Tuesday, October 28, 2008

RockPort Capital Partners Names General Partner

Boston-based RockPort Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on the cleantech industry, said Tuesday that it has added Victor Westerlind as a General Partner in the firm's Menlo Park office. RockPort said that Westerlind joins the firm from InterWest Partners, where he was a partner. Westerlind has also served at Applied Materials, Candescent Technologies, and Hughes Aircraft Company. The firm said that Westerlind will be a full time presence in the firm's California offices.