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Ben Anderson
Chair
Ben Anderson has an international reputation in recruiting for clients across the global Technology, Media, and Telecom industries.
With over twenty years of experience, Ben provides clients with well-rounded consultation and international access to talent appropriate to clients' specific cultures and competitive challenges.
He has successfully identified proven talent for senior general management roles, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, and members of the board of directors. Clients enlist him to recruit talent deemed critical to the success of growth initiatives and to re-energize critical functions.
Professional History
Prior to joining Lonergan Partners, Ben was a Partner at CTPartners in Redwood City, California.
Ben previously was the Founder and CEO of Renoir Partners, a boutique executive search firm specializing in technology and telecommunications.
To better serve clients and expand his global reach, he merged Renoir Partners with CTPartners European operations in 2005.
Prior to Renoir, Ben was Executive Director of the recruitment division of Robert Walters plc and a member of the team that built the company to $350 Million in revenue, and took it through its IPO in 1996.
Ben moved to North America in 1998 as President of Intellimark, an I.T. Services Group where he integrated 22 business units across 28 markets into one cohesive company. Global sales were $450 Million with 350 internal employees and 2500 contract consultants.
His geographical responsibilities included North America, Asia Pacific and Europe, with operations in 18 countries.
Education
Ben was educated at Auckland University in New Zealand and lives in Menlo Park, California with his wife and two children.
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Bridget Liddell
Bridget Liddell is General Partner of New York-based Fahrenheit Wellness Fund, a venture capital fund which focuses on global growth opportunities in the health and wellness / food and beverage and personal care industries.
She is also Board member of the NZTE North American Beachhead Program (which assists New Zealand companies with entry to the US market) and a Board member of KEA Global.
Ms. Liddell chairs the US Friends of the University of Auckland and has previously been a Director of listed companies, Sky City Ltd. and Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd.
Ms. Liddell also currently serves on the Board of BRAC USA, a leader in global economic development, and as a member of the US NZ Council, based in Washington, DC.
She is on the Advisory Board of the University of Auckland Business School.
Her past governance roles include: Director of New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Sovereign Fund), inaugural Chair of THE ICEHOUSE business incubator at the University of Auckland, membership of the University of Auckland Council, Board of Industry New Zealand, Competitive Auckland Ltd. and Auckland Uniservices Ltd.
She has previously held CEO and COO positions for a range of companies and holds post-graduate economics and finance qualifications.
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Fred Dorey
Fred Dorey is an attorney in the Life Sciences and Clean Tech practice groups of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto, California.
He represents a range of biotechnology, clean energy, and technology companies at various stages of development including start-up, licensing, financing and corporate partnering.
Fred also negotiates technology-based commercial transactions and intellectual property agreements. He is an advisor to foundations and individuals regarding licensing, commercialisation and investment in life sciences and clean energy companies.
Previously, Fred was the first president of the Bay Area Bioscience Center (now BayBio), a consortium of research universities, biotechnology companies and local governments, and the general counsel of a subsidiary of British Petroleum.
He has an engineering degree from UCLA and a law degree from the University of Southern California.
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Claire Eeles
Claire Eeles comes with broad business experience across multiple industries and countries, culminating in senior business leadership roles in the retail and building products sectors.
She has held senior HR, IT and Supply Chain leadership roles in addition to CEO and business unit leadership positions.
Claire was recently appointed as President of Sauder Industries’ operating business, Moulding & Millwork – one of Canada’s largest private building products companies, with manufacturing and distribution operations across the US and Canada.
Prior to her appointment with Sauder, Claire served as the New Zealand Consul General in Vancouver.
Formerly, Claire held the position of Senior Vice President with Restoration Hardware, a US$1B high-end home furnishings retailer based in San Francisco.
Before moving to North America, she was Chief Executive of Stevenson Building Products in Auckland, a NZ$200 million quarry, ready mix concrete, and building products manufacturer and retailer.
