Title:
Independent Board Member
Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Availability:
Q & A ; Conferences ; Training ; Consulting
(2 connections)
20+ years of experience in roles covering general management, strategy, marketing, business development, product development, technology operations, mergers and acquisitions.
Experience across the range of businesses, from VC funded startups, Private Equity backed and privately held mid-size companies, to large public companies.
Deep management expertise in financial technology , information, and network/telecommunications industries.
Experience operating in a global marketplace, with direct management responsibilities for operations in over 20 countries.
Marketcetera
New York City, New York, United States
02/2009-Present: Independent Board Member at Marketcetera in New York City
Sector:
Consultants, Other Consultants
Function:
- Other Functions, Other Functions / Junior
Proton Advisors
New York City, New York, United States
01/2006-Present: Managing Principal at Proton Advisors in New York City
Managing Principal
Proton Advisors is an independent consulting firm with expertise in financial services technology and telecommunications. The company specializes in:
* Advising businesses on strategy, operations, marketing, and information technology
* Advising Venture Capital and Private Equity firms on market analysis, investment thesis development, deal development, due diligence and ongoing support of their portfolio companies.
Sector:
Consultants, Consultants Management
Function:
- Advisory, Advisor / Officer - Executive
Company description:
"Proton Advisors is an independent consulting firm providing expertise in financial services technology and telecommunications services businesses. "
Monitor110
New York City, New York, United States
01/2008-07/2008: CEO at Monitor110 in New York City
CEO
Reduced the burn rate by 40%
• Recruited top candidates to fill key holes in the management team (sales/marketing & customer service/operations)
• Implemented a new business plan and a balanced scorecard based set of goals and objectives
• Coached the team and made personnel changes to implement a culture of success and accountability
• Delivered the first commercial release of a web based product
• Signed up 100 trial clients at 60 firms (hedge funds, asset managers, and investment banks.)
• Incorporating ideas from the trial users, delivered 3 further releases
• Led the effort to raise capital, presenting to over 30 financial sponsors and 15 strategic buyers. This initiative, conducted in the worst quarter the VC industry has seen in years, was ultimately unsuccessful and based on Brennan’s recommendation, the board of directors decided to close the business.
Sector:
Consultants, Consultants IT
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Officer - Executive
NYFIX
New York City, New York, United States
01/2007-12/2007: Executive VP, Global Head of Business Operations, and Chief Strategy Officer at NYFIX in New York City
Executive VP, Global Head of Business Operations, and Chief Strategy Officer
As a member of management team brought in by Warburg Pincus, executed a balance of operational turnaround and transition activities.
• Led and stabilized the FIX Division on an interim basis while recruiting permanent head.
• Implemented a product lifecycle.
• Implemented structured business review process to drive transparency and accountability.
• Led the strategic re-organization of Sales organization.
• Led assessment/triage of product portfolio to focus resources on core product set.
• Re-vamped pricing and packaging.
• Developed company messaging, positioning, and business descriptions for 10Q/10K filings.
• Led the development of strategy for Transactions division.
• Led initiative to perform quantitative analysis of transaction performance of NYFIX Millennium.
• Developed M&A strategy, sourced and evaluated acquisition candidates.
• Developed restructuring plan for Millennium Partnership.
Sector:
Consultants, Consultants Finance
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Head of Department
Yipes Enterprise Services
New York City, New York, United States
10/2006-12/2007: Member, Board of Directors at Yipes Enterprise Services in New York City
Member, Board of Directors
Non-executive Director / Board Member for this fast growth, venture backed (Crosslink Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, JP Morgan Partners, Sprout/CSFB) leading global provider of managed, end-to-end Ethernet solutions for enterprise customers. Yipes completed a successful sale to Reliance telecommunications in December 2007.
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Junior
Warburg Pincus
New York City, New York, United States
01/2006-12/2006: Entrepreneur in Residence at Warburg Pincus in New York City
Entrepreneur in Residence
Advised Warburg Pincus on investment opportunities in the global financial technology market, focused primarily on trading technology. Sourced deal opportunities, and led the commercial and technical due diligence for a $75m investment in NYFIX.
Additionally contributed to analysis and due diligence on telecom sector investments.
Sector:
Investment Management, Private Equity - Venture Capital
Function:
- Other Functions, Other Functions / Junior
BT RADIANZ
New York City, New York, United States
02/2000-12/2005: Founder, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at BT RADIANZ in New York City
Founder, Chief Product & Strategy Officer
Strategic advisor to the Board of Directors
• Chair of the Radianz Leadership Team (overseeing the day-to-day operation of the business) and of the Marketing, Strategy & Strategic Business Development Committee.
• Strategic planning and business development.
• General Management of Hosting and Voice lines of business.
• Line management of Product Management, Customer Service, Engineering, Security, MIS, and Operations.
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Senior
Reuters
New York City, New York, United States
01/1999-01/2000: SVP, Strategic Planning at Reuters in New York City
SVP, Strategic Planning
Brennan directed the strategic planning and business development that led to the creation of Radianz. While at Reuters, he was also active in a number of securities industry initiatives, established and chaired the Capacity Planning Committee of the Financial Information Forum, and participated in the SEC Roundtable on Technology and Markets.
Sector:
Consultants, Consultants Finance
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Officer - Executive
Instinet
New York City, New York, United States
01/1992-01/1999: SVP & Head of Information Technology at Instinet in New York City
SVP & Head of Information Technology
Brennan served as Senior Vice President at Instinet from 1992-1998, responsible for Information Technology. At Instinet, he led major initiatives such as the migration of trading, clearing, and settlement systems from legacy systems platforms to Unix and Windows; data center relocation; the migration from a legacy to an IP network; and development/relocation of the Instinet trading floor. He joined Instinet in 1992 as director of Quality Assurance.
Sector:
Brokerage, Other Brokerage
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Assistant
IBM
New York City, New York, United States
01/1982-01/1992: Manager at IBM in New York City
Manager
Brennan held a series of positions in marketing, consulting, and systems engineering management, primarily focused on trading and analytic systems in the securities industry. He began his career with IBM as a programmer responsible for operating system and communications software development, and developed the first fully preemptive, multi-tasking, DOS compatible operating system for the IBM personal computer
Sector:
Consultants, Consultants IT
Function:
- Officer - Executive, Other Officer - Executive / Officer - Executive
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