Experience

caytoo

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Co-Founder

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  The commercial sports landscape is becoming more challenging but, at the same time, throwing up fantastic new opportunities. caytoo is the data-driven sports marketing business built out of this change, which requires rights holders to have high quality, cost-effective, smarter commercial support to help manage existing sponsors/partners and source new ones. Our data and insights services which analyse rights holders and their properties provide a more robust foundation for these… Show more The commercial sports landscape is becoming more challenging but, at the same time, throwing up fantastic new opportunities. caytoo is the data-driven sports marketing business built out of this change, which requires rights holders to have high quality, cost-effective, smarter commercial support to help manage existing sponsors/partners and source new ones. Our data and insights services which analyse rights holders and their properties provide a more robust foundation for these commercial conversations. Show less The commercial sports landscape is becoming more challenging but, at the same time, throwing up fantastic new opportunities. caytoo is the data-driven sports marketing business built out of this change, which requires rights holders to have high quality, cost-effective, smarter commercial support to help manage existing sponsors/partners and source new ones. Our data and insights services which analyse rights holders and their properties provide a more robust foundation for these… Show more The commercial sports landscape is becoming more challenging but, at the same time, throwing up fantastic new opportunities. caytoo is the data-driven sports marketing business built out of this change, which requires rights holders to have high quality, cost-effective, smarter commercial support to help manage existing sponsors/partners and source new ones. Our data and insights services which analyse rights holders and their properties provide a more robust foundation for these commercial conversations. Show less



epresspack

• France
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  I have joined the board of Epressspack, the number one European publisher of content platforms which leading brands and organisations are increasingly using to manage their communications. My mission will be to advise Epresspack as it looks to engage the public relations and communication industry in the UK. The rise of digital tools to manage communications has accelerated through the pandemic. My experience in the UK PR industry will help Epresspack to establish its reputation and grow its… Show more I have joined the board of Epressspack, the number one European publisher of content platforms which leading brands and organisations are increasingly using to manage their communications. My mission will be to advise Epresspack as it looks to engage the public relations and communication industry in the UK. The rise of digital tools to manage communications has accelerated through the pandemic. My experience in the UK PR industry will help Epresspack to establish its reputation and grow its presence there. Show less I have joined the board of Epressspack, the number one European publisher of content platforms which leading brands and organisations are increasingly using to manage their communications. My mission will be to advise Epresspack as it looks to engage the public relations and communication industry in the UK. The rise of digital tools to manage communications has accelerated through the pandemic. My experience in the UK PR industry will help Epresspack to establish its reputation and grow its… Show more I have joined the board of Epressspack, the number one European publisher of content platforms which leading brands and organisations are increasingly using to manage their communications. My mission will be to advise Epresspack as it looks to engage the public relations and communication industry in the UK. The rise of digital tools to manage communications has accelerated through the pandemic. My experience in the UK PR industry will help Epresspack to establish its reputation and grow its presence there. Show less



Love Velo

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Streem (Media Monitoring & Insights)

• Australia
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  Advisor and Investor in Streem PTY, advising on the industry and UK launch Advisor and Investor in Streem PTY, advising on the industry and UK launch



Trint

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2019

  Trint™ is the start up that blows manual transcription out of the water. Its browser-based platform converts any audio or video file to text in just minutes. Then Trint’s interactive editor marries audio to the text, making it easy to search and polish transcripts to perfect. Hours of tedious labour are reduced to just minutes. 15 months, 1 journalist, 4 world-class developers, and 2 commercial masterminds later, Trint has taken the media market by storm: BBC, Thomson Reuters and… Show more Trint™ is the start up that blows manual transcription out of the water. Its browser-based platform converts any audio or video file to text in just minutes. Then Trint’s interactive editor marries audio to the text, making it easy to search and polish transcripts to perfect. Hours of tedious labour are reduced to just minutes. 15 months, 1 journalist, 4 world-class developers, and 2 commercial masterminds later, Trint has taken the media market by storm: BBC, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg to name a few. And with backing from Google’s Digital News Initiative plus major investors including former MD of Yahoo Europe, some serious innovation is on the way. Show less Trint™ is the start up that blows manual transcription out of the water. Its browser-based platform converts any audio or video file to text in just minutes. Then Trint’s interactive editor marries audio to the text, making it easy to search and polish transcripts to perfect. Hours of tedious labour are reduced to just minutes. 15 months, 1 journalist, 4 world-class developers, and 2 commercial masterminds later, Trint has taken the media market by storm: BBC, Thomson Reuters and… Show more Trint™ is the start up that blows manual transcription out of the water. Its browser-based platform converts any audio or video file to text in just minutes. Then Trint’s interactive editor marries audio to the text, making it easy to search and polish transcripts to perfect. Hours of tedious labour are reduced to just minutes. 15 months, 1 journalist, 4 world-class developers, and 2 commercial masterminds later, Trint has taken the media market by storm: BBC, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg to name a few. And with backing from Google’s Digital News Initiative plus major investors including former MD of Yahoo Europe, some serious innovation is on the way. Show less



