Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Oversaw public and venture-backed portfolio of companies as key operating partner and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) leader working closely with CEO, COO, CFO, board of directors, management teams, investment banks, and target company leadership. Devise acquisition strategy, roadmaps, and timelines and direct optimization efforts with focus on achieving portfolio profitability and maximizing return on invested capital. Ensure consistent pipeline of deals, identify and secure commitments from potential investors, lead due diligence work streams, and develop key stakeholders to negotiate fair price. Key Operating Partner for portfolio companies, including Lencore Acoustics.• Co-developed and rolled out sales infrastructure, strengthened relationships and performance of high-performing independent sales reps, and drove talent acquisition efforts to build robust salesforce. Grew team to 10 direct sellers, now on track to exceed pre-pandemic performance.• Directed Salesforce.com customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations. Established capabilities to track customers, marketing spend, and performance for first time, enabling data-driven decision-making.
