In his role as CFO, John is leading the development of business opportunities across the UK and North America and is responsible for guiding the business through its consolidation and growth across the proximity commerce industry.
During his 20 years at Global Insurance Company Aviva, John gained significant operational experience and led a number of cost management programmes. He was also responsible for a number of mergers and acquisitions during his time here, including transactions with RAC, CGNU, and London and Edinburgh.
John then spent two years as an Executive Director of IT software company, Validus, where he helped to double the size of the company, commercialise the company’s services, and led the process to its sale to private equity group Lloyds Development Capital. Both roles have also consolidated his experience in sales and marketing. John joins Proxama after serving as Divisional Finance Director at RAC Motoring Service, supporting the sales process between The Carlyle Group and GIC, for a reported £2bn.
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From 21st October - 7th November, Ralph Lauren celebrated the expansion of its Polo range by taking over the 15 iconic window displays at Harrods on London’s Brompton Road. The window display was ‘brought to life’ with the addition of a fully integrated mobile proximity marketing campaign, which enabled Ralph Lauren and Harrods to further enrich their consumers’ shopping experience and increase their brand exposure.
In August 2014, Proxama worked with The KIA Oval to deliver a new exclusive VIP App, utilising the latest mobile proximity marketing technologies; Geo-fencing, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near Field Communication (NFC).
In April 2014, Posterscope ran an OOH marketing campaign for Ladbrokes, utilising NFC and QR enabled six sheets across multiple OOH owners – JCDecaux, Primesight and Clear Channel. The campaign was deployed across 1700 UK sites and was designed to encourage consumers to tap to download the Ladbrokes app on their mobile phone to receive a £50 free bet.
In April 2014, Proxama worked with Ubisoft® to promote the highly anticipated launch of its new video game Watchdogs ™. Utilising proximity mobile marketing technologies, Near Field Communication (NFC) and QR codes, the campaign incentivised gamers to “tap-in” and interact with the brand using their smartphones to enter the competition for a chance to win a paid for holiday to Chicago.
In April 2014, Proxama partnered with Exterion Media and First Aberdeen, to pilot an innovative new customer engagement campaign utilising NFC and QR technology. As the first fully interactive bus campaign in the UK to utilise both NFC and QR technology, it was deployed across 20 bendy buses in Aberdeen, Scotland.
In October 2015, the much-discussed Payment Networks’ Liability Shift associated with EMV (EuroPay, MasterCard, and Visa) is due to take effect in the United States. Meanwhile, there have been major developments in the NFC mobile payments space, with the recent launch of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and a
On Wednesday 17th June, Proxama's Vice President of Sales for North America, Ricky Ranjan, will be talking Where's the Money? Emerging Revenue Streams in his presentation "Mobile Increases Sales & Loyalty: Lessons Learned from the UK" at Cardware 2015.