With proven experience in building new businesses and transforming existing businesses, particularly in challenging business environments and industry sectors, Claire has worked in leadership roles for The Warehouse Group, Fletcher Building, Mobil Oil and US strategy consulting firm, Diamond Management and Technology Consultants.
Claire holds a First Class Honors degree in International Politics from Victoria University of Wellington, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business from Massey University.
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Susie Hoeller
Susie L. Hoeller, Esq. is an international business lawyer whose law firm specializes in advising companies engaged in global trade on the legal and regulatory aspects of successfully importing, exporting, designing, labeling, marketing, merchandising, and selling their products and services in the United States and other markets.
The Hoeller Law Firm has attorneys in Bentonville, Arkansas and in the Richardson Telecom Corridor ™ north of Dallas, Texas. (www.hoellerlaw.com)
Susie L. Hoeller also serves as “Outside General Counsel” for privately held businesses where her law firm provides direct legal services and manages the delivery of other legal services, such as litigation, trademark and patent acquisition, etc. provided by attorneys in other cities selected by Ms. Hoeller for their quality of work and reasonable billing rates.
Susie also provides consulting services on how to implement international supply chain quality, safety and traceability processes.
Susie has held senior positions in the legal departments of Walmart Stores and Texas Instruments. She was formerly a partner in the high technology practice at Jackson Walker LLP in Dallas, Texas and an international banking attorney in Chicago, Illinois.
She is an active member of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association including publishing articles and book chapters on antitrust/competition law.
Susie is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was awarded her B.A. degree cum laude in history and government from Colby College.
She is currently the President of the American Center for International Policy Studies (www.amcips.org); a director of the Forum for International Trade Training in Ottawa, Canada; a co-founder of the Arkansas Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade; a member of the Arkansas World Trade Center and Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, Inc.; a director of the NW Arkansas branch of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International; and a frequent speaker at legal and business conferences.
She has written four books: on food and product safety; immigration policy; ethical food policy and ethical decision making.
Susie was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Amal Johnson
Specialist Advisor
Amal Johnson has extensive experience in the high-tech industry, from Application Software to Cloud Computing and Hosted Services.
She is currently the Chairman of the Board of MarketTools Inc, where she was the CEO from 2005 to 2008 during which time she led MarketTools' growth in technology and service innovations and was instrumental in more than doubling overall revenue.
She is also on the boards of two public companies Mellanox Technologies (MLNX) , and Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), and she is a venture advisor to Illuminate Ventures.
In 2008, Mrs. Johnson was recognized by The Corporate Board Member Magazine as one of the top 50 women in Technology.
Prior to joining MarketTools, Amal was a Venture Partner with ComVentures, a communications venture capital firm. In her role at ComVentures, Amal worked closely with the firm's portfolio companies, providing strategic guidance.
Prior to ComVentures, she was a founding partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners. During her five-year tenure with the firm, she focused on e-commerce, enterprise software and infrastructure investments.
Before Lightspeed, Amal served as President of Baan Supply Chain Solutions, and as President of Baan Affiliates and Baan Americas successfully guiding Baan through its initial public offering and from $60 million to $800 million in annual revenue.
She also held the role of President of ASK Manufacturing Systems, and held various executive positions with IBM.
Amal holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Montclair State University , and completed graduate work in computer science at Stevens Institute of Technology.
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Alan Nunns
Alan Nunns is an independent consultant in the energy and IT sectors. He began his 24-year career at Chevron as a research geophysicist, and retired in 2006 as General Manager of Technology and Strategy for the firm’s global IT function.
During his time at Chevron, Alan was a principal developer of the oil industry’s first generation of interactive computer systems, was a leader of Chevron’s research efforts in structural geology and petroleum basin analysis and developed and managed some of Chevron’s largest oil fields in West Africa.
Alan is a founding member of the first chapter of the Kiwi Expat Association (KEA).
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Chris Shipley
Chris Shipley is a leading technology and product analyst focusing on early-stage companies and emerging markets.
