Chris Regester
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LinkedIn User
Chris is an inspiring international businessman with thorough business insights, strong leadership and team building abilities, and proven track records in business development in Europe, US and APAC. He launched Meltwater Group in APAC from scratch, built it from nothing to one of the most profitable regions in the whole group, and made a buge impact in local people development and organization localization. He is the kind of person who keeps pushing his limits. Chris is a truly inspiring person to work with.
Veronika Ilavska
Chris is an amazing mentor who really takes time to help you grow professionally and has an genuine interest in you becoming successful at Meltwater. My work experience at Meltwater Hong Kong was really something I can recommend to any fresh graduate as you get a lot of responsibilities from day 1 and managers who care about your development as well as immensely transferable skill-set.
LinkedIn User
Chris is an inspiring international businessman with thorough business insights, strong leadership and team building abilities, and proven track records in business development in Europe, US and APAC. He launched Meltwater Group in APAC from scratch, built it from nothing to one of the most profitable regions in the whole group, and made a buge impact in local people development and organization localization. He is the kind of person who keeps pushing his limits. Chris is a truly inspiring person to work with.
Veronika Ilavska
Chris is an amazing mentor who really takes time to help you grow professionally and has an genuine interest in you becoming successful at Meltwater. My work experience at Meltwater Hong Kong was really something I can recommend to any fresh graduate as you get a lot of responsibilities from day 1 and managers who care about your development as well as immensely transferable skill-set.
LinkedIn User
Chris is an inspiring international businessman with thorough business insights, strong leadership and team building abilities, and proven track records in business development in Europe, US and APAC. He launched Meltwater Group in APAC from scratch, built it from nothing to one of the most profitable regions in the whole group, and made a buge impact in local people development and organization localization. He is the kind of person who keeps pushing his limits. Chris is a truly inspiring person to work with.
Veronika Ilavska
Chris is an amazing mentor who really takes time to help you grow professionally and has an genuine interest in you becoming successful at Meltwater. My work experience at Meltwater Hong Kong was really something I can recommend to any fresh graduate as you get a lot of responsibilities from day 1 and managers who care about your development as well as immensely transferable skill-set.
LinkedIn User
Chris is an inspiring international businessman with thorough business insights, strong leadership and team building abilities, and proven track records in business development in Europe, US and APAC. He launched Meltwater Group in APAC from scratch, built it from nothing to one of the most profitable regions in the whole group, and made a buge impact in local people development and organization localization. He is the kind of person who keeps pushing his limits. Chris is a truly inspiring person to work with.
Veronika Ilavska
Chris is an amazing mentor who really takes time to help you grow professionally and has an genuine interest in you becoming successful at Meltwater. My work experience at Meltwater Hong Kong was really something I can recommend to any fresh graduate as you get a lot of responsibilities from day 1 and managers who care about your development as well as immensely transferable skill-set.
Experience
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Planhat
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Sweden
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Customer Officer
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2021 - Present
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Pavilion
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United States
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Think Tanks
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400 - 500 Employee
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Executive Member
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2021 - Present
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Meltwater
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Revenue & Customer Operations
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2013 - 2021
Established and scaled global Rev Ops and Enablement team to support growth from $100m to $400m+ SaaS business, through seven acquisitions and IPO.
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Regional Director Asia, Customer Success and Sales
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2008 - 2013
Oversaw rapid growth of Meltwater in Asia, launching and growing offices in China, Japan, India, Singapore and Malaysia and scaling to $20m+ ARR. Responsible for GTM strategy, customer success, recruitment and management development.
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Country Director, Hong Kong / Sales Director, San Francisco
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Jan 2007 - Aug 2008
Grew Hong Kong office to 16 people with strong sales and net retention results. Led international expansion, incubating then opening an office in Singapore. Rebooted and grew HQ sales office in San Francisco
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Sales Manager, London & Hong Kong
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2005 - 2007
As part of a team of two, formed the founding team of Meltwater in Asia. Developed the business methodology, created strategic partnerships, localised the Meltwater platform and successfully introduced and sold Meltwater to clients across Asia.
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Education
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2010 - 2011
University of Oxford - Said Business School
Master's degree, Organizational Leadership -
2001 - 2005
University of Warwick
Bachelor of Arts - BA -
2003 - 2004
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Literature, Spanish
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