Mark Collier

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• Vice President of Business Development & Corporate Development at Rackspace Hosting

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Mark Collier’s Summary

A Technology Executive with a strong product background and extensive experience negotiating deals between companies large and small, most recently in Social Media/Web2.0 for the Yahoo! Media division (Music, TV, Movies, Sports, News, Finance...) P&L responsibility managing the strategic partner channel for Yahoo! Music.

Soup to nuts entrepreneur from modeling new businesses and deals to distribution & channel strategy; deal negotiation to product launch. Strongly value results above convention, with a preference for large high stakes deals.

A self taught, lifelong geek from the birth of the Apple II to programing in Logo on the Coleco Adam to Twitter. Especially passionate about the intersection of Music & Technology, realized by living in Austin while negotiating and managing partnerships between Yahoo! Music & key players like RockYou, Rhapsody, Bebo, Dell, Piczo, and Skyrock.

Always interested in connecting with like minded souls in the Austin area to talk technology, the evolution of the web, business ideas, or to just take in some live music.

Mark Collier’s Specialties:

Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Consumer Marketing (Brand & Product Marketing), Business Planning, Financial Analysis for: Digital Media, Social Networking, Web Services, Consumer Electronics.

Mark Collier’s Experience

• Vice President of Business Development & Corporate Development

  Rackspace Hosting

  (Public Company; RAX; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Lead BD team negotiating strategic partnerships with companies that can further the Rackspace Cloud Computing mission including Infrastructure (IAAS), Platforms (PAAS), and Software as a Service (SAAS) models. Responsible for developing long term strategy for addressing Cloud Email & Apps markets as Rackspace grows beyond pure Infrastructure. Also responsible for Corporate Development activities including identifying potential M&A targets consistent with the long term vision and negotiating to closure.