As CEO of Guidewire Group, Inc., she is driving the strategy and development of a scalable platform that provides emerging businesses with business mentorship and a forum in which to engage with the Innovation practices of the Fortune 1000.
Known for her work as executive producer from 1996 – 2009 of DEMO, the premier product launch conference, Chris has helped technology companies bring more than 1,500 new products and services to market.
Chris has covered personal technology since 1984 and has worked as a writer and editor for a variety of technology and consumer media.
She has won numerous award and citations for her work with technology startups.
Chris holds BAs in Literature and Communication Arts from Allegheny College.
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Gordon Palmateer
Gordon is president of Palmateer Consulting, and was born into the world of wine.
His family’s business dates back to the end of prohibition when his grandparents were wine and spirit retailers.
His parents were one of the first fine wine importing and distributing companies in the Washington, D.C. area. As a kid, Gordon stacked wine crates and made deliveries to local wine stores.
Through high school and college, he was so thoroughly exposed to the strategic infrastructure of the business that he was more than ready to navigate the intricacies of the wine industry by the time he attended American University to earn an MBA.
Over the last 25 years, Gordon has held senior management roles at some of the top companies in the wine industry, on both the supplier and distributor sides: director of marketing, sales, public relations, and hospitality of Jordan Vineyard & Winery; national sales director of Maisons Marques & Domaines, USA; wine director of Milton S. Kronheim Co. (aka R.N.D.C.), Washington, D.C.; and regional manager of The Seagram Classics Wine Company.
Gordon has a reputation as a highly innovative and strategic thinker with a comprehensive understanding of the wine business and extensive industry connections.
His vast experience allows him to understand both trade and consumer marketing, develop strategic marketing programs for new and established brands, move seamlessly between international and domestic markets, and deftly guide foreign companies into the American marketplace.
He is a results-oriented, accomplished professional with a proven track record for senior winery management and marketing premium wines.
His long-standing and deep experience in the wine business gives him a unique perspective in the industry and the rare ability to adapt to an ever-changing marketplace. Gordon launched Palmateer Consulting so he could apply his experience and skills to helping wineries flourish.
Thriving on creative problem solving, Gordon and his team look forward to helping your company overcome its challenges and achieve its full potential.
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Tom Stephens
Tom is the President of Brand Strategy Consultants (BSC), which he founded in 1994.
BSC works with clients in retail, manufacturing (private label and branded products), food brokerage, store and package design, executive recruitment and governments.
BSC works around the world, including in Canada, the United States, Italy, Britain, Holland, the Caribbean, Australia, South Africa Latin America and South Korea, on behalf of a wide network of clients.
The company is a “virtual company” with highly experienced consulting associates in several countries around the world.
Tom has been a frequent guest speaker at conferences throughout North America. In June 2002, Tom developed a series of classes in Private Label Marketing for St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia.
He has become a permanent member of the Private Label Executive Programme Teaching Faculty and has also joined the faculty for a similar programme at Nyenrode University in Holland, now in its eighth year and in April 2011, has extended this teaching to Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Tom writes a monthly column “Inside the Box” for PL Magazine, North America’s leading industry publication.
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Stewart Alsop
Stewart Alsop is a partner in Alsop Louie Partners, a venture capital firm specialising in identifying and working with top entrepreneurs. He is a former general partner of venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates.
Previously, Stewart had a long career as an editor and writer with Fortune, InfoWorld, PC Magazine and Inc. Magazine. More than 20 years ago he founded a company that published a fortnightly newsletter for computer industry insiders and produced the Agenda and Demo conferences for executives working in the computer industry.
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Claudia Batten
Claudia was part of the founding team of Massive, the New York-based creator of a dynamic system for delivering advertising into video games. The first ever network for video-game advertising in the world, Massive was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in 2006. On Massive’s management team from the company’s inception, Claudia first worked as in-house counsel and business development then on building the publishing/content side of the business.
