Mach49 has appointed Kevin Ye and Chris Cusack as Managing Partners of their Venture Investing practice, in response to the unprecedented demand from Global 1000 companies to accelerate corporate venture investment.

Mach49, a leading growth builder for global businesses, is proud to announce the appointment of Chris Tacy as its Chief Strategy Officer.

Industry veteran, successful serial entrepreneur, and CEO builds upon Mach49's success helping the Global 1000 drive meaningful growthREDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mach49 , the Growth Builder for Global Businesses, has named David Charpie as Co-CEO alongside Founder and CEO Linda Yates . Charpie extends his 30 years of leadership experience with global multinationals, venture backed startups, joint ventures, and Global 1000-generated internal startups, to further expand Mach49's team and support client momentum as an increasing number of corporations seek institutional growth at scale.Mach49 partners with global businesses to build their growth engines through venture building, venture investing, venture turnaround, strategic partnering, and targeted M&A. Mach49 has also launched its Growth Institute to help organizations develop the internal innovation ecosystem that will ensure their ventures can leverage Mothership advantage, thrive in the market, and generate meaningful returns for decades to come. With a team of successful entrepreneurs, VCs, and C-suite executives, Mach49 is proving that now is the time for global businesses to leverage their ideas, brands, talent, capital, and customers to launch their own growth engines — to create and invest in their own Unicorns.Charpie was one of Mach49's original team members and has helped usher the company through massive growth since 2014. Partnering with client teams across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, Charpie has led countless incubations for companies like Hitachi, Hines, TDK, Schneider Electric, SGS, and more — launching successful businesses that disrupt existing markets and create new ones to drive meaningful growth.Charpie has also been named Chief People Officer of Mach49's newly established Office of People and Belonging. Mach49's Belonging initiative celebrates the authenticity and inclusion of team members from all backgrounds and experiences.Charpie wears multiple hats at Mach49: in addition to his new Co-CEO role, he is also EVP and Co-Head of Venture Building, Mach49 Board Member, and Managing Director of Mach49's Boston office."David has been a part of Mach49 since the earliest days, and his experience and vision have made our business what it is today," Yates commented