Christopher Davis Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Partner with high-profile organizations to build, lead, and develop innovative distribution solutions at scale. Analyze detailed metrics to gain insight and drive decisions crucial to organizational success. Navigate large-scale content integrations and serve as trusted management consultant to high-profile clients. Manage daily production, archiving, and preservation of digital content. Create financial plans, quantitative metrics, and alternative business cases to deepen team knowledge. Identify areas of risk and opportunity to maximize market impact. Served as primary advisor to Jeff Bezos at Amazon to launch Prime Video● Communicated recommendations to capitalize on content market entry● Worked with industry leaders to build confidence concerning digital supply chain issues● Leveraged deep industry knowledge to establish benchmarks and meet goalsExpanded clientele to include organizations like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Bain McKinsey● Built long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with key industry figures● Capitalized on track record of success to instill brand confidence ● Guided data scientists, programming, due diligence, and content leaders to deliver resultsProduced multi-variate process to deliver scalable, end-to-end production programming acquisition plan● Performed quantitative analyses to establish acquisition processes● Designed reporting structure to translate complex technical information● Rolled out planning to align corporate objectives and execution Initiated Global Media & Entertainment advisory team● Recruited and mentored team to establish best practices and due diligence processes● Utilized deep knowledge of media supply chain to build team competency● Navigated team development to ensure trust-based stakeholder relationships

Global Media & Entertainment executive and consultant with over 15 years of experience in film, television, product management, and digital operations developing strategies to launch and manage new services and products. Lead digital transformations to drive direct-to-consumer business models and define and sustain performance improvement plans. Known for leading strategic initiatives with industry experience and knowledge – domestically and internationally, strong cross-functional leadership, cultivating relationships while managing traditional and emerging business (linear, OTT, SVOD, AVOD, filmed content, sports, esports, / operating models.Day-to-day content expertise from production to partnering with content creators, production technology and on-set tech capabilities; localizing content for global audiences, mastering content in all established and emerging formats ingests, tags, encodes, and delivery; and preserving and archiving of film, TV, and other media assets.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Responsible for the implementation of global forecasting, product content strategy, demand planning, content operations, production process, financial planning, and budgeting. Quantified acquisition projections and guided product planning, economic feasibility, and digital workflows, reducing division spending by 13%. Used Excel and SQL programming prepared monthly and annual forecasts, including any necessary, recommended action required to manage costs to achieve budget. Identified, obtained, and reviewed required legal documents, deal memos, and advertising contracts.⫸ Reduce division spending from $135M to $105M in less than a year.⫸ Garnered $13M in unplanned revenue by introducing data mining/predictive data analytic tools for the Financial Operations and Content Acquisition groups.⫸ Cut division operating costs by 13% by automating and re-engineering coaching and work processes.⫸ Design models that enable company-wide feasibility, market strategy, portfolio management, and digital supply chain management.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Set strategic direction around an underperforming $3.5 B enterprise. Conceived new revenue-generating opportunities and implemented critical decisions regarding budgeting, introduced innovative management experience and performance metrics, KPIs, and other policies and metrics, guiding pricing and negotiating strategies. Exercised knowledge of rights and maintenance of all distributed products in reviewing and executing deals.⫸ Drove company growth from number 7 in market share to number 3 in collaboration with senior leadership by identifying bottlenecks and opportunities for revenue generation⫸ Grew annual revenue from $150 Million to $187 million and increased operating margin from 34% to 37%.⫸ Increased annual operating income by 15% ($5.3 Million) by establishing a standard cost system that allowed for the creation of hourly productivity and variable cost reporting.⫸ Improved gross margins in excess of 13% ($10 Million) by negotiated favorable agreements.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Oversaw all financial reporting, budgeting, general accounting, inventory accounting, sales auditing, and special handling. Collaborated with department heads in the driving process and cost improvements across the organization.⫸ Grew the European market by 2+%; consolidated European supply chain including IT, Distribution, Customer Service teams, and negotiated third-party contracts. ⫸ Served as lead strategist behind the concept, planning, and development of consolidated financial planning across Europe.⫸ Recognized for integrating finance function, domestic & international, into daily operations.

Mba, Finance & Strategic Planning, Masters Degree

Graduate Studies, Behavioral Economics

Ba, Economics, Political Science

Education record

Education record

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General