Accomplished leader of mission critical business projects/transactions and global innovative, value-enhancing teams recognized for exemplary results. Trusted business/strategic leader and partner and advisor to C-Suite executives and the Boards of Directors of Fortune 100 and startup companies.As the General Counsel of Radia and one of its early employees and most senior leaders, I've played an instrumental leadership role in our evolution from an under 20-person company to a World Economic Forum recognized unicorn company of almost 100 employees.Radia is an energy company building a unique aerial cargo transportation solution, the WindRunner, which will be the world's largest aircraft. The WindRunner aircraft will greatly expand the scope and scale of the onshore wind energy industry, enabling the world to more rapidly meet its decarbonization goals and fight climate change. Simultaneously, Radia is developing a world-class portfolio of wind energy projects to leverage this transport solution. As the Chief Business Officer & General Counsel at FanDragon Technologies, Inc., a startup company with a SaaS product that reimagined mobile ticket distribution, I led the Business Development, Finance, Operations and Legal teams. I also served as a key strategic advisor to the Founder/CEO of NotMe Solutions, Inc., a startup technology company dedicated to combating workplace misconduct.Prior to joining FanDragon, I provided senior legal executive services to Cerberus, a global private equity firm, for whom I led and executed global transactions in partnership with the private equity team’s leadership.I also previously spent 18 years at Staples, Inc., which was then a $20B+ (sales) global Fortune 100 public office supply and services company and top 5 e-commerce company. At Staples, I held increasingly senior business and legal leadership roles and served as general counsel to all of its global business and functional units. I built business-focused global legal teams that served all of the company’s business and functional units and were recognized for outstanding advice and client service. Among other accomplishments at Staples, I transformed a team of 20+ professionals in 4 continents into an integrated, award winning global team and led and completed 60+ global M&A transactions worth $10B+. The Financial Times recognized me for my innovative approach and global leadership, along with the value I provided to M&A transactions. I can be reached at markaweiss@yahoo.com.
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