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CEO

Location:
Charlotte, NC
Posted:
January 12, 2021

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DR. BARTOSZ K. WOJSZCZYK

Charlotte, NC +1-206-***-**** adjc4h@r.postjobfree.com Dr Bartosz Wojszczyk LinkedIn

“It’s far better to create your own future, than to wait for external forces to dictate your choices” ~ Jim Collins GLOBAL SENIOR EXECUTIVE HIGH-IMPACT LEADER

BLENDED C-LEVEL EXPERIENCE: FOUNDER, CEO/PRESIDENT, CTO, CSO, CINO, CMO, MD I am a performance-driven entrepreneur, visionary, technologist and senior executive with over 25 years of Building, Leading, Transforming, and Positioning global Fortune 500 businesses and global teams for Success and providing disciplined business direction and leadership to start-ups/early-stage entities through Innovation, Influence, Creative Solutions, New Business Models, and Tactical Execution - from start-up to hyper-growth. I speak on innovation, disruptive business and technology strategies that inspire young entrepreneurs. Change Agent: I challenge the status quo to drive growth, overcoming organizational, behavioral, and cultural obstacles to deliver measurable results. I am a strategic, confident influencer, uniting executives and teams behind needed change and new direction previously perceived as risky. Personal and Professional Mantra: Engage with Integrity, Achieve by Example, Empower through Leadership! CORE COMPETENCIES

• Communication

• Negotiations

• Strategic Planning & Execution

• Global Growth & Delivery

• Global P&L Accountability

• Global Operations (Sales, Marketing,

R&D/Engineering, Manufacturing)

• Change Management

• Cost, Budget & Risk Management

• Capital Raise & Growth Financing

• Investor Relationship Management

• Global Team Leadership

• Innovation

• M&A (VC, PE, MFO)

• Board Director & Advisory Board

• Mentor, Teacher & Professor

Operational Geographies:

• North and South America

• Europe

• Asia-Pacific & Australia

• Middle East and Africa

over 60 countries

15+ market verticals: e.g. energy, clean-tech, cybersecurity, fintech, energy storage, nanotechnology, e-transportation, IT/OT, big data, EPC, professional services, IoT, smart cities, telecommunications, software, wastewater, biomass, e-commerce, manufacturing.

• Generated up to $2B/year in revenues.

• Secured $300M in growth capital; $30M in early-stage funding and supported $1B+ due diligence for VCs/PEs.

• Commercialized 5 P&Ls/ventures, including successful exits.

• Delivered 250-500% gain in revenues and 2-4x gross margin.

• Secured strategic growth strategies of $10B+ in new revenues.

• Past/Current Director Board: 4 companies.

• Past/Current Advisor/Advisory Board: Asia Development Bank, United Nations, 5 incubators/accelerators.

• Visiting/Adjunct Professor/Advisor: 3 universities (US, Asia, Europe)

• Co-authored 3 books, 30 papers, 6 international reports.

• Member of IEEE Power & Energy Society and IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee. Served as Technical Program Chair of IEEE’s Energy Development & Power Generation Committee and Chair of IEEE’s International Practices Subcommittee. Former secretary of IEEE’s Distributed Generation & Energy Storage Subcommittee. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dr. Bartosz Wojszczyk Page 2

RECENT EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

SPARQ Global (2017 to 2020) Virginia Beach, VA, US First cybersecurity company delivering ‘100% Data Cyber Resiliency’ through its ‘Classified-Grade Cybersecurity for Commercial’ with ‘100% Cybersecurity Risk Underwriting’ offering. C0-FOUNDER CEO BOARD DIRECTOR

Key Accomplishments:

• Secured commercial export license for portfolio of technologies and set-up commercial and delivery operation.

• Secured $5M in strategic investment and $100M in revenue commitment by negotiating five-year ‘security as a service’ delivery contracts with Large Enterprise and Fortune 500 sales, delivery, and VAR partners.

• Delivered $10M in booked revenue during first year of commercialization.

• Sold to industry-leading ‘anchor tenant’ customers to enable cybersecurity delivery to business ecosystems.

• Negotiated with largest cybersecurity insurance/brokerage partners to deliver on 100% cyber assurance offering.

• ‘Exit’ through reverse merger with parent company. Decision Point Global (2015 to Present) Charlotte, NC, US Investing in and delivering on big ideas through unique and step-change innovation at the Highest Possible Return and the Lowest Possible Risk and Cost by providing: hands-on leadership across the entire business ecosystem, access to business funding and delivery/growth capital and access to market scale and hyper-growth opportunities. FOUNDER CEO PRESIDENT

Currently, activities are dedicated only to fulfilling Board of Director/Advisory roles for companies with previous engagements/investments.

Key Accomplishments:

• Closed $30M+ in funding capital, $300M in growth capital and supported $50M+ in due diligence for PEs.

