Marco Ryan Biography

Mark (Marco) Ryan is an independent Senior Executive consultant with proven ability in developing global eCommerce, technology and marketing strategies. His experience includes Europe, Asia and the USA. He has built an enviable reputation for helping FTSE, 250/FORTUNE 500 Boards and senior executive teams to understand the impact of web 2.0 and digital marketing technologies on their existing and future business, as well as helping them identify, create and execute transformational ecommerce strategies and organizational change, particularly in a multichannel and multi-cultural environment

Previously, as Senior Vice President, Global eCommerce for Premier Farnell plc – a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange, with turnover of £750m ($1.2billion) and operations in 100 countries globally – Marco ran the global eCommerce channel within the group, including the establishment of a global P&L, central ecommerce team and the group wide change management strategy to support this. He grew the online channel from 13% to 45% (c£300m) of group revenues, which has now risen to 70% . He established aggressive ecommerce strategies for APAC, the Supplier Community and created step change capability around web2.0 and digital marketing best practices, globally. For the last 3 years Marco was on the Executive leadership team and operational board. He has continued to work with PF in an interim and consultancy capacity.

Prior to joining Premier Farnell, Marco was with Gemini Consulting (later Capgemini Ernst and Young), and worked internationally advising companies such as Ferrari, ENI, BSkyB, Syngenta, Lloyds TSB Bank, Premier Farnell, Shell, Arco and the UK Government on technical, marketing and eCommerce strategies. His additional experience includes Chief Operating Officer of iCollector plc; the creation, development and sale of 2 multi-million pound Internet companies and 12 years as an Officer in the British Army, with operational tours in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Iraq

Marco is currently on the Customer Advisory Board for Interwoven; has lectured to Lancaster Business School on Digital Marketing and Enterprise 2.0 and is writing a book for Senior Non eCommerce Executives on how to challenge, embrace and exploit the wave of new web technologies

A British Citizen, with a 1^st class Honours degree from Cranfield who speaks 4 languages, he relaxes by flying Vintage aircraft, taking photographs and restoring Castello dei Pecorari  – an 11th century castle in Italy.

He is the Founder of Focus For Humanity – A charitable foundation that provides grants to NGOs and humanitarian photographers to encourage better digital media strategy and use of images and a Non Executive Director of Cairo Photo Group - an Egyptian based Photography Group – and Feathermile Ltd – an international Growth consultancy

He currently resides in Singapore. He is a well known and accomplished travel and humanitarian photographer in his spare time. His work can be seen at http://www.marcoryanphotography.com