PHIL ANZARUT, Vice President & Partner, Asset Management, BDC Capital

Business executive with broad experience including corporate strategy, corporate finance, venture capital, marketing, HR and M&A. Successful, passionate leader who leads by example and delivers best in class board effectiveness and governance. In partnership with the board and senior management, take a leading role in setting strategic direction, establishing and tracking deliverables to achieve goals and increase shareholder value.
Venture Capital:
• Leverage relationships to add value to investee companies: recruiting board members, financial advisors, key employees, strategy and operations advisors.
• Provide guidance to CEOs regarding corporate strategy as well as relationship and communications with the board.
• Develop and nurture alignment with management, investors, shareholders and important stakeholders.
• Perform ongoing due diligence including industry education and assessment of competitive positioning, reflecting insights back to the board and management.
Board Leadership:
• Nurture alignment among key board and management players regarding critical value drivers.
• Lead strategic reviews, board governance and executive leadership change management initiatives.
• Ensure focus, reporting and constructive discussion on value creation performance metrics.
• Key influencer on M&A committees in providing guidance to management regarding acquisitions and corporate partnerships.
Board Committee Experience: HR, Audit, M&A, Strategy (chair), Governance (chair), CEO Search