Roberto Rivero
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Chief Operating Officer / Board Member / Investor at Cosmonauts
Location: London, England, United Kingdom 21 work roles 8 schools
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Roberto Rivero previously worked as Chief Operating Officer at Cosmonauts and Chairman at Vable. Roberto Rivero holds Separate Executive Courses On Strategy, Finance & Marketing from London Business School.

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Entrepreneurial executive from Finance, Technology and Service sectors.Verifiable track-record of achieving outstanding resultsAchieved great successes when managing Sales (e.g. 600% increase at the London Stock Exchange in 18 months), Marketing (huge productivity improvements, awards and, most important, consistent revenue increases) and Product Development (e.g. 74% share of equity trading s/w market in the UK).A “T-SHAPED PROFESSIONAL”Vertically, deep experience in the skills that lead to revenue growth: Sales, Marketing, PR, Product Development, etc. Horizontally, a broad understanding of business, able to collaborate across disciplines and to make a difference in areas of expertise other than my own.My experience at large and small companies has made me aware of the problems that fast growth can cause and the management systems that can be used to prevent these.STRENGTHS• Growth skills: Sales, Marketing, PR, Customer Relations• Strategy: spotting gaps, synergies, opportunities• Communication & influencing skills• International: lived and worked in 7 countries. Managed very international teams• Technology: Not a techy – but someone who understands technology, how it can be used to solve business problems, improve processes, increase productivity, reach new markets – and able to explain it all in simple terms• Building teams and managing people• Managing growing pains: implementation of the appropriate levels of systems and controls as a company grows• Learning: evidenced by the courses and qualifications below• A strong network of contacts in the Financial and Technology industries and among investorsPAST ROLES1. Founder & CEO, Intelligent Growth2. Founder & Chairman, Pelican Investments3. Managing Director, Fidessa4. Head of Sales & Marketing, London Stock Exchange5. Head of Market Development EMEA, Standard &Poor’s6. Head of Product Management, Primark (sold to Thomson-Reuters)7. Occasional lecturer at London Business School, Cass Business School, Nottingham University and King Fahd University

Listed skills include Financial Markets, Business Development, Capital Markets, Financial Services, and 23 others.

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Cosmonauts
Cosmonauts
Chief Operating Officer / Board Member / Investor
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21 roles · 47 years

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Chief Operating Officer

Current

London, England, Gb

Cosmonauts provides a range of business services to early-stage companies and runs content-rich events focused on new technology, its funding and its adoption. The events target companies, clients and investors in SpaceTech, LegalTech, IP, Clean Energy and AgriTech.

Feb 2022 - Present

Chairman

Current

London, England, Gb

Vable (www.vable.com) provides a SaaS platform that helps customers increase their effectiveness and efficiency by managing thousands of information sources, then searching, filtering and aggregating the most relevant content and delivering it to the right individuals to help them make informed decisions. The company targets organisations that depend on timely, relevant current awareness and counts many of the world’s largest and most prestigious professional services firms as clients. Vable derives more than half its revenues from outside the UK.During my first 6 months on the board we (i) re-wrote Vable's business plan; (ii) raised $1m; (iii) established a new Sales & Marketing team; (iv) expanded our s/w development capabilities. Then, after suggesting some changes to our board processes, Vable’s CEO asked me to chair the board.

Sep 2015 - Present

Non Executive Director

Current

London, Gb

Embedded Finance provider, Lerex Technology supplies and runs the technology, compliance and operations required to enable any business to start their own payments and banking-like programme in a matter of weeks.

Nov 2019 - Present

Mentor, Lecturer & Judge, Entrepreneurial Summer School

Current

London, Gb

Acting as Mentor to individual start-ups over the course of the programme, taking part in the judging process over 2 days and delivering a lecture on the raising of capital for early stage ventures.

Jul 2018 - Present

Entrepreneur In Residence

Current

Triumph Road, Nottingham, Gb

The Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is at the forefront of creating a culture of entrepreneurialism and innovation. It has developed an MBA in Entrepreneurship, seven joint Masters programmes with other Schools and entrepreneurship teaching across Business School undergraduate programmes.

May 2019 - Present

Mentor

Current

Bath, Gb

SETSquared is a business incubation network ran jointly by the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. It has been ranked several times as the World's Top Business Incubator operated by universities, most recently in February 2018.

Oct 2018 - Present

Chairman, Advisory Board

Nottingham, Nottingham, Gb

Nottingham University, a leader in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, is a Russell Group university whose MBA is delivered through campuses in Nottingham, Malaysia and Singapore. The MBA is accredited by AMBA and EQUIS and ranked 69th globally and 4th in the UK by The Economist MBA.The purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide insights and advice on the MBA’s objectives and curriculum to ensure that it remains aligned with the needs of business and industry.

Sep 2019 - Jul 2023

Part-Time Marketing Director / Marketing Mentor

Bletchingley , Surrey, Gb

The Marketing Centre is part of the Liberti Group, who have a brilliant proposition for ambitious business owners: Why hire a full-time executive, when your business might be better off with a more skilled and experienced professional on a part-time basis?Through a network of focused companies Liberti supplies qualified, senior executives in:Finance, Technology, HR, Legal, Sales and, of course, Marketing – and the infrastructure and methodology to back them up and ensure they do a great job.It’s a fantastic idea that I came across when I was searching for a CFO for one of the small companies I was already working with.Since joining The Marketing Centre I have been really impressed with the calibre of the 90+ people I’m working alongside, the broad range of strengths & backgrounds in the team and the support available to us.

Dec 2019 - Jan 2022

Advisor

Adliswil, Zurich, Ch

Enterprise Bot deploys its AI-powered bots into Customer Services in order to increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction. Industries served so far include banking, insurance and transportation.

