Experience

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  European Space Agency

  • Harwell Campus, England, United Kingdom

  • Market and Strategy Adviser

    • Oct 2014 - Dec 2022
    • Harwell Campus, England, United Kingdom

    Full time role with ESA, initially in business development but migrating to market analysis and business intelligence where I built a highly-respected system to advise our Member States and other stakeholders on investment decisions. After a last-minute extension to my retirement date (requested by ESA), I retired at the end of 2022.

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  Es'hailSat - the Qatar Satellite Company

  • Qatar
  • Telecommunications
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Advisor to the CEO

    • May 2013 - Apr 2014

    Es'hailSat is a new satellite operator based in Doha, Qatar. Formed in 2010, their first satellite Es'hail 1 was launched on 29th August 2013 and provides services to broadcasters, consumers and governments across the Middle-East, North-Africa and beyond. As Advisor to the CEO I was responsible for satellite industry facing aspects of the company's activities during the pre-procurement phase for Es'hail 2.

  • Chief Commercial Officer

    • Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

    Es'hailSat is a new satellite operator based in Doha, Qatar. Formed in 2010, their first satellite Es'hail 1 was launch on 29th August 2013 and provides services to broadcasters, consumers and governments across the Middle-East, North-Africa and beyond. As Chief Commercial Officer I set up and then led the activities of Sales, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications, and Operational Marketing before handing over the role to an Arabic employee.

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  Hollycroft Associates

  • Sevenoaks, UK

  • Partner

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2012
    • Sevenoaks, UK

    Hollycroft Associates is a small technical and management consultancy active in all fields of space and satellite communications. The company supports a diverse global client-base with activities including hands-on engineering, market and technical studies, plus legal / due diligence / expert witness work. Although I ceased working for Hollycroft Associates full-time in January 2012, I continued to work for the company part-time through September 2014.

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  TV Files

  • London, United Kingdom

  • General Manager

    • Jun 2000 - Jan 2001
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for all aspects of the UK company start-up phase.

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  New Skies Satellites

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Vice President European Sales

    • Feb 1999 - Jun 2000
    • London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for starting-up the European sales operations.

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  GE Capital

  • Director Satellite Services Europe

    • Dec 1996 - Feb 1999

    Responsible for sales on GE Americom's first satellite outside the USA, GE-1E serving western and eastern Europe.

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  Eutelsat

  • Paris Area, France

  • Head of Telecommunications Services and Deputy Divisional Manager, Commercial Department

    • Oct 1984 - Dec 1996
    • Paris Area, France

    Head of Telecommunications Services & Deputy Divisional Manager, Commercial DepartmentTV Service Development ManagerFuture Systems EngineerShort break in service during 1990 to undertake a high-risk start-up venture at BSB DataVision.

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  BSB DataVision

  • Paris Area, France

  • European Director

    • 1990 - 1990
    • Paris Area, France

    During a short break in my employment at Eutelsat (described above), responsible for diversifying BSB DataVision's UK product portfolio into Europe.

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  Marconi Space Systems

  • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

  • Project Manager

    • 1983 - 1984
    • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    Project Manager for an R & D contract with the European Space Agency.

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  Independent Broadcasting Authority

  • Winchester, United Kingdom

  • Engineer

    • 1982 - 1983
    • Winchester, United Kingdom

    R & D Engineer, working on the introduction of satellite television broadcasting.

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  Marconi Space and Defence Sytems

  • Frimley, United Kingdom

  • Engineer

    • 1980 - 1982
    • Frimley, United Kingdom

    First job post-graduation, working on development of new military radar systems.