20
years

Years of Experience

10/15

Member Since


Fortune 500

Experience

 
Penna & Company Corporate Strategy & Development
Founder & Managing Director
04/2013 - 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

Samsung Corporate Strategy & Development
Director of Business Development and New Venture
01/2012 - 03/2013
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.

Tele2 Group Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of Global Partnerships; Voice and Internet
01/2011 - 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
07/2004 - 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.