Neil Gibbons MBA

Current

Non-Executive Director at Neurosense Ltd., UK
Executive Coach, Interim Manager, Consultant at Executive Insight Ltd.

Past

Executive Director of Business Development at Henley Business School of the University of Reading
Executive Director of Open Programs at Henley Managment College, United Kingdom
Director at The Marketing Show

Managing Director (ad interim) at StockData NV
Chief Executive (ad interim) at NCiCube AG
Advisory Board at ShoppingGate AG
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO at FirstQuote Inc.
CEO at FirstQuote
Manager at Family Office
Commercial Director at BB Energy Holding
Commercial Director at Cukurova Holding
International Marketing Director at RJR Nabisco
Marketing Manager at S.C.Johnson Inc., Germany
Senior Product Manager at S.C.Johnson Inc., UK

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Education

Coach U
Xerox Corp. Training
IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs

University of London

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Neil Gibbons MBA’s Summary

Executive Director on an interim management basis of Henley Management College's open enrollment programs, encompassing responsibility for 4'500 program members on MBA, DBA and post-experience MSc programs. Henley is the UK's longest established business school, with an outstanding track record and heritage, currently ranked within the top 10 world-wide in two of The Economist's Top 10 MBA rankings. Currently a member of the executive team concluding a merger with University of Reading's Business School to create a top 5 European business school in revenue terms within fiscal 2008-9. Leading business development and investment into emerging fast-growth Asian and African markets.

Neil Gibbons MBA’s Specialties:

Marketing, brand management, new product development, corporate communications, strategic management, entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, and executive coaching, media, new media, emerging media, social networking, online marketing, search engine marketing, brand management, marketing innovation, market segmentation.

Neil Gibbons MBA’s Experience

Non-Executive Director

Neurosense Ltd., UK

(Privately Held; Market Research industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Non-Executive Director supporting this established and well-reputed neuroscience consultancy to restructure and obtain venture funding. Neurosense Limited was formed in 1999 by a team of leading academic neuroscientists to provide specialist market research consultancy and strategic guidance about ways in which brain imaging techniques are used to provide key insights into consumer behavior and devlopment of marketing stimuli. Additionally, they offer full functional neuroimaging and behavioural testing services. The company has one of the largest proprietary databases worldwide of commercial brain scans having relevance to consumer behaviors, personality types, key marketing stimuli, and the brain patterns affecting purchase behavior. Several FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies feature as clients.
Executive Coach, Interim Manager, Consultant

Executive Insight Ltd.

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2003 — Present (7 years )

Consulting on MBO, MBI and M&A assignments, as well as business development projects primarily in the financial services and financial technologies sectors.
Executive Director of Business Development

Henley Business School of the University of Reading

(Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — July 2009 (1 year )

Leadership interim management role to advance the reorganization and transition of business development, commercial processes, international operations and marketing practices in the wake of the merger with University of Reading’s business school.

Henley Business School is one of Europe’s leading executive education institutions, recognized for its worldwide triple accredited business degrees, 60 year heritage of business education, Queens Award for Enterprise and top 10 world ranking for the Henley MBA.
Participated in Executive Management and Strategy Boards, and merger transition team as well as acted as Chairman of Henley Management College, South Africa.

Held overall responsibility for international development in European, Asia-Pacific and Caribbean regions.
Executive Director of Open Programs

Henley Managment College, United Kingdom

(Education Management industry)

September 2007 — July 2008 (11 months)

Interim executive position with responsibility to reorganize strategic direction and turnaround commercial aspects of the Open Programs portfolio, with the aim of re-establishing growth and strengthened brand values; principally focused on the MBA and DBA programs. Fulfilled additional advisory and operational role in the merger and due diligence process with the University of Reading.

Member of Executive Committee and Operations Board, and held Chairmanship of Henley Management College, South Africa.

Held overall responsibility for international development in European, Asia-Pacific and Caribbean regions.
Director

The Marketing Show

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Part business information, part training The Marketing Show is a unique new edutainment program for marketing professionals created to fulfill the need within the marketing community to stay abreast of the ever-quickening evolution of new developments and technology-driven changes affecting the marketing profession. Presented as a live conference event in a unique format, The Marketing Show will also be broadcast in 2H2007 as a 12 part TV series with leading broadcasters, featuring the profession's thought leaders and emerging best practices. For more details see www.marketing-show.com.
Managing Director (ad interim)

StockData NV

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 7 months)
Chief Executive (ad interim)

NCiCube AG

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)

November 2001 — July 2002 (9 months)
Advisory Board

ShoppingGate AG

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

May 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 8 months)
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO

FirstQuote Inc.

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1995 — March 2001 (6 years 3 months)
CEO

FirstQuote

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; FSQT; Financial Services industry)

1995 — 2001 (6 years )
Manager

Family Office

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 1990 — December 1994 (5 years )
Commercial Director

BB Energy Holding

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 1986 — December 1989 (3 years 7 months)
Commercial Director

Cukurova Holding

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 1983 — January 1986 (2 years 3 months)
International Marketing Director

RJR Nabisco

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 1981 — October 1983 (2 years 8 months)
Marketing Manager

S.C.Johnson Inc., Germany

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 1976 — December 1979 (3 years 11 months)
Senior Product Manager

S.C.Johnson Inc., UK

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 1971 — January 1976 (5 years 1 month)

Neil Gibbons MBA’s Education

Coach U

Corporate Coaching 1989 — 2004
Xerox Corp. Training

Professional Selling Skills II (PSS II) 1983 — 1983

Activities and Societies:

Practitioner and Instructor
IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs

MBA (Distinction) , General Management , 1980 — 1980

Activities and Societies:

Dean List Honors
Team leader of consulting project with Ciba Geigy on HR issues.
University of London

Business Studies (Marketing) 1969 — 1971

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Neil Gibbons MBA’s Interests:

Digital photography, contemporary art, new technology, international travel, developments in the field of marketing and media

Neil Gibbons MBA’s Groups:

The Stone Club UK, IMD Alumni Association, International Coach Federation (ICF) , MBA7Club, American International Club - Geneva, Geneva Lake Executives, Technology Futures Network - Saïd Business school, Oxford, LinkedIn, Xing, Facebook, Tornado Insider