Gareth W. Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

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capital raising £1m+mid-market firms strategic plan vs competitions/market developmentsmid-market firms international expansion/growth plans and executions (particularly in Europe and Asia Pacific) Governments/jurisdictions arbitrage for cross boarder (mostly financial industries)

"GamBond® pioneered a new generation of "default risk financial guarantee", guaranteeing mid-market well-run & well-regulated firm's default risk, at the holding company level. GamBond® purpose was to create a new ecosystem that would be a viable alternative to being rated/audited/listed.. (second generation rating & new generation of financial guarantee using cash instead of derivative instruments, but empowering internal CFOs/ Auditors/ CROs). In summary, if a firm guaranteed by GamBond® goes into administration or its license get withdrawn, we would assume all their liabilities with cash. Pandemic arrived and sadly that changed fundamentals of most economies/businesses. I will write a blog post of lessons learnt in the near future.

"A private, collaborative network for those of influence."Focus on "face to face" private small gatherings.targets CEO of firms of with min £3m+ (or US$5m+) profit (with local variations)Characteristics:* Not for profit* No vendor sponsorship/ participation* Participant Exclusivity - Invitations extended only to executives or leaders who met pre-determined qualifications* Informal - No speakers, seminars, committees, etc.CXO network Europe was officially launched in at the inaugural Gaming Money Summit held at the London Stock Exchange (co-sponsor), we had over 450+ members.

For Gambit non profit public forumsGambit was an intellectual playground for all those in the gaming, gambling/ betting & gamebling industries. Our aim was to provide a space for networking, mental stimulation and exchange of views on an industry that’s highly innovative, controversial yet gaining further legitimacy and respect everyday.Gambit was launched with an exclusive invite only inaugural dinner held in January 2005 at Cass Business School (now Bayes).Gambit Leadership Summit was held quarterly with invitation only events for leaders (Chairman, CxO & Directors) of operators & regulators worldwide. It was hosted in a private rooms in London, under Chatham House rules.

Since 2002, I realised that there is a lot can be leart from the Telecom sector, e.g. technical collaborations/standardisations.However, in the remote gaming gambling world, due to the constantly changing legal landscape(s) worldwide, priorities had been focusing on short term challenges. Technical challenges are mostly internalised or outsourced to key suppliers & stayed in the background.It would however bring huge benefits to the sector if key senior directors gathered together & share in a private forum (Chatham House rule).We have soft launched it with invitations going out to the most senior directors of the remote gaming gambling world.Our first event went very smoothly supported by Juniper networks, and with CTOs/CIOs of major gaming firms.

created a one off event "Gaming Money Summit" sponsored/hosted by the London Stock Exchange from concept, strategy and execution with various partners. It captured the imagination of the market and marked arrival of the remote gaming world to the established stock market.

London, Gb

Mentored new EMBA students intake. I founded the E/MBA club offline networking (in London, New York and Singapore, & via online group like Facebook and on LinkedIn. I also organised exclusive invitation only event for MBA alumni on an ad hoc basis.Examples of previous gatherings: CEO of SG Hambros private bank, chairmans office AON Plc, Chairman Towergate partnership & Chair. of Museum of London, MD of Taylor's Port, Director Hogan Lovells, City of London Police commissioner to CEO world gold council, etc. are previous speakers/sponsors. We even had private tour of London Olympic sites before it became public.

I brought the idea to the company to create this new gaming division, promised 50/50 venture. Responsibilities: 1. Devise & lead new business ventures: to provide sustainable revenue with view to spin off (in B2C & B2B). 2. Responsible for all gaming and gambling operations, 3. P&L responsibility 4. managing Staffs including Casino manager & CSRsAchievements: 1. Established the mobile gaming/gambling brand GamRock and its multi-channel, multi-target strategy2. Identified strategic partners, agree business models & negotiate contracts (launched online & mobile casino in 6 months)3. Obtained UK bookmaker's permit4. Established offshore presence, company structure for Casino gaming5. Launched and media tested 3x play4real products, and 3x play4fun products.

Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb

Based on the competitive landscape & projected market trend, advised and suggested best strategy for each interactive channel (mobile, internet, iTV and telephone) going forward.

Responsibilities: 1. Devised market and product strategy for flagship product BALI2. Cold call & establish contacts with potential clients (restaurants, taxi firms, hotel, banks, bookmakers etc.) & partners (handset manufacturers, mobile operators and media owners)3. Devise sales and business development plans for direct customers and partners4. Responsible for my own department, budget, report to CEO

Provide Wireless Internet Platform & Services for Telecom OperatorsResponsibilities: 1. All direct and channel sales business (telecom) in Asia Pacific2. Devise strategic and sales plan for each major country in Asia Pacific3. Acquire resellers and cold call (or warm call) potential clients4. Manage the internal (different division, and the VCs) and external clients’ politics. Achievements: 1. Acquired Nokia as a reseller for Asia Pacific2. Acquired another reseller in Australia, which bought Mobipro eventually3. Got invited to participate in major RFPs in Taiwan (worth US$3million). Key sales achievements: Ø Received PO with 1st sale based on the pricing matrix I created, initial contract value worth US$500,000.00 (up to 1.5m in 3 years)

Provide IN Prepaid Billing platform + SI + Consultancy + other servicesResponsibilities: 1. Account Management for Belgium & Portugal, Direct & indirect sales to Asia Pacific (new markets)2. Navigated Sema's different SBUs, Navigated within clients' internal political structure 3. Managed technology partners (Compaq, Ericsson)4. Managed internal resources to ensure project delivered professionally (to requirements, to budget etc.) 5. Lead multi-SBU teams to respond to major international RFPs from Tier 1 & 2 telecom operators Achievements: 1. Created outsourcing opportunity, by utilising another SBU in Sema. 2. Took first step of breaking into China market by reaching an agreed strategy with Ericsson (+ snr Compaq Management)3. I met my target of 2.7 million GBP in 9 months & brought in another 30% in 11 months from the reasonably slow economic region of Far East. (2nd highest SBU salesman, highest profit margin SBU in Telecom)

Provide wireless network planning, optimisation S/W & servicesResponsibilities: 1. Sales of products and services direct (some via channel) to EMEA and Asia Pacific2. Management of international RFPs, RFIs bids etc (including technical pre-sales and product management/ directors) 3. Identified the route(s) to decision makers and influencers, and align myself (& MSI) accordingly

Learned the intricacies of ETSI and GSM standards, focusing on air interface and created a traffic modelling tool for the signalling channel. Estimated the potential impact of future services that may impact the signalling channel usage by likes of SMS and USSD messages. The tool I created was under guidance by Kevin Holley and went live and adopted by the mobile operator.

Executive Mba 行政工商管理硕士－金融, Finance, Strategy, (Previously Cass/ City University Business School London) 卡斯商学院

Msc, Telecomunication Technology

Beng (Hons), Engineering Science (Manufacturing Systems)