As far as an ex Samsung VP goes, it would mean something if he were current, but an Ex VP ? What is that worth ?
It's quite hard to quantify that, what's worth and what not but no one can deny it adds value to the project if they can tie it to the success and name of a global company. Works in any branch. Elon is ex PayPal, BAT has ex Mozilla and JavaScript, Google exec's are all over. Until they prove themselves in their new journey, where people came from has real value. How much? I don't know. How deserved that value is in each case? That I don't know either but it certainly gets the conversation and interest going when you see a "familiar" name on the panel.
