William Nettles

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William B. Nettles, Jr. was appointed to the board of directors of Beyond, Inc. (formerly Overstock.com, Inc.) in June 2020. He currently serves as chairman of the audit committee.

Mr. Nettles is currently a co-founder and managing partner of Invictus Growth Partners. He previously was the executive vice president of Sungevity, based in Oakland, California, where he led the company out of bankruptcy and turned it around into a profitable business in less than a year. Before this, he was the director of investments at Pan African Investments (PIC), a New York City-based private investment firm, whose mission was to make an impact in Africa by identifying and investing in technology companies that promote growth and development in the region.

Prior to PIC, Mr. Nettles worked at VeriFone for over ten years where he initially served as vice president and head of corporate development and investor relations and later as the general manager of the Middle East and Africa. He was a corporate development executive at Lycos prior to this and helped lead the successful sale of Lycos to Terra Networks. Mr. Nettles began his career at Credit Suisse, where he was an investment banker, focused on mergers, acquisitions, equity and debt financings.

Mr. Nettles is also a founder and serves on the board of directors of Advanced Mobile Payments, a payment technology solutions company located in Newport Beach, California.

Mr. Nettles is an active mentor with the Sponsors for Education Opportunities career program, a non-profit organization that provides underrepresented minorities with access to internship opportunities on Wall Street.

Mr. Nettles is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Nettles
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: BSc Business Administration
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Bed Bath & BeyondBoardMember01/06/2020
Bed Bath & BeyondAuditChairperson01/06/2020

 

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