Adrian Watkins

Current

Business Development Director, Europe at Fox Interactive Media

Past

Senior Commercial Development Manager at Virgin Media
Commercial Manager at blueyonder.co.uk (Telewest)
Ecommerce and Campaign Manager at Virgin.net

Internet Manager at Visitlondon.com

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Adrian Watkins’s Summary

A highly-ambitious and experienced negotiator and closer, skilled in product and commercial development and content acquisition within portal/ISP, destination sites, agency, Telco and converging markets. Developed, launched and managed some of the largest profile websites of their time in the UK (including Virginmedia.com and Visitlondon.com).

Adrian Watkins’s Specialties:

> Commercial strategy (end to end P&L)
> Business Development and contractual negotiation
> Project Management
> In Life Management and Promotion/Marketing
> Risk analysis
> M & A

Adrian Watkins’s Experience

Business Development Director, Europe

Fox Interactive Media

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NWS; Internet industry)

February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Responsible for:
Localisation of existing Products as well as increasing international revenues & traffic through integrated content/commercial partnerships & advertising and sponsorship opportunities on

> www.IGN.com
> www.Askmen.com
> www. Rottentomatoes.com
> www. Myspace.com.

Also creating business plan for Direct2Drive.co.uk
Senior Commercial Development Manager

Virgin Media

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

August 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 7 months)

Responsible for commercial development in key revenue generating verticals including Travel, Jobs, Money, Property, Shopping, Home, Family, Women, etc on Virginmedia.com

Key aspects of the role cover: i) developing and closing content acquistion and rights deals (including video); ii) developing and managing revenue-generating partnerships; and iii) strategic and commercial planning for online content propositions.
Commercial Manager

blueyonder.co.uk (Telewest)

(Telecommunications industry)

April 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 5 months)

Responsible for content acquisition and all revenue activity generated on blueyonder.co.uk - search, advertising, ecommerce, premium.
Ecommerce and Campaign Manager

Virgin.net

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

April 2004 — April 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Managed and signed all ecommerce relationships throughout Virgin.net and optimised new and existing advertising campaigns.
Internet Manager

Visitlondon.com

(Online Media industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years )