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Catalin (Cata) Stef is the Vice President and General Manager of Three Pillar Global, a product development partner creating software that accelerates time to market in a content rich and increasingly connected world. As the General Manager, Cata manages the Three Pillar Romanian operations, which includes two locations: Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara.

Cata has a long history of both founding and growing successful product delivery organizations, starting with Dacomy in 2003, which initially focused on delivering products for local Romanian and European clients. Expanding into Canada to deliver a telecom software application, Dacomy then connected with Devix Corp, a US company. Dacomy built a state of the art ecommerce platform for Devix and based on its solid reputation and good work, Dacomy was acquired by Devix in 2006. Two years later, LeverPoint sought to acquire the Romanian presence of Devix after hearing of their excellence in delivery. Under the LeverPoint umbrella, Cata grew the size of the Cluj delivery center from 15 to 50 people. The Three Pillar Global acquisition of LeverPoint in December 2009 positioned Cata’s team for even more growth. Cata extended the good reputation of Cluj-Napoca and opened the second location in Timisoara. Today, Cata manages over 140 people, 30 of whom are in Timisoara.

Cata earned his Bachelor's degree from the "Babes Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca where he studied computer science. He played basketball for 20 years and can still be found playing basketball or soccer with his team. His accessible management style and hands on leadership continues to make him and his teams standout. He credits his mother, who successfully managed a number of businesses in Romania too for his entrepreneurial spirit.