NameChris Robson
Job TitleCEO
OrganisationYou Wish Ltd
Member Since13 May 2003
Areas of ExpertiseE-commerce, Lead Generation, Multichannel Marketing, Strategy and Planning, Web Project Management
Contact Details Telephone: 07990978423

About Me

ENTREPRENEUR, PROVEN CEO AND INNOVATIVE MARKETER
Chris is an experienced CEO & Board Level marketing consultant with a track record of creating significant growth and profit across a range of marketing, digital and media businesses.

Chris has a passion for conceiving and developing new ideas, products, services and businesses. He has unusual experience of both starting and building several successful new businesses and in advising blue-chip clients on how to innovate and grow across countries and sectors.

Chris has a rare expertise in understanding how digital can be used to drive value across an entire business, whether ecommerce, communications, employee engagement, customer service or efficiencies.

CEO, You Wish, Jun 2008- Present
You Wish is a customisable online lead generation platform for services. 3 different routes to market with different partners are in development

CEO, EDENGENE LTD, 2005-2008
Strategy & innovation consultancy Edengene

CEO SYZYGY AG, 1996-2002
Built Syzygy from small UK start-up web agency to a Pan-European digital agency group. Floated, Syzygy AG, on the German stock exchange, raising 55m€ with a market valuation of 240m€

Founding Director of Ink, the world’s leading contract publisher of in-flight magazines

Board Director, DMB&B advertising agency 1993-1995

Career History

CEO at You Wish Group
From June 1, 2008 and still in this role.

CEO at Edengene
From January 1, 2005 until January 1, 2008.

Leading strategy and innovation consultancy

Founding Director at Ink Publishing
From January 1, 2000 and still in this role.

The world's largest contract publisher of inflight media

CEO at Syzygy AG
From January 1, 1996 until January 1, 2002.

Built syzygy from a small UK start-up web agency into a Pan-European Group. Floated the group on the German Stock exchange with a market valuation of 240m€

Board Director at DMB&B
From January 1, 1993 until January 1, 1995.

Global advertising agency bought by Publicis

Education and Qualifications

London Business School                                                                                                         1995- 1996

Masters Degree in Management (Sloan Programme). Distinction in strategy & marketing.

Oxford University, Lady Margaret Hall                                                                                      

MA Honours Degree in History (2.1)

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