Fortune 500
Experience
Penna & Company
Corporate Strategy & Development
Founder & Managing Director
4/2013 - Present
Advise and consult tech companies and VC funds among US, EU, Asia & Brazil. www.pennaco.co
Focus: M&A and Venture Capital advisory, international corporate expansion and targeted business development.
Angel investments in: internet and mobile. Multiple board advisory seats. Select work:
QuikIO- M&A transaction to Yahoo
TofuGear- Business modeling and M&A value
ODG- patent deal advisory
GrupoXango- Capital raise
Aether- M&A advisory. Asset spin-off to rdio
Other BD: Samsung, Uber
Focus: M&A and Venture Capital advisory, international corporate expansion and targeted business development.
Angel investments in: internet and mobile. Multiple board advisory seats. Select work:
QuikIO- M&A transaction to Yahoo
TofuGear- Business modeling and M&A value
ODG- patent deal advisory
GrupoXango- Capital raise
Aether- M&A advisory. Asset spin-off to rdio
Other BD: Samsung, Uber
Samsung
Corporate Strategy & Development
Director of Business Development and New Venture
1/2012 - 3/2013
Source compelling new on device software, cloud services & hardware technologies from the startup community that will excel Samsung's smartphone offerings via commercial deal, partnership or acquisition.
Serve as the entry point for North American based companies looking to partner deeply with Samsung's Mobile Communications Business.
Cultivate relationships with Venture Capital, VC, firms in the U.S.
Serve as the entry point for North American based companies looking to partner deeply with Samsung's Mobile Communications Business.
Cultivate relationships with Venture Capital, VC, firms in the U.S.
Tele2 Group
Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of Global Partnerships; Voice and Internet
1/2011 - 12/2011
Responsible for Partnerships at Tele2 Group.
Vodafone Group
Corporate Strategy & Development
Sr. M&A and Corporate Strategy Manager
10/2008 - 10/2010
M&A and Corporate Strategy for Vodafone Group's Mobile Internet Services Business.
Microsoft
Marketing
Product Manager & International Product Planner
7/2004 - 10/2008
Product Planning & Strategy for MSFT's Online Services Group (Windows Live and MSN). Focus on Mobile International strategy and execution.
International Product, Brand and Competitive Strategy Management for Windows Mobile and Embedded Products.
International Product, Brand and Competitive Strategy Management for Windows Mobile and Embedded Products.