Ross Rosenberg Email & Phone Number

Plantation, Florida, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Ross served as an operating executive in Bain Capital’s software portfolio, where he led transformation and corporate development at Rocket Software, an $800 million revenue enterprise IT software company. Under Ross’s leadership, the company integrated processes, systems, infrastructure and teams across over $1 billion of software acquisitions, grew revenue and EBITDA by 80%, increased recurring revenue and net retention, diversified sales channels from OEM- driven to direct and expanded into hybrid cloud, data management and application development products.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Ross served as Chief Strategy Officer at Belden, Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a $2.5 billion global networking hardware and cybersecurity software company focused on industrial, broadcast and enterprise applications. At Belden, Ross led the company’s global strategic planning, M&A and operational integration functions, including interim leadership of newly acquired businesses (17 acquisitions, $3 billion of capital). Ross also led the “re-invention” of Belden from a commodity cable & wire supplier to a global leader in Ethernet switches and gateways that enable machine-to-machine and “sensor to the cloud” communication in industrial environments. In addition, Ross launched and built Belden’s cybersecurity software business, driving recurring revenue growth via new software as a service (SaaS) and network design service businesses. Ross founded and led Belden’s “incubator” program, driving innovation and organic growth initiatives. As a result of the transformation, Belden’s revenues increased over 70%, EBITDA margins grew from 9% to 20% and ROIC increased by 300 bps.

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Ross led Strategy, Corporate Development and Marketing at First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the largest provider of utility-scale solar power plant solutions and manufacturer of thin film solar panels. During Ross’s tenure, revenues grew from $500 million to $4 billion and contracted backlog in North America grew from $0 to $7 billion.• Responsibility for strategic planning, M&A strategy and identification, evaluation, negotiation and integration of all acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments. • Led the execution and integration of 9 acquisitions, 3 joint ventures and corporate venture capital investments in strategic partners, deploying $1 billion of invested capital which resulted in the development, construction and financing of the largest utility-scale solar project pipeline in the world (3,000 megawatts) and the expansion of the company's capabilities from manufacturing to engineering, procurement and construction, project development and power plant system operation and maintenance.• Promoted to report directly to the CEO. Presented annual strategic plan to the Board of Directors.• Developed and executed emerging market entry strategies, sourcing and negotiating acquisitions, joint ventures and joint development agreements in India, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Japan, Chile & Southern Africa• Launched channel and pricing roadmaps for solar power plants in developed and emerging economies

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Ross ran a $500 million division of Danaher (NYSE: DHR), an $18 billion diversified industrial technology company. At Danaher, Ross held several executive management roles including operating/P&L responsibility for a global manufacturing business serving industrial automation applications. Under Ross’s leadership, the business improved its revenue growth rate from -3% to 11% and grew operating profit 14% year over year via the development and launch of one of the fastest growing and most profitable new product lines in company history. This transformation resulted in higher recurring revenue (from selling machines to remote monitoring services) and increased and more resilient gross margins (value pricing, low cost design and higher mix of revenue in products with inelastic demand). At Danaher, Ross also served as Vice President, Marketing for a $1 billion division and Group Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, where he executed several billion dollars of acquisitions.

Lincolnshire, Il, Us

Responsible for all domestic and international M&A execution, including leading due diligence, analyzing valuation, capital structure and EPS impact as well as preparation of bid letters and negotiation of definitive agreementsDeveloped acquisition strategy, structured and negotiated acquisitions and partnerships and led integration teams

New York, Ny, Us

Identified acquisition targets, performed valuation, evaluated financial and credit market impact and negotiated transactions on behalf of senior management/Boards of Directors of corporate clients and private equity firms

New York, Ny, Us

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Conducted buy-side due diligence and valuation for corporate and private equity clients

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