Michael Tamblyn Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Founded in December 2009, Toronto-based Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the world’s most popular global eReading services, offering more than 7 million eBooks and audiobooks to over 42 million users across the world. Kobo is the world’s second-largest manufacturer of eInk eReading devices, available in over 10,000 retail locations in 25 countries. With a business equally distributed across Asia, Americas and Europe, we deliver ebooks and audiobooks to users in over 180 countries and 76 languages. Our mission is to make readers’ lives better, through incredible selection, the world’s best reading apps for iOS and Android, award-winning eReaders, groundbreaking partnerships with book retailers around the world and a company built by people who care as much about reading as our customers do. Kobo is owned by Japanese eCommerce company Rakuten Inc.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Led the charge for Kobo's international expansion, opening up new markets, acquiring content rights, educating publishers and building one of the world's largest catalogs of ebooks. Lead the Content group within Kobo, responsible for content sales, acquisition, publisher relations, content management, merchandising, pricing, margin management, conversion and self-publishing -- and did it mostly from airport waiting rooms, hotels, and outlandish timezones.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Leads the Content group within Kobo, responsible for content acquisition, publisher relations, content management, merchandising, pricing, margin management, conversion and self-publishing.

Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

While I’m the day-to-day CEO of Rakuten Kobo, I am also a member of Rakuten’s senior executive team, where I work with colleagues in Asia, the Americas and Europe to define and execute Rakuten’s overall strategy and evaluate acquisitions and investments globally.

Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Toronto, On, Ca

In this volunteer role, I mentor startups and researchers working to commercialize technology for older adults. 1 in 4 Canadians will be over the age of 65 by 2030, and I would like to see Canada as a leader in building incredible new companies that focus on how technology can make our lives better as we age. AGE-WELL NCE is a federally-funded Centre of Excellence dedicated to the creation of technologies and services that benefit older adults and caregivers. Our aim is to help older Canadians maintain their independence, health and quality of life through technologies and services that increase their safety and security, support their independent living, and enhance their social participation.

Worldwide, Us

I am proud to join this group of 15 leading companies, represented by one C-suite member from each company. We work with the Black Professionals in Tech Network to advocate, set goals, and build programs that lead to the hiring of Black talent in tech and business, and also transform the Canadian tech and business landscape to better attract, hire, retain and promote Black talent. Let's do the work!

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

The Law Commission of Ontario is Ontario’s leading law reform agency. The LCO provides independent, balanced and authoritative advice on complex legal policy issues. Our work promotes access to justice and contributes to public debate.

Irving, Texas, Us

I get incredible benefit from connection to peers running companies of their own - their challenges, successes, knowledge and expertise. Gets better every year!

Burnaby, Bc, Ca

Guest appearances teaching business analytics, supply chain, future of publishing for Masters of Publishing and Summer Intensive programs.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Was thrilled to spend time with the talented and dedicated staff and board of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Canada's leading public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary visual art. Focus: Strategy Committee; Marketing & Communications Committee

House of Anansi Press was founded in 1967 by writers Dennis Lee and David Godfrey. Anansi started as a small press with a mandate to publish only Canadian writers, and quickly gained attention for publishing significant authors such as Margaret Atwood, Matt Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, and Erin Mouré, as well as George Grant and Northrop Frye.The company specializes in finding and developing Canada's great new writers of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction and in maintaining a culturally significant backlist that has accumulated since the house was founded 40 years ago.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Board member from the acquisition of OverDrive by Rakuten to its sale to KKR through 5 years of strong growth and record-breaking profitability.

New York, Ny, Us

Board member for the New York-based hub of all things technology & supply chain-related for the U.S. book market.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Once upon a time, no one in the Canadian book industry knew how many books were sold in Canada, where they were purchased, who bought them, how authors or titles performed over time, or which publishers had what market share. BookNet Canada changed that, and in doing so, set the international standard for how an industry could work together to make itself smarter and more resilient. Described by the Globe and Mail as "the book industry's supply chain nerve centre", BookNet Canada is the not-for-profit agency responsible for driving technology innovation in Canada's publishing, distribution and book retail sectors. BookNet provides B2B trading services, sets technology standards, develops business intelligence software, and manages BNC SalesData, the national book sales reporting and analysis service, tracking 75% of all Canadian book sales.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Bookshelf.ca was one of Canada's first e-commerce destinations, created as a partnership between The Book Shelf, one of Canada's foremost independent bookstores, and Sympatico, Canada's largest internet service provider. It was aquired by Indigo Books & Music in 1998 to form the core of Indigo.ca.

Mba, Strategy, Finance, Marketing

B., Music