AST Names VP, Corporate Development & Global Strategy

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7 years ago

AST Names VP, Corporate Development & Global Strategy

AST, a provider of proactive patent risk mitigation solutions, has appointed Ray Strimaitis to the newly created role of vice president, corporate development and global strategy.

Strimaitis joins AST after serving as vice president and deputy general counsel for Yahoo! Inc., and led the formation of Excalibur IP, LLC, a wholly-owned Yahoo! subsidiary. Before joining Yahoo!, Strimaitis served in various legal, management, marketing, and sales roles at IBM. He received his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law, and his B.S. in electrical engineering from Cleveland State University.

“Ray brings a distinguished track record as a visionary executive and IP counsel with expertise that spans all aspects of the IP markets,” said Russell W. Binns, Jr., chief executive officer, AST. “I am confident that Ray’s global experience and strategic vision will prove instrumental to our evolution as an organization as we seek new ways to better serve the interests of our members, including expanding into new geographic markets and industries.”

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