Aran Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Vantage is a turnkey software solution that allows retailers to quickly launch or expand retail media networks.We are transforming how some of the world's leading retailers and brands connect with customers. Currently used by over 10,000 brands and retailers in 127 countries around the world, Vantage manages the data and intelligence for purchases worth.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Canada's Premier Identity Conference™, a gathering of Canadians interested in rolling out elements crucial to Canada's digital economy.Digital ID and authentication is ultimately the foundation for a digital economy. All of our interactions, our transactions, and our online "lives" depend on the creation of a robust, secure, system for being able to have.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Aran was the founding president of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada. He started the organization on its mission to accelerate the establishment of an ecosystem of trustworthy digital ID solutions in support of Canada's Innovation Agenda and to the societal and economic benefit of all Canadian governments, businesses, non-profits, and.

I spent 14 months- assessing and reporting on the nascent mobile payments experiences around the world and helping to plan the next stage for Canada: a truly revolutionary mobile payments ecosystem;- studying the landscape of payments and identifying potential barriers for innovation and competition...and understanding where the new opportunities are for.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Responsible for driving marketing and strategic partnerships and supporting product development for Zoompass, the world's first cross-carrier mobile money transfer platform
• Coordinate management of new business alliances and planning of new mobile payment applications and services
• Negotiate partnerships with leading card associations, financial institutions, payment processors, software and solutions providers, merchants and merchant acquirers, wireless carriers and handset manufacturers in the.
• Manage the brand identity, marketing and communications strategy, and the overall Zoompass go-to market plan including a highly effective, low-cost strategy that leverages social media channels and novel guerilla.
• Established the customer care team and infrastructure, including integrating three teams working in different cities and time zones, and leading staff training to a customer focus across the organization
• Continue to build brand recognition through frequent speaking engagements at Social Media, Mobile Experience Innovation, Mobile Commerce, Payment and Telecom conferences and symposiums in Canada and around the world

Ottawa, Ontario, CA

Reston, Virginia (VA), US

• Through their acquisition of m-Qube, became VeriSign's senior executive in Canada, was responsible for growing the company into the largest distributor of mobile content and aggregator of mobile messaging over a.
• Played a significant role in developing Canada's early mobile commerce ecosystem, leading the evolution of key pricing and business models that continue to shape the industry today
• Negotiated dozens of contracts with wireless carriers, media companies, and other content aggregators. Assessed new project opportunities and set regional direction for the local team of 60 with input from U.S. and.
• Benchmarked programs for the mobile channel from around the world and launched innovative mobile experiences for some of the world's largest media assets
• National lead on government and regulatory issues including negotiations of tariffs on the industry and oversight by Heritage Canada
• Elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Digital Cement was the leading consultancy in multi-channel relationship marketing and experience planning.As a Strategy Director, my role was to act as a senior consultant to many of our clients as they redefined.
• Redesigned the up-sell and customer retention strategies for the largest national Internet Service Provider. The work included segmenting the customer base and rolling out targeted marketing and communications plans.
• Drafted the U.S. go-to-market value proposition for FedEx Ground. The work included customer research, preparation of an integrated web, email, and phone-based customer relationship strategy, and creation of a launch.

• Responsible for the development and launch of the MIST, Freedom series of point-of-sale terminals: Freedom II (handheld, mobile device), Freedom III (high-end, IP-based countertop device), Freedom Lite (low cost.
• Seeking to focus on delivering value to our customers, re-oriented the internal corporate mindset from product-focus to that of a customer-focused organization
• Restructured product line after analyzing value drivers in key North American marketsRe-drafted product roadmap to align with customer needs and projection of revenue potential
• Created an immediate 57% increase in revenues of existing products by improving marketing and sales programs and communicating with customers in the way they wanted
• Rebuilt distribution channels across U.S. and Canada, developed key customer relationships, and pre-sold equivalent of almost 1 years’ sales to support company through re-structuring / financing

• Strategy Practice, advised senior management of a biotechnology firm with revenues in excess of $1Bn.
• Evaluated market potential of product lines and portfolio companies, advised of opportunities and divestiture strategies

Mba

B.Science, Biology

Bachelors, Science