Example Projects

• Acting Head of Corporate Strategy, Development and Business Planning for successful European wireless operator from start-up to maturity and restructuring. Activities included license bid preparation, cross functional management of development of detailed business plan for operating and financing purposes, and special projects for the board. Special projects included development of fixed/mobile substitution, organizational restructuring, pricing, branding, new market entry, network and regulatory strategies, as well as major acquisitions.
• Implementation of Operational Improvement Programs (combination of balanced score card and shareholder value approaches) including business unit profitability and value driver analysis, competitive analysis and benchmarking, operations improvement, management training, and management reporting feedback loop in the telecommunications, natural resources, retail, and software industries.
• Start-up Business Planning MVNO/ESP: Led the analysis of a start-up business plan for an Mobile Virtual Network Operator and Enhanced Service Provider for an existing Mobile Operator. Activities included analysis of publically available companies´ business models and economics (e.g. Virgin Mobile, Debitel, Tele2, etc.) as well as the economics of hosting an MVNO/ESP and the stand-alone economics of a start-up MVNO/ESP.
• International Project Finance: Led project finance teams for three European PCS start-ups, comprising financing of over $3 billion, including Project Finance International Deal of the Year 1998. Activities included financing strategy development, project oversight and management, term sheet and full document negotiation, due diligence management, and information memorandum development.
• Temporary Restructuring CEO:  Managed legal team, initiation of reorganization strategy, corporate structure issues, claims analysis/verification, and reorganization of parent holding company of chapter 11 subsidiaries in major asbestos bankruptcy.
• Internet/Wireless Data: European business development for major wireless portal company: led first European implementation of product suite and assisted in development of strategy, pricing, partner and client base. Led development and evaluation of “Freeserve” model ISP business plan for extension to wireless ISP, including detailed industry/economic analysis for a wireless carrier.
• Corporate and Business Planning for European PCS start-up including license bid preparation, development of detailed business plan for operating and financing purposes, and special projects for management board.
• Domestic and International Acquisition Projects for a number of U.S. and international firms seeking investments in cellular, paging, and wireless cable including valuation, negotiation, structuring and, due diligence. International projects have spanned U.S., Europe, South America and Asia.
• New Business Entry Strategy for U.S. telecommunications operator seeking to enter the personal communications service (PCS) market including industry and competitive analysis, economic projections and valuation ranges for PCS auction prices, partnering strategies and structures. Developed wireline substitution scenarios.
• Competitive Analysis, Valuation and Corporate Development Training, cost of capital and valuation methodology development, dividend policy analysis and stock valuation for Fortune 500 firms.