Phillip Hofmeyr

Current

• Co-founder & Commercial Director at snagsta.com

Past

• Senior Merchandising Manager at Vodafone UK
• Supplier Manager at Vodafone Group
• Account Manager at Vardus Ltd (London)

• Project Manager at Lemon Asia Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Editor and Production Manager at Actionace Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Project Manager at Seele GmbH (Hong Kong)

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Education

• University of Oxford - Said Business School
• University of the Witwatersrand
• Michaelhouse

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Industry

Internet

Phillip Hofmeyr’s Summary

A recent entrepeneur and Co-founder/Commercial Director of the list sharing and social recommendation site snagsta.com. Prior to that: A Senior Account Manager/ Marketeer with 10 years business development and commercial contract experience primarily in the Telecommunications and Internet industries. Strong understanding of technology, key players and business models. Excellent ability to influence and communicate cross functionally with all levels of management. Proven track record in structuring, negotiating and maintaining large, strategic revenue-generating relationships.

Phillip Hofmeyr’s Experience

• Co-founder & Commercial Director

  snagsta.com

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

  October 2007 — Present (10 months)

  Marketing, financial management, investor relations, site functionality and usability, content strategy, blogging strategy

• Senior Merchandising Manager

  Vodafone UK

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

  July 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  Indirect Channels (Carphone, P4U, etc)

• Supplier Manager

  Vodafone Group

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

  March 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 4 months)

  Structured global commercial relationships with Research in Motion (RIM) and Vodafone’s laptop connectivity suppliers (3G datacards). Key responsibilities include pricing, contracts, supplier selection, performance measurement and development. Set strategy and led negotiation teams of up to 10 people during quarterly supplier price negotiations. Annual spend on suppliers managed exceded £250 million.

• Account Manager

  Vardus Ltd (London)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  September 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 1 month)

  Maintained and grew revenues for clients by identifying strategic online solutions including: site design, email marketing, eCRM and search engine optimisation. Established and maintained long-term relationships with a portfolio of six clients including Railtrack, Penton Media & the Highways Agency.

• Project Manager

  Lemon Asia Ltd (Hong Kong)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  December 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 5 months)

  Lemon Asia Ltd is a digital consultancy.
  I managed cross-functional, multi-cultural project teams of up to 15 people. Responsible for project costing, budgets and timelines.
  Managed Contracts valued at £400,000 per annum

• Editor and Production Manager

  Actionace Ltd (Hong Kong)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  February 1999 — November 1999 (10 months)

  ActionAce Ltd was an e-Commerce and community portal for the toy community
  • Managed e-commerce shopping site; analysed customer purchasing habits using MS Access
  • Developed and implemented affiliate marketing programs
  • Wrote marketing copy; sourced and planned weekly editorial schedule for online magazine

• Project Manager

  Seele GmbH (Hong Kong)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

  July 1996 — January 1999 (2 years 7 months)

  Seele GmbH is a market-leading steel & glass contractor:
  • Responsible for € 18 million internal glazing contract on the Airport Passenger Terminal
  • Directed design engineers, site supervisors, and over 30 labourers
  • Authored contractual correspondence and negotiated with main contractor

Phillip Hofmeyr’s Education

• University of Oxford - Said Business School

  MBA, 2002 — 2003

• University of the Witwatersrand

  BSc, Civil Engineering, 1989 — 1992

• Michaelhouse

  1985 — 1988