Claudia has over 11 years experience in the technology sector, including four years as a corporate attorney specialising in contract and technology law. She has advised corporations, both as customers and suppliers, on technology supply, licensing, outsourcing and a variety of general commercial contracts—including tendering, reselling and consumer contracts. Claudia has worked with large corporations in the telecommunications sector (specifically in mobile), banking and biotechnology and has specialist experience with intellectual property protection, e-commerce and privacy.
Claudia sits on various advisory boards of New Zealand companies, as well as the Board of Business Advisors for CureKids USA, a venture philanthropy not-for-profit organisation. She has a commerce degree in marketing and management, and a law degree with honors, JD Equivalent, (investigating the intellectual property protection of computer software) from Victoria University.
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Neil Campbell
Neil is a founding Director and Chairman of CureKids®, a United States and New Zealand venture philanthropy fund investing in science and technology solutions for childhood diseases; the Founder, Chairman and CEO for Mosaigen® Inc, a global development healthcare and life science company; and a General Partner for New Zealand-based Endeavour Capital.
He is Adjunct Faculty with the Carey Graduate School of Business at the Johns Hopkins University, a lecturer at JHU Medical Institutes, and serves on several industry, government and company boards.
Neil has held several executive positions in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, informatic and healthcare companies, and has successfully developed and/or introduced over 200 products and services covering high-performance computing, medical software and devices, e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, clinical diagnostics, consumer healthcare, research, bioinformatics and nanotechnology.
Neil is a well published author on the research, development and commercialisation of science and technology.
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Geoffrey Connor
Geoffrey Connor has been a Secretary of State of the State of Texas, the highest appointed office in Texas. He enjoys high-level business and political relationships with decision makers around the globe.
Currently Geoffrey is a founding partner at Texas Global, an international strategic advisory and project development firm, and Counsel with Dallas-based law firm Jackson Walker.
Previously he worked with the international law firm Studies Center at Texas State University, a leader of the Houston Consular Forum, a member of the Austin World Affairs Council, and a member of the board of directors of other leading civic and international organisations.
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Michael A M Davies
Michael Davies is the founder and Chairman of Endeavour Partners, a boutique consulting firm that works with the top management of leading technology businesses to develop and execute strategy and build top management teams' capabilities.
His academic and research work includes being a (part-time) senior lecturer at MIT's Sloan School, teaching new technology ventures at the London Business School and related research and writing, including a forthcoming book on strategic management of high-tech businesses.
He is also Chief Technology Officer and a Board Member of angel-investor-backed start-up EquuSys Inc., a firm that is bringing winning technology to horses by commercialising one of his patented inventions.
Michael is one of the founders of the Kiwi Expatriate Association (KEA) in New England.
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Greg Erman
Greg Erman is an entrepreneur focusing on commercialising technology to decentralise the delivery of healthcare, with a background in electronic commerce and product management engineering.
Greg has worked with several organisations in the medical device technologies field and was most recently President and CEO of Renalworld Medical Corporation. In his previous work with Partners Healthcare he drove the development of life-saving technologies including ambulatory ECG monitors and ultrasound brain cancer treatments.
Earlier, Greg founded MarketSoft Corporation, an enterprise software company, raising $70m in venture capital and leading the firm to a prominent position in marketing automation. Greg serves on several boards of directors and is a mentor for the MIT Venture Mentoring Service.
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Andy Lark
Andy Lark is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Global Communications at Dell Computers.
For the last 20 years Andy’s work has spanned business-to-business and consumer sectors. He has led award-winning programs and teams for Fortune and Times 100 companies, global brands, start-ups and the world’s hottest advertising and communications agencies.
During his career he has worked and lived in the majority of the world’s major markets and developed a reputation as a highly creative executive, reputation turn-around specialist, and marketer. He is a prolific writer, blogger and speaker on marketing, emerging business strategies, marketing/communications measurement, and Web 2.0.
At Dell Andy is charged with leading the company’s communications, conversations and communities. He joined Dell from LogLogic – a hot technology start-up backed by Sequoia Capital, Worldview and others.
