Why dont both of you contact Fred Tannous directly you can get answers that way.
hes on Linkedin
Fred E. Tannous
New Venture Catalyst
Beverly Hills, California Internet
Current
Founder & CEO at OverNear, Inc.
Previous
Health Sciences Group, Inc.
, DIRECTV
, Hughes Aircraft Company
Education
MBA, Finance at University of Chicago
With over 20 years of experience, Fred brings financial engineering, management, strategy, M&A and business development expertise to his projects. As founding principal and/or executive-level manager, Fred helps start-ups and new enterprises succeed through focused support covering financial and strategic planning, modeling and analytics, M&A and integration, financial marketing, risk management and international expansion strategies. His toolkit is complimented by broad industry experience in financial services, telecom, gaming & lodging, nutritional sciences, subscription services, e-commerce and technology/software.
Over the course of his professional career, Fred has launched several start-up companies and worked extensively with numerous emerging companies to improve performance, enhance enterprise value and maximize returns, in addition to helping challenged companies develop winning strategies and implement effective action plans. As Manager of Investments and Acquisitions at DIRECTV, Inc., a division of Hughes Aircraft/Electronics, he oversaw a $1 billion equity portfolio and was involved in valuing, structuring and executing strategic investments and business enhancement opportunities. While a key member of the structured finance team in corporate treasury at Hughes, Fred was involved in effectuating over $500 million in transactions for its operating units. Some of the transactions
Some of the transactions included a combined $125 million investment in Research in Motion (RIM), TIVO, and XM Radio; a $180 million acquisition of Telocity, Inc.; and coordinated sale of over $150 million in Thompson Multimedia stock. As Chief Financial Officer of a publicly-traded gaming and lodging concern, Fred was instrumental in obtaining its listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap market and raising over $65 million in combined private equity and debt financing to expand its operations.
Fred received an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Specialties
Financial and strategic planning
Modeling and analytics
M&A and integration
Financial marketing
Risk management
International expansion strategies
Founder & CEO
OverNear, Inc.
August 2010 – Present (2 years 4 months) Beverly Hills, CA
Founder & CEO
Health Sciences Group, Inc.
2000 – 2006 (6 years) Culver City
Manager, Investments & Acquisitions
DIRECTV
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; DTV; Broadcast Media industry
September 2000 – June 2002 (1 year 10 months)
Analyst, Corporate Treasury
Hughes Aircraft Company
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; GMH; Defense & Space industry
December 1999 – September 2000 (10 months)
Engineer
Hughes Aircraft Company
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; GMH; Defense & Space industry
June 1987 – August 1992 (5 years 3 months)
