Experience

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  Westerham Group, LLC (www.westerham.com)

  • CEO/Founder/Chief Operating Partner

    • Nov 2001 - Present

    C-level consulting, shorter-term management, board seats; marketing/branding/fund-raising for several consumer and enterprise systems and software companies shorter-term; up to 24 indirect partners. Included 10 month Majesco, 12 month Unipixel. and 5 month deal-making/non-operating Synkinetics CEO positions.)

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  Efferent Labs, Inc.

  • Rochester, NY

  • Chairman of the Board

    • Aug 2012 - Present
    • Rochester, NY

    Medical device technology from U. Rochester med school

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  Kaddan

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Strategic Mentor

    • Jul 2012 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    Magnetic earbuds inventor, licensor. Referred by NY Angels

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  Unipixel Displays Inc

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Chair Audit Committee, Board Member

    • Jan 2007 - May 2016
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Oversight, strategic leadership, compliance

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  Avidyne Avionics

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Chair Audit Committee, Board Member

    • Jul 1999 - May 2016
    • Greater Boston Area

    Initial external Director

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  Ambient Devices

  • CEO

    • Aug 2007 - Oct 2009

    (Recruited to MIT Media Lab spin-off by Negroponte and others, Consumer electronics, “Information At A Glance”. Contributed vision, new products, funding, systems, staffing, and retail distribution, including Best Buy. 18 employees). Biz failed during recession.

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  CRF INC (www.crfhealth.com)

  • Executive Chairman/Interim CEO

    • Mar 2002 - Jun 2006

    Executive chairman of this global, rapidly-growing, and market share-leading company providing electronic patient diary technology and services for clinical drug trials to 13 of the 20 major pharmaceutical companies. Company founded in Helsinki. Hired former CEO of Arthur D. Little (Pam McNamara) as original turnaround CEO.

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  Palm, Inc.

  • CEO

    • Nov 1999 - Nov 2001

    Recruited to high growth handheld computing, “Simply Palm”, IPO/spin-off from 3Com, 3,000 employees. Contributed to profitable revenue growth from a few hundred million to over $1 billion, product line expansion, created billion $+ IPO

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  Reebok International LLC

  • CEO, Reebok Brand

    • Sep 1998 - Nov 1999

    Hired by founder to accelerate top-line and financial turnaround, footwear and apparel, 6,000 employees. Contributed significant cost-cutting, revenue growth in future orders, and staffing/positioning.

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  Sony Electronics

  • United States
  • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • President/COO

    • Nov 1993 - Jan 1998

    Recruited [including Akio Morita, founder] to high growth re-positioning from $6 to $11 billion U.S. sales Created digital convergence theme. Launched Playstation, VAIO, Satellite TV, CDMA digital cellular (Qualcomm JV), consumer and enterprise electronics, added 6,000 software employees to 24,000 employees total. Contributed new products and growth to larger size than Sony Japan for first time in history, with significantly increased U.S. mfg/R&D. ADR’s up dramatically

  • President/COO

    • Nov 1993 - Jan 1998

    Profitably doubled revenue of biz in first 4 years

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  Polaroid

  • SVP Roles, Chairman Asia-Pacific

    • Dec 1988 - Nov 1993

    Recruited as change agent/main profit generator in Photography/imaging, DSL option, 10,000 employees. Contributed establishment of Business Imaging Group, staffing, and strong Asia-Pacific/commercial sales

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  Cadbury Schweppes

  • Divisional CEO Roles

    • Jan 1983 - Aug 1988

    Recruited as New Soft drink venues/equipment/development leader, successful U.S. test, 20 employees. Reported to Main Board directly.)

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  General Electric Housewares

  • GM Marketing

    • Apr 1981 - Dec 1982

    Recruited to help turnaround small appliances. High growth, many new products, “SpaceMaker”, “We Bring Good Things to Life”, 100 marketing staff. Contributed new products/positioning/restructuring

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  PepsiCo

  • Group Director Marketing

    • Dec 1977 - Mar 1981

    Recruited to grow soft drinks: Led Mountain Dew very high growth expansion, plastic bottle launch, backlit full-size vending machine launch, local market planning, “Pepsi Challenge” launch, leadership over Coke, 85 marketing staff. Contributed to better bottler relationships, leadership over Coke

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  Memorex Corporation

  • Mgr., New Products & Acquisitions

    • Mar 1976 - Nov 1977

    Recruited for business development and growth. “Is it Live or is it Memorex,” new products, recording media, digital audio/CD’s, 10 staff. Contributed strong revenue and cash growth, new products.

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  Procter & Gamble

  • Computer Systems Analyst; Food Products Marketing and Sales

    • Jul 1971 - Feb 1976

    Recruited out of college. Corporate HQ Computer Systems growth, Pringles launch, Duncan Hines Food Products marketing, extensive sales training in Louisville, KY. Contributed to high internal computer system sales, Pringle’s expansion..

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  College (1966-1971) and GE (1982)

  • Student

    • Sep 1966 - Jun 1971

    MIT Concentrations in Materials Research, Systems Modeling, and Art History (latter at Wellesley College.) GE Executive Development Course.1 MIT Sloan School of Mgmt.--B.S. Mgmt.; MIT Electrical Engineering Dept.--B.S.E.E. 1971. Lettered in heavyweight crew in sophomore year+. Member of Institute Committee (elected Student Government). Social chair of Phi Delta Theta. Theses advisors Drs. S. Senturia and J. Forrester.2 Top GE 10 week EDC Course to prepare for GE divisional management assignment. 20 chosen per year corporate-wide.

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  Misc.

  • Other/Boards

    • Jul 1948 - Jul 1966

    Excellent health (annual FAA Commercial Class II pilot physical). 6’ 3”. Born 7/22/48. No children. Interests include home restoration, electronics, aviation (active pilot). Past or current Director of Informatica (NASQ); Chase (AMEX), Avidyne (Private), Boston College Carroll School of Management (2001 Commencement speaker), MIT Sloan School of Management, and several early stage post-revenue tech companies, plus other diverse public companies.