Axel Fuchs

VP Business Development

2019

Advisor

2019

Partner

2018 - 2019

VP Business Development

2014 - 2018

Built global business development team: • Consistently meeting challenging targets, having grown the company’s sales from zero to significant size. • Expanding 3D sensing business beyond automotive solutions by creating solutions for other sectors including security, industrial and mapping markets. • Forming strategic partnerships with industry leaders including Daimler, Delphi, CISCO, Sensata, and others. • Building a global business development / sales team and customer success team with offices in Detroit, Sao Paulo (BR), Derby (UK), Munich (DE), Dubai (UAE), Shanghai (CN), and Tokyo (J). • Building global distribution channel with Distributors, System Integrators, and Value Add Resellers. • Creating all business developmentdand customer support processes for the company and achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification. • Guiding all product definition efforts and driving goto market strategy

Sr. Director, Strategy and Partnerships

2013 - 2014

Responsible for Telenav's automotive growth strategy. • Defined the Scout GPS Link brought in navigation solution and promoted it to Toyota who rolled it out in 2016 on multiple vehicle platforms. • Led creation of open source mapping solutions for automotive customers including General Motors, which resulted in cost savings and up to date information for the duration of car ownership.

VP Business Development

2012 - 2013

Led business development efforts and OEM strategy at Wheelz. Negotiated and closed new OEM business for innovative mobility solution with top 3 car maker in less than 6 month. Wheelz was acquired by RelayRides in May 2013.

Director, Business Development

2010 - 2012

Responsible for expanding TeleNav's business to Europe and other international markets. - Developed International Business Strategy, participated in M&A activities - Build international sales pipeline for automotive and mobile products. Built relationships with most EU car makers. - Started business development operations in Germany and France - Launched #1 iPhone navigation product in India

Sr. Vice President

2007 - 2010

Responsible for licensing and maintenance of a significant IP portfolio that the company had acquired to support the digital media product business. Managed all aspects of developing and launching EZfetch, our innovative consumer electronics product for multimedia streaming.

Sr. Director, Business Development

2004 - 2007

Negotiated multimillion dollar long-term technology development and licensing contracts with major consumer electronics companies, cable/satellite operators, and automotive companies and their tier-1 suppliers.

Vice President

2002 - 2004

Managed all aspects of product and program management for Simple Devices’ award winning digital media software. SimpleDevices was acquired by Universal Electronics in October 2004.

Senior Engineering Manager

1999 - 2002

Built an entirely new systems engineering team for our global customers and managed over 20 senior level engineers in 4 international office locations.