Marcelo Claure

• President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Brightstar, USA

BSc, Economics and Finance. Currently, President, Chairman and CEO, Brightstar Corp., the world's largest specialized wireless distributor & leading service-provider to wireless industry; has grown it into a US$ 8 billion business offering 100 innovative services to 43,000 customers, listed as 70th largest privately held company in US (Forbes Magazine 2011) and 6th fastest growing company in US (Inc. Magazine 2009). Recipient, awards for entrepreneurial skills and innovative spirit, incl.: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award; lifetime member, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame; Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Science, Bentley Univ., Waltham, Massachusetts.