Paul Lomax

Current

Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at Dennis Publishing

Past

Head of New Media, GMG Regional Media at Guardian Media Group
Technology & Operations Director at Pod1
Digital Publisher at IPC Media Ltd

Internet Technology Manager at IPC Media Ltd
Technical Systems Manager at IPC Media Ltd
Managing Director at Max Internet Ltd
EFnet Server Administrator at INS Ltd
Various roles at Vodafone PLC
Lotus Database Developer at Co-operative Bank PLC

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Education

The University of Manchester

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

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Paul Lomax’s Summary

Experienced general manager and former entrepreneur with specialist experience in digital media, technology, e-commerce, sales, marketing and operations.

Responsible for launching and managing hundreds of high-profile consumer websites and campaigns on-time and on-budget over the last 10 years.

A highly respected leader of teams, able to hire, motivate and inspire talented employees, creating an environment of innovation and new ideas and turning chaos into productivity.

Paul Lomax’s Specialties:

- Digital and social media
- Commercial: strategy, sales, P&L management
- Marketing: SEO, SMM, market research, web analytics, product management
- Creative: user-centred design, information architecture
- Management: Leadership, recruitment and line-management of teams of up to 40 staff, reporting to MD level
- Technology: front- and back-end web development, systems administration, IT infrastructure
- Operations: Agile and PRINCE project management, processes, finance, HR

Paul Lomax’s Experience

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Dennis Publishing

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

CTO at Dennis Interactive, publishers of magazines and websites including Viz, The Week, PC Pro, Mac User, Maxim, Poker Player, Monkey, EVO and Digital SLR photography.
Head of New Media, GMG Regional Media

Guardian Media Group

(Media Production industry)

September 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 1 month)

GMG Regional Media is a division of Guardian Media Group. With offices in Manchester, Surrey and Berkshire, over 40 local newspapers, 20 local websites and the UK's first city television station, GMG Regional Media aims to become the country's leading local multi-media company.
Technology & Operations Director

Pod1

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)

Pod1 is one of the UK’s fastest growing creative digital agency with clients including Schroders, Cushman & Wakefield, Kurt Geiger, Jigsaw,Reiss, Uniqlo, Links of London and Virgin Holidays.
Digital Publisher

IPC Media Ltd

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Publishing industry)

January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)

Responsible for new digital product development in the mass-market female sector for the UK's largest consumer publishing company, and digital strategy for www.nowmagazine.co.uk and www.goodtoknow.co.uk.
Internet Technology Manager

IPC Media Ltd

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Publishing industry)

September 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 5 months)

Responsible for the digital department at IPC Media, the UK's largest consumer magazine publishing company. This encompassed development of in-house content management system powering over 50 websites and management of a team of 40 front- and back-end developers, web designers, project managers, account managers, traffic managers and systems administrators.

Provided consultancy to over 90 magazine titles on digital strategy including online advertising, cross-media plans, online marketing, social media, SEO, and business models.

Spoke and presented at industry conferences on subjects such as the challenges of creating media-neutral content and Web 2.0.
Technical Systems Manager

IPC Media Ltd

(Public Company; TWX; Publishing industry)

April 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 6 months)
Managing Director

Max Internet Ltd

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

September 1998 — March 2001 (2 years 7 months)
EFnet Server Administrator

INS Ltd

(Internet industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years )
Various roles

Vodafone PLC

(Public Company; VOD; Telecommunications industry)

July 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 3 months)
Lotus Database Developer

Co-operative Bank PLC

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

June 1996 — September 1996 (4 months)