William M. Ashman

William M Ashman

Bill Ashman is the chief executive officer of Advance Online.

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AdvanceOnline works with industry specialists, other training content providers, associations, companies and government agencies to create and distribute Web-based training content through a network of Online Institutes.Employees access specific Online Institutes to register for and take courses, while organizations access the Online Institute to track training progress and course completion.Customized systems are developed to help corporations and organizations deliver, track and administer employee courses and programs independently.

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William Ashman, president and chief executive officerAdvanceOnline Inc

William M. Ashman is the president, CEO and chairman of AdvanceOnline, Inc.His career spans nearly 30 years, with a wealth of experience in the chemical industry and in management and finance.Ashman was a lead investor in the first round of financing for AdvanceOnline, and led the initial angel financing and the $ 7 million investment from Knowledge Universe in December 1999..

William M. Ashman is the president, CEO and chairman of AdvanceOnline, Inc.His career spans nearly 30 years, with a wealth of experience in the chemical industry and in management and finance.Ashman was a lead investor in the first round of financing for AdvanceOnline, and led the initial angel financing and the $ 7 million investment from Knowledge Universe in December 1999.

Previous to joining AdvanceOnline in 1997, Ashman spent 13 years in management positions at Freedom Chemical Co. and its subsidiaries, Kalama Chemical Co. and Chatterton Petrochemical.As vice president of commercial operations for Kalama from 1989 to 1994, Ashman grew sales in the international market from less than 2 % of total revenue to more than 30 %.During his stint as executive vice president and vice chairman of Chatterton Petrochemical from 1995 to 1997, he was responsible for returning a foreign acquisition in bankruptcy to profitable revenues.

From 1985 to 1989, Ashman honed his financial management skills as a partner of the Clarion Group, a venture capital organization responsible for finding, organizing and financing new ventures.He structured and negotiated the purchase of Kalama Chemical by B.C. Sugar, and the consolidation of Kalama Chemical and Chatterton Petrochemical.During this time, he was also vice president of commercial operations at Chatterton Petrochemical, a venture of Clarion.

Ashman's experience in the chemical industry also includes 13 years (1971 to 1984) in executive positions at Holland Chemical International (HCI) and its subsidiaries.As district manager of Holanda Ecuador, he persuaded the Ecuadorian government to approve the first-ever public duty-free zone, and the company became the largest and most profitable chemical distributor in Ecuador.As the corporate vice president and general manager of Centro Quimico in Guatemala, he established four start-up distribution companies and three public duty-free bulk chemical terminals in Central America, and the company became the largest chemical distributor in Central America.

Ashman earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Oregon and a post-graduate degree in international business from the Nederlands Institut voor Het Buitenland.

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Understanding the application of federal regulations to the workplace is critical and Joe brings 25 years of experience and an extremely high-level of knowledge," said William M. Ashman, AdvanceOnline president and CEO.

WILLIAM M. ASHMANChief Operating Officerbill.ashman@hartcrowser.com

Bill Ashman is our chief operating officer and has served on the Board of Directors for more than a decade.Growth and market expansion are key concepts in Bill's vision for Hart Crowser.His experience forming start-up companies and guiding mergers and acquisitions strongly aligns with his intent to promote Hart Crowser's growth and expansion into new markets.Most recently, Bill was CEO of Advance Online, an Internet-based training company, where he built one of the most successful online learning systems in the U.S.Bill holds a degree in international business from the Nederlands Opleiding Instituut Voor Het Bruitenland (NOIB) in Breukelen, Holland, as well as business administration degrees from the University of Oregon.He serves on the boards of ROY-G-BIV (robotics and animation software), Elton Wolf Publishing, and Pioneer Partners (real estate).

William M Ashman CEO AdvanceOnline, INC