As CEO and President Nick oversees the executive management team and leads the company’s strategy and business development initiatives.
Nick started his career at Coopers & Lybrand’s International Strategy and Planning Group and then went on to become a principal at The Bosworth Group, a boutique consultancy providing quantitative and strategy support to senior level management in the financial services industry. He was later recruited by MetLife through its acquisition of The Bosworth Group to build an internal consulting capability responsible for database marketing, quantitative analysis, and strategic planning. He was later promoted to also oversee MetLife’s customer relationship management (CRM) and e-Business activities. Prior to joining Synaptic Digital’s predecessor, The NewsMarket as Chief Operating Officer, he was the CFO and Chief Operating Officer of MoveOnIn.com, a New York-based start-up in the online real estate sector, leading that company through two major acquisitions and restructuring efforts.
Nick earned his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his MBA from Columbia University. He is also fluent in Russian.
Krish leads technology and product development including oversight of the award-winning thenewsmarket.com platform.
He joined the company in 2002 from Zensar Technologies, the leading software solutions provider in India and a joint venture with Fujitsu (UK) and RPG Enterprises, where he was a Web architect and project manager. At Zensar Technologies, Krish designed, managed and led multiple software projects for global customers such as Microsoft, Fujitsu and AskMe Corporation. He brings a deep understanding of Web-based technologies and experience delivering cutting-edge business applications and products to the global marketplace.
Tom runs Synaptic Digital’s sales and client relations teams in the U.S.
Tom brings 20 years of media and entertainment sales and marketing experience to Synaptic Digital. Prior to joining the team, Tom ran his media and entertainment consultancy firm, Morrissy + Vine LLC, with clients specializing in online video, social media, branded entertainment, cloud research technology and consumer events.
After stints in sales and sales management at Rodale Press, Tom worked at Entertainment Weekly magazine for 10 years where he eventually served as Publisher. Tom was instrumental in helping Entertainment Weekly become one of the most profitable properties in the Time Inc. portfolio with sales exceeding $250 million a year (Source: PIB). Tom helped launch numerous product extensions including EW.com and was instrumental in the development of their high profile entertainment event business. Tom was recruited as Publisher to work on the second phase of the launch of the U.S. edition of OK! Magazine in 2006 where he launched okmagazine.com and he helped double the company’s revenues from $21.4 million to $45.1 million (Source: PIB) in a two-year period. Tom has strong relationships in the media and is a columnist on social media for Media Industry Newsletter.
Matt runs Synaptic Digital’s European business out of London.
Matt has 20 years of experience in marketing and communications and a career spanning speech writing, event management, sports marketing and PR. He started his career in 1990 at a London-based design firm, which after several name changes is now LBI, Europe’s largest digital agency. While at LBI, Matt closed business with companies such as Europcar, Whitbread and Minorco, and helped the firm evolve into a full-service events management business and later into an interactive & digital agency. In 1995 Matt joined Bulletin International, a broadcast PR firm which is now Ogilvy Broadcast, where he ran the new media department and oversaw accounts such as Motorola and Rolls-Royce.
Matt was part of the founding team behind The NewsMarket at its launch at the Sydney Olympics. He is listed on a U.S. Patent as one of six inventors of thenewsmarket.com platform, which is today used by journalists across the globe to access video content.
Camilla runs Synaptic Digital’s Asia Pacific business out of Beijing, China.
She has more than 10 years of business development and sales experience and has for the last 3 years been part of establishing and operating businesses in China. Before joining Synaptic Digital in February 2010, Camilla served as the Country Director for Luup Limited’s representative office in China, an international mobile payment solution company. Prior to that Camilla served as Marketing Manager at Saifu, the Chinese department of Creditsafe Ltd, a credit and business information provider.
Camilla started her sales and marketing career working as a Key Account Manager and layout designer for a Norwegian publishing media company, Konseptforlaget As.
Scott is responsible for initiating creative content growth with Synaptic Digital’s corporate accounts.
He develops new products and services to offer corporate accounts worldwide and builds broadcast and cable partnerships that leverage www.thenewsmarket.com’s diverse content.
Over the last 10 years at Synaptic Digital’s predecessor, Medialink, Scott created the Narrative Marketing platform and “In The Know” features seen nationally on television today. His Narrative Marketing concepts have been widely adopted by leading corporations and agencies nationwide. Scott is also credited with structuring long term content creation deals with corporate accounts including General Motors, Siemens, General Mills, Allstate, Merrill Lynch and Motorola.
Previously, Scott spent 14 years at the ABC-owned international news agency WTN. He served as Vice President specializing in live international news event coverage, international programming and syndication, news feed syndication, and new media development.
Before joining WTN, Scott held producer positions in news and sports. He has worked with several national cable networks including Showtime, The Movie Channel and MTV. Scott has also worked as a producer and consultant on several entertainment programs including Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Real TV and Extra.
Andrew is responsible for managing Synaptic Digital’s Operations departments.
He oversees the production of live events, Webcasts, and video productions, as well as all online products, monitoring and reporting.
Previously, Andrew was a Partner in Image First Productions as well as the Founder and President of Iced Coffee Media, a company providing strategic and hands-on consulting to companies incorporating video into their online business practices.
Andrew has also worked at some of the largest U.S. media companies including Viacom, Scholastic and Cablevision where he managed groups creating video, videogame and web content and created company divisions to manage all technology products. He has expertise in all formats of content creation as well as distribution channels such as broadcast television, internet delivery, video on demand, and mobile.
Richard is responsible for managing the company’s finance and accounting functions.