Mark Seemann has 14 years Exec experience implementing disruptive technologies within in the Internet and Telecoms sectors.
Mark was responsible for building and selling three internet companies during this time and has been instrumental in driving turnarounds and various company acquisitions. Mark has proven expertise and success in technical and strategic product design and delivery, product marketing, and driving technical innovations for the hosting and telecoms markets. Mark was one of the very first to provide businesses with SDSL – three years before BT launched their ADSL service. Mark’s broadband company was also the first company to use Church steeples as wireless repeater points, only the second company to provide LLU (local loop unbundling) within four rural BT exchanges and one of the first to launch a commercial hosted UK VoIP service pioneering VoIP over mobile Satellite . Mark was responsible for various technical innovations including the UK’s first Telecom web control panel and patented VoIP technology now owned by Cable & Wireless.
PR wise, Mark is an accomplished public speaker and writer and has appeared as a tech consultant on a number of Television channels including BBC News, CNBC and Bloomberg.
As Chief Technical Officer, Mark and his product and engineering teams were responsible for the creation and implementation of Outsourcery’s Cloud based product strategy designed to transform the Outsourcery business into the UK’s leading Unfiied Communications provider. As a result, Outsourcery is the winner of the Microsoft Worldwide Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year 2010 for our World leading Unified Communications Solutions product set.
Now Mark is embarking on a new adventure, creating a tech start-up called SYNETY specialising in developing innovative cloud based communications software plus services for businesses wanting to increase performance.
Specialities
Increasing shareholder value of hosting and telecoms businesses by creating and implementing market leading product strategies. Experienced in carrier grade SaaS, Hosted Unified Communications, SIP based hosted iPBX, TDM telephony. Over 10 years experience in business strategy, product marketing and aquision of customers using web marketing technology.
In spare time I’m a Technical Diver / Rescue Diver and into all types of water sports and sometimes have time for Cross Country Horse Riding. Mark can be contacted at mark@suttonlodge.net
Skills
- Product Development & Strategy (5 Companies 14 years experience)
- Building start-up internet companies (3 Companies 14 years experience)
- Chief Technical Officer (2 Companies 5 years experience)
- Online marketing (4 Companies 8 years experience)
- Marketing strategy (4 Companies 6 years experience)
Patents
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Method for the remote configuration of voice over ip telephone
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United States Patent 2009/0216862
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Issued May 5, 2006
Inventors: Mark Seemann
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Method for the remote configuration of voice over ip telephon
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United Kingdom Patent GB2412461B
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Issued May 5, 2006
Inventors: Mark Seemann
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Experience Detail:
CEO
SYNETY
Public Company; Telecommunications industry
April 2011 – Present (5 months)
Developing the next generation of telecommunication products.
Chief Technical Officer
Outsourcery
Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry
July 2010 – Present (4 months)
Responsible for product strategy, delivery and for technical infrastructure & teams within Outsourcery.
Mark has 1 recommendation (1 partner) including:
- Mark Gambarota, Microsoft Software Services, Microsoft
Product & Strategy Director
Outsourcery Ltd (formally Genesis Communications Ltd)
Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry
2006 – July 2010 (4 years)
Responsible for product development and company strategy
Mark has 3 recommendations (1 co-worker) including:
- Graham Ward, Managing Director, Genesis Communications Ltd
- Patric Guntert, Head of Product Management, Genesis Communications
Internet industry
2006 – July 2010 (4 years)
Creating and implementing a new Product and GTM strategy for Outsourcery (formally Genesis Communications)
Internet industry
September 2006 – November 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Business was aquired by Genesis Communications Ltd and became Product & Marketing Director for Genesis Communications Ltd
Mark has 3 recommendations (1 partner) including:
- John Gell, IT Manager / Research Director, Evolution Capital Resources Ltd
- John Brown, Global Hosting Project Manager, Planet Technologies
Internet industry
2005 – 2006 (1 year)
Developed patented VoIP product – business later aquired by THUS plc
Mark has 1 recommendation (1 report) including:
- Dave Sowerby, Billing Manager, THUS plc
Internet industry
November 2004 – August 2006 (1 year 10 months)
Developed Telecoms products and marketing strategy for business
Mark has 2 recommendations (1 co-worker) including:
- William Montague, Solution Sales Manager, Business Serve
- Matthew Smith, Datacenter Manager, Legend Communications
Internet industry
February 1996 – October 2004 (8 years 9 months)
Business was aquired by Business Serve plc, became Operations Director for Busines Serve plc
Mark has 1 recommendation (1 report) including:
- Jason Austin, Head of Broadband Services, Pipemedia (Legend Communications)
