William Billeaud has a lifetime of diverse global business experience, education
and research has provided him with a mental playbook on global expansion. He
is an accomplished and global senior executive, global management consultant,
investment banker and investor who possesses over 26 years of experience
helping U.S. and international firms grow and/or turnaround their firms globally,
regionally and locally. Bill’s experience is both deep and broad; he focused his
career in the consulting (business and technology) and finance (private equity ops,
investment banking, real estate)verticals and has further broadened his business
knowledge through consulting and entrepreneurial engagements in technology, retail,
consumer goods, professional services, healthcare, manufacturing and many others.
This combination of diversity and discipline has provided him with a reputation as a
creative, client-centric, strategic leader, entrepreneur and deal maker who creates
immediate impact and sustainable results.

While Bill’s client list includes multinationals such as Wal-Mart, Maytag, Ericsson
and Anderson Merchandisers, he also has a wealth of experience helping middle
market and sub middle market market firms, including his own, grow rapidly while
building efficiencies. As a brief snapshot, Bill has grown and managed the Joint Venture
established between Pepsi de Mexico SA de CV and Industrias Bachoco and has
lived in Mexico. He has managed and grown the operations of Private Equity portfolio
manufacturing and service companies, the global expansion of management consulting
firm, The Highland Group and the global expansion and management of Italian retailer
Dondi Salotti, srl. His technology experience includes wireless startup and global systems
integration experience with Unix partners Oracle, IBM and HP. Bill currently travels and
executes business all over the world, including North America and CALA, EMEA
and APAC. Of value to his inbound (non-USA) clients, he has southern USA roots,
was raised and educated in the north and has traveled to nearly all of the 50 states
in the USA. He speaks Spanish fluently and can function in several others, including
Italian, French and Portugese. Bill speaks and is published consistently on topics
related to international business, most recently for Saint Louis U.and U. of Texas at
Dallas full-time MBA programs. He was Chairman of the DFW Third Annual International
Business Summit, holds the TRC or Transnational Referral Certification in real estate,
holds an Import Certification from the Institute for Supply Management, is a member of
the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA), served as an original
member of the International Commercial Real Estate Virtual E-Group for the National
Association of Realtors (NAR) and serves on the China Task Force for the Dallas Regional
Chamber of Commerce.

Bill has a Global MBA from The Boeing Institute of International Business at the
John Cook School of Business-SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY , a Bachelors from THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN and Certificates each in Global Strategy
Implementation and in Global Market Entry from THUNDERBIRD-GARVIN SCHOOL
OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT. He also holds the Series 79 Investment Banking
Representative registration through FINRA (10/11) and is a licensed real estate broker
through NAR. He has held Series 7, 63, health and life insurance licenses. Bill resides
in Plano, Texas USA (near Dallas) with his wife, two daughters and their assorted pets.

Shareholder Magazine (SLU’s Cook School of Business) Interviews Lombard Global’s Billeaud
Saint Louis University EMIB Alumni newsletter June 2007

Contact Bill at:

Office:   636-299-0176

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101 East Park Boulevard, Ste. 600, Plano, TX, USA 75074