Employee & Consultant
I’m currently employed as Head of Digital Product Development at The Times & Sunday Times. To hire me as a consultant, you can forward your request to contact @ holloman.info .
Click here to download my CV (PDF via Box.net).
Complete career history & details on LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/christerholloman
CV SUMMARY
CAREER OVERVIEW & TESTIMONIALS
Career Overview:
Named one of London’s most influential individuals within new media by the Evening Standard this senior candidate consistently delivers new revenues and improved products for digital businesses. With a unique end-to-end experience in digital product development, management, marketing and sales the candidate knows what is required for success, from strategy to implementation.
Testimonials:
(View more and in full on LinkedIn) ‘creative’, ‘relentless energy’, ‘very good leadership & comms skills’, ‘driven by results’.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Times & Sunday Times
Daily national newspaper published since 1785, owned by News Corporation, www.thetimes.co.uk
Oct ’11 - present
Head of Digital Product Development
- Leading digital development across all formats (e.g. apps), devices (e.g. tablets) and platforms (e.g. social media), manage stakeholders
- Strategic ownership of product roadmaps and to identify new opportunities to increase consumer base, ROI and meet company goals
The Digital Property Group
Market leading property classified websites, owned by Daily Mail, www.tdpg.com
Jan ’10 - Dec ‘10
Head of Commercial Product Development
- Identified approximately 100 new revenue generating products & services, about 10 developed to full scale business plans
- Made 5 new products available (e.g. ecom, mobile) representing a 4% annual revenue growth potential, idea to revenue in 6 months
- Developed a new process for innovation crowd sourcing, innovation management, product prioritisation and development using Agile
CareerBuilder.com
Multinational jobs classifieds website, owned by Ganette, Tribune & McClatchy, www.careerbuilder.com
Jun ’09 - Dec ‘09
Head of Product, EMEA
- Liaison between US developers and local markets, managed the roll-out of two multi million pound products (social media and data)
- Coached 200+ sales reps and key clients in 9 countries, had two direct reports (Head of Partnerships and Head of Agency Relations)
Jul ’08 - Jul ‘09
Head of Advertising, UK
- Set up a new P&L for non-recruitment advertising products and services, invoiced over £100k the first 6 months across EU markets
- Executed a direct marketing campaign and earned the company ‘UK’s Most Innovative Online Marketing Award’ by Onrec.com
Jan ’07 - Jun ‘08
Business Development Manager, UK
- Grew traffic from 300k UV’s/m to 1.9m UV’s/m by securing/optimising traffic partnerships with leading portals like MSN and Yahoo
- Set up an affiliate programme and attracted 1k+ affiliates, lowered costs/acquisition by 250%, increased conversion by 20% via UX
First Tuesday
Network for leaders of technology SME’s, their investors and related service providers, www.firsttuesday.org.uk
Jun ’05 – present
Chairman
- Built a base of 1,500 annual event attendees with 2,500 active members (‘06 - ‘10) and over 10,000 contacts (’11)
Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK
International trade and professional network organisation, www.scc.org.uk
May ’04 - May ’05
Business Development Consultant
- Market research and introductions for Swedish companies planning entry to the UK market, delivered 155% of sales target
EDUCATION
Sep ’11 - present
Post Grad Diploma in Marketing
CIM delivered by Cambridge Professional Academy
Aug ’01 - April ‘04
Business Administration
Thesis topic: Transforming Revenue Models In The Newspaper Industry, Thesis degree: VG (Equivalent of a UK First Hon)
EXTRACURRICULAR
Jan ’11 - Sep ‘11
Author, ‘The Social Media MBA’
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, http://bit.ly/qXmlTd
Jan ’09 - present
Weekly Technology Columnist
Channel: Sky News Online, http://bit.ly/T4KN
Jan ’09 – present
Professional Speaker
Agent: International Speakers Bureau, http://bit.ly/pVO4Qz
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Swedish (Native), English (Fluent), Norwegian (Conversational), Danish (Conversational), German (Basic)
