Damien D’Souza

I am a business and technology transformation leader, with COO, CIO and CCO experience; with a track record of delivering growth and profitability for innovative digital platforms, technology businesses, and media channels. I work with companies and organisations to assess their direction, objectives, and strategies. I provide clear strategic thinking and constructive challenge, commercial, technology, and operational leadership to ventures; combined with international experience in developing profitable operations across Telecoms, Media, Technology, and Fintech sectors. I have grown and managed many business entities from concept/start-up to global operations, driving revenues of hundreds of millions. Highly connected and an innovator at heart, I have a passion for creating new and exciting business opportunities, driving greater customer value whilst delivering a high growth rate and associated revenues. More recently, I have been looking over the horizon, focused on the confluence of business with emerging technologies; enabling differentiation by creating unique value propositions through developing and deploying smart systems (Digital Twin,IoT, ML, AI, Edge, Cloud, 5G, MEC). I am keen to give back and help others to achieve their goals; I also have a passion for applying technology solutions to saving our planet. #sustainability #netzero Typical projects I undertake: • Business Turnaround • Digital and Business transformation • Unique value propositions to differentiate you in the marketplace • Leverage technology and customer experience to future-proof your business • Growth creation through partnerships and innovative channels to market • Start-up, Scale-up, or scale-out growth • Business Risk - identification and management • Create scalable and repeatable business models/products • Interim / Fractional management; COO, CIO, Commercial, Operations, Product, Programme A keen photographer who loves walking, combining both produce some great results! I would love to hear from you, I can be contacted at: E: damien@craicshot.com M: +44 (0) 7920825588 W: www.craicshot.com

Previous Company:

• Company Name:  Nielson
• Job Title:  Consultant - Business with Technology
• Start Date:  February 2021