David Oxford Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for operations and portfolio growth including investment opportunities in software, technology, and media.Vermilion River Partners is an investment partnership focusing on objective-based goals of capital appreciation, income and capital preservation. The partnership makes specific investments in U.S. growth companies of various size, in both.

Santa Monica

• Responsible for global Activision publishing portfolio. Led business operations and execution of billion dollar brands including Call of Duty, Skylanders, Destiny, Guitar Hero. Drove strategy and management including.
• Revenue Growth/Strategic Partnerships:Responsible for achieving strategic objectives of franchise sustainability and growth, creating high-value partnerships and advancing franchise footprint in digital and physical.
• Product Marketing and Strategy:Responsible for go-to-market sales approaches to accelerate revenue and drive innovative marketing strategies to capitalize on disruptive industry changes and innovation including the.
• Executive Leadership:Key member in strategic mergers, guiding integration planning, talent transition, combining of portfolios, and future state planning, and drove recapitalization and product/technology innovation.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for Licensed Business Unit of Activision. Key partnerships included Marvel, Bond, Transformers, Disney and more. Drove transformational growth strategy and execution resulting in 500% revenue and operating income growth. Developed focused business plans to drive new platforms, new markets and new business models. Utilized a rapid time-to-market.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for revenue and profitable growth from a small publishing operation to a fast-growing global publisher, revenue, partnerships, customer service, direct sales, and partnerships.Strategic Sales and Marketing:Implemented innovative growth strategies through the identification of disruptive market trends and development of strong partner.