Experienced executive with excellent visionary, communication and leadership skills. Eighteen years in semiconductor industry with public company plus eight years practicing law. Led an organization through aggressive growth, multiple acquisition integrations and global expansion. Extensive capabilities at:
-building and leading management teams
-guiding an organization through start-up operations and organizational structuring
-identifying market opportunities
-developing and implementing growth and globalization strategies in highly competitive industries
-relationship building and business development
-delivering strategic and tactical results that drive corporate objectives and meet customer needs
-mergers and acquisitions
-raising debt and equity in public and private markets
-real estate and other commercial transactions
-managing relations with lenders, investment bankers and investment community
-managing due diligence processes
-corporate governance, SEC reporting and compliance matters
Executive Experience
2008 – Executive at a technology company that develops and manufactures hardware and software for electronic payment solutions. Interim General Counsel to assist with restatement and manage all legal affairs of the company including oversight of litigation, SEC reporting, board of directors and board committee activities, corporate governance and compliance, contracts, employment matters, global restructuring.
2007 - 2008 - On confidential engagement at technology company assisting with global restructuring, merger and acquisition transactions, board of directors and board committee activities, SEC compliance, contract preparation and labor matters.
1988 - 2007 – Senior Executive with a distributor of semiconductors and other electronic components servicing global supply chain needs of manufacturers in all sectors of the technology industry. Through internal expansion, augmented by a series of strategic acquisitions, built a team of over 750 employees while spearheading growth of a NASDAQ Stock Market company from $20 million in annual revenues to in excess of $520 million in sales; from ranking 48th to becoming the 4th largest distributor of semiconductors in North America.
President and Chief Executive Officer 1997 - 2007
-after building the management teams in finance, administration, operations, sales and marketing, continued to drive the growth strategies developed previously
-consistently exceeded industry growth rates
-developed innovative service and supply chain programs to support global customer base
-drove globalization initiative to become recognized as the 10th largest global distributor with 36 locations including offices in China, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, the UK and Hungary
-achieved top supplier ranking and preferred status at most global customers
President and Chief Operating Officer 1994 - 1997
-built executive management team to drive all sales and marketing activities
-expanded operations from 20 offices to over 30 locations in North America
-completed additional acquisitions to accelerate growth strategies
-completed secondary offering of equity securities
-completed public offering of subordinated debentures
-refinanced senior debt with new $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility
Executive Vice President 1990 - 1994
-in addition to financial and administrative oversight, became responsible for sales and marketing activities
-began to develop sales and marketing strategies to achieve growth through product and service -expansion and extension of geographic coverage
-completed a series of acquisitions to expand geographic coverage in North America
-completed a secondary offering of equity securities
Vice President of Strategic Planning 1988 - 1990
-focused on administrative and financial infrastructure and built foundation of personnel to transition the organization from a small private company into a public entity preparing for aggressive growth
-restructured banking arrangements
-completed first acquisition to begin expansion of product offerings
Legal Experience
1981 - 1988 Practiced law in Miami, Florida, originally with large prominent firm before starting my own firm; extensive experience in all types of commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, general corporate work, real estate development, title insurance, commercial loans, financing transactions, zoning, bond issues and civil litigation.
Board of Directors
1988 - 2007 Served on the Board of a NASDAQ Stock Market company.
2004 - 2007 Served on the Board of a not-for-profit trade association.
2000 - 2004 Served on the Board of the Education Foundation of a not-for-profit trade association.
Education
1981 Juris Doctor Degree, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida. Securities and Real Estate emphasis.
1978 Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Finance Major. |
