Simon Davies

Sales Executive

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Timeline
About me
Vice President, Global Client Partnerships and Sales at The Washington Post
Education
- Pates Grammar School
  1982 - 1989
- Henley Business School
  2019 - 2020
  Professional Certificate in Coaching
- University of Sussex
  1989 - 1992
  BA Politics
- AoEC - The Academy of Executive Coaching
  2024 - 2024
  Systemic Team Coaching Certificate
Experience
- Leicester Mercury
  Sept 1992 - Oct 1993
  Sales Executive
  Display Sales Executive
- Dennis Publishing
  Oct 1993 - Mar 1995
  Senior Sales Executive
  Computer Shopper Magazine
- IDG (International Data Group)
  Apr 1995 - Oct 1995
  Account Manager
  Managed advertising sales across the UK SME Technology titles
- Redwood BBDO
  Nov 1995 - Dec 1997
  Account Manager
  Advertising sales for M&S Magazine
- The Week and MoneyWeek
  Jan 1998 - Oct 2003
  Advertising Director
  Led The Week UK's advertising team and launched MoneyWeek magazine.
- The Week US
  Oct 2003 - Dec 2007
  Associate Publisher
  Responsible for advertising and sponsorship revenues for The Week magazine in the US and the launch of its website theweek.com.
- Dennis Publishing
  Jan 2008 - Sept 2009
  Publisher
  Publisher of The Week, Fortean Times and thefirstpost.co.uk. Reported to board, had responsibility for the achievement of targets for digital, print and events brands.
- Point 6 Design Ltd
  Dec 2009 - Oct 2012
  Business Development Director
  Branding and Communications agency with offices in London and Shanghai.
- TCB Media Limited
  Sept 2012 - Jun 2014
  Director
  Exclusive marketing and sales representative for Quartz and The Atlantic EMEA. Quartz is a digitally native news outlet for business people in the new global economy. The Atlantic is an innovative destination for brave thinking and bold ideas that matter.
- Quartz
  Jun 2014 - Jul 2020
  Responsible for Quartz's commercial operations in the EMEA region.
  - Managing Director, EMEA and APAC
    Nov 2019 - Jul 2020
  - Managing Director, EMEA
    Jan 2016 - Nov 2019
  - Executive Director, EMEA
    Jun 2014 - Jan 2016
- Across The Line Ltd
  Jul 2020 - now
  Consultant and Executive Coach
- The Washington Post
  Nov 2020 - now
  - Vice President, Global Client Partnerships and Sales
    Jan 2024 - now
  - Vice President, International Client Partnerships
    Nov 2020 - Jan 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- ECB Foundation Level 1 Coach
  England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
  May 2021
- Adult Mental Health First Aid
  Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England
  Apr 2022
- Member of Association for Coaching
  Association for Coaching (AC)
  Jul 2020
- Professional Certificate in Coaching
  Henley Business School
  Sept 2020