Robert Yamashita

Associate Partner - Media & Entertainment at IBM, leveraging technology and building new ecosystems to create business value.

PROFILE AND SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

Technology/Intellectual Property strategy and corporate development executive, with deep practical knowledge of digital media, internet, and mobile businesses, leveraging 18+ years of direct experience in these ecosystems.

• Executive roles at Consumer Electronics (CE) and Media & Entertainment (M&E) companies for 17+ years.

• Performance-driven, intrapreneurial leader of cross-functional, multi-national teams with P&L responsibility.

• Managing Director of a strategic advisory and investment banking firm for 10 years, with Big-4 experience.

Selected Highlights

• Performed M&A advisory: Analog Devices ($200M transaction, 2011-12) and News Corp ($50M, 2008-09).

• Built investment case for Sony Electronics to secure $20M funding from HQ to build new business unit (2009).

• Created and implemented plan to build a CE ecosystem for DivX, fueling its $625M IPO in 2006.

• Led initiatives generating incremental revenue of over $300M for Sony Electronics in 1998 to 2000.

Core Competencies Industry-Specific Focus

• IP Portfolio Management | Technology Strategy • Audio/Video Intellectual Property Monetization

• Investment and M&A | Corporate Strategy • Digital Media | Professional and Consumer Video

• International Standards | Alliance Management • Mobile Technology | Internet-Enabled Business Models