Thomas Scott

Thomas Scott

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Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco, California, United States

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  • Wrike
    Chief Executive Officer
    Wrike
    Jul 2023 - Current (3 years 1 month)
  • Wrike
    Chief Financial Officer / Head of Finance
    Wrike
    Mar 2022 - Feb 2024 (2 years)
  • Zebra Technologies
    Chief Financial Officer - Fetch Robotics (Now Part of Zebra Technologies)
    Zebra Technologies
    Aug 2021 - Feb 2022 (7 months)
    Support integration of Fetch Robotics and growth plan for Zebra's Automation Business Unit and Go-To-Market Team through the following activities: - Developing and aligning post-acquisition FY22 business plan to support significant revenue growth. - Supporting multiple integration workstreams across finance, sales operations, sales and legal to bring Fetch business processes into the larger Zebra organization. - Training new resources on sales tools and processes for pipeline management, pricing and customer negotiation and sales forecasting.
  • Skild AI Fetch Robotics
    Chief Financial Officer
    Skild AI Fetch Robotics
    Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 5 months)
    Senior financial and operational executive with responsibility for finance, accounting, sales operations, human resources and IT for venture-backed cloud robotics company providing productivity solutions to enterprise customers in the high growth warehouse automation space. Highlights include: - Developing long term strategy with Executive Team to shift business from selling robots to providing integrated automation solutions using robots to capitalize on market growth trends in e-commerce order fulfillment. - Driving GTM activities with CRO and CMO around monthly sales and pipeline objectives for ACV and ARR to support unit and revenue forecasting as part of weekly sales commit process with direct and channel sales teams. - Partnering w
  • Corning Incorporated
    Finance Controller, OCS M&A
    Corning Incorporated
    Jun 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 5 months)
    Financial group executive responsible for 5 global businesses acquired by $4 billion Optical Communications division representing >$300 million in annual revenue and spanning 8 countries. Highlights included: - Leading a global finance team of approximately 40 professionals supporting a broad range of hardware and software products and solutions that included wireless communication networks for small cell and DAS, data center connectivity, network design software and passive optical components. - Supporting Business Unit and GTM leaders across multiple businesses to commit and deliver against forecast requirements by identifying pipeline needs, quarterly sales targets, margin requirements and solving blockers for key in-quarter deals. -
  • Corning Incorporated
    Small Cell Business Leader/Chief Financial Officer (SpiderCloud)
    Corning Incorporated
    Jul 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year)
    Small Cell Business Leader and Integration Lead with responsibility for driving achievement of acquisition objectives during Spidercloud's post-merger integration with Corning's Optical Communications division. Highlights included: - Achieving aggressive post-merger second half 2017 financial plan by focusing sales and field operations teams on short term sales opportunities and fostering constant communication to ensure gating issues were actively identified and removed to enable revenue recognition. - Integrating core financial functions into Corning by shortening the local financial close cycle to 3 days by first month post-closing, conforming to key Sarbanes-Oxley requirements by year-end 2017 and producing daily and monthly financia
  • FiberTower
    Advisor/Board of Directors
    FiberTower
    Nov 2012 - Jan 2017 (4 years 3 months)
    Board member and Advisor overseeing successful transformation of telecommunications services company on behalf of the key hedge fund and private investors. Highlights include: - Directed complex negotiation with 7 mobile operators enabling company to exit its network business in an orderly fashion and lower cash requirements which allowed increased return of capital to investors and the flexibility to pivot to a less capital-intensive business model. - Supported successful multiyear recovery of 5G spectrum licenses that enabled a successful company sale process. - Managed due diligence and negotiation support for successful sale of Company to AT&T for $207 million
  • SpiderCloud Wireless Inc
    Chief Financial Officer
    SpiderCloud Wireless Inc
    Jan 2012 - Jul 2017 (5 years 7 months)
    Senior financial and operational executive with direct management responsibility for all non-engineering functions for venture-backed technology company focused on designing, building and selling enterprise-focused cellular systems to domestic and international mobile operators to improve indoor mobile service coverage and capacity. Highlights include: - Negotiated and sold the Company to Corning, Inc (NYSE: GLW) in July 2017. - Managed relationships with board members, investors, lenders and strategic vendors by explaining the Company’s strategic position and recommending alternatives. - Managed cash flow management process that included maintaining detailed financial models for sales forecast, inventory levels, headcount, working capi
  • Fibertower Corporation
    Chief Financial Officer
    Fibertower Corporation
    Aug 2006 - Jan 2012 (5 years 6 months)
    Senior financial executive with responsibility for finance, accounting, legal and IT for NASDAQ-listed telecommunications service provider operating wireless and fiber-based networks for mobile operators. Key highlights included: - Set and managed business targets resulting in revenue growth of over 500% from 2006-2010, achievement of positive EBITDA in mid-2010 and the investment of over $300 million in capital projects. - Prepared, reviewed and presented internal and external financial reports including SEC forms 10-K and 10-Q. - Analyzed complex accounting transactions including derivatives, debt restructuring, fixed asset tracking, merger accounting, deferred taxes/NOLs and the valuation of intangible assets. - Redesigned key busin
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    Chief Financial Officer
    First Avenue Networks
    Oct 2005 - Aug 2006 (11 months)
    Key activities include: - Negotiated, structured and closed stock-based merger with FiberTower Corporation. - Managed all aspects of financial reporting, forecasting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and tax.
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    Interim Senior Executive
    TAS Advisors LLC
    Jan 2004 - Oct 2005 (1 year 10 months)
    Independent consulting business focused on providing interim management services to hedge fund and private equity-backed growth companies. Key projects included: Acting VP Finance and Business Development - Analyzed and recommended spectrum acquisition opportunities during FCC Auction 56 - Built detailed product roll-out models - Supported $93M private placement of common stock Acting President & COO - Operated multi-state mobile network - Built 50-week cash forecast to manage business during company sale process - Managed auction, negotiation and sale of non-core businesses and real estate leases - Structured and closed $200M sale of business
  • Merrill Lynch
    Summer Associate, M&A
    Merrill Lynch
    May 2003 - Aug 2003 (4 months)
  • WinStar Communications
    Senior Director, Corporate Development
    WinStar Communications
    Jul 1999 - Jan 2002 (2 years 7 months)
  • Thomas Weisel Partners
    Analyst
    Thomas Weisel Partners
    Jan 1999 - Jul 1999 (7 months)
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    Analyst
    Montgomery SecuritiesNationsBanc Montgomery
    Jul 1997 - Jan 1999 (1 year 7 months)
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  • University of Virginia Darden School of Business
    MBA
    University of Virginia Darden School of Business
    Jan 2002 - Dec 2004 (3 years)
  • University of Virginia
    BA, Economics
    University of Virginia
    Jan 1993 - Dec 1997 (5 years)
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