Summary
Steve Lamont is an accomplished strategic marketer with over 25 years of consulting and senior management experience in the telecommunications, high technology, retailing, and transportation industries. He has proven skills in leading efforts to grow companies and new products in a wide variety of business conditions, ranging from identifying new acquisitions, to developing and executing bold strategies, to defining and developing new products & services, to implementing new channels and promotions to drive profitable growth. He has a dynamic and open leadership style, with a strong dash of humor, and is a effective team builder.
Work Experience
NextWave Broadband, Henderson, NV
Steve has served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the NextWave Network Solutions Group. In this role, Steve and the team are laying the groundwork for fourth-generation wide area wireless networks. This work involves visioning, partner relations, and network technology planning.
Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting), San Francisco, California
In almost 11 years as a Partner with Accenture Steve held a variety of leadership roles. Most recently he led a global partner team in the creation of a bold new strategy for the almost $4 billion Communications & High Technology industry group, aimed to take advantage of the significant changes underway in the IT industry and at Accenture clients. Prior to that role he served as client partner at two strategically important clients for Accenture -- Intel and AT&T Wireless. He also served as the lead partner for Marketing Strategy within the global Communications and High Technology practice. Steve was also the Resource Unit Managing Partner for Strategic Services (all industries) for the Western United States. In addition to these roles, Steve led major projects for a wide variety of telecommunications and high tech clients in the United States and elsewhere.
Leschi Associates, Seattle, Washington
Steve spent 3 years operating a successful independent consulting firm that specialized in strategy and marketing projects for telecommunications and information services companies across the United States.
McCaw Cellular Communications, Seattle, Washington
In his 3 years with McCaw (which became AT&T Wireless, and is now part of Cingular Wireless) as the Corporate Director of Marketing Steve served as the Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for national marketing strategies and coordinating field marketing, reporting to the President/COO. During his tenure the company grew 40% annually to roughly $750 million, and attracted much attention for its innovation and industry leadership.
Contour Window Fashions, Seattle, Washington
Steve was the Vice President of United States Operations, responsible for all aspects of establishing this start-up home-fashions retail chain in the U.S. He successfully launched the first three stores, beating the typical store start-up volumes by 72%, and developed the infrastructure and franchise filings to support future growth.
Canadian Pacific Airlines, Vancouver, Canada
As the Vice President of Passenger Marketing in this $1 billion international airline, Steve was responsible for maximizing passenger revenues through pricing actions, advertising and promotional programs, product/service development, and seat-inventory management. He also served as a member of the Operations Management Committee.
McKinsey and Company, Toronto & Vancouver, Canada, and San Francisco, California
Steve consulted to senior management of a broad range of international companies, helping to solve business problems relating to strategy, operations efficiency, and organizational effectiveness. He worked out of offices in Toronto and San Francisco, and was helping open a Pacific Northwest practice out of an outpost office in Vancouver.
Education
MBA, Harvard Business School, Marketing and General Management Focus, Boston, Massachusetts
BSc, Computer Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Personal
Steve lives in the San Francisco area with his family. He enjoys tennis and sailing when he gets the chance.
