Edward O'Hara

Open AdExchange, Chairman Denmark

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

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  • Trinity College, Dublin
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Edward O'Hara’s Summary

Management Partner for NordicResearch partners in conjunction with Forrester Research providing eBusiness and interactive marketing research and consulting.

Board member of Retail Planit A/S and OpenAdExchange. Previously associate partner for Internet Ventures Scandinavia currently NorthCap.

Edward O'Hara’s Specialties:

Strategic insight and marketing for Web 2.0 implementation


Edward O'Hara’s Experience

  • Managing Partner

    Nordic Research Partners for Forrester

    (Public Company; FORR; Research industry)

    September 2007Present (1 year 11 months)

    Nordic Partner for Forrester Research providing digital strategy & marketing to media, telecoms and financial services industries.

  • Member of the Board

    Retail Planit A/S

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    August 2000Present (9 years)

  • Member of the Board

    CDM

    (Computer Software industry)

    June 2001July 2005 (4 years 2 months)

    CDM provides high performing solutions for Customer Relationship Management to large pharmaceutical and telecoms companys in Scandinavia. Contribution to establishing a strategic focus and web centric approach.

  • Director, for Nordics

    Giga Information Group (Forrester Research)

    (Public Company; GIGX; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 1997January 2002 (4 years 4 months)

    IT advisory and Research for Nordic Top 1000 companies. Currently Forrester Research

  • Advisory Board Member

    Copenhagen Capacity

    (Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)

    November 1998November 2001 (3 years 1 month)

    Supported initiatives to increase inward investment of IT Companies to the Greater Copenhagen Area

  • Board Member

    Confirmit

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 1997April 2001 (3 years 11 months)

    Fellow founding board member of Confirmit, a successful online software research company Listed on the Oslo Stock exchange in 2003

  • President & CEO

    In2itive Technologies (SPSS Nordic)

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

    September 1996October 1997 (1 year 2 months)

    Software start-up for market research applications, currently SPSS Inc

  • VP, Northern Europe

    International Data Corporation

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19861996 (10 years)

  • Managing Director/VP Northern Europe

    IDC (International Data Corp)

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Market Research industry)

    March 1986September 1996 (10 years 7 months)

    Market Research Analysis and Advisory for European IT Vendors and users. Analyst European Unix, Professional Services and Internet strategies. Senior Research Manager, and Nordic Director. Board member of IDC Europe

  • Project Manager

    NCR

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    March 1984March 1986 (2 years 1 month)

    Project Manager for the marketing of the worlds first temporal data base
    Assignments with SITA/ITS for airlines in Europe & Asia
    Assigned to marketing of the hyperchannel network for AT&T Paradyn

  • Contracts Manager

    European Space Agency CRI A/S

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

    September 1979March 1984 (4 years 7 months)

    Space industry project tendering for contract IT Projects in a consortium consisting of Logica, Christian Rovsing, British Aerospace and Marconi. Projects included on-board guidance computer for Space Lab and Ariane


Edward O'Hara’s Education

  • Trinity College, Dublin

    M.A. BA (Mod) Econ. , Economics , 19771981

    Thesis in Econometrics: A MacroModel for National Growth and Development

    Activities and Societies:
    Member of the Trinity Alumni Association

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Edward O'Hara’s Interests:

Reading Global Strategy and Organization remotely at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Edward O'Hara’s Groups:

Jury Member for Awarding eBusiness Prize of the year for FDIH. Board Member of Retail Planit A/S. VL 70: Member of the Danish Management Society, DSV, FDIH eBusiness Association: CH3. TEKNOFO CIO Association.

  •    Trinity College Dublin - Alumni and Friends
  •    JupiterResearch Alumni
  •    The Wikibon Project

Edward O'Hara’s Honors:

Chairmans Award IDC 1990, 1991, 1992, Giga Group Presidents Cup 1994, 1995, 1996. CH3 Award Honor 2005


Edward O'Hara’s Contact Settings

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