Mark Abe Email & Phone Number

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Fieldstone Equity (FSE) is a private equity and advisory services partnership seeking and managing next-level growth and relationship-centric opportunities with superior value creation via business transformation. FSE closely collaborates with portfolio company leadership teams and private equity stakeholders to identify and execute organic and inorganic growth opportunities, improve operational performance, and enhance organizational capabilities. As an operating partner, Mark brings a hands-on, “transform from the inside” approach to our portfolio businesses, providing CxO-level experience and mentoring portfolio executive teams across full-spectrum business challenges ranging from deal sourcing and due diligence through post-acquisition/merger integration and growth initiatives.Interim/Fractional Roles within FSE portfolio businesses: • Executive Vice President (EVP), B2E Travel Technology Business • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Global Online Travel Business • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Medical Device Business • Chief Sales Officer (CSO), LED Lighting Business

Phoenix, Arizona Area

As the on-site Fieldstone partner, served as President & Chief Operating Officer in our healthcare startup investment focused on developing and bringing to market a large-scale clinical treatment program for patients suffering from neuropathy.

Greater New York City Area

As part of Fieldstone's advisory services, served as the CIO of Fareportal. Fareportal is a travel technology company powering a next-generation travel concierge service and operates a $4.5B+ sales/year infrastructure across global online and offline channels servicing about 500 million annual visitors. Utilizing its innovative technology and company owned and operated global contact centers, Fareportal has built strong industry partnerships providing customers access to over 450 airlines, 1 million hotels, and hundreds of car rental companies around the globe. With a portfolio of consumer travel brands including CheapOair and OneTravel, Fareportal enables consumers to book online, on mobile apps for iOS and Android, by phone, or live chat. Fareportal provides its airline partners with access to a broad customer base that books high-yielding international travel and add-on ancillaries.The Fareportal Enterprise Chief Information Officer (CIO) leads the people, processes and technologies within the Company’s Information Technology (IT) organization ensuring they deliver outcomes supporting the goals of the business. Responsible for the company’s global information technology infrastructure, voice & data networks and data/information assets & resources and the delivery of its travel commerce products and services worldwide, the CIO oversees a global team of 100+ executive, technical and support staff. The CIO plays a leadership role in critical strategic, technical and management initiatives — from information security and algorithms to customer experience and leveraging data — that mitigate threats and drive business growth.

Dallas, Tx | West Palm Beach, Fl | Middleburg, Va

Global

Global leader in Travel & Transportation Business Unit, creating airline market-leading industry position; led and supported teams covering new-logo sales pursuit leadership, value proposition creation, account planning and strategy, deal structuring, and contract negotiations. Responsible for leading, coordinating and integrating virtual/matrixed teams to drive demand creation programs, fulfill demand management opportunities, support proposal responses, and perform due diligence exercises.Responsible for developing the intellectual capital of the Travel, Transportation & Hospitality practice; created business transformation strategies for core HP business solutions aligning the latest advances in cloud computing and software as a service models. Led IP partner strategy, closed IP channel agreements. Assembled new business program in excess of $200m and 1000+ resources.Recipient of HP Above & Beyond Award, Office of Strategy & Technology

Global

Product/Portfolio Management: Led EDS’ transportation product portfolio generating revenues exceeding $250m/year covering passenger reservations systems, flight operations, hospitality, and passenger rail systems. Developed overall product strategy, securing commensurate investment funds and executing operations build and delivery programs, managing a development budget in excess of $50m per year. Executive sponsor for industry solution consulting team and CTO organizations.

Singapore

Global Sales/Business Development: Led regional sales team to Asia Pacific’s largest-ever services deal with the Singapore Government’s SOE contract valued at $1B USD. Fielded cross-geography pursuit team, coordinated multi-national consortium including Microsoft, Accenture, Cisco Systems and local partners.Led 3300 resources within Asia Pacific region including Sales, Account Executive, Finance, Delivery (ITO/Apps), and business support teams. Demonstrated skills and experience in organization restructuring, business turnaround, performance management and multi-cultural team management; rebuilt region’s Sales and Account Executive organizations from scratch. Acknowledged as a leadership development champion; developed “rising star” recognition and mentoring program to develop regional talent and promote high-potential employees.Led team through final client negotiations and internal approval processes culminating in March 2008 award; winner of EDS’ Q1 2008 Deal of the Quarter and finalist for 2008 Deal of the Year.

Shanghai, China

Bsc, Aerospace Engineering

Executive Development Program, Strategic Value Creation

Global Entrepenuership, Consortium For Executive Development

Manufacturing Enterprise Leadership (Mel), Manufacturing, Design Engineering, Process & Re-Engineering Consulting