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Throughout his career, Andy Abramson has been involved in all facets of marketing communications and the digital world through his marketing services agency, Comunicano, which operates globally as an all-virtual agency.
Since 2000, Andy and his company, Comunicano, have propelled **60 company exits** in the fintech, web, Internet, mobile, telecom, media, pharma, financial services, and IT infrastructure sectors, generating more than $9.4 billion for investors, founders, and employees via M&A or IPOs.
More impressive than the numbers are who has done the acquiring. Google and Vonage each have acquired two, while eBay, T-Mobile, IBM, Cisco, Nokia, Yahoo, Symantec, Logitech, Citrix, RIM, and Computer Associates are some of the more recognizable names.
Some of the other companies that have been acquired or gone public include StubHub, GrandCentral, Telesphere, Boingo, CounterPath, GIPS, SimpleSignal, SightSpeed, Dynamicsoft, WebDialogs, HiDef Conferencing, Arcot Systems, BridgePort Networks, Verseon, and Comgates.
He has previously served as Senior Advisor to Counterpath, Dialpad, AT&T, Nokia, AOL, and many other companies on a global basis on matters related to the telecom industry, marketing, communications, and crisis management.
In addition to leading Comunicano, he most recently served as Global Chief Marketing Officer of AEHRA, the Milan-based Italian electric vehicle startup, while also being a cofounder of wineTOURia, a wine marketing and communications agency.
A pioneer in remote work and virtual team leadership, Andy Abramson previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer for Fonative, the Lowell, MA-based CPaaS company focused on compliant communications for regulated industries, including healthcare, government, and financial institutions. He joined the company in May 2019. Andy guided the company in the strategy and implementation of marketing, demand generation, special events, corporate communications, public relations, influencer development, social media, and reputation management. Fonative was acquired by FINVI in December 2021.
Additionally, he held a similar CMO role with SkySwitch, the leading white-label and channel-only UCaaS provider in North America, redefining their marketing and brand initiatives and serving as Executive Producer of their annual conference, Vectors. SkySwitch was acquired in 2021 by BCMOne.
He initially rejoined the agency world in 1992 after guiding sports marketing and public relations for The Upper Deck Company that followed, serving within Account Management for Los Angeles-based FCB/Impact. There he supervised sports marketing and sponsorship and client account management for leading brands, including Spalding and Dr. Scholls’, while overseeing the Celebrity All-Star Hockey Team account as General Manager.
In addition to his work with clients, Andy has spent over 24 years in sports marketing and management in a series of executive and managerial positions with The Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Wings, and Denver Nuggets and serving as General Manager of The Celebrity All-Star Hockey Team. He is credited with establishing the Flyers youth hockey and fan development program, Hockey Central, in 1976, and over 25 other programs that established a future National Hockey League team fan base. He began his sports industry career at age 14 in the Public Relations Department of The Philadelphia Wings Pro Lacrosse Club.
An avid wine collector, accidental winemaker, and global traveler Andy is the North American Ambassador for the International Grenache Association. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Temple University. In the past, he has served as a Commissioner for multiple amateur sports leagues and was the youngest-ever Registrar for the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States. He has also been an appointed Commissioner for both Public Safety and Parks and Recreation in the City of Solana Beach, CA, and served as President of The Saratoga West HOA.
Currently, Andy is a member of the board of directors of More Too Life, a leading anti-human trafficking organization, and Director Emeritus of The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association, where he is also an honored first-ballot inductee in their Hall of Fame, as well as serving on the board of advisors of multiple technology startups.
In 2023, Andy was recognized as the Ed Snider award recipient by the Snider family and the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association for his pioneering work with the Philadelphia Flyers to develop Hockey Central, the first-ever fan development organization in professional sports, from 1976 to 1988. Most recently, he was named a founding board member and Vice President of Hockey Cares, a Pennsylvania-based philanthropic organization established to provide financial assistance to amateur hockey players and their families who suffer physically or mentally debilitating injuries.