José C. Romano

Jose C Romano, Founder

Prior to founding Digital Signergy, Jose served as the Sales & Marketing Director at Sharp Electronics Latin America Group.

He was responsible for both short-range and long-range planning related to sales strategies, marketing strategies and product development.  What sets him apart is a clear understanding of how sales must be the driver for all marketing programs.

At Sharp, Jose created the Sharp Virtual TV Network, the first pan-regional, retail based, digital signage TV network in Latin America.  He successfully led his division at Sharp to 12 successive quarters of achieving budget and an overall growth rate of more than 14% and increases in profitability of more than 10%. José is an “accountability champion,” or that new breed of CEO who drives multiple business proficiencies – analytical and financial – towards the common goal of better marketing performance.  Prior to Sharp, José has held a number of marketing and media positions at Miami-based companies, including GDA, S.A., The Miami Herald and Ryder System, Inc.  In addition, Jose has founded two other companies in the marketing space, Just Logo It and A La Carte Marketing & Promotions.

Jose has his MBA in Marketing from the University of Texas and an International Finance degree from Georgetown University.  Jose serves on various community Boards, including the Mercy Hospital Foundation and the Orange Bowl Committee where he serves as the Chairman of the Marketing Committee.  He has been asked to speak regularly at International Advertising Association (IAA) events and was named one of the “40 under 40” media entrepreneurs by Internationalist Magazine.