mr. Thorson received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his MBA from The University of Chicago.

John Andy Thorson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
SMOKE CARTEL, INC.	Director/Board Member	09/12/2018
Carolina Textile Care LLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of John Andy Thorson

Companies	Position	End
VERACYTE, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/09/2015
Yoot, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2012
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2010
CIMENTS FRANCAIS	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Pegasus Capital Pegasus Capital Investment ManagersFinance Pegasus Capital focuses on long-term capital investments in operating companies and real estate projects in Argentina and other Latin American companies. The firm's investment activities focus on three areas: venture capital, private equity and real estate. Their venture capital strategy seeks to invest in innovative and disruptive concepts that transcend economic cycles through the introduction of new technologies or paradigm shifts. Pegasus Capital's private equity investments focus on the following sectors: retail, consumer finance and services. The firm may also consider opportunities in other sectors. Pegasus Capital makes control or shared control investments with a focus on opportunities including consolidations, growth and regional expansion and turnaround or distressed situations that require capital for restructuring. Pegasus Capital's real estate investments focus on the office, retail, residential, industrial and hospitality segments. The firm seeks to invest in the development of new assets and the acquisition of existing properties. The Pegasus Real Estate Fund develops and acquires office, retail, residential, industrial and hospitality assets in Argentina. The Fund seeks to create both capital appreciation and cash yields, using conservative capital structures.	Director/Board Member	-

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Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, manufactures and supplies radiotherapy medical devices for treating cancer & develops related software solutions	Health Technology
Ciments Français SAS Ciments Français SAS Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures cement and related products	Non-Energy Minerals
Veracyte, Inc. Veracyte, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes diagnostic products & biopharmaceutical services	Health Technology
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Pegasus Capital Pegasus Capital Investment ManagersFinance Pegasus Capital focuses on long-term capital investments in operating companies and real estate projects in Argentina and other Latin American companies. The firm's investment activities focus on three areas: venture capital, private equity and real estate. Their venture capital strategy seeks to invest in innovative and disruptive concepts that transcend economic cycles through the introduction of new technologies or paradigm shifts. Pegasus Capital's private equity investments focus on the following sectors: retail, consumer finance and services. The firm may also consider opportunities in other sectors. Pegasus Capital makes control or shared control investments with a focus on opportunities including consolidations, growth and regional expansion and turnaround or distressed situations that require capital for restructuring. Pegasus Capital's real estate investments focus on the office, retail, residential, industrial and hospitality segments. The firm seeks to invest in the development of new assets and the acquisition of existing properties. The Pegasus Real Estate Fund develops and acquires office, retail, residential, industrial and hospitality assets in Argentina. The Fund seeks to create both capital appreciation and cash yields, using conservative capital structures.	Finance
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Smoke Cartel, Inc. Smoke Cartel, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Retails and wholesales smoking products	Finance
Carolina Textile Care LLC
Yoot, Inc.