Neville Taraporawalla

A Certified Executive Leadership Coach, Neville has held several Senior Executive Leadership positions at Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo! Inc., Publicitas, Mid-Day Multimedia Ltd & The Time of India Group . A consumer Internet and Digital media business leader he has a proven track record of building and running online businesses in India and the Emerging Markets of Asia and the Middle East. Having deep knowledge of multi-media platforms of Print, Online,Mobile and leadership experience demonstrating the ability to build and scale online businesses within a competitive environment he has consistently been able to build robust organizations and managed high performance teams. Neville has been the Co-founder, past Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in 2004 & 2005. In 2011, 2012 & 2013 he was included in the annual Campaign India ‘A’ list which showcased leaders in advertising, marketing & the media Industry in India. IMPACT Digital 100 List 2012 & 2013 included Neville in the list of leaders who have contributed to the growth of digital in India. An Angel investor to early stage start-up companies he plays a critical role of a mentor & advisor; his portfolio of investments include new media companies in the travel, home services, personal wellness, audio processing, mobile application development and augmented reality space in India & the US CORE COMPETENCIES: Sales Leadership, Sales Management, Task Management, Relationship Building,Venture Capital, New Media Investments, Strategic Planning, Digital Media Sales, Internet, Global Ad Inventory, Sales Pipeline, Segmentation, Brand Solutions, Digital P&L, EBITDA, Content Plan, Mobile Content, Mobile Advertising Strategic Planning, Consumer Trends, Ad CRM, Ad Platform, Digital Investments, Sales Productivity, Monetization, CPM Pricing, Targeted IP inventory