Meet the Team

Unique Perspective.

No I in Team. A unique combination of extensive experience, charisma, innovation and talent to create the right solution.

Sean Carr – Chief Executive Officer

Sean has over 20 years experience in B2B publishing in the high-tech sector and most recently held the position of Group Publishing Director at Advanstar, until 2001 when he set up Decisive Media. Since its inception, Decisive Media has pioneered the use of on-line video, web 2.0 and virtualisation in a B2B media environment and worked with major blue chip customers such as BT, HP, Microsoft, Cisco and IBM to deliver digital media marketing platforms and strategies. Get in touch »

Simon Wall – Chief Operations Officer

Simon joined Decisive Media in 2007 from INM (Interactive New Media Limited) where he was Managing Director. Prior to that he was Operations Director at REW Communications plc and Project Director for ITU Telecom TV and has been involved in every ITU event since.  He is responsible for the content and presentation of all of our live feature events with experience across many sectors of industry both in the UK and overseas. Simon also brings 25 years of production and audio visual experience to Decisive Media. Get in touch »

Kevin Fitzpatrick – Chief Financial Officer

Kevin joined Decisive Media in April 2008 and is our Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for all financial and legal matters. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in a wide range of finance and operational roles in both listed and private equity businesses with significant exposure to the technology, outsourcing and services sectors. Get in touch »

Charlie Pyper – Chief Technology Officer

With a passion for technology, Charlie joined INM (Interactive New Media Limited) and delivered streaming requirements for a number of global events starting with ITU Telecom in 2000. In 2004, Charlie joined Decisive Media and is responsible for all the technical requirements of the company as well as heading up the software and innovations arm of Decisive Media. Get in touch »

Guy Daniels – Director of Content, TelecomTV

Guy has over 21 years experience in the telecoms publishing industry. Previous roles have included working for Telecommunications International magazine, Editor of Middle East Communications, Deputy Editor for Communications International and Editorial Director of Mobile Communications International. In 2000, he joined Advanstar as Wireless Editor and a year later, he left to form Decisive Media Ltd and TelecomTV. He also produced and directed the feature length documentary programmes 'Mobile Planet' and 'Green Planet'. Get in touch »

Martyn Warwick – Group Editorial Director

A founding member of Decisive Media, Martyn Warwick has been a telecoms journalist for more than 20 years. Currently the Group Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief of TelecomTV, he writes about global telecoms and IT related issues and conducts Web-broadcast TV interviews with senior telecoms executives all over the world. Previous roles included launch editor for Euronet magazine, editor-in-chief of Communications International and Editor-in- Chief of Middle East Communications, Asian Communications and Broadcast and Satellite magazines. Get in touch »

Megan Evans – Customer Services Director

Megan has a wealth of experience in the industry delivering live projects at the highest level all over Europe and Asia. Qualified in live event management and pre/ post event management, Megan is closely involved with the client and the project at all stages. She has aided in the production of live TV output for the past 10 years working with companies such as Symantec, Volvo, HP, Ericsson, BT, CNN, ITU, and Microsoft from Hong Kong to Rio de Janeiro, New York to Bangalore. Get in touch »

Jim Reilly – Commercial Director

Jim joined Decisive Media at the start of 2009 as Commercial Director bringing with him over 20 years of general business, B2B sales, sales management, account management and business development experience, across a number of fields including new technology, sponsorship and events. After nine years of launching and redefining exhibitions, conferences, publications and websites as a Project Manager, Sales Manager and Director. Get in touch »

Anthony Whitehouse – Creative and Production Director

Anthony was one of the founder members of Decisive Media and has helped the company develop innovative methods of delivering rich-media for some of the telecoms industry's largest clients, including HP, Siemens, and BT. Anthony has been working in online media for over 10 years, before which he worked as Art Director for magazine publisher Advanstar in Hong Kong and later in London. While at Advanstar, Anthony was responsible for the production and design of many titles including Telecom Asia, The Euronet and Wireless Asia as well as its online platforms. Get in touch »

