Based in London, Andrew is an experienced Senior Telecoms Executive, Business Developer and Marketer with particular expertise in sourcing and winning significant business across Europe in the mobile operator space. He has a specific focus on mobile advertising, mobile location and fixed mobile convergence. He brings to any role a unique mix of sales director, entrepreneur, marketer, rainmaker, mobile evangelist and company spokesperson.
Since joining Seeker Wireless in 2004, Andrew has secured business with Vodafone through an impressive network of contacts at all levels across multiple OpCos and Vodafone Group. He also has broad range of high level relationships across Telefonica, Orange, T-mobile, Tele2, Telenor, BT, O2, HP, LogicaCMG, Acision, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Mobily, Turkcell, MegaFon, MTS, Vimpelcom, STC, Hutchison 3, Google, Yahoo!, Optus, and Telstra. Andrew has developed a strong sales pipeline across these and other customers in challenging and competitive markets.
Andrew is experienced and successful in launching disruptive technologies and business models into existing markets as well as creating new opportunities around convergence and mobile marketing in the Telco space. His career spans 20 years working in senior positions across the entire value chain and has a deep understanding of the Telco market from vendor, operator, analyst, consultant and media viewpoints.
Previous to the current role, he held senior marketing and management positions with Australian operators Telstra, Optus and mobile messaging experts Legion Interactive. He is also experienced in the online space having developed and launched PropertyLook, a leading Australasian commercial property portal.
Andrew holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Technology, Sydney with sub-majors in eBusiness and Marketing, and Master’s Degree in Information Technology & Telecommunications from the University of South Australia. Andrew also developed a new eBusiness course for the Master of Business and Technology (MBT) course presented by the University of NSW. More on Andrew's educational background is available in the education section.
Andrew held a number of technical roles with Optus before moving into a Marketing role as Product Development Manager for high speed data products in 1996. Andrew held the position of Business Development Manager for Infrastructure Investment and Development with Optus before leaving to join Telstra Corporation in September 1998. Prior to December 1999, Andrew was National Manager for Business Development in the Marketing area of Telstra’s Business Solutions group. Prior to joining Property Look, Andrew was responsible for the development of vertical market opportunities (portals) across Telstra’s Retail Services group.
Andrew has made significant contributions to the charities he is involved with, and developed a promotional video to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s award in Australia, which was shown during a Gala Dinner in November 2002, attended by HRH The Earl of Wessex. Prior to his move to London, Andrew was the Technology Director of the Rotary Club of Sydney, Australia’s largest and most prestigious Rotary club, and sat on the board of thee club from 2001 - 2005. In 2006, he was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Sydney in recognition of his service to the club and the community.
Andrew is a keen debater, an accomplished Master of Ceremonies and public speaker, and regularly speaks to school and community groups about careers and the IT&T industry in general, and has a keen interest in corporate governance, and the management of not-for profit organisations.
Andrew is Married, and lives with his Wife, Samantha and Daughter Madeleine in London where he heads the sales & marketing operations for Seeker Wireless.
For more information on Andrew's career history, please contact Andrew at http://www.andrewgrill.com/contact or visit my LinkedIn profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewgrill
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