Matt Whittingham

Current

Head of Advertising and Portals at Singtel Optus

Past

Head of Mobile Content and Internet at Vodafone
Head of Portal and Search at MSN, London, UK
Head of Marketing at MSN, London, UK

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Education

University of the West of England

Connections

292 connections

Industry

Online Media

Matt Whittingham’s Summary

I am a highly experienced digital media content senior manager, currently working in the mobile space, strategizing and producing new digital content and application experiences for consumers across mobile and fixed internet.

Prior to my current role as Head of Advertising and portals at Singtel Optus Australia, I worked for Vodafone in Sydney, managing content, mobile broadband and data.

Before the jump to Australia I worked for 8 years for MSN in London, as Head of Marketing, and Head of Portal and Search.

I have a very high degree of international mobility, and am interested in opportunities in Australia, South East Asia, China, India and London

Matt Whittingham’s Specialties:

Marketing, communications, advertising and PR. Digital product management - both PC and mobile, general business management, team management of up to 30, organisational agility within large corporations

Matt Whittingham’s Experience

Head of Advertising and Portals

Singtel Optus

(Public Company; SGT; Telecommunications industry)

August 2009 — Present (8 months)

Managing Optus's media advertising unit, and our content portals team. core delivery is developing commercial relationships with agencies and marketers, driving uptake of mobile and on-line digital advertising, and developing our consumer content offering
Head of Mobile Content and Internet

Vodafone

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; VOD; Telecommunications industry)

January 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Based in Sydney. Developing new content and application experiences on mobile for consumers. High degree of P&L accountability and medium sized team
Head of Portal and Search

MSN, London, UK

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Online Media industry)

October 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 1 month)

Overall responsibility for managing the portal and search product development. Ran a team of 30 editors, product developers and channel managers. Key accountabilities included online advertising revenue, Page Impression volumes, and Search queries.
Head of Marketing

MSN, London, UK

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Online Media industry)

January 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 9 months)

Directed all marketing and PR to consumers and business with a $15m annual budget. . Developed and led a team of 10 marketing professionals. Company spokesperson.