In 2001, Andy was recognised as "one of USA's most influential communicators” by PR Week and in 2003 was awarded the inaugural World Class New Zealander Award for his contributions to New Zealand.
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Christopher Lynch
Chris Lynch is Chief Marketing Officer for Beam Wine Estates, a $300 million United States super-premium wine company. He oversees development and implementation of global marketing strategies for BWE’s portfolio of super-premium California wines, fine sherry and port brands.
Chris also leads United States marketing activity for BWE’s portfolio of super and ultra-premium Australian and New Zealand brands. A 20-year veteran of the global fine wine business, Chris has held senior international marketing roles at leading fine wine companies including Allied Domecq, Chandon Estates and Kendall-Jackson Winery.
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Robin Lewis
Robin Lewis is a partner of Lewis Gordon Partners LLC, an affiliation of professional consultants specialising in strategic business planning, development and implementation for foreign-based apparel retailers and wholesalers planning to enter and compete in the United States consumer marketplace.
He also authors and publishes the monthly Robin Reports, providing strategic insight about major events in the retail industry. Robin frequently delivers keynote presentations to a wide range of companies, associations and academia.
As an industry expert, he’s often quoted in various trade and consumer publications. Robin has held executive positions in strategic planning, business development, and brand and marketing management at DuPont, Collins and Aikman, Grey Advertising, and the VF Corporation.
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Tim McClure
Tim McClure is a co-founder of GSD&M Idea City, one of America's most successful advertising agencies and a member of the global Omnicom Group.
Tim is also President of Mythos Group, brand architects and legend builders, and Executive Producer of Mythos Studios, an independent film production company and has worked on a number of high profile campaigns and film projects.
Tim is married, the proud father of three children, and a world traveller. Ideas are his passion.
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Deborah Mazzaferro
Deborah Mazzaferro is a sales and marketing professional with her own coaching and consulting business for the specialty food and confection trade. Deborah has considerable experience as a buyer and in sales and marketing in the food and beverage sector.
She has held senior sales and marketing positions for specialty food and beverage producers Richter Brothers, John Wagner & Sons, Daprano & Co and Kalm Group Holdings.
Deborah is Vice President Strategic Planning for UNIFEM Gulf Coast Chapter, a graduate of the International Gestalt Coaching Program from the Gestalt Center for Organisational and Systems Development and sits on the board of directors for the Greater Sarasota Coaches Alliance.
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John Reid
John Reid has held senior executive positions with several major United States multinationals including Colgate Palmolive, Pfizer and W.R.Grace. During 2000-1 he helped launch and then served as CEO of Cityquicker, a website providing lifestyle and personal information for expatriate executives and their families.
He has been a Director of the American Chambers of Commerce in Athens and in London and was Vice Chairman of the Australian Grocery Manufacturers’ Association in Sydney.
John is President of the American Friends of Maungatautari and serves on a number of business and community Boards.
Born in New Zealand, he has an undergraduate degree in agricultural economics from Massey University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He has recently been Adjunct Professor at the Stern Business School of NYU.
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Bob Stringer
Bob Stringer is a Partner with Mercer Delta Consulting LLC. Prior to that he was president of Sherbrooke Associates Inc., a consulting firm that provided strategic planning and executive development services.
Bob has led a wide range of research and consulting projects in areas including executive training, organisation effectiveness and white-collar productivity. Previously, he was senior vice president of Harbridge House Inc. and The Forum Corporation.
Bob has extensive experience in the design and implementation of management development programmes both in the United States and internationally. He also has extensive experience in the broad nutritional and functional foods arena.
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Carl Voigt
Carl is a Professor of Clinical Management and Organization in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
He received his Ph.D. from the Anderson School at UCLA in strategy and organization. He is a native New Zealander, although he completed his undergraduate work at Avondale College in New South Wales, Australia.
He focuses on the study and teaching of competitive, corporate, and global strategy, and strategic management.
Carl has taught at USC since 1994 and has extensive corporate consulting and executive development experience.
