Founder & CEO at Apnafootball & ThinkPLANK
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Founder & CEO at Apnafootball
- Consultant at MTV Networks Europe
- Founder at ThinkPLANK
- Past
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- Vice President, Strategy at Recreate Solutions
- Head of UK Business at Planetasia
- Head Media & Entertainment Practice at Planetasia Ltd.
- Head, Digital Strategy Consulting at Planetasia Ltd.
- Product Manager, Intranets & Extranets at Planetasia Ltd.
- Correspondent at Business Today Magazine (Living Media India)
- LCP at AIESEC Calcutta
- Education
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- IIM Ahmedabad
- Presidency College
- Presidency College, Kolkata
- La Martiniere, Kolkata
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Ved Sen’s Summary
ThinkPLANK has worked with leading broadcasters such as MTV to implement technology driven business change, including global technology platform rollout, process changes, metrics definition and creation of technology strategies.
We continue to work with with Media, Technology, Telecom, Content, Marketing, Internet companies and industry bodies, helping to make business sense of Digital Media Convergence - addressing both threats and opportunities to create, refine and implement strategies for success.
As technology going into the Media / Convergence segment changes dramatically with more digitization, network and IP based content going to time and place shifted/ mobile consumers, the business models, processes and strategy for the industry will need to adapt to ensure success, in an increatingly digital and converged world.
With 13 years of experience in the software applications industry, working largely with publishing/ broadcast/ internet businesses, I understand Technology and Creative processes and my core skills include Strategy and Process Analysis & Definition, spanning business and technology.
Ved Sen’s Specialties:
Channel Management System, Digital Media Workflows, Business Change Initiatives, Digital Asset Management, process redesign and automation, interactive television, gaming, new media applications, broadcast, publishing, web based applications and enterprise solutions for Media/ Entertainment businesses.
Ved Sen’s Experience
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Founder & CEO
Apnafootball
(Sports industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Apnafootball is a web based property aimed at Indian audiences, and dedicated to global football, wherever it's played.
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Consultant
MTV Networks Europe
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
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Founder
ThinkPLANK
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
ThinkPLANK works closely with clients to deliver
- Technology driven business change - spanning technology implementation and focusing on the process and business changes necessary to maximize the technology benefit.
- Digital Asset Management, Digital Media Workflows, Channel Management Systems, Technology Strategies for Media Businesses.
- convergence strategies - including business models, product market approach, roadmap, delivery & processes and commercial viability
- research, workshops, training and diagnostics around the same
- requirements analysis, project initiation and delivery for Digital Convergence projects
And we believe everything should be designed without compromises on form or functionality.
Intellect UK's Convergence Conversations - a monthly event around understanding Digital Convergence. -
Vice President, Strategy
Recreate Solutions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 8 months)
As a VP of Strategy for a small technology business, I got to do everything that there wasn't somebody around to do and then some! Critically I worked closely with the Founder & CEO to raise funds and to finally sell the business to Corpus, US. Prior to that I helped improve delivery structure and processes, get into new areas such as IPTV, worked on marketing areas - new websites, building better reporting and information systems and helping with business development.
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Head of UK Business
Planetasia
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
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Head Media & Entertainment Practice
Planetasia Ltd.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2001 — March 2004 (3 years)
Conceived, created and set up a vertical solutions group aimed at providing technology solutions to the Media & Entertainment industry. Worked closely with clients e.g. MTV, UK and ESPN Star, Singapore.
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Head, Digital Strategy Consulting
Planetasia Ltd.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 1999 — March 2001 (2 years)
Started and ran the practice providing business & technology strategy consulting to clients looking to create Digital Businesses. Worked across Media, Travel, Finance, Consumer goods and Retail spaces.
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Product Manager, Intranets & Extranets
Planetasia Ltd.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1997 — March 1999 (2 years 1 month)
Providing intranet and extranet based solutions to corporate, media or web based clients.
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Correspondent
Business Today Magazine (Living Media India)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
December 1995 — March 1997 (1 year 4 months)
Owing to my background I was tasked with writing a column "Management Notes" which tracked evolving management thinking across the globe. Also wrote 2 major cover stories. The first was "Vision 2020" exploring the need for business to have vision, mission, values and the link to strategy or Strategic Architecture. The second was Time Based Competition - a focus on improving corporate competitiveness by using time as a dimension of competion - at strategic, project, cycle and personal levels. Also contributed to stories on Outsourcing vs Integration and Ranking Business Schools. Interviewed business gurus such as John Philip Jones, Henry Mintzberg, CK Prahalad and others.
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LCP
AIESEC Calcutta
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1990 — October 1991 (1 year 2 months)
President AIESEC Calcutta in its fledgling days. Spent most of my time convincing people that it was a worthwhile activity to spend time doing. Met some amazing people.
Ved Sen’s Education
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IIM Ahmedabad
PGDM , Business Management , August 1992 — June 1994
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Presidency College
B Sc. , Economics , 1987 — 1992
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Presidency College, Kolkata
B.Sc. , Economics , September 1987 — March 1992
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La Martiniere, Kolkata
I.S.C , Science, and entire schooling , January 1976 — March 1987
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Ved Sen’s Interests:
Convergence, IPTV, Media, Technology, Business Strategy, Management Writing, Football (Soccer), Contemporary (20th Century) Art, Jazz, London, Change, Digital Culture, Writing, Poetry
Ved Sen’s Groups:
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