Dylan Zhou Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

* Head pool licensing activities in China and South-east Asia and manage the local team* Responsible for securing the largest licensors and licensees of the HEVC pool and VVC pool* Manage global market intelligence function and team

Boston, Ma, Us

• Licensing negotiation and deal structuring• Market intelligence, forecast• Licensing policy and strategy• Business development

Los Angeles, Us

• Head business unit strategic planning and implementation• Own business plan and financial forecast• Lead negotiation and deal structuring with strategic partners (Philips, Qualcomm, Fraunhofer, etc.)• Manage overall operation of business unit and strategic partnerships• Structure licensing deals with strategic clients (total worth double digit $ millions)• Define scope and structure of IP in technology licensing; Solve complex IP and legal problems• Member of Technicolor's Standards Committee

Los Angeles, Us

• Drove evolution of strategy and portfolio which contributed to Technicolor's success in emerging from "sauvegarde" in 2010, securing strategic investor in 2012, and achieving $3 B in market capitalization in 2015• Built consensus on key growth areas and go-to-market plan and divestitures• Instrumental in company’s push into digital delivery, cloud platform, new technology licensing model• Led preparation of C-level executive presentations that successfully gained board approvals• Conducted deep operational, financial and strategic analysis of each business unit to identify opportunities for operational improvement, revenue growth, adjacent expansion, and divestitures• Developed high potential growth opportunities based on insightful market research and outreach• Drove screening and development of all major acquisitions• Conducted due diligence, financial and valuation modeling including assessment of synergies• Managed cross-functional strategic programs• Oversaw work of strategy consulting firms (BCG, Roland Berger, Monitor/Deloitte, PwC)

Lead corporate strategy in Asia regions, including Technicolor, PRN and Thomson businesses. Rationalization of operations in Asia.

Los Angeles, Us

Led business unit entry into China, set up Technicolor's first activities, and identified strategic investment opportunities.• Started the division’s first activity (JV) in China.• Oversaw the JV operation during the start-up period.• Managed relationship with JV partner.• Built the initial management team.• Acted as CFO of the JV through the initial period.• Defined Out-of-Home (OOH) media division strategy in China, and identified key partner to achieve this strategy.• Negotiation and deal structuring with OOH Chinese partner.• Established relationship and negotiated with key clients in China to start the OOH partnership.• Oversaw the operation and finance of the partnership.• Resolved regulatory problems by working closely with internal and external legal resources.• Defined Electronic Delivery Services (EDS) and Digital Cinema divisions strategy and optimal business models in China, and established relationship with key customers.

Responsible for process improvement through operational and financial audits. • Improved product time-to-market and reduced R&D costs through optimization of resource allocation process.• Revamped acquisition review and approval process to accelerate decision making and ensure that acquisitions create value.

• Co-founded the company focused on e-commerce• Successfully sold the company

Mba, Finance, Strategy

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics, Information Management, English