John Smith
CEO, Chairman, NED, Investor
Hermosa Beach, California
Skills
Work Experience
2020
Chairman
2020
2018 - 2022
Chairman
2018 - 2022
Social Media, Digital Brand Marketing & ecommerce company
2018 - 2022
Non Executive Director
2018 - 2022
KKR owned furniture company
2019 - 2021
Chairman
2019 - 2021
TV/Media company focussed on sustainability goals
2015 - 2021
Board Member
2015 - 2021
Also: Chairman of Finance and Audit Committee Chairman of Commercial Committee
2018 - 2019
Non Executive Director
2018 - 2019
2017 - 2019
Non Executive Director
2017 - 2019
S&P 500 Company listed on NYSE, taken private in May 2019
2009 - 2017
Board Director & COO
2009 - 2017
FTSE 100 Company Member of Burberry Board, 2009 - 2017 COO from March 2013 - June 2017 Responsible for digital strategy and ecommerce Ownership of fragrance and cosmetics business, and its ultimate sale Travel Retail channel Finance, tax, treasury, procurement and investor relations Supply Chain Technology Architecture Business transformation Programme and Transformation Management Office
2005 - 2012
Chairman and Director
2005 - 2012
2004 - 2012
CEO
2004 - 2012
International TV channels business - 42 international TV channels, with 350m subscribers Global TV producer, including Dancing With The Stars. Global management of many media brands eg: BBC Earth, Dancing With The Stars, TopGear, Dr Who Wide range of digital businesses: bbc.com, international iPlayer, many apps, commercial websites and mobile games Large international TV distribution business Magazine publisher: over 60 titles including Good Food, Radio Times, BBC Music Large scale live events in many countries Publisher of Books, DVD's, and other media merchandise