Strategic Finance Leader with well rounded experience in both organic and inorganic growth strategies in the Telecom Sector. Experience leading roles in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Strategy, Commercial Finance and Financial Planning. Over $10B of M&A transaction experience, both buy side and sell side. Led the $5.2B sale of Verizon Cell towers to AMT and other complex carveouts. Negotiated multimillion dollar deals with buyers to dispose off non strategic VZ assets. Led preparation of presentation materials for the board to help make multibillion dollar investment decisions. Led Acquisition of a private startup "Sensity Systems" ($000M), thereafter leading the integration of this newly acquired company into VZ and subsequently led the Finance and Strategy functions working directly with the CEO of this business Entity. Currently leading Strategic and Commercial Finance functions for the Postpaid Consumer wireless business in areas of Promotions, Pricing, Products (Focussed on the financial vertical) and Device Financing Strategies. Supporting over $5B in Investment decisions for the business annually. My education spans Technology, Business and Finance. I carry a bachelors in Computer Science, a Masters in Technology Management, a Masters in Quantitative Finance and am a CFA Charter holder.
Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions and Corporate Strategy Formulation.