During his time as CEO at Mediasurface Ben grew the business from scratch to revenues of £10M, gaining global market visibility, winning flagship customer accounts and raising significant funding from investors including GE, Reuters, DKW, Amadeus, Elderstreet, 3i and Goldman Sachs. Most recently as Director of Business Development, Ben has provided strategic advice and hands on executive input to UK security software start-up PREVX Ltd enabling the company to rapidly establish a differentiated and valuable position in its global market within the space of just 12 months.
Entering the industry in the early 80's as a systems analyst Ben quickly built a broad base of experience in business application, business process and change management. Throughout the 80's and early 90's with this technical and business grounding he operated as a consultant to enterprises large and small seeking to undertake major technology and/or process change. |
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With a broad range of customer sector experience including, Financial services, Local and Central Government, Manufacturing, Logistics, Telco, Media and Entertainment Ben has been instrumental in securing business with high profile customers including Reuters, British Steel, Ford, CNN, General Electric, Tate and Lyle, and WWF Entertainment.
Always looking for innovative ways to accelerate business development, Ben's involvement in portfolio businesses typically spans the organisation encompassing; vision and goals of the founding team, funding and exit strategies, company positioning and strategic partnerships, priority R&D activity, product and corporate marketing and creative go to market tactics to accelerate sales traction.
A proven business builder able to communicate with and guide organisations at all levels, Ben's interest in business creativity and experience of what it takes to found, lead, grow and mature a successful UK Technology business through fast moving new markets and boom and bust conditions is an asset to start-up and restart businesses alike. |
