Jay Durgan

Current

• Business Development & More at MEDIAmobz
• President at Raiden Holdings, Inc.

Past

• SVP Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Warner Music International
• SVP Global Marketing at Warner Music International
• SVP International Marketing at Universal Music Group

• SVP International Marketing at PolyGram
• Senior Vice President at A&M Records

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Education

• University of Southern California

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Jay Durgan’s Summary

Outhink Media provides services and software to connect, inform and inspire a fast growing community of independent video producers and other new media artists. Through website properties like ourmedia.org, SpinXpress.com and other efforts, Outhink Media hosts a friendly gathering place for participants to share ideas, collaborate and market their skills.

Outhink Media is part social networking, part producer peer mentoring and part project work flow integrator for a uniquely creative group of individuals whether they are new media producers, editors, recording artists, videographers or any other involved contributors that love making and working in the progressive media space.

Helping creative new media artists produce compelling content and generate profit through collaborative efforts from anywhere in the world at anytime is what Outhink Media is all about.

Raiden Holdings, San Francisco focuses on investing in and working with technology companies that provide solutions to fixed and mobile platforms benefiting media, sport, entertainment and informatics.

I have exceptional experience and extensive knowledge: 1) building businesses; 2) developing and exploiting brands; 3) generating new revenue sources for established products; 4) identifying new technologies that represent valid business opportunities; and 5) in many countries, economies, political circumstances and other unique climates.

Jay Durgan’s Specialties:

Business strategy and development, developing and exploiting brands, revenue growth, geographic footprint growth, international (ex-USA) and domestic marketing, team building and businesss modeling.

Developed, delivered and deployed convergence products with France Telecom, Telefonica, British Telecom, Beeline and other MSOs.

Jay Durgan’s Experience

• Business Development & More

  MEDIAmobz

  (Media Production industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  MEDIAmobz enables video production: Connect Create Deliver

• President

  Raiden Holdings, Inc.

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Our business focuses on technology companies or divisions of multi-nationals offering technology solutions to wireless or fixed platforms, preferably serving media, sport, entertainment and informatics.

• SVP Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

  Warner Music International

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  June 2004 — February 2007 (2 years 9 months)

  Responsible for identifying, developing and exploiting digital channels that yield recurring revenue and products to leverage against these same channels.
  
  • 2006 – 200% Year-on-Year digital revenue growth ex-USA (exceeded budget); negotiated equity positions in technology start-up companies; initiated first-ever content deal between Western content company and Russian mobile operator, Beeline as well as other Eastern European operators; developed digital structure and staffing for recently completed South Africa JV company; expanded WMI’s digital footprint to Africa, Eastern Europe and Israel.
  • 2005 - 363% Year-on-Year digital revenue growth ex-USA (exceeded budget); developed international Business Development, Digital Operations, Account Management and Digital Marketing teams throughout WMI; completed first-ever cross-platform deal with France Telecom and then British Telecom; expanded WMI’s digital client list throughout world ex-USA.

• SVP Global Marketing

  Warner Music International

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WMG; Music industry)

  January 2000 — June 2004 (4 years 6 months)

  Responsible for US$2.5 billion revenue comprised of new release and catalogue sales.
  • 7% Y-O-Y revenue growth in 2004, 9% in 2003, 10% in 2002, 9% in 2001 and 8% in 2000, all in line with budget.
  • Re-designed WMI’s global artist priority system that governs countries’ marketing and expenditure focus.
  • Designed and initiated WMI’s international catalogue marketing division, Warner Strategic Marketing which contributed to annual revenue increases.
  • Re-designed portions of inter-company contract governing royalty payments, marketing subsidies, etc.
  • Made international best-sellers of Linkin Park, Michael Buble and Josh Groban. Increase on previous international album sales on behalf R.E.M., Madonna, Enya, The Coors, Seal and Phil Collins.

• SVP International Marketing

  Universal Music Group

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Music industry)

  April 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 8 months)

  . Responsible for budgeting and marketing North American artists and catalogue to world ex-USA.
  • Participated in company integration after Seagram's acquired PolyGram and formed Universal Music Group in April 1998.
  • Responsible for international marketing on behalf of Eminem, Limp Bizkit and others.

• SVP International Marketing

  PolyGram

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Music industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years)

• Senior Vice President

  A&M Records

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1985 — 1996 (11 years)

Jay Durgan’s Education

• University of Southern California

  BS , Accounting , 1976 — 1980

  PERSONAL
  
  Conversational Japanese language.
  U.S. and British Citizenship.
  Willing to relocate.

  Activities and Societies:

  Scholar Athlete 1978, 1979 & 1980, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Additional Information

Jay Durgan’s Groups:

•    The Official USC Alumni Association Group
•    Sponsorship Insights

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