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London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Gartner is the world's leading information technology research, insight and advisory company, working with over 10,000 businesses in 90 countries and serving 75% of the Global 500.

London, United Kingdom

Chairman of Haymarket Network, the Group's stand alone content marketing agency. We create measurable value for brands by engaging their audiences with great content - whether that's delivered in print, digital channels, social campaigns or live events. Clients include UEFA, VAG, IAAF, Sports Direct, the Football Association, Berkeley Homes.Working with the MD and exec team to reshape the business by creating a new positioning, go to market strategy and introducing new expertise, capability and digital creds to drive new business success

Twickenham, United Kingdom

Leadership of Haymarket's Consumer Media Division. P&L responsibility for UK and overseas publishing activity for market leading media brands across print, digital and events in deep, specialist consumer markets including automotive (WhatCar?, PistonHeads.com, Autocar), football (FourFourTwo) and consumer electronics (Stuff, WhatHiFi). - devised and implemented market, brand and digital strategy and business plans to transition from traditional magazine publisher by exploiting opportunities presented by creation of high quality digital products. - led business through digital transformation to reflect changing audience, client and consumer habits driven by technology advance and disruption. - grew digital revenues (absolute and relative) and audiences year on year every year. - re-engineered a legacy print business and building and growing a global content and specialist media business : restructuring all functions to increase and improve focus on digital priorities whilst driving margin and profit in print - hired key talent to introduce new digital expertise (SEO, product management, analytics, data) and integrating into the core business - launched new(& diversified) revenue sources, - launched brands globally. - focussed on staff engagement - restructured Leadership Board and devised and implemented ongoing engagement program for staff in the Division. Reflected in year on year growth in staff engagement scores

Bringing together and structuring all of the Consumer Division’s sales teams under one leader for the first time. By 2010, 40% of all of the Division’s commercial (non circulation) revenue came from digital.Led sales force of 120, across 15 magazines and 12 websites. Responsible for delivering ad budgets. Key tasks included creating plans, structures and strategies to enable growth in digital revenues across the Consumer portfolio markets and brands including WhatCar?, Stuff, FourFourTwo, PistonHeads, Autosport, F1Racing, Classic& Sports Car and Autocar.Agency & client sales, contract negotiation, team and individual coaching & training, sales strategies and sales plans. - implementation of new structure to reflect drive to grow digital revenues - introduction of new sales and commercial capabilities - focus and measurement of sales teams' outputs, making each individual more accountable - led annual agency negotiations - senior client and agency contact

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