Ion Furtuna

Globally connected Sales, Marketing and Business Development Executive well versed in SoC, standard and custom devices, commodity products, IP, ASIC, foundry and design services. Exceptional track record of using solid engineering and business background to overcome barriers, win designs, increase business and maintain customer loyalty at top international and domestic consumer, communications, video connectivity, broadcasting, mobile OEMs, industrial, major carriers and their equipment providers and a large variety of fabless IC companies. Significant experience developing, managing and motivating multinational and multicultural cross-functional teams.Accomplished at successfully identifying customers’ needs, appropriate strategy creation and execution, product definition and promotion, account development, relationship management, competitive threat & market trend analysis, pricing & contract negotiation and distribution channel management. Personally recruited by multiple CEOs to develop and implement business strategies required to reach new markets and sets of customers. Successful career highlights include engagement with 100+ customers (including BlackBerry, Motorola, Microsoft, Google, Apple, GE, Alcatel-Lucent, Lexmark, Electrolux, GM, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon) with lifetime design wins over $500M.