TeleSign CEO Joe Burton and North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: NAAC) CEO Gary Quin speak with Dan Dombroski about their $1.3bn SPAC transaction. Gary discusses his long history in deal making and the due diligence that went into vetting TeleSign. Joe walks viewers through the evolution of the digital identity & authentication space and how TeleSign has remained at the forefront of innovation with products such as two-factor authentication.
Joe further dives into end user engagement, client retention, and why TeleSign appeals to customers looking for enhanced digital protection.
About Joe Burton
Joseph Burton is the CEO of TeleSign. Before TeleSign, he served as CEO of Plantronics (now Poly) from 2016 to 2020, after joining the company in 2011 as Chief Technical officer, and then Chief Commercial Officer. He started his career in 1990 as a software engineer, was acquired into Cisco in 2001 and served as Cisco's CTO for Unified Communications until 2010. Burton specializes in digital transformation, growth acceleration, corporate strategy and go-to-market, and has extensive expertise in technology and product development. He was most recently a Senior Advisor to the management consulting company McKinsey & Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and completed the Stanford Executive program at Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).
About Gary Quin
Gary is an experienced TMT executive and has served in numerous senior roles at leading financial, corporate and government institutions. Former roles include Vice Chairman at Credit Suisse and Senior Advisor to The Blackstone Group. He is also the former CEO of telecommunications private equity firm Blackrock Communications and has held various senior roles with mobile phone telecommunications operator Digicel. Gary has advised on 23 M&A deals and executed approximately $60 billion in transactions.
Gary’s track record includes leading the capital raise for four blank check REIT IPOs with an aggregate value greater than €1.5 billion, advising the Irish Government on its €1.5 billion sale of Aer Lingus Group, originating and advising on the $25.6 billion IPO of Saudi Arabian Oil Company Aramco in 2019 and leading a €1.1 billion PIPE by Wilbur Ross, Fairfax Financial Holdings and Fidelity Investments. As a board member of Melita Limited, Melita evolved as a pay-TV-centric cable operator into one of Europe’s first fully integrated quadruple-play telecom operators, with market leading positions in broadband and pay-TV.
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