VC/PE | M&A | Board Advisor | Mobile iTV | Entertainment | Entrepreneur | Pre-qualified CXOs Network Europe/Asia
London, United Kingdom
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- Co-Founder at Gaming & Betting Technology Forum (non profit)
- Founder CEO (not for profit) 总裁俱乐部 at CXO Network Europe
- Founder (non profit) at Gambit (www.TheGambit.info)
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- Past
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- Cass MBA alumni (EMBA), Founder E/MBA Club, Mentor at Cass Business School, London, UK
- Business Development (Head of gaming operation) at Opera Telecom Ltd.
- Independent consultant at Camelot group plc
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- Education
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- Cass Business School
- Aston University
- University of Liverpool
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Gareth Wong’s Summary
BEng(Hons), MSc, MBA
*NOTE: Pls see my connection criteria, if not followed, "I don't know" will be used. please email. *
Business:
* CXO Networker: My hobby is to network with qualified CXO from all industry verticals worldwide, no vendors, no speakers, no sponsors, just pure meetings between "qualified" CXOs.
# I am looking for other exclusive networkers in EMEA & Asia Pacific (have 120+ senior contacts).
* Founded GamBond®, Gambit, Gaming Money Summit.
* Speaker: I also speak in major industry conferences worldwide (within Gaming, Telecom/IT/Security etc.).
* Commentator: on TMT and Gaming gambling issues (betting, prize competition, skill, P2P, soft/hard or upcoming convergent categories), I write as hobby for industry trade journals on market, business trends and opportunities.
* Six years experience in Gaming Gambling (whole value chain)
* 10+ years of high value B2B international Telecom (software & services) sales in EMEA and Asia Pacific (based in UK), the breath and depth of my understanding of the market dynamics, technological trends, market players (& SWOT & drivers of each) is unrivalled.
I can:
* deep insight into many industries/business drivers/key players/stake holders & gravitas to devise plans & implement to influence them
* devise & implement corporate repositioning (products or services)
* Assist companies to transfer/ change to a market/customer focused organisation
* Strategic analysis to identify what are the market & product niche one should focus and invest-in
* Identify, target, & acquire M&A targets by having clear, concise and achievable post merger plans (by managing expectations of stake holders)
Previous successes included devising & launching a consumer brand, to responsible for the end-to-end business planning & operations (from strategy,vendor selection, to chosing the legal jurisdictions, hosting, business & operational procedures, plus the hiring of personnel etc.) & ofcourse P&L.
Gareth Wong’s Specialties:
Deal maker
Insight of multiple industries dynamics
Drivers of key stakeholders
Gravitas & perseverance
Company repositioning strategy/ change program
Devising ‘out of the box’ win-win power-base sales/ Alliance/ Joint Venture /solutions
Insight of: IT, Security, Telecom (Mobile/fixed, iTV & IP) & Media, 3G, Gaming, gambling, skill/casual gaming, financial services, multi-channel retail/ marketing
Persistent, driven, no-nonsense
Industry commentator
Speaker at major conferences
