Ian Volans

Current

Independent Consultant & Producer at VolansConsulting

Past

Communications Manager at GSM Association
General Manager, Commercial & Media, QJBR at Manchester 2002 Ltd
PR & Sponsorship Manager at One 2 One (now T-Mobile UK)

Senior Account Manager at CompanyCare Communications
Senior Press Officer at Vodafone Group
Account Executive at Communication Systems SA, Brussels

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Education

University of Wales, Bangor

Connections

121 connections

Industry

Wireless

Websites

My Website

Ian Volans’s Experience

Independent Consultant & Producer

VolansConsulting

(Wireless industry)

May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

Independent consultant with broad project management experience encompassing corporate communications, marketing, brand-management, sponsorship, website creation and large-scale events. Have recently been following digital media, specifically the convergence of mobile and broadcast. Since 2005, I have been producing the Business Briefing conference stream at the International Broadcast Convention which covers developents in mobile multimedia, IPTV and Digital Signage.
Communications Manager

GSM Association

(Non-Profit; Wireless industry)

March 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 3 months)

Devised and delivered communications support to technical and public affairs initiatives including a government & media relations programme in China.
General Manager, Commercial & Media, QJBR

Manchester 2002 Ltd

(Government Agency; Sports industry)

October 2001 — September 2002 (1 year )

Recuited to maximise broadcast coverage from the road for the Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay, the Commonwealth Games equivalent of the Olympic Torch Relay. Co-produced 50 live outside TV broadcasts, including the official start of the Relay by HM the Queen from Buckingham Palace.

Subsequently promoted to General Manager, Commercial and Media, QJBR, taking over responsibility for managing the Relay’s relationships with its commercial partners including the BBC and Guardian Media Group and a wider stakeholder group that included DCMS and FCO in the UK Government, Manchester City Council, local authorities throughout the UK, Buckingham Palace, and international and national sporting bodies.
PR & Sponsorship Manager

One 2 One (now T-Mobile UK)

(Public Company; Wireless industry)

July 1994 — July 1999 (5 years 1 month)

Senior member of the PR & Employee Communications Dept: responsible for developing and implementing communications strategy. Member of marketing project teams responsible for a) accelerating network roll-out (1996-97); b) repositioning and re-branding of One 2 One (1997); Project managed the 1996 marketing launch of One 2 One in North West England. Implemented the first One 2 One website and maintained crisis management plan. Concurrently held sponsorship management role with responsibility for implementing and managing major sponsorship programmes with the Football Association, Everton FC and IMG/European Professional Golfers Association.
Senior Account Manager

CompanyCare Communications

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1990 — 1994 (4 years )

Won, managed and grew accounts with Motorola's European Cellular Infrastructure Division and consulting engineers Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
Senior Press Officer

Vodafone Group

(Public Company; Wireless industry)

1985 — 1990 (5 years )

Recruited as Press Officer, and subsequently promoted to Senior Press Officer on flotation. Primary company spokesperson. Contributed to writing of prospectus for the flotation of Vodafone Group. Project team member on bid for operating license in Germany.
Account Executive

Communication Systems SA, Brussels

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1982 — 1985 (3 years )

Additional Information

Ian Volans’s Websites:

My Website

Ian Volans’s Interests:

Mobile multimedia, mobile television and new media, mobile applications in sport, broadcast and the evolution of television, multi-sport event management