(Manchester, N.H., April 11) — York IE, a vertically integrated strategic growth and investment firm, today introduced Garrett Bradham, managing director at Stone Pine Global, as its newest advisor, focusing on international expansion.
Bradham will help York IE, which has offices in the United States, India and Canada, continue to expand its international footprint, primarily in Europe, and scout international companies entering the U.S. market. In addition, he will work with York IE’s portfolio companies as an advisor on international expansion, with a focus on the European market.
“Technology has truly flattened the world,” Bradham said. “This means companies have a tremendous opportunity to reach customers around the globe. However, each new region and country operates differently, and to take advantage of this, companies need to have a smart, deliberate expansion strategy. I am thrilled to help both York IE and its portfolio companies bring their products and services to audiences across the world.”
Bradham is a trilingual international MBA graduate with more than 10 years of experience helping companies operate in new and challenging global environments, as well as in project management, analytics, team and relationship building, problem solving and negotiating.
Bradham leads Stone Pine Global, which has offices in Miami, Milan and Johannesburg and specializes in risk management, market analysis and competitive intelligence in frontier markets. Additionally, he is a senior consultant for Deloitte. Prior to joining Stone Pine Global, Bradham held senior positions at Red Arrow Logistics and InterContinental Hotel Group.
“The vision of York IE is to reshape the way tech companies are built, scaled and monetized,” said Kyle York, CEO, York IE. “That vision is ambitious, and it doesn’t end at the shores of America. Our approach is beneficial to entrepreneurs around the world, and we look forward to working with Garrett to bring this much-needed new perspective to founders and operators all over Europe.”
Bradham joins other York IE advisors, including:
- Tom Daly, CEO at Big Network, former senior vice president, infrastructure at Fastly and former co-founder and CTO of Dyn;
- Mark Sunday, former Oracle CIO and longtime enterprise technology expert;
- Mark Imbriaco, engineering director at Epic Games and internet and technology scale expert;
- Dr. Julie Gurner, founder of executive performance coaching business Gurner Consulting; and
- Kara Banosian, CRO of Stavvy;
- in addition to more than 50 other investment partners, strategic partners and advisors.