James Latham – Non-Executive Board Director

James co-founded Decisive Media in 2000 having previously founded Interactive New Media (i/n/m), a media and production services company to the live events market in 1990. James specializes in online publishing and broadcasting, sponsorship sales, and live event production. James pioneered live television from events such as World Telecom in Geneva in `99, and Asia Telecom in Hong Kong in 2000 working with the UN and CNN to reach global Business-Business communities on behalf of his Telecoms sponsors. Get in touch »

Alex Farrant – Account Manager

Alex joined Decisive Media Ltd in January 2007 and currently looks after a number of key accounts, including; Hewlett-Packard, the HP/Alcatel-Lucent Alliance, Cerillion Technologies, Telcordia and Capgemini amongst others. His role encompasses everything from production and content management through to business development and customer service, driving new revenue opportunitities for the business, and ensuring the client is happy so they come back for more. Alex has extensive experience and is confident dealing with people at all levels, from the public to CEOs. Get in touch »

Anne Dellos Leboutillier – APAC Business Development Director

Anne LeBoutillier is a business launch and business expansion professional with extensive events, telecoms and media experience. At Terrapinn she was General Manager of the Telecom & Media business. Her telecommunications experience includes a role as Managing Director for M3Com, a US based telecom network provider, for whom she launched the Asia Pacific regional office in 2008. Ms. LeBoutillier has held management positions in business development, strategic marketing, and product management with AT&T and Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd and worked with the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. Get in touch »

Richard Silver – EMEA Sales Director

Richard joined Decisive Media in May 2010 from Terrapinn, a global media company. Richard has worked in the media industry for almost 10 years, 5 of which has been within telecoms, across print, digital and events. He has a successful background working with international blue chip companies and their agencies. Throughout his career he has played an integral part of the development and execution of award winning products both in print and online. Based in Sweden, his main function is to make sure our EMEA customers are aware of the full scope of the Decisive Media portfolio, bringing them on board and ensuring a positive experience.Get in touch »

Kate O'Shaughnessy - Head of Creative Design

Kate's decade of experience in creative design extends across all types of media. In the time she has been a member of the team at Decisive Media, she has been integral to our creative output, working on projects ranging from the re-design of the Decisive Media brand to over-seeing the production of print & online marketing media for clients such as TelecomTV, HP, Juniper Networks, CapGemini, Alcatel-Lucent, BT and the GSMA. Heading up the creative design department, her artistic mind and bubbly personality inspire the whole team to produce outstanding imaginative results for our clients, whatever the brief. Get in touch »

Ian Scales - Managing Editor, TelecomTV

Ian Scales, has 30 years experience as a journalist and editor in the computing and communications field. He started writing about the then emerging 'micro' computer field in 1981 with a review of the Apple III. Convinced that the future was going to be about computer networks he moved over to cover communications in 1986 and became Editor of London-based Communications Management. He launched an early networking title called Datacom, in 1988, which explored the emergence of the online world - at that time not yet dominated by the Internet. He went on to edit Communications International in 1992 and then New Carrier in 1998. He then worked as a freelance writer and print/online editor, joining TelecomTV as Managing Editor in 2008. Get in touch »

Ludovic Chazaly - Online Campaign/Community Manager

Ludovic brings strong expertise in digital reading and writing having created online strategies and editorial guidelines for the multinational corporations in France during his five years at Publicis Groupe. He then joined the team at Decisive Media in 2008 to help the company develop its online campaign capabilities. Responsible for all aspects of the TelecomTV website, he brings his excellent digital communication experience to life with online, email campaigns and community activities. This experience is instrumental when we we develop campaigns for clients especially around web traffic management, online promotions and social influence. Get in touch »

Shakera Mohammed - Project Manager

Shakera is an experienced campaign and communications manager who has worked for multi-national corporations and small businesses. With experience in B2B, publishing and charity sectors, she has knowledge in utilising communication tools from printed media through to online mediums including video, email and the latest web 2.0 technologies. During her time as Online Marketing Manager for BT Global Services, she was responsible for delivering all B2B UK digital marketing campaigns including developing emails, live webcasts, flash animations, on-demand presentations, videos, podcasts and micro-sites. Get in touch »