Head of Digital & Advisor to the Board at Angels Den
Ireland
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- Head of Digital & Advisor to the Board at Angels Den
- Non-executive Director at Newspepper.com
- Partner at Jaipur Restaurants
- CEO - Co Founder at Segala
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- Mentor to the CEO at 3 Dynamics
- Chair at BIMA (British Interactive Media Association)
- Executive at BIMA (British Interactive Media Association)
- Test Strategy Consultant (consultancy role) at Orange
- Process Improvement Manager (consultancy role) at Vodafone Ireland
- Member of the Executive - Head of Quality & Process Improvement, at Eqos
- Senior Test Manager / Auditor (consultancy role) at ADC Metrica
- International Beta Co-ordinator for the UK & SE and Technical Accounts Manager at AOL
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Paul Walsh’s Summary
In 2003, Paul founded Segala, the industry’s most revered provider of and authority on content classification & Web standards compliance certification. It generated £1.6m in year one and was profitable within month.
Paul has 12 years of international experience as an advisor within the Digital Industry - having worked with companies such as Vodafone, O2, Orange, CMG, ADC Metrica and Eqos.
Paul was one of the first to join AOL in the mid-’90s where he became one of the first employees. Looking after all technical accounts across the region, Paul was a core member of the new technologies team and was responsible for the International Beta Coordination for the UK & Sweden.
From 2007 – 2008 Paul was an advisor to the British Council, helping to build and improve a digital pioneer program with Hong Kong and a 3 year entrepreneurial related project with India. Over the past few years Paul was a non-Executive Director at Newspepper.com, Advisor to Quick.TV and a mentor to the CEO of 3 Dynamics, a Hong Kong based games company. In May 2006, Paul was elected Chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), the longest established association for the digital industry. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2008.
Paul is also Senior Advisor for Angels Den, Europe’s most successful angel network, as Head of Digital – where he is responsible for the strategy and rollout of the brand across the digital industry. In addition, he provides due diligence advisory to the board on all deal flow in this space.
Paul is a partner in Jaipur, a group of award winning, Michelin-rated restaurants in Dublin.
Paul is quoted regularly in national newspapers such as the FT and trade press, on subjects such as StartUps & Entrepreneurial related topics, Internet & Mobile Trends and Social Media. He continues to give talks, but they’re now restricted to hot countries, for obvious reasons.
Paul Walsh’s Experience
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Head of Digital & Advisor to the Board
Angels Den
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
Europe's biggest and most successful angel network.
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Non-executive Director
Newspepper.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
Based in London, UK, Newspepper is the first Web site that where trainee journalists can submit stories and be rewarded for their journalistic flair whilst also learning the necessary skills for fair, accurate and coherent journalism.
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Partner
Jaipur Restaurants
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Restaurants industry)
September 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)
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CEO - Co Founder
Segala
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1916 — Present (93 years 7 months)
Strategy, planning, new business development
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Mentor to the CEO
3 Dynamics
(Computer Games industry)
2007 — June 2009 (2 years )
3 Dynamics is one of the top innovators in Hong Kong, leveraging location-based technology to 3G mobile gaming. In 2006, their 3G mobile game products, “3G Mopas” & “Hong Kong War”, received 3G Cyberport awards from the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (HKWTIA).
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Chair
BIMA (British Interactive Media Association)
(Media Production industry)
April 2006 — April 2009 (3 years 1 month)
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Executive
BIMA (British Interactive Media Association)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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Test Strategy Consultant (consultancy role)
Orange
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 2002 — June 2002 (6 months)
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Process Improvement Manager (consultancy role)
Vodafone Ireland
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 2001 — November 2001 (11 months)
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Member of the Executive - Head of Quality & Process Improvement,
Eqos
(Computer Software industry)
August 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 2 months)
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Senior Test Manager / Auditor (consultancy role)
ADC Metrica
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 1998 — August 1999 (10 months)
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International Beta Co-ordinator for the UK & SE and Technical Accounts Manager
AOL
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)
February 1995 — March 1998 (3 years 2 months)
In 1995 Paul became one of the first employees for AOL in Europe where he was a key member of the team that developed AOL's presence in the UK and assisting with the launch of other AOL Europe territories.
Additional Information
Paul Walsh’s Websites:
Paul Walsh’s Interests:
Love to network and meet new exciting entrepreneurs. Keep-fit enthusiast and qualified open water diver.
Paul Walsh’s Groups:
British Council, Adviser on Digital Pioneer Programmes with Hong Kong and India
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group
W3C WAI Evaluations and Reporting Tools Working Group
W3C Mobile Web Initiative (Founding Sponsor) - Co-editor of the mobileOK conformance document with Google and ICRA
W3C Web Content Label XG (Sponsor)
GSM Association (GSMA)
Mobile Data Association (MDA)
British Interactive Media Association (Chair), Mobile Monday
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BIMA
Paul Walsh’s Honors:
"One of the top 5 Irish who’ve made it into London’s marketing elite"
Sunday Tribune
"One to watch out for in 2007"
Revolution Magazine
Paul Walsh’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