HeadBox

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor and Advisory Board Member

  • Dec 2016 - Dec 2018



Cision

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• CEO (EMEA and India), Cision / PR Newswire

  • Jul 2016 - May 2017

  I am CEO of the EMEA & India regional division of the combined Cision / PR Newswire business. I am focussed on providing our clients in the EMEA and India region with a complete integrated solution for their PR, IR and social media needs. I am based in London but am responsible for the Group’s operations in the UK, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Portugal, the Middle East and India. I was previously Managing Director of Cision’s European operations, and before that, CEO of Gorkana Group… Show more I am CEO of the EMEA & India regional division of the combined Cision / PR Newswire business. I am focussed on providing our clients in the EMEA and India region with a complete integrated solution for their PR, IR and social media needs. I am based in London but am responsible for the Group’s operations in the UK, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Portugal, the Middle East and India. I was previously Managing Director of Cision’s European operations, and before that, CEO of Gorkana Group, which Cision acquired from Exponent Private Equity and management, in October 2014. Cision is a leading media communication technology and analytics company that enables marketers and communicators to effectively manage their earned media programs in coordination with paid and owned channels to drive business impact. As the creator of the Cision Communication Cloud ™ , the first-of- its-kind earned media cloud-based platform, Cision has combined cutting-edge data, analytics, technology and services into a unified communication ecosystem that brands can use to build consistent, meaningful and enduring relationships with influencers and buyers in order to amplify their marketplace influence. Cision solutions also include market-leading media technologies such as PR Newswire, Gorkana, PRWeb, Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and iContact. Headquartered in Chicago, Cision serves over 100,000 customers in 170 countries and 40 languages worldwide, and maintains offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Australia. For more information, visit www.cision.com or follow @Cision on Twitter.

• Managing Director, Cision EMEA

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  I am Managing Director of Cision EMEA and am responsible for the Group’s businesses in the UK, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany and Portugal. I am focused on driving the group's organic and inorganic growth strategy in Europe and beyond with a view to building the leading media intelligence business supporting PR, communications and marketing globally. Cision is a leading global media intelligence company, serving the complete workflow of today’s communications, social media and content… Show more I am Managing Director of Cision EMEA and am responsible for the Group’s businesses in the UK, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany and Portugal. I am focused on driving the group's organic and inorganic growth strategy in Europe and beyond with a view to building the leading media intelligence business supporting PR, communications and marketing globally. Cision is a leading global media intelligence company, serving the complete workflow of today’s communications, social media and content marketing professionals. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive PR and social software, rich analytics and a Global Insights team, Cision enables clients to improve their marketing and strengthen data-driven decision making. Cision also represents Gorkana, PRWeb, Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and iContact brands. Headquartered in Chicago, Cision has over 100,000 customers worldwide and maintains offices in Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and China. For more information, visit www.cision.com or follow @Cision on Twitter. Cision is a leading global media intelligence company, serving the complete workflow of today’s communications, social media and content marketing professionals. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive PR and social software, rich analytics and a Global Insights team, Cision enables clients to improve their marketing and strengthen data-driven decision making. Cision also represents the Gorkana Group, PRWeb, Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and iContact brands. Headquartered in Chicago, Cision has over 100,000 customers worldwide and maintains offices in Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and China. For more information, visit www.cision.com or follow @Cision on Twitter.



