Jose Gaztelu

Executive Producer

2023

Seedcamp Expert Collective

2023

Supporting Startups and Scale-ups of the Seedcamp portfolio.

Expert in Residence

2020 - 2023

Head of Global Market Operations and Corporate Strategy

2023 - 2024

Head of International

2021 - 2023

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

2020 - 2021

Managing Director, International E-commerce and Private Label

2015 - 2019

Responsible for launching and leading e-commerce efforts outside of North America, building out all key functions (marketing, product sourcing, operations...) -Hired team of 120+ across 5 geographies (including marketing buying, product design, supply chain), including sourcing factories in China, Vietnam, India and setting up international logistics -Launched Houzz Shop in the UK market (signed >3000 vendors, >200,000 products) -Launched Private Label collections for Houzz in North America Houzz is the world's leading online platform for home design and renovation. With over 1.5 million professionals across all areas of home design and over 15m+ inspirational images to browse, we provide everything that the 40m+ homeowners and design lovers that visit our site every month need to improve their homes from start to finish. Houzz has recently raised $400m at a $4B valuation from some of the top venture capital firms in the world, including Sequoia Capital, NEA, GGV and KPCB.

Managing Director - International Brand Advertising

2017 - 2017

Responsible for International Brand Advertising revenue channel across UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Nordics, Russia, Japan, Australia and India.

Managing Director and Country Manager, Houzz Spain

2015 - 2017

Responsible for launching Houzz in Spain: built and hired the Spanish team to localize the platform and build the Houzz community in Spain.

CEO Zalora Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia

2014 - 2015

P&L responsibility for >50% of Southeast Asian business, overseeing >400 employees across three geographies ZALORA Group is the largest and fastest growing e-commerce fashion venture in Asia and is part of publicly listed Global Fashion Group, launched by Rocket Internet.

CEO Zalora Singapore and Hong Kong

2013 - 2013

CEO Zalora Thailand

2012 - 2013

Full P&L responsibility overseeing >150 employees in Bangkok across marketing, buying, operations, customer service, etc.

Senior Engagement Manager

2009 - 2012

Core member of the European Retail/Consumer Goods Practice. -Focus on Growth Strategy in FMCG/Retail, Information and Communications Technology and Media -Experience across Europe, Latin America and Asia on projects in: Growth Strategy, Lean operations, Innovation, Corporate Finance.

Senior Associate

2007 - 2008

Jazz Record Label Manager

2007 - 2007

Managed all aspects of late jazz legend Ornette Coleman's record label, including: ensuring proper marketing and media coverage of the award winning album “Sound Grammar”, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance and won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Product Manager (Summer MBA Intern)

2006 - 2006

Marketing of Windows Server Virtualization

MBA Intern

2006 - 2006

Conducted market scan and assessment of investment attractiveness of “lead-referral” Internet businesses