TechnicolorChief Operating Officer
Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2010London, England, United KingdomI was the global COO of Technicolor's Digital Content Delivery business, globally developing and operating media and production services for some of the world's leading media brands. These companies included The Walt Disney Company, ITV, NBC Universal, Netflix, Sony, TV5, France 24, Canal +, NPO (the Dutch national Public Broadcaster) and others. With a staff perimeter of over 2500 staff and budget responsibility in the hundreds of millions of Euros, I built and operated broadcast, post production, creative and technical media services operations globally. Locations where I had leadership responsibility of teams and services included, London, Leeds, Paris, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Denver, Singapore, Atlanta, New York, Bangalore, New Delhi and other sites. I conducted business development in other global sites. I was responsible for leading global leaders in group broadcast businesses, responsible for the global delivery of over 350 TV channels to demanding client requiring state-of the-art technology and operating practices I had hands on leadership of largest pitches and business development activities. Commissioned Executive Sponsor of the Technicolor Continuous Improvement Programme at height of GFC, during a very challenging time for the business delivering resized operations, reducing operating cost by EURO 52m in year 1 and recurring reduction fo ~EURO 10 m per annum. Responsible for creation, maintenance and execution of rolling infrastructure roadmap, supporting business and client needs. I worked on M & A strategy and had responsibility for integration strategy and execution , divisional research and development and capital planning and operational finance strategy. I was responsible for facility and technology design and build. I participated in many corporate Technicolor interdivisional committees, including global operations, finance, R & D and investor relations committees.