David Stark

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Non-Exec, advisory and interim for tech and PE/VC companies. Mentor in tech, academia and Non-profit sectors. @ Refugee Action
london, greater london, united kingdom
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Greater Derby Area, United Kingdom
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About David Stark

In summary for both Exec and Non-Exec roles have helped to drive cloud, software and tech based professional services businesses that have exceeded - business plan, budgets and strategic transformation design operational and execution measurements.Working with, building, leading, managing, coaching and mentoring premier league management and leadership teams and quality PE partners.Overall helping to build best in class operations and performance across development, delivery, service and the front office. Balancing the needs of all stakeholders during periods of extensive change.Numerous builds of share holder value and successful exitsMain future goals are to try and continually make a difference by helping master stretching challenges and delivering to the needs of all stakeholders.

David Stark's Current Company Details
Refugee Action

Refugee Action

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Non-Exec, advisory and interim for tech and PE/VC companies. Mentor in tech, academia and Non-profit sectors.
london, greater london, united kingdom
Website:
refugee-action.org.uk
Employees:
197
David Stark Work Experience Details
  • Refugee Action
    Mentor
    Refugee Action Apr 2022 - Present
    Manchester Area, United Kingdom
    Helping talented and courageous refugees establish successful and productive working lives in the UK(Please note: If any of my network want to help out on this challenge eg refugee work experience, training or role vacancies, provision of resources, capability and funding to Refugee Action charity etc just contact me directly. Best Dave S)
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  • Tech Sector And Academia
    Mentor
    Tech Sector And Academia Jun 2021 - Present
    United Kingdom
    Mentor working with impressive SMT mentees in tech eg Bynder and academia eg Aston Business School. Helping talented mentees become what they want to be.
  • Advisory, Nxc, And Nxd
    Nxc, Nxd, Advisory
    Advisory, Nxc, And Nxd May 2012 - Present
    Board advisory Switch CreativeBoard advisory WPP/Bain- KantarBoard advisory Segura (octopus PE)Board advisory Impero (and VC)NXC Green VenturesBoard advisory Infomill (and VC)Advisory VodafoneBoard advisory Business Software Centre LtdNX and Advisory- roles in supply chain, digital marketing, omni-channel, ed tech, cloud, mobility, customer experience, daas, knowledge management, AI, sales tech, VR and AR, e-commerce, smart city, SAM and BI sectors working with PE, VC, Corporate and SME ICT companies.PE and VC operational and commercial due diligenceAdvisory- Action for Children, Age UK and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home charities.
  • Conversity Ltd
    Ceo
    Conversity Ltd Jul 2014 - Nov 2018
    London, United Kingdom
    Conversity has made great progress on its journey, some highlights being:> Becoming an award winning long-term supplier to BT across omni-channel sales and service> Achieving growth capital investment from angel, PE institutional and UK Gov sources> Totally revamping dev ops to an agile, Enterprise class SLA driven model whilst migrating platform to AWS cloud> Setting up sales and marketing capability from scratch, executing digital and content marketing programmes, building both AR and PR coverage and winning pilots for its new RIPPL platform with top 20 UK and European brand, retail and telco companies.> Revamping the RIPPL platform roadmap to incorporate trends in micro-services architecture, AI, NLP, personalisation and omni-channel enablement> Introducing an OKR and appraisal based performance culture> Running a highly successful PS and projects line of business> Re branded/positioning company as an intelligent guided sales and services solution company based on its RIPPL platform.> Years of running as a profitable and productive company in a classic cash tight SME environment.> Complied throughout with ISO and GDPR requirements> Conversity clients enjoy a highly reliable and innovative service that enables them to improve CX, NPS, sales and service with their own customer and employee stakeholders.
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  • Quofore
    Md Emea
    Quofore Dec 2009 - Apr 2012
    Quofore was a leading cloud delivered mobile CRM/BI company acquired by AFS in summer 2012- PE partner ABSMy responsibility was to rapidly grow the EMEA operation, improving financial metrics, expanding into new geo and vertical markets, introducing new solutions, managing the full P and L, cash and all functions.Transition of business to subscription model, growth in revenue, success in professional services, improving customer success and solution investment, establishing new successful lines of business in pharma/life sciences sector and France and Eastern Europe, plus building a really talented team and partner network were some highlights.
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  • Integrated Research
    Md Europe
    Integrated Research Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
    IR is a leading performance management solutions company focused on sectors such as unified comms, voip, payments platforms and ICT infrastructure.My responsibility was to improve the performance of the European region with full P and L and cross functional accountability, in addition worked with the Board and BCG on the strategic and operational direction for the Global business- took leadership on global professional services strategy and plan.Rapid revenue growth, improving profit, scaling operations in the DACH region, implementing the new Global strategy and establishing a successful new digital/e commerce route to market were a few of the highlights
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  • Princeton Softech
    Vp Northern Europe And Mea
    Princeton Softech Jun 2006 - Jan 2008
    Princeton was a leading data management and data privacy solutions company acquired by IBM in 2008- PE partner APAXMy responsibility was to rapidly grow and scale the business in Northern Europe and MEA in readiness for planned exitWinning and delivering some large enterprise projects, introduction of new solutions, moving from silo to enterprise sales model, revising the customer engagement process, building a great team and succesful integration into IBM were some of the highlights.
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  • Siebel Systems
    Vp Ukisa
    Siebel Systems Jan 2005 - Jun 2006
    Siebel was the worlds leading CRM- BI, ecommerce, on demand solutions company acquired by Oracle in 2006.My responsibility was to help improve the performance of the UKISA operation, one of the leading international operations of Siebel corporation.Establishing a very accurate forecasting capability, re building the partner network, building a 'one Siebel culture', improving services attachment and utilisation, coaching the SMT, seeing some customer projects nominated for awards, boosting pipeline and revenue for some new innovative solutions and financial budget over performance were some highlights.
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  • Peoplesoft, Inc.
    Sales Director
    Peoplesoft, Inc. Oct 1998 - Jan 2005
    Reading, England, United Kingdom
    PeopleSoft was one of the worlds leading ERP and BI companies acquired by Oracle in 2005.My responsibility was from startup to establish and grow new lines of business for PeopleSoft, new solutions and vertical markets, post JDE merger ran Enterprise sector go to market.Building a great team, productivity of the enterprise team, exceeding budgets 5 years in a row, building an effective partner and alliances ecosystem, successfully integrating acquisitions, seeing some customer projects nominated for awards, improving services attachment and utilisation and successfully opening up or expanding markets such as public sector, higher ed, professional services automation, TMT, retail and BI, CRM and SCM were some highlights.By the time of the Oracle takeover the Enterprise business was > 100m revenue software and services business.
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  • Qad
    Business Unit Manager
    Qad Oct 1995 - Jun 1998
    QAD is a leading ERP systems provider.My responsibility was to run a Global major accounts business unit focused on the Consumer Products sector, this involved running a team spread across the world in a matrix organisational structure.Developing one of QAD's top clients, customer co development of new solutions, winning and delivering successful projects in North America and winning and delivering successful projects in developing markets such as LATAM and India were some of the highlights.
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David Stark Skills

Leadership It Strategy Solution Selling Channel Strategic Partnerships Salesforce.com Partner Management International Sales Account Management Sales Channel Partners Start Ups Business Development Erp Customer Relationship Management Strategy Exits International Development Professional Services Product Management Go To Market Strategy Enterprise Software Business Intelligence Value Propositions Business Alliances Business Process Improvement Private Equity Saas Business Strategy Management Product Development Outsourcing Profitable Growth Pre Sales Cloud Computing Crm Mobile Technology

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