John Sharp

Current

Co-founder & Chairman at Authentium, Inc.
Chairman & CEO at Content & Systems

Past

Managing Director, Asia at WorldSpace

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John Sharp’s Summary

Authentium’s co-founder and Chairman is John Sharp. Mr. Sharp holds responsibility for strategy and international business development at the company. His innovations and inventions include the company's SafeCentral secure session service and he is co-author of two recent patent applications related to the service, and the security of Internet transactions.

Mr. Sharp was formerly Managing Director for Asia of WorldSpace Corporation, a global satellite broadcaster based in Washington DC. Prior to establishing the Asian operations for WorldSpace, Mr. Sharp was CEO of Content & Systems, a consultancy firm specializing in international regulatory negotiations and project management for broadcast media and technology development companies and organizations, such as Singapore University-backed Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Sony Television, Strategic Intelligence, Muvee, and the MIH Group.

While CEO of Authentium, Mr. Sharp raised more than $35 million in equity investment for Authentium, and established the company as one of the fastest-growing, and most innovative security software-as-a-service companies.

John Sharp’s Experience

Co-founder & Chairman

Authentium, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

March 2000 — Present (9 years 5 months)

The Chairman is responsible for company strategy, international business development, and corporate governance.
Chairman & CEO

Content & Systems

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

February 1994 — Present (15 years 6 months)

Content and Systems is a Singapore-based consultancy firm specializing in international regulatory negotiations and business development on behalf of technology companies.

Over the past ten years, C&S clients have included Authentium, Sony Television, Muvee, the Strategic Intelligence Group, Channel KTV, the MIH Group, and Kent Ridge Digital Labs.

At the Singapore University technology annex Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL), the first MIT-certified technology lab established outside of the US, Mr. Sharp headed up a team of more than thirty Java and C++ developers assigned to two software development projects, and assisted in business development and bridging activities.

C&S active web properties include DealHorizon.com and FoodVirgin.com.
Managing Director, Asia

WorldSpace

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; WRSP; Telecommunications industry)

June 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Recruited by Richard Butler, satellite communications expert and former Secretary-General of the ITU based in Geneva, and Bob Sommerville, former Chairman of Telstra Australia, and P&O.

Wrote the Asian business plan and expanded the Asian business segment geographically into India and China from one ground station in Melbourne and sales and marketing headquarters in Singapore, and grew the employee base from four employees in Melbourne to over one hundred and twenty employees throughout Asia, based in Melbourne, Australia, Bangalore, India, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Beijing and HongKong, China.