Jun 2018 - Apr 2021

Mentor

London, Gb

I was voted one of the top 10 mentors on SUBC’s Fin-Tech program after helping companies using AI, Blockchain and smart-contracts in products aimed at Retail & Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Derivatives and Insurance.

Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

Emea Head Of Market Development

New York, Ny, Us

With a market-cap of around US$130bn, S&P Global provides research, ratings, indices, software and information products that are part of the fabric of the global financial industry.During my time in this role I reduced expenditure from $4.3m to $1.2m yet transformed a department whose main function had been to organise events into one responsible for:- Product Development: Leveraged S&P’s IP and market position to develop new revenue streams- Business Intelligence: Created new department for data gathering, analysis and research to improve client understanding, competitive awareness and commercial planning. Some of our research went on to be published by S&P and cited in publications like the Economist and the FT.- Investor Relations: Created new department to develop and manage S&P’s relationships with professional investors and to search for cross-selling opportunities- Public Relations: Led our work with internal and external PR professionals to maximise the impact of coverage in the national, international and trade press.- Marketing: Grew the demand and customer-loyalty for our ratings from different segments of the capital markets with better and more targeted marketing.- Relationship Management: Managed relationships with S&P’s largest clients, with responsibility for generating cross-selling opportunities and increasing annual expenditure.

Sep 2006 - May 2018

Advisor

London, London, Gb

Be On The Scene (www.beonthescene.com) provides help, exposure and opportunities to aspiring artists and musicians through a combination of social media and real-life services and events.

Dec 2013 - Nov 2016

Founder & Ceo

Intelligent Growth

Founded 8-strong consulting firm providing advice on Product Development, Marketing and Sales to companies selling services, information and technology to the financial industry. Clients included BT, Deutsche Borse, Dow-Jones, Thomson-Reuters and S&P – as well as several smaller companies.

Jan 2002 - Sep 2006

Head Of Sales & Marketing

London, England, Gb

Managing a team of 30, responsible for revenues of over £110m. Change management program transformed the effectiveness of these two functions. With no increase in resources, sales increased by a factor of >4 on a like-for-like basis and >6 when including new products. Marketing became revenue-focused, winning two industry prizes for its effectiveness. In a flat market, revenues increased from £82m to £110m during my tenure.Prior to that, provided commercial advice which started with strategic review and concluded with (i) the LSE’s first ever acquisition (which I led), (ii) the launch of several new products, (iii) the re-organisation of the Sales & Marketing function across the LSE’s 3 business units and (iv) a re-brand of the organisation.

2002 - Jan 2005

Managing Director, Fidessanet

London, Gb

Fidessa is the premium supplier of trading software to fund managers, stockbrokers and investment banks. Reporting to CEO, responsible for product development and marketing of new SaaS offering. Also, established Marketing function in US, where Fidessa did not have the dominant position it held in Europe. This involved re-positioning the company in the context of the US market.

2001 - 2002 ~1 yr

Head Of Product Management

Thomson Financial (Now Part Of Refinitiv)

Reporting to the CEO, this was the key strategic role in Primark’s TOPIC division - setting the agenda for the group’s future, managing 3 teams responsible for Product Management and Marketing. • Development, launch & marketing of equity trading systems which quickly achieved >70% market share against companies like Reuters and Bloomberg• Development, launch & marketing of complementary product range to support electronic trading and decision making• Turning the above from a UK-domestic to a pan-European business• Revenues grew from ~£25m to over £125m with more than half of 2000’s revenues coming from products created during my tenure• For two years, responsible for all of Primark’s marketing globally, outside US.

1995 - 2001 ~6 yrs

Head Of Sales & Marketing

Maxat / France Telecom

France Telecom acquired British Aerospace business in 1992. Of the 50+ employees, they retained 6. Quickly promoted to Head of Sales & Marketing, Satellite Data Networks, managing a team of 6 which soon became the most successful in the industry - selling more networks than all our 8 competitors combined.

1992 - 1995 ~3 yrs

Business Development Manager

British Aerospace Communications Ltd

Sales of, satellite-based, Business-TV and Data Networks to senior management of large companies like Thomas Cook, William Hill and Volvo.

1989 - 1992 ~3 yrs

Chief Commercial Officer

Pisa Graphics

Pisa was a start-up, developing graphics software for Apple’s Macintosh. Responsibilities included sales, marketing and product management.

1988 - 1990 ~2 yrs

Country Manager, Malaysia

Metier Management Systems

Metier was based around Artemis,the world’s leading project management system. Roles included:• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: established office, followed by 18 months as Country Manager• Kuwait: established office and provided Client Support for 3 months• Jakarta, Indonesia: established office and provided Client Support for 6 months• Saudi Arabia: 18 months in Sales, covering Greece, Egypt and Western Saudi Arabia• London: QA, Client Support & Applications Developer

1980 - 1986 ~6 yrs
8 education records

Roberto Rivero education

Separate Executive Courses On Strategy, Finance & Marketing

London Business School

Executive Leadership Programme

Columbia Business School

Leading Globally

Insead

Private Equity And Venture Capital

Università Bocconi

Advanced Competitive Strategy

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Finance & Capital Markets

Nyu Stern School Of Business

Mba

University Of Surrey

Bsc, Economics

University Of Buckingham
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Roberto Rivero is based in London, England, United Kingdom while working with Cosmonauts.

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Roberto Rivero has worked for Cosmonauts, Vable, Lerex Technology, Harvard Business Review, and London Business School.

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Roberto Rivero holds Separate Executive Courses On Strategy, Finance & Marketing from London Business School.

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Roberto Rivero is listed with skills including Financial Markets, Business Development, Capital Markets, Financial Services, Strategy, Management, Equities, and Electronic Trading.

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