Bob Freinberg

Bob Freinberg is a recognized leader, visionary, and strategist known for building high-energy, high-performing teams that 'hit the numbers'. His ability to develop unique employee qualities through personal coaching, ensuring their success, sets him apart from his peers. An example of this leadership is his success in concluding three sales of employer (Plant Holdings, Inc.) to one private equity and two strategic buyers, growing company revenue from $20M to over $100M during these phases.

Most recently, Mr. Freinberg served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Airbus DS Communications, Inc. from 2011 to April of 2017. Under his leadership, the company received the 2016 Frost & Sullivan Next Generation 9-1-1 Company of the Year Award recognizing superior performance in three key areas: demand generation, brand development, and competitive positioning.

Prior to his role as CEO, Mr. Freinberg held key leadership positions, each time creating platforms for growth and exceeding revenue and EBIT targets. At then-PlantCML, he served as Vice President of Sales, orchestrating a successful turnaround, driving sales and profit growth, and energizing the business. As the Vice President and General Manager of the Public Safety Business Unit, he was instrumental in producing 5X growth in only 7 years.

Early in his career, Mr. Freinberg worked for GTE (now Verizon) in roles of increasing responsibility. He held many staff positions such as the Director of Business Market Strategy, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, and Pricing. Later, Mr. Freinberg served as Vice President and General Manager of the Payphone & Wireless Division where he generated record earnings performance in HI, WA, CA, and OR for $250M a business—winning the 1993 Division of the Year Award among 3 other regions by over-performing on all criteria. As the Vice President and General Manager of Business Sales & Service, he led the turnaround of a last-place (#9) telecom division to the #1 ranking $260M division within 3 years, managing a $25M expense budget and 250 employees.

Always the innovator, Mr. Freinberg later became Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Networks Telephony Corporation where he sold the industry’s first global PC-to-PC internet telephone service (in the pre-Skype era) over a private network serving 42 countries.

Building on his international experience, Mr. Freinberg has provided VoIP consulting/advisory services to startups serving European, Asian, Caribbean, and North American markets.

Mr. Freinberg holds a BS in Marketing from the University of Baltimore, where he graduated summa cum laude and earned the Wall Street Journal Award as top business graduate. He also holds an MBA in Marketing, Distribution, and Logistics (cum laude) from Michigan State University.