Magna5 CEO and leadership

Robert (Bob) Farina is an experienced CEO of Private Equity and Venture Capital backed technology companies with over 30 years of experience leading start-ups, turnarounds and high growth enterprises in the managed services (MS), software-as-a-service (SaaS) and business process outsourcing (BPO) business segments. In addition to his experience successfully running multiple businesses backed by professional investors, Farina has served on a number of Boards of Directors, started and successfully exited his own business, and ran a division of a publicly held company. He has been a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the State of New Jersey three times in his career and serves on the Advisory Board of the Columbia University Master’s Degree program for Information Technology Management. Farina is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Chief Financial Officer Joe O’Hara brings a wealth of financial acumen specific to the telecommunications industry to Magna5. In his role, he oversees corporate finance and accounting functions for the company, including financial reporting, planning and analysis. Before joining Magna5 in January 2017, Joe was the CFO of ANPI, LLC where he led various initiatives of corporate development activity, including the launch of a start-up subsidiary and other business expansion initiatives. During his time at ANPI, Joe was in a variety of finance roles, including Director of Finance and Accounting. While responsible over the finance function, he worked to secure equity capital for the organization through multiple private placement offerings and by establishing commercial debt facilities, providing capital for the organization to successfully pursue its growth initiatives. Throughout his time at ANPI, Joe worked closely with the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors regarding the strategic focus of mergers and acquisitions activity and led critical activities surrounding due diligence, structuring, negotiations and final documentation. Joe is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas and Illinois, and is accredited in business valuation. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Married to Jennifer, he is an avid runner.