Bill Larosa Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

San Diego, California, Us

As Master Chair, I convene and facilitate groups of CEOs, Business Owners, Company Presidents and Senior Executives dedicated to becoming better leaders who make better decisions and achieve better results. I chair monthly peer advisory meetings, engage members in one-to-one coaching, provide access to proprietary best practices, facilitate access to 25,000 members in 15 countries, and schedule a range of expert speakers on almost any business subject.I currently chair 4 boards and coach over 65 of Austin's top executive talent. These include: A)Two (2) CEO Board - chairing each with 16-18 of Austin's top CEOs, President and Business OwnersB) KEY Executive Board - chair 16-18 of Austin's highest potential CxOs, including: CFOs. CMOs. CTOs, and VPs of top companies throughout the cityC) Trusted Advisor Board- chair 15 of Austin's top industry experts in Law, Banking, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Public Relations, HR, Leadership etc.

When business or personal growth matters, we deliver - Sales, marketing and business development services- Leadership training and coaching services- Strategic Planning and Business growth workshops- Board services- Keynote messages

Member of NASDAQ listed Vitesse Semiconductor in Camarillo California.Member of Vitesse Governance and Nominating CommitteeMember of Vitesse Compensation Committee

Malta, Ny, Us

Founding and interim CSO/CMO and global business development leader during start up phase of GLOBALFOUNDRIES.- Developed and implemented all initial customer engagement processes and activities- Led and closed first 9 digit strategic alliance with ST Micro/Geneva- Introduced and developed engagement models with Qualcomm, Freescale, IBM, Infineon. NEC, Apple, Microsoft and others

Santa Clara, California, Us

Corporate Vice President & GM– Sales & Marketing –Global Accounts and North America Region Led worldwide team of strategic account executives and NA team of Direct, embedded, retail and commercial server desktop and laptop microprocessor semiconductor sales and marketing. Rev exceeded >$2bil exceeding 50% corporate revenue

Milpitas, Ca, Us

Senior Vice President & GM Intercontinental Sales, Marketing, Services and Field Operations Corporate officer reporting directly to Chairman/CEO of this billion$ US public company. Full P&L. Responsible for all field sales, marketing, system engineering, services, finance and admin. - Led 13 worldwide based direct reports, changed numerous processes, leaders and individual contributors in all functions while simultaneously rebuilding 12 international subsidiaries. - Established key and material strategic alliances, as well as financial and operational stability with growth during business downturn in other geographies

Tinton Falls, Nj, Us

Senior Vice President & GM Worldwide Sales, Professional Services, and Customer Support Backup and Recovery SoftwareRebuilt and grew the ww sales, professional services, technical support and customer service organization for this privately held enterprise class data storage management company to levels that would position it for a public offering.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

IBM TECHNOLOGY GROUP ( comprised of IBM Storage Division and IBM Microelectronics Division) VP, Worldwide Sales & Marketing, Technology Group, - Promoted to lead $1billion worldwide business driving the full portfolio of Technology Group products worldwide through the distribution and e-business channels. - Products include storage HDD, SAN/NAS, controllers, flat panel displays, LTO, and the full portfolio of IBM’s semiconductor products and software. Doubled revenue run rate to $2b in 1 yearVP,Worldwide Sales Development 1999 - 2000 Austin, Texas- Selected to lead an integrated storage, software and microelectronics sales development initiative to a worldwide base of OEM and distribution channel customers. Over $30bil of alliances with Dell, Acer, EMC, Nintendo and Cisco in 1999. IBM MICROELECTRONICSVP & GM Europe, Middle East and Africa 1996-1999 Geneva, Switzerland VP International Marketing & Sales (M&S) 1992-1995 Fishkill, New York-Recruited to startup an international semiconductor sales & marketing organization and turnaround a legacy company culture. Led rev growth from zero to >$1bil1992-1996 - Developed first external sales & marketing strategy and plan - Created a 3 channel sales organization in 4 geographies: EMEA, Japan, AP & Latin America - Personally interviewed/hired over 150 professionals worldwide to staff initial organization. - Built 300+ person organization in 24 mos: hired area execs, regional managers, sales and application engineers - Personally qualified and appointed all initial channel partners: 14 franchised distributors and 12 rep firms; - Opened warehouse, hubs and redesigned logistics - Instituted numerous management planning and control processes and performance incentives - Traveled 70+% to lead and motivate team to 4 years of explosive growth

