Andrew Bovingdon

Current

VP Product Marketing at Bango

Past

Head of Marketing and Product Management at ANT
Marketing Manager (MSRC) at Microsoft
CTO at Browser Angel

Director of Product Marketing at Tarantella
Product Manager at Tarantella
Product Manager at SCO
Project Manager at SCO
Project Manager at IXI
Lead Software Engineer at IXI Ltd

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Education

Staffordshire University
North Staffordshire Polytechnic
Ongar Comprehensive

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Industry

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Andrew Bovingdon’s Summary

Marketing and product specialist with substantial experience of product positioning, high-tech marketing, development and strategy. Educated to degree level with a technical software background and a keen interest in the internet, consumer electronics and graphical user interfaces.

Andrew Bovingdon’s Specialties:

Product Management, Marketing, Product Strategy, Internet, Mobile, Consumer Electronics, Home Automation, IPTV, Gaming.

Andrew Bovingdon’s Experience

VP Product Marketing

Bango

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; BGO; Wireless industry)

March 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

Andy is VP Product Marketing for Bango plc - the only open platform that gives content providers and brands worldwide, fast and easy access to the huge opportunity presented by the dramatic growth of the mobile internet. Bango is a leading global provider of mobile billing and analytics solutions.
Head of Marketing and Product Management

ANT

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; ANTP; Consumer Electronics industry)

June 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 9 months)

Responsible for the marketing and product management team for this market leading company involved in IPTV (broadband TV), media players and connected consumer electronics.
Marketing Manager (MSRC)

Microsoft

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

July 2003 — June 2004 (1 year)

Responsibility for all marketing activities for Microsoft Research Cambridge (MSRC), with particular focus on Microsoft's research activities in EMEA.
CTO

Browser Angel

(Internet industry)

November 2002 — July 2003 (9 months)

Responsible for growing the development team and building initial versions of the product. Additionally assisted with a wide range of other aspects of a small company, including fund raising, product positioning and marketing.

Browser Angel allowed internet communities to build around any social concern with links to feeds from key stakeholders (charities and leading brands).
Director of Product Marketing

Tarantella

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; TTLA; Computer Software industry)

1999 — 2002 (3 years)

Responsible for global product marketing activities for the companies product range. Tarantella was the first web-based remote desktop solution for both Linux, Unix and Windows desktop applications. It was later sold to Sun Microsystems.
Product Manager

Tarantella

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; TTLA; Computer Software industry)

1996 — 2002 (6 years)

Key driver of ideas and products for Tarantella Inc. (which started as part of SCO). Drove market awareness and product requirements.
Product Manager

SCO

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; SCOC; Computer Software industry)

1996 — 1999 (3 years)

Product Management for the new Tarantella product
Project Manager

SCO

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; SCOC; Computer Software industry)

1992 — 1996 (4 years)

Running a number of teams including a research project into web based user interfaces which resulted in the Webtop and Tarantella products.
Project Manager

IXI

(Consumer Electronics industry)

June 1990 — 1994 (4 years)

Ran a number of projects for IXI which was acquired by SCO in 1992.
Lead Software Engineer

IXI Ltd

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 1989 — 1990 (1 year)

Responsible for development of graphical X11 applications for UNIX workstations. Also ran X11 and Motif training courses around the world.

Andrew Bovingdon’s Education

Staffordshire University

BSc Hons , Computer Science , 1985 — 1989

Focus on Networking, Declarative Languages, Graphics and High Performance Computing.
North Staffordshire Polytechnic

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1984 — 1985

Moved to computing course after initial year
Ongar Comprehensive

Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Art 1977 — 1984

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Andrew Bovingdon’s Interests:

Internet, consumer electronics and new technology, mobile web, cars, movies, music (especially live), home cinema, home automation, contemporary art and design, travel, photography, gaming