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Mach49 Appoints Kenny Williams As Executive In Residence for Brand Ventures Division

PRIVATESep 16, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chairman

Company

Mach49

Kenny Williams
Redwood City

Description

Mach49 has announced the appointment of Kenny Williams, former Executive Vice President of the Chicago White Sox, as an Executive in Residence for its Brand Ventures division. Williams brings over four decades of Major League Baseball experience and strategic expertise, and will play an instrumental role in bringing Mach49's venture-driven growth methodologies to drive new avenues of growth within sports and entertainment.

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Company

Mach49

Location

Redwood City, California, United States

About

Mach49 was founded on the belief that, through venture building and investing, global businesses can solve the world’s most pressing problems. We offer these businesses a way to leverage their talent, assets and innovation to create a sustainable growth engine, fueled by a pipeline and portfolio of exciting new ventures. As the only business with a repeatable, scalable, teachable approach to corporate venture building and investing with years of practical application and refinement by a team of successful serial entrepreneurs, top-tier VCs, and C-Suite executives, Mach49 is uniquely qualified to help global businesses successfully navigate their growth journey.

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