About CGH
Managing and investing in disruptive technology companies in AI, IoT, ML and FinTech.Meet Cielo Global Holdings
Founded in 1995, Cielo Global Holdings is a joint venture between Beast Private Capital and B4 Alliance and is comprised of Skye Group, Northware Software and Apps, Creativa Consultores, Mongoose Development, OpenService, and CieloIT. Our organization has more than 30 years of experience delivering IT Solutions & Service and Global Business solutions through our CGH family of companies.
With unparalleled information technology and management consulting capabilities, CGH and our family of enterprise delivery companies located in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean deliver state of the art information technology solutions. Our technology centers and innovation labs allow us to work with clients to find solutions that improve productivity and strengthen relationships with their clients while reducing overall operational costs. CGH is an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Cisco Gold Partner, Amazon IoT Cloud Partner, and Oracle Silver Partner.
Passionate Expertise
We are professionals moved by the belief of delivering with passion. Our enterprise is formed by our people that share this belief. One of our primary goals is to motivate and maintain the passion inside every person that shares our vision.
Executive Leadership
Rick Anicetti
Chairman
Richard Anicetti is a business executive, teacher, mentor and motivational speaker with more than 37 years experience, almost a third of which he has spent leading as CEO for such food retailing companies as Food Lion, The Fresh Market, and 99 Cents Only. Anicetti is also the President and Founder of The Anicetti Leadership Group LLC.
BJ Carter
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
BJ has over 30 years in leading and directing high tech global companies. BJ has worked across multiple industries and sectors and has held executive leadership roles in board and advisory capacities for fortune 2000 companies. Most recently BJ was the CEO of EMEA for a global mobile payments company in the Fintech industry.
Imre Szenttornyay
Founder/President and Chief Business Development Officer
Imre is a multilingual executive in the global technology services industry with over 25 years of international experience in software development & captive center services. Imre attended the University of Oklahoma, received his M.S. in Leadership from LCU, and is completing his Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Dennis Young
Chief Operations Officer, CieloIT
Dennis is an experienced senior executive and management consultant who has successfully worked in multiple countries with executives and Board members in industry, government and healthcare. He excels at leading companies through accelerated growth, innovation, significant process optimization to drive profitability and long- term organizational efficiency. A former national Managing Partner of a Big Five professional services firm, Dennis has held C—Level positions in many industries over his 25 years of international experience.
Shannon Anderson
Director
Shannon is a dynamic management professional with experience in diverse industries including technology, healthcare, call centers and institutional sales. He has 20 years of experience in various leadership and team development roles driving organizational change with a notable record of accomplishments in developing businesses and increasing sales while effectively managing the organization. Shannon received his BS in Interdisciplinary Studies and his M.Ed. in Educational Leadership.
Division Presidents
George Thomas
President
Entrepreneurial and pioneering technologist with over twenty years of executive level experience identifying, qualifying, building consensus for, and implementing enabling technologies and enterprise systems that facilitate business process and strategic objectives. Powerful blend of technology vision and business acumen results in consistent development of business strategies supported by cost-effective, high performance technology solutions. Broad expertise in network, infrastructure, solution architecture design, telecommunications strategies and software development. Full project life cycle management, client/vendor relationship management and financial/operational management. Proven leader in managing M&A due diligence and integrations, reorganization and process improvement initiatives.
Nabil Kabbani
CEO
Kabbani is a growth driver and a multi-disciplinary global leader with a career built on leveraging strategy, technology and people to transform and scale businesses. He spent twelve years at Western Union, helping it grow to a multi-billion dollar public company working from locations like the U.S., Beirut, Dubai, Paris and Brussels. He has led Omnex, a venture capitalist funded startup which grew through nine acquisitions to become a major player in the fintech industry. Kabbani was CEO of CommerceGate a payment processing company with a differentiated e-commerce offering that dramatically improved conversions and sales while lowering risk. He grew ACT Holdings from a $30MM student loan ARM company to an industry-leading $400MM+ diversified BPO. He later helped scale QLess, a SaaS software wait management company by raising 2 rounds of equity and doubling the company in two years. A U.S. citizen of Lebanese and Russian heritage, Kabbani studied economics and holds an MBA in finance from the American University of Beirut.
Shannon Anderson
President of Global Client Engagement
Shannon is a dynamic management professional with experience in diverse industries including technology, healthcare, call centers and institutional sales. He has 20 years of experience in various leadership and team development roles driving organizational change with a notable record of accomplishments in developing businesses and increasing sales while effectively managing the organization. Shannon received his BS in Interdisciplinary Studies and his M.Ed. in Educational Leadership.
Marvin Schroeder
President
Marvin is an expert in government contracting having lead and participated in several successful captures internationally and domestically in fields as diverse as operations, business development and customer management. His particular area of expertise is the Middle East and North Africa and standing up complex contract vehicles in hostile environments. His international experience has led him to help various- sized companies operate and win DOD, DOS and DOJ contracts. Armed with fluent Arabic and educational degrees with focus on facets of Middle Eastern and Central Asian history, politics, business and culture, Mr. Schroeder has a keen understanding of the Arab and Islamic worlds. Using his academic and professional expertise, he has helped domestic businesses establish themselves in these regions. His broad business background gives him a unique ability to see international business from a multiplicity of perspectives.
Why Choose Us?
Cielo Global Holdings specializes in managing and investing in disruptive technology companies specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML), and Financial Technology (FinTech). The company’s U.S. operations are headquartered in Lubbock, Texas with nearshore operations in Monterrey, Mexico and Bridgetown, Barbados. Cielo Global Holdings leadership team has over 50 years of combined experience with big data technology, information technology services and system integration. With a global presence in 7 Countries, 800+ team members and over 2,500 engagements, Cielo Global Holdings continues to provide solutions at a cost designed to make our clients profitable. Our brands include CieloIT, CieloPay, CieloGym, CieloOpen, B4 Alliance, and Mongoose Development.
Big Data Technology – Managing all types of data to deliver and produce desired results for your business.
Information Technology – Delivering comprehensive technology services that tackle an array of business challenges.
System Integration – Building processes and workflows around a successful integration implementation.