Recruited to turnaround R&D company, commercialize intellectual property, raise capital, and initiate revenue flow -Restructured company's business and financial plan.-Led multi-layered staff of R&D, sales/purchasing/finance functions in separate locations. -Led corporate restructuring effort to consolidate 3 affiliated companies and 3 limited partnerships into a single corporate entity -Developed and launched strategic new sales, marketing and purchasing plan-Developed manufacturing alliance and technology development program with 2 major OEMs.-Streamlined head count, closed one facility, and reorganized human resources to meet company's new operational plan. Accomplishments:- After 8 years of zero revenue prior to my arrival, personally created company's first stream of revenue..- Led company and increased sales thereafter more than 50% QOQ. - Penetrated 3 strategic areas: military, transportation, industrial. - Raised sufficient funds to avoid company bankruptcy. - Established technology licensing commitments with 2 leading manufacturers. - Positioned orders, backlog and GP for company to achieve first profitable quarter. - Prepared company for private funding and subsequent possible public offering 1Q93.

Founder, Chairman & CEO Started, capitalized and built $26 million multinational, high technology, sales, marketing, distribution, licensing and contract manufacturing organization with a subsidiary in Switzerland and field offices in USA and 14 countries.- Built a $21 million European sales business from zero for client in 9 months. Led the company's contract assembly business from start-up to over $2 million in 18 months. GP regularly exceeded 26%. - Built semiconductor and electronics distribution business from start-up to $5 million in 12 months. Grew customer base to 150+ customers including Fortune 50 companies and Defense Dept of U.S. Government. Staffed to provide in-house telemarketing, sales, and tech support. Consistently achieved 10-15% higher than industry GP.

Boston, Ma, Us

GE TRADING COMPANYVP & GMCreated/Directed 3-tier org of 375 HQ and field professionals.- Exceeded performance goals by over 40% each year. - Built 11 country purchasing/sales network with over 200 customers & 60 suppliers. - Spearheaded all new GETC business thrusts. Personally closed: first trinational semiconductor program ($7mil); first PC project and first telecommunications program ($2.5 mil)Manager, Business and Trade Development 1981-1982, GETC- Developed and management $250 million countertrade in Romania, Poland, Yugoslavia, E. Germany and Bulgaria.- Built 4 field offices. - Created first trinational trade finance project ($2m). - Developed 1st shipbuilding contract ($42m) GE INTERNATIONALInternational Sales Director 1979-1981 NYCBuilt 2 double-tier organizations from $14m to over $40m in 2 years. in worldwide construction & power delivery.- Increased 1st groups' sales from $275k to $18 million. Reorganized 2nd group, cut costs 22%, increased sales 14%/year to $24 millionSales Manager, Latin America 1974-1979, Export Sales Division NYC- Led offshore direct, rep and distributor sales groups and developed new markets for HVDC power transmission. Customers were international governments & electric utilities. - Increased area sales 13% while developing $900 million HVDC project in Brazil and $42 million project in Argentina. Int'l Field Service/Site Manager 1969-1974, GE Technical Services Company Frankfurt, Germany - Planned/managed installation, maintenance and service on complex steel, power and marine control systems in 38 countries.- Set up 4 field service offices. Led 65 workers on a French steel mill. Finished project on time 12% under budget.- Conducted 3 training courses on land and sea. Resulted in $24mil sales. GE Technical Marketing and Field Service Programs. 1967 - 1969 Held various management/non-management positions in services, semiconductors and nuclear/marine/steel control systems.

Mba, Finance, General Management

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

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