CEO

Kevin William Gibbs

Holliston, MA, ***** Cell (preferred) 508-***-****

CEO

With Extensive Start-Up and Turn Around Experience.

A highly qualified CEO offering more than 22 years senior management

experience. With extensive experience in all areas of start ups and turn

arounds. A highly results focused CEO with a proven track record of

"leading from the front". Has consistently demonstrated the ability to "get

it done" and has effectively partnered with senior management teams in both

entrepreneurial start-ups and Fortune 500 companies worldwide.

. Highly experienced in raising funds from V/C's and Hedge Funds

. Worked with 4 start up's from angel funding through to final sale of

the company

. I have raised $40M+ personally

. Superior knowledge of 'preparing a company for sale'

. Has true international business experience at all levels

. Excellent presentation skills to both investor and client community

Professional Experience

2Cents 2013 -

Current

2Cents is in the social polling/advertising space. I became employee number

one, after the inventor came up with the idea. I raised the seed/angel

round funding to kick start the project.

2Cents is a app based mobile polling service, with algorithms at the back

end to identify trending topics and themes.

2Cents is currently in the process of being acquired.

Before we got to the 2nd round of fund raising we were made a offer for the

company.

Key Responsibilities & Competencies

. Oversee project management, development, and production of the

Company's product(s)

. Work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver product(s)

to market

. Develop financing strategy and present plan to the Board

. Prepare and monitor budgets

. Support the creation and execution of marketing plan

. Plan and manage product rollout

. Refine and articulate to key constituents the Company's vision,

strategy, and business model

. Liaise with Board members and key stake holders on the implementation

of the company's strategic and operational plans

. Raise capital, as needed

. Recruit, build, and lead an effective and cohesive team

. Recruit and work closely with vendors and partners to further the

strategic goals of the Company

ExperTune Inc 2007 - 2013

CEO

Until 2003 the company was selling a high volume low priced (average sale

$8k) industrial tuning tool. The business needed a 'turnaround' strategy to

compete in a more competitive business environment. In 2003, ExperTune Inc

invented PlantTriage (PT). PT continuously improves control and monitoring

systems for customers in the process industries. The product was finally

'fully realized' in 2005.

With the existing business in severe decline a turn around strategy was

needed.

Company sold to Metso in January 2013

. Restructured the sales and marketing organization and recruited and

trained the new team

. Introduced a full and functioning model for SaaS

. Increased the average sale from $8k to $250k with several accounts

producing $1.8, $1.2 and $2.4 respectively.

. Maintained consistent profitability of 60%, 50% and 30%

. Increased maintenance payments 600% from 06 to 07 and maintained them.

. Doubled sales volume from 06 to 07

. Grew the consultancy business by 400%

. Grew PlantTriage sales from 10% of the business to 90% of the

business.

. Managed the business profitably and successfully through the

recession.

SeeBeyond Inc 2005 - 2006

SVP Mergers & Acquisitions

After the sale of SpiritSoft to SeeBeyond, I became the leader of the team

that prepared the materials and conducted the presentations to viable

suitors for SeeBeyond. We concluded a successful sale of SeeBeyond to Sun

for $387M.

SpiritSoft Inc 2000 - 2005

President & CEO

A software and services company selling state of the art middleware and

associated services to a global market. Three rounds and $20M of venture

capital funding have helped position the company as a highly respected

force in a dynamic industry. SpiritSoft is the top investment in its

venture capitalists' funds, and features in both the Wall Street Journal

Europe's top 10 IT investments and the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. Clients

include the likes of Amazon.com, ETrade, Sony, Logica, and Goldmans. Lead

and negotiated strong strategic partnership with NEC, HP and Logica that

delivered the company's next level of growth.

Professional Highlights:

1. Principle negotiator in the raising of $20M of funding through 2

distinct round's and later a rights issue. All rounds of funding where

"over-subscribed" by external VC's and SpiritSoft have received

multiple offers of funding since.

2. Achieved a $6M, $15M and then $66M valuation at each round of funding

for SpiritSoft.

3. Achieved rapid and consistent growth, with revenues increasing a 1000%

in the first 18 months.

4. Included in the Wall Street's Journal (Europe) top 10 Investments,

and, the Times Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

5. Initiated and led regular strategic planning efforts that were the

foundation for the companies' growth. Leveraging the companies'

initial position, but changing and adapting the strategy as the market

changed.

6. Introduced process to better align client requirements with product

deliverables, thereby improving customer satisfaction and reducing

unnecessary development effort.

7. Fiscal Management: oversaw the development of all operating and

capital expenditure budgets and their presentation to the board.

Established process to measure departmental and company performance

against these budgets. Led the company through several "cash crunches"

prior to funding.

8. Built on the strengths of the initial management team, but recruited

all the senior team from outside the company to build a people-

orientated, collaborative culture based on innovation, risk-taking and

results.

9. Development of extensive Sales forecasting and contract management

procedures.

10. Rapidly grew the resources in line with the business plan, but acted

quickly to realign and right-size the business in light of global IT

slowdown.

11. Positioned the company for "buy out" with offers from Active Software,

H.P. and Bluestone. I eventually sold SpiritSoft to SeeBeyond/Sun in

2005

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