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Bob Pollan
Summary of Expertise / Areas of Expertise
- Entrepreneur, executive, and investor in both technology and non-technology enterprises
- Focus on creating, growing, and restructuring businesses
- Team builder
Select Experience
- Internet Capital Group
- One of initial 4 Managing Directors at Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ:ICGE); instrumental in establishing initial strategy focusing on industrial supply chains as well as securing GE Capital as the lead 2nd private round institutional investor.
- Founding Chairman of ICG Commerce, a leading on-line procurement services company.
- Initial investor, board member, and subsequently President of Universal Access (NASDAQ:UAXS); established and implemented the entity’s information strategy.
- COO/CFO of Mobility Technologies; successfully restructured company operations.
- General Electric
- Led numerous domestic and international acquisitions at GE Capital (one was subsequently taken public, NASDAQ: IFCO); started a national storage trailer business that was built up to 60,000 units; founded and served as President/CEO of a returnable packaging systems and remote telemetry business.
- Completed multi-year GE Management Development Program rotation focused on industrial automation businesses: designed and developed a local area network, designed a RISC/CISC CPU architecture, served as a factory production control manager and as an electro/mechanical CAD/CAM marketing manager, concentration in the Software Engineering Program.
- Kidder Peabody, Corporate Finance.
- Central Europe
- Established and led the foreign operations of the Polish American Enterprise Fund, a $US 240 Million private equity fund.
- Led the largest successful Central European industrial organizational and financial restructuring, and subsequently privatized the Szczecin Shipyard. Revenues increased from $US 50 to 650 Million over a 5-year period.
- Established the first Polish Industrial Group; peak revenues of $US 750 Million.
- Advised World Bank
- Texas Instruments
- Led Texas Instrument’s re-entry into high-end programmable calculators/systems with CES product launches of both a basic language and a key stroke programmable offering.
Industry Involvement
- Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications, Technology, Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, Distribution/Logistics Services, Media, Private Equity
Education
- Harvard MBA with distinction
- BSEE, BSEcon with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Management & Technology Program, Wharton School, and Moore School; Benjamin Franklin Scholar
- American Production and Inventory Control Society certification
- Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Hexagon, and Mortar Board National Honor Societies
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