He teaches in USC Marshall’s full-time and part-time MBA programs, Global Executive MBA (at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai) and undergraduate business program, and has received more than a numerous awards and commendations for outstanding teaching.
His academic interests are in business, corporate and global strategy, and in particular in entrepreneurship.
More recently, as a part of his work with the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), he has become interested in issues of cross border commerce and global trade and investment. For the last 5 years Carl has lead teams of MBA researchers who have been completed research projects for ABAC.
This ABAC research has included projects on The Proliferation of Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region, Rules of Origin Regimes and Impact on Business in the APEC Region, Behind the Border: Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade in the APEC Region, and Facilitating Temporary Worker Mobility in the APEC Region.
Carl has also consulted with firms and organizations in the entertainment, food processing, tourism, health care, engineering, telecommunications, defense, and not-for-profit sectors.
He has also conducted numerous seminars for teams of managers in the areas of management and strategy.
Carl has received more than a numerous awards and commendations for outstanding teaching including the Marshall School's Evan C. Thompson Faculty Teaching and Learning Innovation Award.
Carl has been awarded five Marshall’s Golden Apple teaching awards from the students at USC Marshall (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, and most recently again in 2010).
He was also an Associate Dean of in the USC Marshall Undergrad Program, MBA.PM and EMBA Programs, and Marshall MBA Program for seven years.
In a “past” life, Carl spent three years as a high school teacher in the Solomon Islands where he also was head of the national high school business studies panel, and a member of the Ministry of Education curriculum committee.
While in the Solomon Islands he coached the Solomon Island national basketball team for 2 ½ years, along with being National Director of Refereeing.
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Craig Nevill-Manning
Craig is an engineering director with Google, based in New York. In 2003, he founded Google’s first remote engineering centre in New York, and he has contributed to significant innovations in Google’s core functionality including leading the development of 'Froogle' which became Google Product Search, playing a key role in Google Maps, and spearheading the launch of Google in Maori based on translations from numerous Maori speakers.
Craig has kept his ties to New Zealand and has made great contributions to the ICT sector in New Zealand. He promotes his homeland through his work at Google including internships for New Zealand graduates; funding for New Zealand-based research projects; sabbaticals and speaking opportunities for visiting New Zealand academics.
Craig has a Bachelor of Science degree (Computer Science) from the University of Canterbury, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waikato. He moved to the United States in 1996 to pursue a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University where he met the founders of Google. In 2009 he was awarded a World Class New Zealander for Information & Communications Technology.
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Brian Service
Brian Service is President of Brian K. Service, Inc
which provides advisory and interim management services to Silicon Valley Venture Capital firms and their portfolio companies who face critical business and operational challenges.
Brian had a 25 year general management and CEO career with New Zealand based companies in NZ and North America.
As General Manager of NZ Pharmaceuticals Ltd he began exporting to North America, east and west Europe,
Asia and China in 1973 and is a life member of the NZ Export Institute.
He was national president in 1984, a member of the Market Development Board Steering Committee and a founding Board member of the Market Development Board (the
precursor to NZTE).
Beginning in 1986 he spent 7 years as CEO of the NZ Dairy
Board’s US activities, expanding those activities to a $US1 billion turnover over the period.
In 1996 Brian left corporate life and established his
advisory and interim management company in San Francisco.
In 1998 he became a managing director and officer of a boutique turnaround company, Regent Pacific Management Corporation and in his 15 year history with them advised more than 50, and served as CEO of more than 30, companies as they have addressed their
critical challenges.
Since leaving Regent Pacific he has continued to provide
advisory and interim management services to troubled portfolio companies for a select group of Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
Brian has a unique understanding of the challenges facing
small to medium technology companies seeking to develop in the North American
market.
He has also worked in the agricultural product, wine, and energy sectors.
Brian graduated from Canterbury University in Chemical
Engineering. He is a Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus and is active with their ACT activity which provides pro-bono consulting to local non profit
organizations.
He is currently on the Board of a local optical communication
technology company.
He and his wife reside in Tiburon, CA and Auckland, NZ.
