Peter oversees LivingSocial’s UK and Irish markets, communicating LivingSocial’s core strategy and overseeing growth as the next great consumer brand. Based in London, Peter is responsible for LivingSocial’s numerous markets in the UK and has developed a strong footprint in the UK & Irish group-buying space.
Prior to LivingSocial, Peter held senior positions at Microsoft and Thomson Reuters. He has also successfully built and managed a number of technology startups including VoIP company Howler Technologies, Gissing Software, and iView Multimedia where as CEO Peter oversaw its acquisition by Microsoft. He also founded Biometric Distribution, supplying fingerprint readers and iris scanners to leading companies before being acquired by Kyotec Securities.
Peter graduated from Bristol Business School with a degree in Business Studies.
Peter will be speaking about:
– How innovation plays a key role in business and how thinking outside the box helps a company like LivingSocial grow
– The changing Psychology of today’s Social Shopper – how the way we shop online is changing and what this mean for brands
– Anytime, anywhere – how mobile technology is increasing in influence for businesses of all types