Expert Details
Digital Information, Publishing, Software and Technology
ID: 732778
United Kingdom
Between 1997 and 2014, Expert worked for an information services and training firm focused on B2B markets with a focus on risk and compliance, finance, legal and insight. He joined this PLC when they backed his MBO of the Business Information division of Macmillan Publishers. Expert subsequently developed the digital operations of the Group before becoming Group Chief Operating Officer and a PLC board director.
In addition to his career in information publishing, Expert has been an active founder, investor and advisor, predominantly in information and technology. He is currently Chairman of a financial technology company that delivers a new pre-trade platform for derivatives trading.
In addition, Expert co-founded a global distributor of niche financial technology products and solutions, and he brokered its sale to Vista Equity in 2014. In 2006 he co-founded a financial services staffing and recruiting firm.
In 2011 he co-founded the leading UK roadworks database. He is also an early-stage investor in Antix, an auto-editing video application.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Finance | Institution: London Business School |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chairman | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert serves as a board member for this innovative technology developer for the OTC derivatives trading community. He lends his expertise and leadership to support its development and growth. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2014 | Employer: Wilmington plc | Title: Chief Operating Officer | Department: |
Responsibilities:As COO (2011-14), Expert assumed full P&L responsibility for this PLC. This included digital transformation of the business from print/advertising-dominated business to predominantly digital-subscription-based businesses. The company is now widely acknowledged as one of the best of its peer group in terms of navigating this structural challenge. Previously (1999-2011), he held progressive management positions in publishing and information, i.e., stewarding the development of the company's digital publishing divisions. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1999 | Employer: Waterlow Specialist Information Publishing | Title: Founder, Managing Director and Shareholder | Department: |
Responsibilities:He continued the development of the digital directories business for this specialist information publishing company. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1997 | Employer: Macmillan Reference Ltd. | Title: Publishing Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert developed the UK’s most successful professional directories on the internet. To this end, he rationalized inefficient cost base and updated technology, as well as completed MBO with the backing of Wilmington Group PLC. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1996 | Employer: Adam Smith Institute / Business Seminars International | Title: Sales and Publishing Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert launched financial information services in the Former Soviet Union for this Information and Events business based in Moscow and London. He managed major international events covering the privatization of key industries followinh Perestroika. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1995 | Employer: Thomas Telford Services Ltd. | Title: Directories and Electronic Publisher | Department: |
Responsibilities:He developed a fast-growing directory and journal business. He also launched the first electronic publications for the Institution of Civil Engineers. |
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Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | Fluent |