Neil Laird, COO
Neil Laird is a former public and private company CFO and Board member, with over 30 years working in Silicon Valley. His experience includes the following verticals: IoT, Telecommunications, SAAS, Enterprise Software, Medical Devices, and Capital Equipment. He has held senior financial management positions at companies ranging from start-ups to those with revenues up to $400 million annually. He has a strong international background having lived and worked in the UK, Canada, Japan, and the US, as well as managing companies with a global presence. Neil is effective at building and developing top class finance teams, has a strong technical accounting, tax, and treasury background, and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions on both the buy and sell side.
He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Economics from Cambridge University, then trained as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse.