Partners

David Dockter

Broad international experience covering more than 25 years and twenty countries in the field of telecommunications marketing (Business Development, Start-Up, Operations). Lead marketing advisor on numerous planned and executed acquisitions where responsibilities included development of business case, investor relations and partner management. Track record as strong Trouble Shooter and Team Leader in several challenging environments. Experience working for and with major operators and investors including US WEST, Motorola, Orange, GE Capital, Bank of America, Caisse de dépôt and others.

David’s achievements include being lead investor advisor on several multi-billion dollar acquisitions, leading negotiations for the sale of HAF Limited to o2wireless Solutions and successful marketing work for some of the fastest growing GSM operators in the world.

Jon Short

Jon has broad experience in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries spanning more than 20 years. Jon’s background is in engineering, holding a B.Eng and being a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the IET. Jon has worked on over 30 separate projects in over 25 countries and was one of the architects of the GSM technology through his work with ETSI.

Many of the countries Jon has worked in have been challenging environments in developing countries in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia. Jon has a track record of consistent delivery and success across these different cultures and environments. Jon has worked on more than 25 licence and business acquisitions and been the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in several wireless telecoms operating companies.

Recently Jon was in charge of the deployment of 3G in Sweden. Jon has had experience working with major operators and vendors such as British Telecom, o2, Orange, McCaw Cellular, Ericsson, Motorola, Qualcomm and Three.

Dino Onofrio

Dino has over 30 years of experience in the communications industry, spanning a diverse range of functional disciplines including Finance, Information Technology, Project Management and Customer Care. Dino is experienced in leading large established organisations and in building and growing startup enterprises.

Prior to joining HAF, Dino held senior financial positions with MediaOne in the United States and Europe, in the Polish wireless startup business Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, which operates under the brand ERA GSM, in the Belgian startup broadband service provider, Telenet Holdings N.V. and in the German cable operator, Kabel Nordrhein-Westfalen.