Every time the Mexico national football team takes to the field, thousands of fans tune in to watch. As they watch players kick and pass the ball, TV cameras continually pan past large ads for Xiaomi Technology. Becoming the official sponsor of the soccer team was a big win for the Chinese-based cell phone company. […]
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Shelley Hall – NetBrain Technologies
When NetBrain Technologies wanted to improve its products and customer experience, the company needed an executive to lead the development of a customer advisory board. Shelley Hall, NetBrain’s new senior vice president and general counsel, stepped up. While unconventional for an attorney to lead a customer-facing initiative, she says it was “an opportunity to work […]
Albert Harnois Jr. – Marvell Technology
As much as Albert Harnois Jr. likes to seek knowledge, he also appreciates uncertainty and the opportunities it offers. He credits his ability to adapt with helping him advance in his career, whether in the field of engineering, technology or law. Or in all three at once as his current role entails. “I’ve always been […]
Ed Sebold – Kyndryl
When IBM separated its managed infrastructure services business to create Kyndryl, over 80,000 employees transferred to the new company. Among them was Ed Sebold, Kyndryl’s general counsel and corporate secretary. “It’s been a career goal of mine to be a general counsel, especially for a public company,” he says. “Working with Kyndryl represents a great […]
Kyle Chin – Proofpoint
When Kyle Chin is cooking, he doesn’t follow step-by-step instructions. Instead, he follows his instincts and curiosity, adding in Asian spices and ingredients as he sees fit. For example, when cooking Spam—a favorite in his mom’s home state of Hawaii—he’ll add homemade teriyaki sauce, Japanese furikake seasoning and Tapatío hot sauce to create a distinctly […]
Adam Dolinko – Ouster Inc.
It’s another and more far-reaching opportunity for this seasoned in-house lawyer to be at the forefront of a game-changer. Now in the second half of a wild ride of a career, Adam Dolinko is revved in his new role since December as a senior executive and general counsel at Ouster Inc. “Again, I’m part of […]
Adam Schwenker – Qualcomm
Quite the unique business model that Adam Schwenker must protect while quarterbacking the M&A team at Qualcomm Inc. The San Diego-headquartered company is a high-tech two-fer, selling microchips and licensing technology, and it’s in prudent growth mode. “It often means walking a tight rope in getting the best of both worlds,” Schwenker tells Vanguard in […]
Scott Shipman – Dapper Labs
Digital basketball cards are not securities. Neither are collectibles. Nor works of art. Dapper Labs makes that clear in its response to a recent putative, class-action lawsuit. The case is “Friel v. Dapper Labs, Inc., et al,” in which the plaintiffs allege that the digital basketball cards Dapper sells as NBA Top Shot moments are […]
Anne Thériault – Coveo
When Anne Thériault started at Coveo in 2014, it was a technology startup less than a decade old. Now, several years later, the company has gone public. “We’re now in the major leagues,” she says. “It’s been a lot of work, but it’s exciting.” As the company’s vice president of legal, Thériault helped prepare the […]
La Dell R. Diaz – ACI Worldwide
Though best known as a company that provides real-time payment software for clientele such as banks, merchants and billers, ACI Worldwide has long nurtured a foothold in higher education. There being a need to simplify campus payments, the company late last year rolled out a technology platform that could make it the industry heavyweight in […]