• Secured strategic growth of $10B+ in new revenue.

• Defined and initiated set-up of regional RD&D innovation/technology hub in Poland.

• Portfolio of current and past companies (engagements): o Advisory: Asia Development Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, IOT Tribe. o Board Director: Ecellix, Syngin Technology.

o Chief Business Officer: Magna Imperio Systems (MIS) (wastewater treatment) o CEO/President/CTO: Carnot Compression Asia (O&G), Global Development Partners (energy services) o CMO/CSO: Digital 24 (cybersecurity), Global Mile Solutions (telecom/medical) o EVP: Optimal Strategix Group (big data/advanced analytics) Engagement objectives and accomplishments for each listed entity is available upon request. MERALCO (company of First Pacific, Hong Kong) (2013 to 2014) Manila, Philippines First Pacific Investment and Management Group and the Philippines largest energy company. Provides electricity to over 5 million industrial, commercial, and residential customers in 34 cities and 77 municipalities. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

Key Accomplishments:

Recruited in first officer role for the newly established Strategy and Innovation Office, charged with the development and execution of business and technology strategy across all MERALCO P&Ls. Dr. Bartosz Wojszczyk Page 3

• Built and led integrated “ONE-MERALCO” strategy and innovation P&L for regulated/unregulated P&Ls (distribution utility, retail, generation, EPC, energy services) with objective to expand from local to international markets and grew net income from ~$400M to $1B annually.

• Established innovation budget (0.5% spending annually, based on CCNI and cash flow).

• Developed and operationalized go-to-market strategy, spending prioritization (business case) and execution roadmap to support "hyper-growth" (unregulated) and ‘lean & mean’ (regulated) business models and financial performance requirements.

• Improved operational efficiency by 5% annually.

• Initiated cross-organizational deployment of strategic initiatives governed by corporate PMO.

• Led global market entry for distribution utility, EPC and generation businesses (~$500M investment).

• Established ONE-MERALCO industry thought-leadership through collaboration with EDB in Singapore, Tesla, Stanford University, IoE in Philippines, others.

GE Digital Energy (2010 to 2013) Atlanta, GA, US

Part of a previous multi-billion dollar division of GE. One of the world's leading suppliers of power generation, energy transmission, delivery and management technologies and services. Development, design, manufacturing and installation of integrated hardware and software solutions. MANAGING DIRECTOR – GLOBAL GROWTH AND STRATEGY

GLOBAL LEADER – SOLUTION SELLING P&L

Key Accomplishments:

• Led $200M smart grid (grid modernization) development and sales activities across all GE Energy P&Ls.

• Developed and operationalized first GE Digital "Trusted Partner" model (vs. traditional product-selling), which enabled cross-business, added-value solution selling.

• Built and led global smart grid business P&Ls that delivered a ‘2-5 X-factor’ revenue growth with a ‘2-4 X-factor’ in gross margin; regionalized smart grid business in APAC, Europe, and Latin America.

• Positioned GE as a ‘Trusted Partner’ supporting energy strategy development and technology roadmaps across individual and country level stakeholders and decision-makers.

• Supported M&A due-diligence process for SNC Lavalin, Areva and XD Electric.

• Developed and operationalized "Proof-of-Concept" evaluation for new/disruptive business/solution strategies.

• Developed and operationalized VOC approach for business vision/strategy definition and delivery. Previous Tenures: Global Director at Accenture in Raleigh, NC Senior Director at Quanta Technology (Quanta Services Company) in Raleigh, NC, Engineering Manager at Quanta Services in Seattle, WA General Manager – Marketing at Legrand in Poland, Europe.

EDUCATION

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Wroclaw, Poland

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Master of Science & Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Dr. Bartosz Wojszczyk Page 4

INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Board Director, Advisory Board, Advisor and Other Management Board Roles: Ecellix, Syngin Technology, Asia Development Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, IOT Tribe (Singapore/Europe Spacetech Accelerator), Ocean Exchange (innovation accelerator), Joules Accelerator (start-up accelerator), Meralco, IoT in Asia, GE-Meralco JV; Quanta Technology, Legrand-Fael,

Adjunct Professor & Assistant Director for Innovation: University of North Carolina in Charlotte (2013 to 2017) Charlotte, NC, USA

Industry Advisor: AGH University of Science and Technology (2013 to 2014) Krakow, Poland. Adjunct Scientist (Professor): Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2015-2016), Singapore. Professional Organizations: Member of IEEE Power & Energy Society and IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee. Served as Technical Program Chair of IEEE’s Energy Development & Power Generation Committee and Chair of IEEE’s International Practices Subcommittee. Former secretary of IEEE’s Distributed Generation & Energy Storage Subcommittee, POWER-GEN Asia, DistribuTECH USA Advisory Committee, European Utility Week Committee.



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