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TeleperformanceSVP - Gaming & New Tech
Mar. 2023London, England, United Kingdom
Fashion League | Finfin PlayBoard Member
Jan. 2022Zurich, SwitzerlandAdvising BoD and CEO on game development strategy, corporate development and gtm strategy
Unity TechnologiesDirector Of Business Development EMEA Games
Sep. 2019 - Mar. 2023London, United Kingdom
M2A Media Board Member
Jul. 2019London, England, United KingdomAdvise Board on Sales, Marketing and GTM strategy
Unity TechnologiesEMEA Business Development Games
Feb. 2019 - Sep. 2019London, United Kingdom
SAPGlobal VP SAP Entertainment
Apr. 2017 - Jan. 2019London, United KingdomMy appointment as Global VP came after a successful stint as Global Head, and previously Director, Media and Entertainment EMEA for Hybris, an SAP owned company.
I lead and drive business development, guiding and directing a team of thought leaders while developing and implementing global industry go-to-market strategy as well as product development through the full life cycle from innovation to marketing.
Currently I invest 80% of my time seeking out potential clients and closing deals with clients across continents
To date I have brokered partnerships with Accenture, IBM, Disney Technology and other blue-chip global tech companies. In so doing I initiates and deliver innovation projects humanizing SAP’s brand by illustrating products like SAP Leonardo (IOT/AI), SAP Predictive Analytics, SAP Digital Boardroom and SAP CX.
I have been Invited as keynote speaker to a number of international seminars and expos – i.e. Disney Innovation Forum, GDC, E3, GamesCom, G2E, IBC, Cinemacom, etc.
I broke Business Development records, contributing exponentially to growth and brand. In real terms this extrapolates to increasing the industry customer base by 500% and revenues by 400% over 2 years by signing deals with customers.
SAPGlobal Head SAP Entertainment
Aug. 2015 - Mar. 2017London, United KingdomBuild up and leading global Entertainment Industry Business Unit. Lead global Business Development efforts for Media & Entertainment at SAP.
SAP HybrisDirector Media & Entertainment EMEA
Jul. 2014 - Jul. 2015London, United KingdomLead SAP hybris' MESO (Media, Entertainment, Software, and Online), High Tech, Sports & Entertainment Business Development in northern Europe
PlayJamChief Commercial Officer
Apr. 2012 - Jun. 2014London, United KingdomAt PlayJam, I played a transformative role both in commercial and product development. Initially, I had to establish a team comprising of Game Developers, Product Managers and Business Development consultants. Together we planned and launched the PlayJam Game Developer TV Platform & Games Consumer TV Network and went on to sign over 100 game developers to PlayJam Games Store which was the top featured gaming app on Samsung Smarts TV globally in 2013/2014.
BBCHead of TV Business Development
Jan. 2008 - Apr. 2012London, United KingdomI was recruited to head up business and product development with a brief to broker strategic alliances among global industry partners while building dynamic and productive teams. During this extremely successful career chapter, I made my mark on the organisation in a number of ways, including
- Closing BBC’s first global deal involving the roll out of BBC iPlayer, BBC News & Sport to 500 different TV devices
- Positioning and growing the reach of OTT Video initiatives like BBC iPlayer to reach over 60% of UK households
- Conceiving and implementing TV BBC iPlayer for devices like Nintendo Wii, PlayStation, Samsung TVs, etc
- Negotiating and concluding YouView deals with Intel, Cisco, Technicolor and Humax ($50m investment)
- Facilitating meetings involving CEO with global media executives from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Sony, Intel, etc.
BSkyB Ltd.Senior Portfolio Manager
Mar. 2005 - Dec. 2007London, United KingdomResponsible for the Corporate Product Development Roadmap, I built up the BSkyB and News Corp Innovation Strategy, instilling a culture of innovation within the organisation. Initiated product developments for Sky remote, Sky 3D, Sky Games, Sky NOW TV and Sky Store – these led to a Dragon’s Den pitch and product development.
UPC Schweiz GmbHHead of Digital TV
Dec. 2001 - Mar. 2005At the largest broadband cable operator in Switzerland, I had product and team responsibility for the whole digital TV line, including digital pay TV, digital cinema (PPV-TV) and interactive TV. I also built and managed a team of 10. Launched Switzerland’s first PPV movie service and magazine. Negotiated and closed a $40m per annum PPV Hollywood Studio deal. Grew Cablecom TV revenue by more than 25% per annum over four years.
Publicis PixelparkMarketing Strategy Developer
Oct. 2000 - Dec. 2001Information Design department of Pixelpark Switzerland Inc., subsidiary of Bertelsmann, one of the world's largest mass media companies, in Zurich. Developed and launched 15 websites including Swisscom Shop, Swisscom Mobile and Amstel.
Publicis PixelparkConvergence Consultant
Feb. 2000 - Apr. 2000As a Consultant whilst still at university, I had a major role in building up a successful Global Convergence Competence Centre in Hamburg.
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