A fit for top companies with strategic initiatives, Shaun brings expertise and best practices refined in Silicon Valley with one of the world’s most successful corporate M&A and VC teams, Cisco, where promotions led to responsibility for executing global partnerships, venture investment, and M&A deals in the U.S., Europe, and Brazil. He has held executive roles at three of Canada’s top tech firms for shareholder returns — Bridgewater, Mariner, and Extreme Ventures — and has a track record of building high-performance teams. He has worked with Canadian entrepreneurs who built private firms like Nymity and Mobia to achieve global exits and superior returns.

Operational and commercial experience

Shaun began his career in marketing at Hewlett-Packard and went on to an award-winning major-account sales career leading national and global sales teams. In the Internet/TV market, as SVP Business Development and Marketing, he led the Mariner exit to Volaris Business representing and competitive global wins, achieving segment-leading compound growth of over 50% per year from 2013–2019, with EBITDA above 25% in 2019.

Education

MBA from McGill University, Montreal, including international studies at the renowned HEC Paris. Majors in finance and international business.

Select national and international experience

Shaun has worked in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal in Canada, and has worked and lived in Silicon Valley, California, and Paris, France. He has made over 40 business trips to Asia and Latin America and has developed international networks, sales channels, and relationships that add value — global experience directly impacts strategic execution.