
Chief Operating Officer at Nivio
Reading, United Kingdom

Chief Operating Officer at Nivio
Reading, United Kingdom
A developer, who became a top performing Sales professional then a Sales Director, who became a COO and then a CEO. Along the way, acquiring analytical, sales, management, fundraising, business building and turnaround skills. Now focussed on business building and turning interesting ideas into concrete, well-managed businesses.
General Management
Sales & Sales Management
Budgeting and Forecasting
Business Planning & Investment Management
Contract Negotiation
Compensation Planning and Development
Online/Digital Advertising
(Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
(Internet industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Startup Lab is an enabler helping entrepreneurs from the Russian-speaking markets (Ukraine and Russia primarily) turn ideas into fundable companies.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
October 2006 — March 2009 (2 years 6 months)
Established company with offices in Kiev (technology), San Francisco (sales & marketing) and Geneva (head). Responsible for all aspects of operation and planning.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
October 2005 — September 2006 (1 year)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; FWHT; Internet industry)
July 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for all operations of Espotting, the European division of the FindWhat.com Group
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
October 2003 — June 2004 (9 months)
All day to day business operation for Espotting. Repsonsible for performance to P&L.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DCLK; Internet industry)
September 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for all non-US DoubleClick operations.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DCLK; Internet industry)
September 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for all European operations.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DCLK; Internet industry)
January 2001 — September 2001 (9 months)
Responsible for Asian operation.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DCLK; Internet industry)
June 1998 — December 2000 (2 years 7 months)
Responsible for all Northern European sales and business operations.
(Internet industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
(Internet industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year)
BSc (Hons) , Computing Science , 1983 — 1986
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