Tom Laster, Senior Vice President at HGP, is an established sales professional with more than two decades of corporate sales experience. Before joining HGP he was the Vice President of Sales for GoIndustry Dovebid, a Liquidity Services Marketplace. During his decade-long tenure at Go-Dove, Mr. Laster achieved incredible success in securing key accounts that generated well over $100 million in sales and solidified the company's presence in multiple vertical markets. Prior to that, he held the position of Director of OEM for Netscape Communications, an Internet pioneer, where he developed and managed multiple complex OEM partner agreements across North America. Additionally, he served as a Senior Sales Representative for Baxter Scientific Products (now VWR) and Becton Dickinson, selling scientific and laboratory equipment throughout California. Mr. Laster obtained an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine. His incomparable sales aptitude makes him an invaluable asset to HGP.