Senior US director joins leading Intangible Asset Strategy firm EverEdge

Vincent H. Tobkin has joined the Board of EverEdge, the Auckland founded intangible asset strategy firm, significantly boosting the firm’s North American expansion.

Mr Tobkin has an extensive track record of global management consulting and venture capital experience. He co-led the Tech and Telecom Practice of Bain & Co globally for 19 years and founded and started two of Bain’s other major industry practices: Cruise Lines and North American Utilities. Prior to Bain, Mr. Tobkin was a Founding General Partner of Sierra Ventures, a major Silicon Valley based venture capital firm. Companies Sierra Ventures founded that IPO’ed include Stratacom (NASDAQ), Centex Telemanagement (NASDAQ), On Assignment (NASDAQ:ASGM), Net Mover (NASDAQ), and Advanced Technology Materials (NASDAQ:ATMI).  Prior to Sierra Ventures Mr Tobkin was a Partner of McKinsey & Co. and a leader of the firm’s High Technology practice, working between San Francisco, Tokyo and New York. He holds a JD and MBA (with Distinction) from Harvard Business School and two degrees in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

CEO and Founder of EverEdge Paul Adams, said “Vince’s experience, strengths, networks and achievements are phenomenal. Having an individual of Vince’s calibre and experience joining the EverEdge board is a huge mark of credibility and reflects not simply the growth we have achieved to date but also the enormous market opportunity EverEdge is moving to capitalise on.”

Mr Tobkin said: “I am impressed by what the EverEdge team have created: they have identified a truly global market opportunity and are pursuing it in a clear, professional and disciplined manner. They have attracted an enviable clientele and I look forward to working with them to achieve global success.”

EverEdge which works with Senior Management teams, Boards and investors to generate value from intangible assets (data, content, code, brands, design, patents and confidential information) raised its first tranche of capital in 2013. Since then it has achieved rapid growth.

Revenues have doubled every year for the last three years and EverEdge now has offices in Los Angeles, London, Sydney and Auckland. Shareholders include Sir David Levene, Sir Ralph Norris, Punakaiki Fund, Alliance Equities, Michael Stiassny, John Barnett, Simon Poidevin and Bruce Sheppard.

“We have built a fantastic roster of marque brand clients in our original market in New Zealand. This is now expanding rapidly in the US, UK and Australia. Companies large and small are realizing that with the digital and knowledge revolutions 80% of corporate value now lies in intangible assets and it is these assets that are the ultimate drivers of business performance. We help companies and their investors to unlock that value. Based on client demand we expect to continue to experience substantial, sustained growth” said CEO, Paul Adams.