Gorkana

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • 2011 - Jan 2015

  About Gorkana Group: Gorkana Group (www.gorkana.com/group) provides integrated media planning, monitoring and analysis services to the PR and marketing industries. The company is comprised of three market-leading brands - Gorkana, the UK’s most trusted media and journalist database and community network (www.gorkana.com), Durrants, a premium media monitoring service that provides fast, accurate and relevant editorially reviewed media coverage (www.durrants.com) and Metrica, an award-winning… Show more About Gorkana Group: Gorkana Group (www.gorkana.com/group) provides integrated media planning, monitoring and analysis services to the PR and marketing industries. The company is comprised of three market-leading brands - Gorkana, the UK’s most trusted media and journalist database and community network (www.gorkana.com), Durrants, a premium media monitoring service that provides fast, accurate and relevant editorially reviewed media coverage (www.durrants.com) and Metrica, an award-winning global media analysis and evaluation service (www.metrica.net). Together, we serve over 4,000 organisations around the world, including 200 of the FTSE 250. The company also runs the UK’s leading journalist and PR recruitment site (www.gorkanajobs.co.uk) and provides daily industry news, features and analysis to the PR industry through its community portal (www.gorkanapr.com). Gorkana Group is based on Old Street near the Silicon Roundabout, an area of East London where more than 100 tech and design companies have set up over the last five years. Prime Minister David Cameron recently announced that he wants to establish an East London Technology City and lure Google, Facebook and Microsoft to new offices in Olympic Park, a few tube stops from the Silicon Roundabout. Gorkana Group was formed through the acquisition of Metrica by Durrants in October 2009 and Gorkana in April 2010. They also have offices on Broadway, New York. Gorkana Group is a private company and is backed by Exponent Private Equity. Show less About Gorkana Group: Gorkana Group (www.gorkana.com/group) provides integrated media planning, monitoring and analysis services to the PR and marketing industries. The company is comprised of three market-leading brands - Gorkana, the UK’s most trusted media and journalist database and community network (www.gorkana.com), Durrants, a premium media monitoring service that provides fast, accurate and relevant editorially reviewed media coverage (www.durrants.com) and Metrica, an award-winning… Show more About Gorkana Group: Gorkana Group (www.gorkana.com/group) provides integrated media planning, monitoring and analysis services to the PR and marketing industries. The company is comprised of three market-leading brands - Gorkana, the UK’s most trusted media and journalist database and community network (www.gorkana.com), Durrants, a premium media monitoring service that provides fast, accurate and relevant editorially reviewed media coverage (www.durrants.com) and Metrica, an award-winning global media analysis and evaluation service (www.metrica.net). Together, we serve over 4,000 organisations around the world, including 200 of the FTSE 250. The company also runs the UK’s leading journalist and PR recruitment site (www.gorkanajobs.co.uk) and provides daily industry news, features and analysis to the PR industry through its community portal (www.gorkanapr.com). Gorkana Group is based on Old Street near the Silicon Roundabout, an area of East London where more than 100 tech and design companies have set up over the last five years. Prime Minister David Cameron recently announced that he wants to establish an East London Technology City and lure Google, Facebook and Microsoft to new offices in Olympic Park, a few tube stops from the Silicon Roundabout. Gorkana Group was formed through the acquisition of Metrica by Durrants in October 2009 and Gorkana in April 2010. They also have offices on Broadway, New York. Gorkana Group is a private company and is backed by Exponent Private Equity. Show less



Durrants

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • 2004 - Apr 2011

  MD of the UKs leading media intelligence business with over 4,000 customers across all sectors of the economy. Also on the boards of the UK Media Monitoring Association and the Association of Media Evaluation Companies. Chair of the AMEC Copyright and Licensing Committee. MD of the UKs leading media intelligence business with over 4,000 customers across all sectors of the economy. Also on the boards of the UK Media Monitoring Association and the Association of Media Evaluation Companies. Chair of the AMEC Copyright and Licensing Committee.



Xtreme News

• Deputy Managing Director

  • 2002 - 2004



PR Newswire

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • 2000 - 2001



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Online Development Manager (and Thomson Corporation Graduate)

  • 1996 - 2000