
Web Business/ Internet Stuff/ Landscape Design
London, United Kingdom

Web Business/ Internet Stuff/ Landscape Design
London, United Kingdom
General Manager skillset. Specialising in strategic development and marketing in the Internet space. Studying for a post grad in landscape design at Oxford College of Garden Design
(Design industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I'm currently studying for a post grad diploma in landscape design. I'm also concurrently founding a web business.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; EBAY; Internet industry)
January 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Development of Skype's global telecoms strategy.
Support telecoms team operationally to deliver to strategic goals.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; EBAY; Internet industry)
June 2006 — January 2007 (8 months)
Integration for Skype (European remit). Reporting to Head of Europe, working with country managers to support marketing and product development.
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2004 — June 2006 (2 years)
Lead eBay UK's seller programmes and community teams. Strategy and operations.
Seller Programmes included development of eBay shops, tools and Power Seller programme. Community included the management of the community boards, groups and social networking interaction.
eBay UK sales (Gross Merchandise Volume):
- 2002: $543M
- 2003: $1.5B
- 2004: $3.7B
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ebay; Internet industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Responsible for general management of eBay's photography category. Included strategy, category structure, marketing & ops.
(Internet industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
Everything marketing related for this crazy start up company developing avatars (your own personal shopper) for the Internet. Backed by PWC. Good idea - ahead of its time. Rasied several million in VC funding. Then hit cash flow issues when the dot com bubble burst.
(Internet industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Everything marketing related for this Pricewaterhouse Coopers e-commerce incubator. C-C e-commerce. Retail site for everything pet related. Also linked to the UK's veterinary practices.
(Internet industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years)
As Account Director, my clients included IBM, Nortel, Virata, and several pre IPO start ups. I directed global, pan-European and local campaigns and led a team working on press & analyst relations. I got most enjoyment directing pre-IPO start ups through their growth phases and managing communications pre and post exit strategies. Founded in 1985, Brodeur is now owned by Omincom, and specializes in public relations, marketing and corporate communications.
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